Verengelsing van hoger onderwijs onder vuur. Chinese student krijgt Groningse campus thuis - NRC. 26/09/2006 UCD News - Chinese Vice-Premier officially opens UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland. Posted: 26 September 2006 During his official State visit to Ireland the Chinese Vice-Premier, Mr Zeng Peiyan opened the UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland.
This joint venture between UCD, the Office of Chinese Language Council International (Hanban) and Renmin University of China, offers courses and programmes in Chinese language and culture and aims to facilitate the expansion of economic ties between China and Ireland. Pictured at the official launch of the UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland: Dr Hugh Brady, President, UCD and Chinese Vice-Premier, H.E. Mr Zeng Peiyan Already the first cohort of EU students (11 Irish and 2 German) has begun their B.Comm International Business with Chinese degree.
‘The Chinese economy is the fastest growing economy in the world. ‘It’s the incredible career potential that attracted me to the BComm with Chinese. The Chinese Government plans to have an international network of 100 Confucius Institutes established across the globe by 2010. 16/12/2013 China to invest €300m to establish UCD-Yantai. - NovaUCD Shandong be the centrepiece for an innovation-intensive campus - Innovation-focused international university will provide pipeline of students to Ireland and support Irish enterprises seeking foothold in China China has committed to provide University College Dublin (UCD) with an unprecedented investment of €300 million and a 300 acre (121 hectare) campus to establish a new international university in the scenic coastal city of Yantai (population ca. 8 million) in the province of Shandong (population ca. 95 million).
Yantai City, in addition to being one of China’s leading tourist destinations, is an important gateway city to Japan and Korea and is situated in Shandong Province, which ranks third in China in terms of GDP. The new university, which will be called UCD Yantai, will be the first comprehensive international university in the northern half of China and only the fifth such institution in China. UCD to get €300m campus in China.
The city government of Yantai in northeast China will provide €300 million and a 300-acre campus to set up a University College Dublin campus which will focus on innovation, provide a pipeline of students to Ireland and support Irish enterprises seeking a foothold in China.
“UCD Yantai will be the first comprehensive international university north of the Yangtze river, only the fifth such institution in China and the first with innovation at its core,” UCD president Hugh Brady said after signing the deal at a ceremony in Yantai. The new university will be a joint venture with China Agricultural University (CAU). The project is planned to launch in 2015. Dr Brady spoke of the importance of the China-Ireland relationship: “China’s pace of development is breathtaking and UCD Yantai provides Ireland with a new bridgehead into one of China’s most economically vibrant provinces.” Incubator centre. YanTai-Dublin Uni. Launched Jointly by CAU & UCD. Open Positions of Senior & Junior Principal Investigators and Postdoctoral Fellows Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health The Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health (Center) has recently beenestablished by Beijing Municipal Governmentas part of the Strategyof Innovation-Driven Development.
Jointly supported by China Agricultural University (CAU) and Beijing Technology and BusinessUniversity(BTBU),the Center will strive for original research excellence and leadership on food, nutrition and human health, andwill be operated by international research standardsunder thegovernance ofa highly elected International Academic Committee. Hao Ping Meets President of University College Dublin_Reports_Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education English Website. Sibrand Poppema is de man van verandering. In short Last week, Harvard professor Eric Mazur was in Utrecht.
He’s the visionary behind the learning communities and the ‘flipping the classroom’ method. According to Mazur, education is not simply a transfer of information. The important step is assimilating that information and applying it to a different context. Google Maps. China gaat langste tunnel bouwen. 25/03/2015 RUG in China. In short As soon as 2016, students could be pursuing a RUG degree at the China Agricultural University (CAU) branch in Yantai.
Yantai is a city in northern China with a population of 1.8 million. A campus with room for 10,000 students already exists but has been scarcely used for over a decade. That’s because branch campuses of Chinese universities were no longer allowed by the time construction was completed. In 2013, University College Dublin was poised to enter a partnership with CAU but that also fell through. Poppema over project in China: "We reden op de campus af en de gebouwen werden steeds groter" #manman #grootheidswaan #hoogmoed @ewaldeng. 26/03/2015 Universiteit Groningen vestigt campus in China.
