Feng Power Point Presentation for University of Malaya

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Da Hsuan FengDa Hsuan FengSenior Executive Vice PresidentSenior Executive Vice President

National Cheng Kung UniversityNational Cheng Kung University

BUILDING A WORLD CLASSBUILDING A WORLD CLASS

UNIVERSITY & GLOBALUNIVERSITY & GLOBALUNIVERSITY RANKINGS:UNIVERSITY RANKINGS:

How can we grow in this confusing 21st century?How can we grow in this confusing 21st century?


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Charles DickensCharles Dickens

18121812--18701870


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A Tale of TwoA Tale of TwoCitiesCities18591859


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It was the best of times, it was the worstIt was the best of times, it was the worstof times, it was the age of wisdom, it wasof times, it was the age of wisdom, it wasthe age of foolishness, it was the epoch ofthe age of foolishness, it was the epoch ofbelief, it was the epoch of incredulity, itbelief, it was the epoch of incredulity, itwas the season of Light, it was the seasonwas the season of Light, it was the seasonof Darkness, it was the spring of hope, itof Darkness, it was the spring of hope, itwas the winter of despair,was the winter of despair, ....


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My life is a personificationMy life is a personification

of what Dickens saidof what Dickens said..


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SunSun YatYat--SenSen

mausoleummausoleum


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My life 1My life 1 First citizen: British Subject Passport states

that (Bearer has no right to abode in theBritish Isles.)

Second citizen: Malaysia (1964-65)

Third citizen: Singapore (1965-1982)

Fourth citizen: United States (1982-now)

Future?

Guiness World Record of citizenships?


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My life 2My life 2 M. Russell Wehr Professor of Theoretical Physics, Drexel

University

US National Science Foundation Program Director ofTheoretical Physics

Vice President, Science Applications International

Corporations (Fortune 500)

Vice President for Research and Economic Developments,University of Texas at Dallas

Senior Executive Vice President, National Cheng KungUniversity


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KL: from thisKL: from this....to thisto this

In less than half aIn less than half a

century!!!century!!!


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Guiding principlesGuiding principles


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If you want toIf you want to

understand today,understand today,

you have to searchyou have to search

yesterdayyesterday..

Pearl S. BuckPearl S. Buck


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Ask upstreamAsk upstream

questionquestion


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My outside andMy outside and

perhaps naperhaps naveve

perception of theperception of the

University of MalayaUniversity of Malaya


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The late AlanThe late AlanMacDiarmidMacDiarmid

2000 Nobel2000 Nobellaureate inlaureate in

chemistrychemistry

Science isScience isPeople!People!


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Celebrating the treasures of topologicaltwists.. Such is the story of the skyrmion: a concept that hashad several makeovers since it was first formulated in thelate 1950s by the British physicist TonyHilton Royle Skyrme.

Nature 2010


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SkyrmeSkyrme (in 1961) take up a Senior(in 1961) take up a Senior

Lectureship in the Mathematics DepartmentLectureship in the Mathematics Department

of theof the University of Malaya.University of Malaya. HeHeremained there until 1964 when he returnedremained there until 1964 when he returned

to England to take up the Chair into England to take up the Chair inMathematical Physics at Birmingham inMathematical Physics at Birmingham in

succession tosuccession to PeierlsPeierls


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One great man does not a greatOne great man does not a greatuniversity make!university make!

But one great man who walkedBut one great man who walked

these grounds indicates thatthese grounds indicates thatUniversity of Malaya has theUniversity of Malaya has the

necessary history and potentialnecessary history and potential

for greatness, and the time tofor greatness, and the time to

reach it is in the 21st century!reach it is in the 21st century!


