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- International Research and Academic Collaborations at CAU
Towards a World-Leading Agricultural University Prof. Qixin Sun
Vice President China Agricultural University Tel/Fax 86-10-62733426
E-mail qxsun@cau.edu.cn
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- Agriculture Engineering Science Economics Management Law
Arts& Literature Veterynary Medicine Humanity & Social
Sciences Facts 3 key national laboratories 23 key ministerial
laboratories 4 national research centers 14 ministerial research
centers 24 National Key Disciplines Laboratories & Centers
Disciplines 14 Colleges Bachelor programs 67 Master programs 136
Doctor programs 71 985, 211
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- Enrolment 59,255(20,000 enrolled on campus) Academic Faculty
1490 Including Academicians of Chinese Academy of Sciences 5
Academicians of Chinese Academy of Engineering 5 Professors 373
Associate professors 747 Including Undergraduate students 15, 891
Masters degree students 3,355 Doctorial Students 2,065
International students 450 Continuing & Distance Education
35,093
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- 1. Research at China Agricultural University
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- Research Strength Plant Science: Animal science: environmental
science Biology, genomics and biotechnology Veterinary medicine
Food science & food safety Agri-Engineering and information
tchnology Bio-energy: energy crop, biofuel, Agri-Economics, Rural
development
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- Research Funding 2008: 550 Million RBM
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- International Publications (2008: 1200) The Rank in Chinese
universities Year2000200120022003200420052006 Rank4436
35262321
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- Prof. Yahai LUs paper of In Situ Stable Isotope Probing of
Methanogenic Archaea in the Rice Rhizosphere published in Science
in Aug 2005. 2005 Science paper Prof. Jinhua Liu published a paper
on Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Influenza Virus Infection in Migratory
Birds in Science in August of 2005
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- 2006 Cell and Nature paper Prof. Weihua WU and his team had a
paper on A Protein Kinase, Interacting with Two Calcineurin B-Like
Proteins, Regulates K+ Transporter AKT1 in Arabidopsis published in
Cell in Jun 2006. Prof. Dapeng ZHANG and his teams paper on The Mg-
chelatase H subunit is an abscisic acid recepter published as a key
paper in Nature in Oct 2006.
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- Prof. Dapeng ZHANG has another paper on Signaling to the
Nucleus with a Loaded Gun published by Science on 4 May 2007. 2007
Science paper
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- Chuanqing Sun 2008 Natute Genetics Prof. Qixin SUN, 2008 Joint
Nature paper with UT at Austin
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- Patents
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- 2. International Research Cooperation
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- A worldwide network for collaborations on education, research
and exchanges. International Research & Educational Programs
Internationalized Faulty members and students Multicultural Campus:
Foreign Experts and Staff, Overseas Students, Academic Visitors
Vision
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- Setting up world networks: Agreements with 144 overseas partner
institutions from 32 countries ` North America 49 Europe 45 Asia 37
Oceania: 8 Africa 1 South America 2 International Organization 2
IRRI CIMMYT
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- International Research Cooperations 40 new projects developed
in 2008 EU projects (11 projects since 2005) Overseas governmental
projects: ACIAR, BMBF, CIDA, etc. Overseas NGO Research foundations
Chinese Government national International research projects
Bi-lateral governmental projects
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- Cases Case I: Cooperation with German universities(1979-now)
Case II: Cooperation with Australian Universities(1992-now) Case
III: International Centers and Laboratory CAU-JIRCAS Center for
Post-harvesting Processing of Grain China-Israeli International
Center for Training in Agriculture CAU-UC Riverside Joint
Laboratory for Biotechnology CAU-UC Riverside Joint Laboratory for
Ecology and Sustainability
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- Sino-German projects: 30 years cooperation(1979-2008-2013) Nov.
