SaskiaSassen,famousscholarofGlobalCitiesandprofessorofSociologyfromUniversityofColumbia,wasinvitedtospeakatWaibinlouofSHNUonApril2nd.Asoneofthemostactiveexpertsinthefieldofglobalizationandglobalcities,SassenisalsothevisitingscholarofLSE,andamemberofCouncilonForeignRelationsofAmericaandNationalAcademyofScience.ShepublishedTheGlobalCityin1991andfirstmentionedtheconceptofglobalcitiesbeforeshepromoteditandwonwidespreadrecognition.ThethemeofthereportisCitiesinTransition:Power,Environment,andSociety,w

OnMarch22nd,SHNUYoungTeachers’Seminarwasheldandattendedbyover40youngscholars,outstandingyoungtalents,andexcellentyoungteachers.Theseparticipantswereconferredcertificatesattheconference.ItaimsatpromotingthecultivatingmoreyoungtalentsandimprovingthequalityofyoungteachersofSHNU.Theywereencouragedtoovercomedifficultiesandtakechallengesthatcometheirwayduringeducationandresearch.Theyoungteachers’representativesalsospokeattheconferenceandextendedtheirwishesofcontributingmoretoSHNUdevelopment.

SHNU：Thefirstartplay,DiversifiedWorldofWindandPipeMusicInstruments:ShanghaiPhilharmonicOrchestra,wasstagedatFengxianTheatreonSHNUcampusonMarch27th.Itfeaturedvirtuosomusictalentsandvigorousmusicpowerandprovidedtheaudienceswithinfiniteglamorofwesternclassicmusic.Thequintettakestheformofflute,oboe,clarinet,bassoon,andFrenchhorn.Thefivechiefperformersintroducedtheoriginsofmusicalinstrumentsandsharedtheirthoughtsaboutthem.Theirwittyremarksandprofoundperceptionsseizedeveryone’sattention.

OnMarch23rd,theConferringCeremonyofShanghaiScienceandTechnologyAwardswasheldatShanghaiExhibitionCentertoencouragethosetechnicianswhocontributedtothetechnologicalinnovationsinShanghai.ItwasalsoattendedbyShanghaiVicePartySecretaryandShanghaiMayorLiQiang.YangZhongnan,SHNUProfessor,ledhisteamtowinthisawardofthirdprizeforhisresearchonmalesterilityofplantsandpollendevelopment.TheirresearchhasbeenfundedbyChinaNationalScienceFoundation.Theyhavepublished16SCIpapers,exertinggreatacademicimpactsintheintern

TheAwardingCeremonyforDistinguishedInternationalStudentScholarshipwasheldatSHNUonMarch21stand3SHNUstudentsbecamethewinners.AnotherthreeSHNUoverseasstudentswonthetitleOutstandingInternationalStudentScholarshipforConfuciusInstitute.SponsoredbyChinaScholarshipCouncilandChinaNationalHanban,thescholarshipaimsatencouragingmoreinternationalstudentswhounderstandandbefriendChina.Thewinnerscouldreceiveeitherone-offtuitionrefundsora6-month-longfinancialaidsontuition,accommodationsandlifeexpenses.

TheSeminaronPre-masterofEnergyandEnvironmentChemistrywasheldatNo.2ConferenceCenterofSHNUonMarch13th.ThecooperativeprogrambetweenSHNULifeandEnvironmentSciencesCollegeandSuzhouResearchInstituteofNUS(NationalUniversityofSingapore)wasdiscussed.Itwasattendedby5scholarsfromNUS,includingDeanofChemistryDepartment.Detailswereprobed,includingissuesofdevelopingmasters’candidatesandteachers’cooperation.ItishopedthatsomeSHNUchemistrymajorscouldhavethechancetolearnatNUSbyapplyingforthisprogram.

TheCrosstalkShowthemedSavortheTraditionsandLaughterwasstagedatXiafeiTheatreonMarch8th.TheaudiencescouldsensetheglamorofChinesetraditionalartsfromtheshow.TheChinesecrosstalk,afolkartofsingingandtalking,originatesfromChina’sMingandQingDynasty,andbecomespopularinthemoderndecades.Asastageartofgrassroots,thecrosstalkhasbecomeapopularvocalartformamongtheaudiences.Sinceithasnotbeenfamiliartomostpeople,itcanonlypresentitsuniquecharminthetheatreperformances.AsthefirstprogramofSHNUArtsEnterCampus,thiscros

SponsoredbySHNUCollegeofForeignStudiesandNagoyoUniversity,the4thSHNU-NagoyaUniversityLanguageandCultureAcademicExchangesConferencewasheldonXuhuiCampusonMarch4th.Over30scholarsattendedtheconference,including15scholarsdeliveringtheirownresearchresults.LiZhaoguo,deanofSHNUCollegeofForeignStudies,expressedhissincereandwarmwelcometothevisitors.TheJapanesescholarsalsodiscussedaboutthelanguage,culture,history,literature,JapaneseeducationandChineselanguageeducation,etc.Aftertheconference,theJapanesevisi

TheSino-KoreanModernForumonTraditionalPublicShowArtswasheldatJiaoyuanlouBuildingonXuhuiCampusonMarch2nd.SponsoredbySHNUXiejinFilmandTVArtsCollegeandSouthKoreanRevitalizationGroupofTraditionalPublicArtsShow,theforuminvolvedparticipationofover20professorsfromSouthKoreanandChina.TheoriginsofSino-Koreantraditionalarts,thecommonissuesandthefuturedevelopmentissueswereprobed.Themereportsweredeliveredontheconcepts,categoriesandfuturedirectionsoftraditionaldramas.Aftertheforum,thephysicaltheatreStoryofQw

OnDecember17th,ChinesetraditionalSpringFestivalwascelebratedatCI(ConfuciusInstitute)ofUniversityofMissouri(UM)andattendedbyMunY.Choi,PresidentofUMandhiswife.TheUniversityClubChineseYearcelebrationsincludespecialshowofCIandpartyofChinesefoods.ChineseQigongdances,Zheng(a21-or25-stringedpluckedinstrumentsimilartothezither),KongfufandancesandChineseminoritydanceswonapplaudsfromtheaudiences.Also,ColumbiaFriendsofChinaCelebrationswerepresentedonFebruary12thandMild-MissouriChineseAssociationNewYearPart