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I should make it clear that while there areI should make it clear that while there aremany universities in Malaysia today,many universities in Malaysia today,

probably not all could, or should, assumeprobably not all could, or should, assume

flagship status.flagship status. University of Malaya, with its richUniversity of Malaya, with its richhistory, its broad scope and its societyhistory, its broad scope and its societys perception, iss perception, iscertainly one of them.certainly one of them. As such, it has addedAs such, it has addedresponsibility, beyond educatingresponsibility, beyond educating

enlightened and forward looking leaders inenlightened and forward looking leaders in

all arenas, to be one of, if not the,all arenas, to be one of, if not the,

MalaysiaMalaysias intellectual and economics intellectual and economicengines.engines.


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In my humble opinion, thisIn my humble opinion, this

is the meaning of buildingis the meaning of buildingUniversity of Malaya as aUniversity of Malaya as a

world class university.world class university.No more, no less!No more, no less!


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We in higherWe in higher

education faces ateducation faces atleast FOUR profoundleast FOUR profound

challengeschallenges


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211(Mainland)211(Mainland)

985 (Mainland)985 (Mainland)

5Y50B (Taiwan)5Y50B (Taiwan)


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How to improve topHow to improve top

universities in a country foruniversities in a country for

them to becomethem to become top 100top 100globallyglobally


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1.1. Education integrityEducation integrity

2. Academic agility?2. Academic agility?

3. Intellectual courage?3. Intellectual courage?

4. Cultural relevance and4. Cultural relevance andimportance?importance?


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Global rankings of universities:Global rankings of universities:

A check of reality!A check of reality! Having enormous impatience, Asian universities want to

be recognized by their peers globally. UM and NCKU are

no exception.

With robust economic development in the past severaldecades, and with education high on societys agenda,developing outstanding research universities ranks high

on national priority and pride.

Because building great universities is a new venture forAsia Pacific, there is urgent and understandable need for

having some numerical indices for high level decisionmakers to make decision to dispense large amount ofeducational funds.

Ranking become one of the most natural ways to takeinto consideration of funds distribution.


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Ranking Pros and ConsRanking Pros and Cons

Pros: It is a number people can hold on toand make judgments.

Cons: There is a proliferation of rankings.

Which one or which group should one

consider?


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Principle of measurementPrinciple of measurementA point depicting theA point depicting the

measurementmeasurement

The width of theThe width of the

measurement is themeasurement is theestimation of theestimation of the

error incurrederror incurred

This data won Sam TingThis data won Sam Ting

the Nobel prize!the Nobel prize!


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The problem of any givenThe problem of any givenindividual ranking system is theindividual ranking system is the

following: If University A isfollowing: If University A is

ranked 50, then it is by definitionranked 50, then it is by definition

better than University B which isbetter than University B which is

ranked 51 and not as good asranked 51 and not as good asUniversity C which is ranked 49.University C which is ranked 49.

No error bar is given!No error bar is given!


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Stability vs.Stability vs.instability ofinstability of

rankingsrankings

As an example, take a look at theAs an example, take a look at the

ShanghaiShanghai JiaotongJiaotong UniversityUniversityrankingranking


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Line Chart (World top 10)Line Chart (World top 10)


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Line Chart (Asia top 20)Line Chart (Asia top 20)


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Line Chart (Chinese universities)Line Chart (Chinese universities)


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GapbetweenSixUniversitiesinRanking

Harvard NUSNTU NCKU NTHU NCTU


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Reality checkReality check There is confusion

Decision makers need indices to makedecisions.

Ranking seems to provide indices Ranking seems to have some amorphous

social acceptance.

Ranking is here to stay, at least forawhile.


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scores

indicators

SJTURanking


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indicators

scores

QSRanking


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SJTU Ranking Top 200 Scatter plotSJTU Ranking Top 200 Scatter plot


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We got work to doWe got work to do Top ranked universities have reached structural stability.

Middle ranked universities are soft in structural stability.

By and large, number of papers published in goodjournals in Asia Pacific universities are approachingwestern universities

Significant discrepancy between APU and Top Rankeduniversities in quality (except Japan.)

Japanese universities achieved world standard withoutabandoning their inherent culture.