Universiteit Groningen opent filiaal in China. College geven aan Chinese studenten is wel net een beetje anders dan aan Nederlandse studenten, vertelt correspondent Marieke de Vries.
RUG opent als eerste Nederlandse universiteit campus in China - NRC. Groningen krijgt campus in China die Wageningen afwees. 16-04-2015 Wageningen passed on Yantai. The sister campus that the RUG plans to start in the Chinese city of Yantai was offered to the University of Wageningen four years ago.
But the agricultural university passed on the opportunity, according to Resource. By Albert Sikkema, Resource Groningen announced at the end of March that it would be starting a campus in China with programmes for about 10,000 students. The RUG will collaborate on this with the CAU, which built a campus in the city of Yantai ten years ago but never got to use it. Groningen will now make use of the 110-hectare readymade campus.
04-05-2015 Personnel question Yantai. The Personnel Faction of the University Council and the faculty council of Economics and Business both formally submitted questions to president Sibrand Poppema about the Yantai plans.
By Traci White More than a dozen questions about the RUG’s plans in Yantai were posed to the University leadership in a blog post from the personnel faction on Wednesday. In particular, ‘the timeline, the go/no go – decision, a risk analysis, the level of academic freedom, the quality assurance of the programmes, and the impact on the RUG itself’ were cited as issues that had not been adequately addressed by the University so far.
The letter also called for a report on the Chinese delegation visit in April, a clearer overview of important deadlines and an explanation of the role of co-governance in decision-making. Specific request During the University Council meeting on Thursday, RUG president Sibrand Poppema addressed several of those issues. 18-05-2015 'Don't mention the torture' The RUG signed an Agreement of Collaboration with King Saud University to become their first Dutch partner last week.
English professor John Flood wonders if the RUG shouldn’t have been a bit rude about the whole human rights issues thing rather than politely ignoring it. By John Flood ‘In contrast with 2012, there were no executions for sorcery during the year [2013]’. This is a rather odd statement to find in a country report from the US State Department.
One might almost smile. If I add some information to the fact in the report that ‘Women risk arrest for driving in a private vehicle driven by a male who is not an employee … or a close male relative’ – namely, that a woman cannot have a driver’s license – many people would correctly guess that the document is about Saudi Arabia. 27-05-2015 Math and Science concerns about Yantai. Members of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences council and chemistry programme director Dirk Slotboom have expressed concerns about the Yantai plans. By Traci White The faculty council members were informed by the faculty board about the latest Yantai developments during the meeting on 13 May.
While part of the council is reportedly enthusiastic about the opportunity, several members also expressed concern about the impact of the plans on the faculty in Groningen. ‘There is a high risk of extra stress for Groningen personnel as a consequence of extra workload required to transfer knowledge and skills to the China branch, and as a result of colleagues leaving and the selection and coaching of new colleagues’, according to a summary of the meeting in a faculty newsletter. 08-06-2015 Yantai to kick off with Math and Natural Sciences. Classes from at least three programmes from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences are likely to be among the first taught at the international branch campus in Yantai.
By Traci White According to several members of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, three programmes – Life Science & Technology, Industrial Engineering & Management and Chemistry – appear to be among the first courses the RUG plans to teach in China. List of ‘firsts’ Dirk Slotboom, director of the Chemistry department, reported via email, ‘As far as I know, Chemistry is still on the list of ‘firsts’.’ Recently, Slotboom submitted a letter to the faculty and university boards, requesting more information with regard to the branch campus plans. 01-06-2015 FEB creates a Yantai Advisory Board. The Faculty of Economics and Business board has created an advisory board in preparation for the branch campus plans in China. By Traci White The group, consisting of three FEB faculty members, includes professor Tom Wansbeek and associate dean of international affairs, Frans Rutten. The third member, Beppo van Leeuwen, is the coordinator for two of the FEB programmes that will be going to Yantai: Economics and Business Economics, and International Economics and Business.
