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Category: On The Campus
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Published: Tuesday, 30 April 2013 13:40
To help students to form good reading habit, on the eve of the 18th World Reading Day, the first Ningbo Students Reading Festival opened in the Library of University Park of Ningbo on the afternoon of April 21. This festival is jointly hosted by Ningbo Education Commission, Library of University Park of Ningbo, Ningbo Library for Children, Yinzhou District Education Commission, Jiangdong District Education Commission, and undertaken by Southeast Daily of Ningbo. Government officials Shen Jianguang, Hu Chidi, Fang Qing and Jing Songjian were present at the opening ceremony. Attendants to the ceremony included about 400 college students, middle school students and some parents.
Reportedly, during the festival, the educational department will organize 14 activities: reading forums, lectures by famous experts, scholars and writers, and composition competition and so on.
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Category: Ningbo Business
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Published: Tuesday, 30 April 2013 13:39
The other day, Ningbo Professional Manager Association published the White Paper of Ningbo Professional Managers 2013. The white paper shows that in recent years great changes have taken place in the management of private enterprises of Ningbo and there has appeared a steady increase of the number of professional managers.
Statistics of Ningbo Professional Manager Association show that at present, Ningbo has over 100,000 professional managers and in 2009, the number was about 50,000. Of the professional managers, 48.28% are chief managers and over 20% are deputy managers.
Despite the fast increase of the professional managers, Ningbo still has a shortage in the time to come. It is estimated that in the years to come, Ningbo has a demand for over 20,000 high or middle rank professional managers and by 2020, the city will be in need of 400,000 professional managers, including 50,000 senior managers.
The white paper shows that the professional managers in Ningbo have good educational background, rich experience and they are generally satisfied with their salaries. However, the profession is still subject to mobility.
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Category: Ningbo News
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Published: Tuesday, 30 April 2013 13:39
The other day, the Ministry of Science and Technology released the list of key scientific and technological projects for the construction of village and community living quarters. On the list is a project named “Construction Technology Integration and Demonstration of Ecological Villages and Towns on the Southeast Coastal Areas, a project recommended by Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Science and Technology and undertaken by Ningbo University. The national fund for the project is 9.02 million yuan.
The National Key Technology Research and Development Program is an important part of the national science and technology development program, aiming to promote the scientific and technological research for the national economy and social development. According to Ningbo Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, the approval of this project indicates the zero breakthrough Ningbo has made in getting the project and it also indicates that Ningbo in the front row of the country for the scientific innovation in the construction of the new countryside. This project, undertaken by Ningbo University, is a first successful case that is organized by a province independently listed in the national plan.
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Category: Ningbo News
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Published: Tuesday, 30 April 2013 13:38
Having survived more than 430 years, Tianyi Pavilion is the oldest private library in China, one of the world's three oldest private libraries and the best-known tourist spot in the city.
Situated beside the picturesque Moon Lake in west Ningbo City, the library covers an area of 26,000 square meters and has amassed a collection of 300,000 volumes, 80,000 of which are rare books. The founder of the library, a former official in several cities around China, collected books from his friends. Handwritten book copies were the main part of his collection.
The pavilion also features exhibits chronicling the pavilion's history and Chinese art exhibits. Many buildings in the pavilion are dotted amongst ponds, rockeries and groves in intricate gardens. [bbs.fengniao]
Read more: Tianyi Pavilion in China's Ningbo