Social science and humanities are extremely hard totake into account, as cultural relevance become morepronounce.


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All this happened in a mere four to five decadesAll this happened in a mere four to five decades

In thermodynamics, there is a great concept calledIn thermodynamics, there is a great concept called

NONADIABATIC EXPANSIONNONADIABATIC EXPANSION

The growth of Asia Pacific wentThe growth of Asia Pacific went through preciselythrough precisely

such an expansion. It is natural that people aresuch an expansion. It is natural that people are

confused and bewildered, wondering what this is allconfused and bewildered, wondering what this is allabout while basking in good life in the 21st century.about while basking in good life in the 21st century.

Flagship university of Malaysia such as University ofFlagship university of Malaysia such as University of

Malaya, MUST ASSIST the nation, its people, toMalaya, MUST ASSIST the nation, its people, tofigure it out. This is what building world classfigure it out. This is what building world class

universities is all about!universities is all about!


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EducationEducation

integrityintegrity


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What isWhat is education?education? Its holistic. ItsIts holistic. Its

elementary schools, middle schools,elementary schools, middle schools,universities. Its academic, intellectual,universities. Its academic, intellectual,

education principles, institutionaleducation principles, institutionalmanagements,managements,and moreand more!!

Deficiencies in any of theDeficiencies in any of theabove would constituteabove would constitute

violation of integrity!violation of integrity!


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The impact of integrityThe impact of integrityon education is the sameon education is the same

as air to human andas air to human and

water to fishwater to fish


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Without integrity,successful meeting

the other three

challenges wouldmean NOTHING!

So I will not discuss

that today.


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Please allow me toPlease allow me toleverage three pieces ofleverage three pieces of

history I learned in thehistory I learned in the

past three and a halfpast three and a halfyears in Asia toyears in Asia to

illustrate the threeillustrate the three

challenges I mentioned.challenges I mentioned.


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AcademicAcademicagilityagility

ill i hi d (1916) ( )


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..Bill Boeing. He hired (1916)..Bill Boeing. He hired (1916) TsuTsu Wong (Wong () as) asthe company's first aeronautical engineer to replacethe company's first aeronautical engineer to replace

Boeing's original business partner, ConradBoeing's original business partner, Conrad

WesterveldtWesterveldt. An engineering graduate from the. An engineering graduate from the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology,Massachusetts Institute of Technology, TsuTsu WongWongbecame the first chief engineer at Boeingbecame the first chief engineer at Boeing

Phil Condit, Boeing CEO, NAE Speech in 1997Phil Condit, Boeing CEO, NAE Speech in 1997


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TsooTsoo Wong BioWong Bio


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TsooTsoo Wong BioWong Bio

1893 Born in Peking

1909 Qing Dynasty government sent to UK

1915 Graduated from Durham UniversityM

Mechanical EngineeringSame year entered MITaeronautical engineering department

1916 Graduate from MIT with MScSame yearhired by Bill Boeing to be his new company first

chief engineer.

1917 Returned to China and built a robust Chineseaeronautical program1955-1965 Taught in NCKU as Prof of Mechanical

Engineer.


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19551955 19651965 TsooTsoo Wong in NCKUWong in NCKU


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19551955--19651965 TsooTsoo Wong in NCKUWong in NCKU

with studentswith students


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Why would MIT in 1916Why would MIT in 1916

had a full academichad a full academic

program in aeronauticalprogram in aeronauticalengineeringengineering


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Wilbur Wright Orville WrightWilbur Wright Orville Wright

In 1903, Wright brothers proved thatIn 1903, Wright brothers proved thathumanity with the assistance of ahumanity with the assistance of a

mechanical device can flymechanical device can fly

In a short span of a decade, without theIn a short span of a decade, without the


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In a short span of a decade, without thep ,

proven fact thatproven fact that aeroplanesaeroplanes could be a realcould be a realbusiness venture, MIT built a completebusiness venture, MIT built a complete

aeronautical engineering program.aeronautical engineering program.