‘Wildly interesting but complex’ Wansbeek says that the advisory board is in the very earliest stages of their work, effectively starting ‘from zero’. In general, the advisory board’s main responsibility is ‘to actively advise the Board of the Faculty concerning all aspects of the FEB participation in the University of Groningen venture at Yantai’. The board has several other significant tasks before them, such as applying the university-level ‘vision, strategy and risk analysis’ at the faculty level. 2 JUNI 2015 China reageert voorzichtig positief. Colleges geven, werkstukken nakijken, deelnemen aan medezeggenschapsorganen en facultaire commissies: veel RUG-docenten komen om in het werk en bij ondersteunend personeel is dat vaak niet anders. Hoe lang gaat dat nog goed? 16-06-2015 Go/no-go decision on Yantai scheduled for October. A ‘go/no-go’ decision for the Yantai branch campus plans is scheduled for 19 October, according to a time line for the collaboration with China Agricultural University.
By Traci White The document will be discussed in the University Council next week. The university’s go/no-go decision – effectively a pass/fail – is scheduled for October. A faculty-level finding for the decision should be made by the FEB advisory board on 15 September. 17-06-2015 Secret meeting with China. RUG spokesperson Gernant Deekens confirms that RUG president Sibrand Poppema had a secret audience with a Chinese vice minister of education and Dutch Minister of Education Jet Bussemaker on Tuesday.
What they discussed is confidential. By Traci White ‘I have to say honestly that I only heard about it fairly late myself, and I can’t say anything about what was discussed there’, Deekens says. ‘It is confidential, and that is all that I can say.’ 22-06-2015 Having a say on Yantai. The faculty councils and University Council may ultimately not have the opportunity to vote specifically on pursuing an international branch campus in Yantai. That is cause for concern for representatives across the RUG.
By Traci White That is according to a document from the RUG board of directors about codetermination in the branch campus plans to be discussed in the University Council this week. The document emphasises that the board of directors of Dutch universities are not required by higher education law to consult co-determination bodies within their institutions about starting new academic programmes or branch facilities. Right to consent The document proposes what the role of codetermination bodies will be in the Yantai plans: the University Council will be asked if they ‘consent’ to accept broader plans to develop branch campuses into the RUG’s Strategic/Institutional Plan, but will only be ‘consulted’ on the specific decision to start a branch campus in China.
24-06-2015 Student factions want more information on Yantai. Student members of the faculty councils of Mathematics & Natural Sciences and Economics & Business are dissatisfied with the amount of information they have been given about the Yantai plans so far. 25-06-2015 Uraad stemt voor campus in Yantai. 25-06-2015 Groningen not mandatory for Chinese students. Based upon a pending governmental decree, Chinese students from the Yantai campus will not be required to come to Groningen in order to get a degree from the RUG.
03-09-2015 Onderzoek in Yantai voor de industrie. 'Geen garantie voor academische vrijheid' ‘We zijn niet buitenspel gezet’ April 16, 2015 University of Groningen to start first Dutch branch campus in China. 19-mei-2015 University of Groningen to start first Dutch branch campus in China. 01-09-2015 Hoge werkdruk door Yantai. 14/9/2015 ‘We voelen ons vernacheld’ 30/9/15 Internationalization meets academic freedom in Groningen. Stadse politiek ruziet over vriendschap Yantai. Newsletter 101, October 2015. University Council statement on Yantai, 29 October 2015. FreezePage: University Council statement. 'Chinese uitbreiding Groningse universiteit is in landsbelang' Snap niets van die China deal #RUG: China betaalt alles en draagt alle risico - in ruil mag logo middelmatige uni op de gevel.
4/11/2015 Yantai criticism won't stop Poppema. 5/11/15 Onenigheid en onduidelijkheid over RUG-campus in China. SP tegen HO-expansie naar China. Megalomaan. Gedoe met partners China-Campus (manifest bij ondertekening akkoord #Yantai). En nu onrust over Campus Fryslan. Is CvB RUG nog in control?? Stand van Stad #20 — Groninger Forum. 30-03-2015 Bètaprogramma’s als eerste naar China. 09-12-2015 Chinese tak universiteit Groningen moet zonder belastinggeld. Universiteit schiet bijna zes miljoen in het rood. Privaat geld voor Yantai. 9 nov 2015 - Hoe de vrijheden voor journalisten in China sinds 2008 zijn ingeperkt. 3 febr 2017 - RUG maakt toch bedrijfsplan voor Yantai. Vrij bizar: wou RUG campus opzetten zonder plan? @UniGroningenFEB krijgt z'n zin: RUG maakt toch bedrijfsplan Yantai. UK – Universiteitskrant Groningen. Imgur: The most awesome images on the Internet.
