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Category: On The Campus
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Published: Monday, 17 December 2012 09:00
Taiwan's Providence University held a parents evening in Ningbo last Friday, meeting the parents of the mainland students admitted in the past two years. They also encouraged these parents to help publicize the university to more mainland students.
Providence University currently has admitted 80 mainland students. Twenty-three of them are from Zhejiang Province and 12 from Ningbo.
In the meeting, the parents shared their children's concern over their employment after graduation. Mainland students attending Taiwan universities are subject to a series of restrictions. They are not allowed to be engaged in full-time or part-time work on and off campus during their stay in Taiwan. In addition, the mainland graduates are not allowed to work in Taiwan after graduation. Therefore, the issue of internship and employment is of particular concern for parents of mainland students.
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Category: Ningbo News
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Published: Monday, 17 December 2012 09:00
The Seventh Ningbo Academic Conference was held in Ningbo last Friday. Liu Renhuai, the academician from Chinese Academy of Engineering, participated in the conference and gave a report titled "Innovation Drives the Green Development of Ningbo."
In the conference, Liu Renhuai elaborated the importance of innovation for national development and social progress. He said that China's economy has achieved rapid development in the past 30 years since the reform and opening up. China is producing 70 percent of the shoes and toys, 50 percent of the mobile phones, 50 percent of the air-conditioners, and 40 percent of textile products in the world.
"We are already a giant in manufacturing industry, but not yet in innovation." Liu Renhuai believed that China, to a certain extent, achieved its economic development at the price of its environment, which has triggered a series of problems. In this regard, Liu Renhuai said a low-carbon economy and energy conservation is in need. China has to change from a "manufacturing giant" to an "innovation giant".
Liu Renhuai said that technological innovation plays a crucial role in accelerating the transformation of economic development mode. "We stressed the importance of university-industry collaboration in the past. Now we should also seek government involvement and support from financial institutions," said Liu. The university-industry collaboration did not achieve notable success in the past because we lacked the active support form government and financial institutions. Currently, the key to such cooperation lies in the improvement of the organizational and operation modes.
Liu said that the government shall create a good environment for technological innovation by issuing more favorable policies for the enterprises, universities, and researchers. Moreover, the government should apply technological innovations to enterprises with priority. It should increase its funding in science and technology innovation, rewarding certain companies and building innovation platforms. Besides, effective assessment should be made to promote such cooperation.
In the conference, Liu offered his suggestions on Ningbo's scientific development. He said that Ningbo is a city with the favorable location and good cultural and educational background. It has gained priority to develop economy since the reform and opening up. He suggested that Ningbo should seek "green" development by boosting low-carbon and resource conservation.
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Category: Ningbo News
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Published: Monday, 17 December 2012 08:59
As oyster season sets in, local oyster farmers are getting busy. Last weekend, oyster farmers in Chunhu Township of Fenghua, Ningbo were busy selling fresh oysters to traders.
The oyster farming in Chunhu Township dates back to more than 300 years ago. Every December marks the harvest season for local oyster farmers. Last Friday, a number of boats were busy transporting the finished oysters ashore in the Feijia Wharf, where many oyster farms are located. Several trucks were parking near the wharf, waiting for loading. Duped oyster shells had piled to a white hill. In the shacks near the wharf, women gathered in groups and opened oyster shells for meat with special tools in hands.
"The number of oyster farmers has reduced from 300 to 100 households in recent years. Moreover, wages of temporary labor are on the rise every year. We need to pay 12 yuan this year for picking one kilogram of oyster meat," said a local farmer named Hu Cunhua.
The oysters in Feijia Village are cultivated in every June and ready for sale in November to February. The fresh oyster meat is sold at the price of 50 yuan per kilogram this year. "Spring Festival will see the largest sale and you can see hundreds of farmers working on the wharf," said Hu Cunhua. The oysters are sold to Ningbo, Hangzhou, Shanghai and other cities. "Overseas visitors also love our oysters. Their favorite dishes are oyster with bamboo shoots, oyster omelet, and oyster soup."
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Category: On The Campus
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Published: Monday, 17 December 2012 08:59
According to a program recently released by a conference on Ningbo's Distance Learning, a high-definition (HD) video distance learning system will cover schools and universities (including private schools) on city and county levels in Ningbo by the end of this year. The move aims to promote balanced and fair education.
According to an official in charge of teaching facility and computer-aided education, with the new HD video distance learning system, local schools and education administrative departments can interact with each other via multi-way HD video. School students can choose to attend elective courses offered by another school. The new system will facilitate school exchanges and cooperation and enable more people to use the high-quality educational resources and further promote balanced and fair education. Moreover, the system links the Ministry of education, Education Department of Zhejiang Province and the municipal emergency center with schools in Ningbo, and serves as an efficient conference platform and the emergency control system.
Based on the demand and effect in the first phase, the system is expected to cover more universities and schools, making high-quality educational resources available for more people