This is ACADEMIC AGILITY!This is ACADEMIC AGILITY!

Asia universities must haveAsia universities must have

academic agility to be world class.academic agility to be world class.


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It was remarkable, evenIt was remarkable, even

profound, that at the eraprofound, that at the erawhere Asians were almostwhere Asians were almost

at best second classat best second class

citizens in the Unitedcitizens in the UnitedStates, Mr. Boeing wasStates, Mr. Boeing was

able to develop aable to develop a

companycompanys businesss businessculture which valueculture which value

INTELLECT and not skinINTELLECT and not skin

color! This establishes thecolor! This establishes thesuccess foundation ofsuccess foundation of

Boeing as a company.Boeing as a company.


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IntellectualIntellectualcouragecourage


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Why didWhy did TsooTsoo WongWong

chose to studychose to study

aeronauticalaeronauticalengineering in MITengineering in MIT

19161916


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Before the RENAISSANCE,Before the RENAISSANCE,

global centers of technologiesglobal centers of technologieslie in East Asia (especiallylie in East Asia (especially

China) and the ArabChina) and the Arabworld.world.

CrabCrab


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CrabCrab

NabulaNabula10541054

(observed by(observed by

Chinese andChinese andArabArab

astronomers)astronomers)


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Francis BaconFrancis Bacon

(1561(1561--1626)1626)Leonardo daLeonardo da

VinciVinci

(1452(1452--1519)1519)

NicolausNicolaus

CopernicusCopernicus

(1483(1483--1546)1546)

Rene DescartesRene Descartes

(1596(1596--1650)1650) Martin LutherMartin Luther

(1483(1483--1546)1546)


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19th century19th century

Europe became

Global centerof intellectualexcellence!


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D. Bernoulli1700-1782G. Cramer1704-1752A. Clairaut1713-1765dAlembert1717-1783J. Lambert1728-1777E. Waring1734-1798Vandermonde1735-1796Monge1746-1818Lagrange1736-1814Laplace1749-1827Legendre1752-1833R. Argand1768-1822Cauchy1789-1857Mbius1790-1868Lobachevsky1792-1856Green1793-1841J. Bolyai1802-1860Jacobi1804-1851Dirichlet1805-1859W. Hamilton1805-1865Liouville1809-1892Kummer1810-1893Weierstrass1815-1897G. Boole1815-1864G. Stokes1819-1903Cayley1821-1895Chebyshev1821-1894Hermite1822-1901Eisenstein1823-1852Kronecker1823-1891Kelvin1824-1907J.Maxwell1831-1879L. Fuchs1833-1902E. Beltrami1835-1900


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S. Lie1842-1899Darboux1842-1917Schwartz1843-1921Cantor1845-1918Frobenius1849-1917Klein1849-1925G. Ricci1853-1925Markov1856-1922Bianchi1856-1928C.E. Picard1856-1941Lyapunov1857-1918Hilbert1862-1943Minkowski1864-1909Hadamard1865-1963G. Castelnuovo1865-1952Voronoi1865-1963Hausdorff1868-1942F. Enriques1871-1946Fano1871-1952E. Borel1871-1956-Levi-Civita1873-1941Lebesgue1875-1941G. Hardy1877-1947Fubini1879-1943F. Severi1879-1961Birkhoff1884-1944H. Weyl1885-1955J. Littlewood1885-1977Wiener1894-1964Vinogradov1891-1983Siegel1896-1981Nevanlinna1895-1980O. Zariski1899-1986


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MaxwellMaxwell 18311831 -- 18791879ChopinChopin 18101810 -- 18491849


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Maxwell equationsMaxwell equations Chopin NocturneChopin Nocturne


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In one year, fromIn one year, from

16431643--1644, the1644, theAlmighty played a bigAlmighty played a big

bigbig joke on China!joke on China!