RWvUhun.png (735x1265 pixels) Ontevredenheid in Groningse Uraad over gang van zaken RUG-campus in China, zo meldt @UK_Groningen #yantai. Hilly Mast on Twitter: "Ontevredenheid in Groningse Uraad over gang van zaken RUG-campus in China, zo meldt @UK_Groningen #yantai" Hilly Mast on Twitter: "Ontevredenheid in Groningse Uraad over gang van zaken RUG-campus in China, zo meldt @UK_Groningen #yantai" Zorgelijk: @UK_Groningen gooit een voor RUG-bestuur belastend artikel over Campus #yantai volledig om. Nu is het een weinig zeggend stukje. Hilly Mast on Twitter: "Zorgelijk: @UK_Groningen gooit een voor RUG-bestuur belastend artikel over Campus #yantai volledig om. Nu is het een weinig zeggend stukje." Hilly Mast on Twitter: "Zorgelijk: @UK_Groningen gooit een voor RUG-bestuur belastend artikel over Campus #yantai volledig om. Nu is het een weinig zeggend stukje."
Artikel @UK_Groningen over RUG-campus #yantai werd al na een uur aangepast! Minder heftig en belastend voor RUG-bestuur. Zelfcensuur??? Hilly Mast on Twitter: "Artikel @UK_Groningen over RUG-campus #yantai werd al na een uur aangepast! Minder heftig en belastend voor RUG-bestuur. Zelfcensuur???" Beïnvloedt RUG-bestuur de inhoud van artikelen @UK_Groningen? Het heeft er alle schijn van, gezien aanpassing artikel over RUG-campus China! Hilly Mast on Twitter: "Beïnvloedt RUG-bestuur de inhoud van artikelen @UK_Groningen? Het heeft er alle schijn van, gezien aanpassing artikel over RUG-campus China!" Hilly Mast on Twitter: "Beïnvloedt RUG-bestuur de inhoud van artikelen @UK_Groningen? Het heeft er alle schijn van, gezien aanpassing artikel over RUG-campus China!" 'Vrijheid gaat niet zonder vrije pers.' Geldt dat nog bij @univgroningen? Kritisch artikel @UK_Groningen over #Yantai volledig aangepast!!
Masterstudent: 'Ga alstublieft niet naar China' 22/06/2017 Geen publieke middelen naar Chinese RUG-campus. Imgur: The most awesome images on the Internet. Onafhankelijke journalistiek met de rem erop. UK - Onafhankelijke Universiteitskrant RuG. 20 sept 2016 - Zware delegatie bespreekt knelpunten Yantai. Imgur: The most awesome images on the Internet. 12 okt 2016 - Mist rond Yantai. Mist rond Yantai – UK. Mist rond Yantai – UK. UK - RUG praat met Chinese ict-reus Huawei. UK - Universiteitskrant Groningen. 30 nov 2016 - Yantai: wachten op de wet. Wachten op de wet – UK. Wachten op de wet – UK.
UK – Universiteitskrant Groningen. UK – Universiteitskrant Groningen. De @UK_Groningen geeft geen commentaar meer!!! Zelfs geen 'lullig meninkje'. Bussemaker kritisch op Groningse campus in China. UK - Universiteitskrant Groningen. Wat zijn de kansen voor de internationale campus? Wet die #RUG ruimte geeft om in China te beginnen, staat ineens op wo 18 jan 10:30 op de agenda #fouteboel @studentenbond @ROODGroningen. UK - Universiteitskrant Groningen. Groningse Campus in China leidt tot fel debat. Kamerbrief over wetswijziging over bevordering internationalisering hoger onderwijs en wetenschappelijk onderzoek. OCW verdedigt Chinese campus RUG. Censuur in China, daar komen we samen wel uit.
Censuur in China, daar komen we samen wel uit. Ivoren toren van academische vrijheid ?