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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø celebrates the Chinese New Year of the Ox

3 February 2009

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Provost meets Chinese delegation ucl.ac.uk/ucl-global/tag/china/" target="_self">Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø and China

On Friday 23 January 2009, to celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Ox, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø President and Provost, Professor Malcolm Grant, hosted a drinks reception for 200 Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø staff and students from China, with the executive officers of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Union.

It was also an opportunity for Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø staff and students to meet a number of people who actively support Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø's academic and research links with China, and who had been specially invited by the Provost.

Among these guests were: Minister Counsellor Tian Xiaogang (Education) and Minister Counsellor Chen Futao (Science and Technology), from the Chinese Embassy; Ms Sarah Wu, Director General of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Delegation in London, Lord Tim Clement-Jones, Vice Chair for the All-Party Parliamentary China Group, and Mr Stephen Perry of the 48 Club, an alumnus and Fellow of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø.

The event was generously supported by Ernst and Young.

Images (anti-clockwise, from top): Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø President and Provost Professor Malcolm Grant greets Minister Counsellor Tian; Ernst and Young supported the event; (from left) Sarah Wu, Professor Moira Yip and Lord Clement-Jones; Professor Michael Worton (left) with Minister Counsellor Tian and Stephen Perry

Prof Michael Worton meets the Chinese delegation

Prof Moira Yip and the Chinese delegation

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