The great Qing DynastyThe great Qing Dynasty


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The great Qing DynastyThe great Qing Dynasty

(1644(1644--1911)1911)

1644 First year ofthe reign ofemperor Shun-Ji ()

1643 Newton wasborn


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It is natural that an aspiringIt is natural that an aspiringAsian youth, such asAsian youth, such as TsooTsoo Wong,Wong,

in the beginning of the 20thin the beginning of the 20thcentury who saw his countrycentury who saw his country

experienced 300 years ofexperienced 300 years ofdeterioration and humiliationdeterioration and humiliation

wanted to have intellectualwanted to have intellectual

bravery!bravery!

There is no question that toThere is no question that to


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qq

build a world classbuild a world class

university in the 21stuniversity in the 21stcentury, especially as thecentury, especially as the

nationnations flagship university,s flagship university,producing generations ofproducing generations of

alumni with intellectualalumni with intellectualbravery is a must!bravery is a must!


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Producing intellectuallyProducing intellectually

brave students is anotherbrave students is another

mark ofmark of world classworld class


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If NCKU does not maintainIf NCKU does not maintain

TsooTsoo Wong as its pride, it isWong as its pride, it isequivalent to Cambridgeequivalent to Cambridge

University does not maintainUniversity does not maintainNewton or Maxwell as itsNewton or Maxwell as its

pride!pride!


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CulturalCulturalimportanceimportance

"... a university, in any worthysense of the term must grow from


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sense of the term, must grow fromseed. It cannot be transplantedfrom England or Germany in full

leaf and bearing. ... When the

American university appears, it willnot be a copy of foreign institutions,or a hot-bed plant, but the slow and

natural outgrowth of American

social and political habits... TheAmerican college is an institutionwithout a parallel; the American

university will be equally original."

Charles Eliot, Harvard President

1869-1909

"... a university, in any worthy sense of the


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term, must grow from seed. It cannot betransplanted from England orUnited Statesin full leaf and bearing. ... When theAsian

Pacificuniversity appears, it will not be acopy of foreign institutions, or a hot-bed

plant, but the slow and natural outgrowth of

Asian Pacificsocial and political habits...TheAsian Pacificcollege is an institution

without a parallel; theAsian Pacific

university will be equally original."


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Sowhat is Asian Pacificsocial and political habitsthat

NCKU is embedded in?

I asked myself that questionthe day I arrived in NCKU!

History and my lifeHistory and my life


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experience, like aexperience, like alighthouse, are mylighthouse, are my

guides!guides!


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SingaporeSingaporess

WaiWai

GaGa

Le GongLe Gong

(())

is identical to Tainanis identical to Tainanss

WaiWai GaGa Le GongLe Gong


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01

QuemoyQuemoy

XiamenXiamen


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Kennedy Kennedy


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3rd Debate of Nixon3rd Debate of Nixon--KennedyKennedy

October 13, 1960October 13, 1960


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QuemoyQuemoy MatsuMatsu

was mentioned 16was mentioned 16

timestimes!!


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Quemoy four erasQuemoy four eras


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First eraFirst era

GreatGreat

ConfucianistConfucianist

Zhu XiZhu Xi (())~900 years ago~900 years ago

In 1156, in SungIn 1156, in Sung

i (i (


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Dynasty, Zhu Xi (Dynasty, Zhu Xi ()) establishedestablishedYannanYannan College inCollege in

QuemoyQuemoy

((). It). Itpreceded Oxfordpreceded OxfordUniversity andUniversity and

CambridgeCambridge

University by 36 toUniversity by 36 to

54 years respectively.54 years respectively.

