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The China-US Universities Astronomy Collaboration Summit
The China-US Universities Astronomy Collaboration Summit, with the theme “Our Universe, a World without Boundaries." This Summit is one of the series of educational exchange activities of the Seventh Conference of China-US High-Level Consultation on the People-to-People Exchange (CPE), which will be attended by Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong and US Secretary of State John Kerry on June 7, 2016. Invitations will be extended to top universities in China and the leading universities in the US with world-class astronomy programs.
Outcomes:
During the Summit, a new astronomy collaboration program MoU between China and US will be signed. The collaboration program is designed to promote research exchanges in astronomy between Chinese and US universities. The collaboration program at full strength will involve the exchange of literally dozens of astronomers from undergraduate to senior levels.The Summit will include the exchange of ideas and discussion on collaborations between China and the US universities, the collaborations between universities and national institutes, as well as astronomy collaborations in the context of the Thirty-Meter Telescope.
Government?:
No
Type of Exchange:
education/science
Partners:
Chinese Scholarship Council
University of California Santa Barbara
University of California Santa Cruz
Sponsor(s):
Peking University
Participants (Types):
University leaders, astronomy experts
Exchange Date:
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Continuing:
No
Location:
Beijing, China
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