Fudan+University

= Visit to Fudan University  =

So today was our visit to Fudan University and we were all dressed up in our finest - not an easy feat in this extremely high humidity. But we were all in good spirits and quite excited to deliver presentations and exchange ideas with our counterparts. As we entered the building, a warm welcome greeted us. Lily, a professor at Fudan and assistant to the President, was a very gracious lady - we all loved her! She is pictured with Lucy, our best Fudan buddy. And then we met President Yang Yu-liang, who was very inspiring in his welcome remarks. A physicist, President Yang worked in macromolecular science at the Max Planck Institute and has a very rich history influencing education at many levels in China. His remarks focused on his goals to continue expansion of Fudan collaboration with international universities as a way to support China's increased involvement as a world leader. He wants his students to be global in vision, tolerant of other cultures in attitude, and effective communicators. Read more about President Yang and Fudan University. Jenny did a great job sharing Fullerton's appreciation and similar vision.



All too soon it was time to eat - we seem to have multi-course meals all the time and lunch was no exception - at Really Good Seafood, we went through 8 courses and they were delightful. Just the table itself was delicious! See us below as we enjoy the beautiful china. A pic of my favorite dish - mushroom tempura (I think it was course 7!). And of course, Tsingtao Beer! Lily is actually from tsingtao and says that there are three different distributors - in Wuhan, Tsingtao, and Shanghai - but only the Tsingtao distributor makes the beer with mineral water from the nearby mountains. So I hope to try some in Wuhan and see if I can tell the difference - she says it is very easy for her.