S dS d


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Second eraSecond era

ChengChengChengCheng--

Kung (Kung ( ))~400~400 yearsyears

agoago

Thi dThi d


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Third eraThird era

Map ofMap of

ChineseChinese

MigrationMigrationduring theduring the

1800s1800s -- yearyear19491949

Xi (Xi ( )) Q (Q (


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Xia (Xia ())--Quemoy(Quemoy())--Tainan (Tainan ())became the core citiesbecame the core cities

for Minfor Min--Nan culture(Nan culture()thus impacting the)thus impacting theentire East andentire East and

Southeast AsiaSoutheast Asia


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Fourth EraFourth Era

CommunitCommunit KuomingtangKuomingtangConfrontation since 1949Confrontation since 1949


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From war to cold war toFrom war to cold war to

peace topeace to


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Quemoy = Golden Gate!Quemoy = Golden Gate!

20th century Golden Gate Bridge20th century Golden Gate Bridge


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2020 cent r Golden Gate bridgecent r Golden Gate bridge


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2020 century Golden Gate bridgecentury Golden Gate bridgesignifies the rise of Northsignifies the rise of North

American intellectual andAmerican intellectual and

economic power.economic power.

2121 century Golden Gate bridgecentury Golden Gate bridgesignifies Asiasignifies Asias rise?s rise?


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20 t th i f20 t th i f


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20 century saw the rise of20 century saw the rise of

intellectual and economicintellectual and economiclandscape for Northlandscape for North

America, especiallyAmerica, especially

United States.United States.


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When Europe and Asia were turned upsideWhen Europe and Asia were turned upside

down by WWI and WWII, North America wasdown by WWI and WWII, North America was

like a castle protected by a secured moatlike a castle protected by a secured moatTh i ll d P fi d A l i


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like a castle protected by a secured moat.like a castle protected by a secured moat.The moat is calledThe moat is called PacaficPacafic and Atlanticand Atlantic

oceans.oceans.

Albert EinsteinAlbert Einstein

18791879 19551955

Theodore vonTheodore von KKrmrmnn

18811881 -- 19631963


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18791879--19551955

John von NeumannJohn von Neumann19031903--19571957

HermanHerman WeylWeyl18851885--19551955

Nobel laureate in MedicineNobel laureate in Medicine

in 1953 Fritz Albertin 1953 Fritz Albert

LipmannLipmann "for his discovery"for his discovery


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pp yyof coof co--enzyme A and itsenzyme A and its

importance for intermediaryimportance for intermediary

metabolism"metabolism"..

Nobel laureate in MedicineNobel laureate in Medicinein 1964in 1964 KonradKonrad BlochBloch "for"for

their discoveriestheir discoveries

concerning the mechanismconcerning the mechanism

and regulation of theand regulation of the

cholesterol and fatty acidcholesterol and fatty acid

metabolism"metabolism"

JaschaJascha HeifetzHeifetz


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JaschaJascha HeifetzHeifetz

19011901--19811981

Isaac SternIsaac Stern

19201920

--20012001


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Supreme excellenceSupreme excellence !!


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Supreme excellenceSupreme excellence !!

WithouWithou WWI andWWI and

WWII, such outstandingWWII, such outstandingintellects would notintellects would not

move to North America.move to North America.

Such a massive transplantation ofSuch a massive transplantation of

intellects from Europe to North Americaintellects from Europe to North America


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intellects from Europe to North Americaintellects from Europe to North Americabrought US universities from dormant tobrought US universities from dormant to

brilliance! In merely 50 years, it redefinedbrilliance! In merely 50 years, it redefined

many US universities to be the hallmarkmany US universities to be the hallmark

of excellence!of excellence!

It made Americans, especiallyIt made Americans, especially

young Americans, developedyoung Americans, developedINHERENT SELF CONFIDENCE!INHERENT SELF CONFIDENCE!

