Meet the SDC Staff in Beijing The joint SDC-Secretariat is always avaliable to help and guide you through your time at Sino-Danish Center
Collaboration is the key to success by Hans gregersen and Zhu Xiangbin, Directors of the Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research
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t is with great pleasure that we welcome all the new MSc students to the Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research. As Directors of the SDC collaboration project, we are thrilled to see so many Danish and Chinese students willing to be part of this historic collaboration between Denmark and China. You are truly pioneers, not afraid to take chances and able to seize new opportunities. The four Master’s programmes are in many ways the foundation of the SDC project. For the next two years, you will have a tremendous impact on the further expansion of the Sino-Danish Center. The development of the four programmes will create shared knowledge and form strategic partnerships between Danish and Chinese industry in China. As a Master’s student starting in one of the SDC programmes, you have the opportunity to gain new knowledge - but you are also a part of a very special group. You are going to develop cultural insights vital for the continued success of Sino-Danish relations. Danish businesses will be able to use both your cultural skills and academic knowledge to gain access to the Chinese market. Many Chinese businesses are also looking to become an integral part of the Western markets. Some of you will be able to guide them on the journey ahead - some of you will be able to add value to their R&D, production and further technological growth. Collaboration is the key to success. Only by working together as one united group will the Master’s programmes become a success. It is important that Danish and Chinese students view themselves as one united group, willing to learn and share from cultural experiences. We hope that the newspaper in your hand, the SDC Times, will contribute to this process. We encourage Danish and Chinese students to learn from each other and to continue to act as pioneers, strengthening Sino-Danish collaboration and relations.
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Whether you are a Danish student arriving in Bejing for the first time or a Chinese student used to life in the big city, we know how important guidance can be. The joint SDC-Secretariat is staffed by people ready to help you get started on your new education in Beijing: medicine, engineering and strategic management
Professor Zhu Xiangbin serves as the Principal Director of SDC and is also Assistant President of UCAS and former Director of UCAS’ International Affairs office. He has previously been professor at Changchun Institute of Management, CAS and visiting scholar at University of Illinois, uSA. He has also served as first secretary of education at the Chinese Embassy in Washington D.C.
Professor Hans Gregersen serves as the Executive Director of SDC. He has previously been Research and Innovation Director and Chairman of the research council at Aalborg Hospital, Denmark. He has held professorships at Aarhus and Aalborg Universities in Denmark, Chongqing University and Beijing Polytechnic University in China. He also held professorships in Norway, Ireland and California and has degrees in
Professor Hu Zhengyi is the Chinese principal coordinator of the Water and Environment theme in SDC but in addition he has the task of being study administrator for SDC on behalf of UCAS. Hu Zhengyi will facilitate that the study programs run smoothly and good communication between everyone. He can be reached at phone 151 0112 2510 and email zhyhu@gucas.ac.cn
Morten Laugesen is the Head of the Danish SDCSecretariat. He holds a PhD-degree from China Studies at Aarhus University in Denmark. Morten Laugesen is going to be in Beijing from August to November 2012, to help facilitate the launch of the SDC programmes. Morten Laugesen can be contacted by mail: mol@adm. au.dk, or by phone: +86 186 122 757 31
Ms. Na Xu is the personal assistant for Executive Director, Hans gregersen. She arranges activities for SDC-students, and will be helping students to settle down and study in beijing. Ms. na Xu can be contacted by mail: nx@adm. au.dk, or by phone: +86 186 3015 8218
Ms. Xin Wang works for the SDC in Beijing. She manages SDC Ph.D and Master students as well as the implementation of academic exchange activities. She can help students regarding rules and regulations at uCAS. Ms. Xin Wang can be contacted by mail: xinwang@gucas.ac.cn, or by phone: +86 186 1826 4257
Ms. Yang Lingnan is working at UCAS as personal assistant to Mr Zhu Xiangbin. She is a
part of the Chinese SDC-Secretariat and is working on developing the SDC collaboration further. Ms. Yang Lingnan can be contacted by mail: yangln@gucas.ac.cn, or by phone: +86 108 825 6107
Yuan Piye works as an assistant for SDC. He is in charge of curriculum arrangement, office procurements, etc. Yuan Piye can be contacted by mail: yuanpiye@gucas. ac.cn, or by phone: +86 138 1180 0498
Gitte Hvitfeld is the Head of the Secretariat for Elective Courses at Copenhagen Business School. She is an experienced study administrator and is in Beijing from September to December 2012. gitte Hvitfeld is the link between UCAS and the eight Danish universities. gitte Hvitfeld can be contacted by mail: gh.stu@cbs.dk
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