1979First delegation of University of Hohenheim visited CAU, Small
research projects and seminars by German professors Phase I: 1980
MOU between UH and CAU, 1981 First research projects (Efficient use
of fertilizers, agricultural production economics, improving
agricultural machinery) Phase II: 1984-1994CIAD Program (Center of
Integrated Agricultural Development) funded by GTZ 14 subprojects
Phase III: 1997-2003research project sustainable agriculture in the
north China plain funded by BMBF and NSFC Phase IV:2004-2008
Research Training Group Sustainable Resource Use in the North China
Plain funded by DFG and Chinese Ministry of Education Phase
V:2009-2013: Further Extension of the project funded by DFG and
Chinese Ministry of Education
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- Cooperation Project with University of Hohenheim - Staff
Training (1979-2008) 21 PhDs (among them 12 CAU professors holding
PhDs from University of Hohenheim, including President KE Bingsheng
and three deans) 50 faculties trained in Germany for 6-18 months
(including three president 3 leaders of CAU) 170 faculties visited
Germany About 5000 people joined the training classes in China
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- Cooperation Project with University of Hohenheim -Research
Results (1979-2008) 25 research outputs applied in 870000 Ha field
11 laboratories have been built 2 new subjects have been set up :
Plant nutrition and Agricultural Extension 14 new courses are
introduced 406 domestic papers and 67 International papers
published 23 Awards are received, including 3 national awards and
20 ministerial awards
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- Chinese National Friendship Awards granted to all the three
German project leaders Prof. Hans-Peter Liebig awarded in 2005
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- Projects with Australian Partners 14 ACIAR & AusAID
projects Plant Diseases & Protection Conservation Tillage &
Machinery Orchard Irrigation and Management Soil Water and Nutrient
Management Post Harvest processing of Fruit & Vegetable
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- Sino-Australian Project on Conservation Tillage and Machinery
with University of Queensland (1992-2009) 1992-1996 LWR 9209
project 1996-2003 LWR 96143 project 2005-2009 LWR 2002094 project
The close relation is sustained by the new generation (two PhD
graduates lead the new projects) trained from the joint projects.
Produced more than 30 PhDs since 1992 Conservation Tillage Research
Center (CTRC) was set up on the basis of the project team.
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- Won National 2nd Prize on Science & Technology;
Conservation tillage Applied in 16 provinces of Northern China The
Project Conservation Tillage Technology and Machinery for Dryland
Farming, developed by Conservation Tillage Research Center(CTRC),
was awarded the State Second Prize in Science & Technology
Improvement 2002. Conservation Agriculture/Non-Tillage Corn
Planting
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- Sino-Japan Projects: with JIRCAS Post-harvest Processing of
Main Grain- products Supported by Chinese Ministry of Agriculture
and Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (since
1997)
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- Sino-Japan Projects: 54 Japanese visited CAU 18 CAU members
study or visited Japan 2 Joint conferences on post harvesting
processing held in CAU 45 persons involved in the joint projects 37
Mater students and 22 PhDs graduated in the projects Research
facilities developed and well equipped the Joint Research Center
Post-Harvest Processing Research Center in CAU was set up on the
basis of the project team One Japanese expert working in CAU won
the National Friendship Award
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- Joint Centers or Laboratories: CAU-CUR Center for Biological
Sciences CAU-CUR Center for Ecology and Sustainability
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- CAU-UCR Center for Biological Sciences Co-director for the
center: Prof. Zhu Jiankang, well-known biological scientist,
adjunct professor of CAU and director of UCR systematic biology
institute, was assigned to be the director of center for Biological
Sciences. Co-director: Prof. Gong Zhizhong, Dean of Biological
Sciences College
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- CAU-CUR Center for Biological Sciences Annual Summer Workshops
in CAU: RNA silencing: Mechanisms, Biology and Applications 4 UCR
professors came to CAU to give seminars together with Chinese
professors 2007, five CAU Ph.D. students to UCR for Joint training
programs
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- Joint Publications on top journals with UCR
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- CAU-UCR International Center for Ecology and Sustainability The
center was co-chiefed by Prof. Wu Wenliang(CAU) and Prof. Li
Larry(UCR). 6 fields for Joint research: (1)Complexity of
Ecological System (2)Regional Sustainable Development,
(3)Conservation Tillage and Ecological restoration, (4)Agricultural
pollution and prevention, (5)Recircling of Agricultural Waste
(6)Microbial Ecology and molecular ecology
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- Joint Research with University of Texas at Austin Supported by
973 project of China
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- Summary 1. Contributions of International Research Cooperation
Team building for research and education The cooperation can be
sustained with the new generations trained by the previous
cooperation Joint findings and achievements for Science & Tech
development for the partners countries and the world Cultural
Exchange and friendship development
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- Summary 2. Models of International Research Cooperation Joint
proposals for research projects Joint Laboratories Joint Workshops
Joint Publications Joint Supervision of Graduate Students Staff and
Faculty Exchanges Educational plus Research Collaborations
Networking & bridging: Triparties Partnership(1+1+1) Model
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- Summary 3. From Paperwork to Real Actions Project funding
support: Joint supported Laboratories: CAU-UCR Governmental
funding: 985 project 111 project CSC scholarship: young scholars
training 18; GSP 100; Foreign students scholarship 25(CSC), etc.
Set up the platforms and links for professors: Professor-Professor
Research Group-Research Group CAU-WUR matchmaking workshop
Information and capacity building for international
cooperation
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- Welcome to CAU International Research Cooperation Action,
Mutual benefit, Win-Win!