19 century19 century EuropeEurope


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19 century19 century EuropeEurope20 century20 century NorthNorth

AmericaAmerica

21 century21 century

AsiaAsia

We have heard often, almost to theWe have heard often, almost to the

point of being a clichpoint of being a clich, that 21st, that 21st


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point of being a clichpoint of being a clich, that 21st, that 21stcentury belongs to Asia. Ladies andcentury belongs to Asia. Ladies and

Gentlemen, if Asians, especiallyGentlemen, if Asians, especiallyyoung Asians, do not developyoung Asians, do not develop

inherent self confidence, just like theinherent self confidence, just like theyouth of Europe and North Americayouth of Europe and North America

developed theirs in the 19th and 20thdeveloped theirs in the 19th and 20th

century respective, will the 21stcentury respective, will the 21st

century truly be that of Asiacentury truly be that of Asiass


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Closing comment at Conference onClosing comment at Conference onGlobal Financial Crisis: IndustrialGlobal Financial Crisis: Industrial

RestructuringRestructuring


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Psychological decoupling!Psychological decoupling!

Throughout the 20th century, Asia wasThroughout the 20th century, Asia was

psychologicallypsychologicallycoupledcoupledto the West, andto the West, and

understandably so. With superior economic andunderstandably so. With superior economic andintellectual strengths, it is quite natural that Asiaintellectual strengths, it is quite natural that Asia


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viewed the West as theviewed the West as thestandard of excellence.standard of excellence.

However, after such a period as this with the West soHowever, after such a period as this with the West so

palpably exposing its social & economic weaknesses,palpably exposing its social & economic weaknesses,this may be the first time in the modern globalthis may be the first time in the modern global

economy that Asia can psychologicallyeconomy that Asia can psychologically

DECOUPLEDECOUPLEfrom the West. This is not to suggestfrom the West. This is not to suggestthat Asia should decouple economically andthat Asia should decouple economically and

intellectually from the West; rather, I am talkingintellectually from the West; rather, I am talking

about aabout apsychological decouplingpsychological decouplingto undo a senseto undo a sense

of reliance on the West, without which it is unlikelyof reliance on the West, without which it is unlikelythat Asia will develop a deep sense of inherent selfthat Asia will develop a deep sense of inherent self--

confidence and without which the 21st century isconfidence and without which the 21st century is

surely not to be thesurely not to be theAsian Century.Asian Century.

Can great AsianCan great Asian

universities do this foruniversities do this for


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universities do this foruniversities do this for

their students just astheir students just asEuropean and NorthEuropean and North

American greatAmerican greatuniversities did it for theiruniversities did it for their

students?students?

Indeed, withIndeed, with CaiCaiss leadership, PKU became not justleadership, PKU became not just

the soul of Chinese universities, but in factthe soul of Chinese universities, but in fact ChineseChinesehistory and culture of the 20 century How do wehistory and culture of the 20 century How do we


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history and culture of the 20 century. How do wehistory and culture of the 20 century. How do we

measure themeasure the intangible impactintangible impact of PKU on theof PKU on the

culture of China, withculture of China, with BaiBai--Hua (Hua (modernmodernChinese) movement, May 4th movement (Chinese) movement, May 4th movement (,,))

and so on. Is it even logical to consider that PKU isand so on. Is it even logical to consider that PKU is

not anot a World Class UniversityWorld Class University when it has profoundwhen it has profoundimpact on Chinese culture, with nearly quarterimpact on Chinese culture, with nearly quarter

humanity, for a century?humanity, for a century?

DHF at SJTU Conference 2005DHF at SJTU Conference 2005

I am confident thatI am confident thath


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I am confident thatI am confident thattogether we cantogether we can

achieve this greatachieve this great

mission of the 21stmission of the 21st

centurycentury

It was the best of times, it was theIt was the best of times, it was the


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worst of times, it was the age ofworst of times, it was the age ofwisdom, it was the age of foolishness,wisdom, it was the age of foolishness,it was the epoch of belief, it was theit was the epoch of belief, it was the

epoch of incredulity, it was theepoch of incredulity, it was theseason of Light, it was the season ofseason of Light, it was the season ofDarkness, it was the spring of hope,Darkness, it was the spring of hope,it was the winter of despair,it was the winter of despair, ....

Thank you Mr. DickensThank you Mr. Dickens


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