Professor He Lianzhen, Vice-President of Zhejiang University and Dean of the International Campus, connected by video link in April with 62 ZJUI-UIUC undergraduates who were on their exchange visit to UIUC in the United States.
Professor He talked about epidemic prevention and control in China and urged students to stay safe during their time in the United States. She pointed out that the process of uniting to fight the epidemic has made us better understand the concept of the “community of shared future of mankind” and how our own efforts can contribute towards achieving it. ZJUI students were challenged to act as emissaries of friendship between Zhejiang University and UIUC, indeed between China and the United States, and keep in close contact with one another. She stressed that to protect ourselves is to protect everyone. When students return home after the exchange semester, they will need to comply with China epidemic prevention requirements and take all necessary measures, including quarantine.
Tang Zhizhan from the class of 2021, an electrical engineering major and the leader of the overseas party group of the second party branch of the students, reported to Professor He about student life and study in the United States. The students discussed summer research, study arrangements after returning to China, and follow-up lectures by foreign faculty members in China. Health precautions, the need for daily health monitoring, and other pandemic practices were discussed. ZJUI attaches great importance to the welfare and education of exchange students in the United States. During the epidemic, ZJUI and UIUC are constantly in touch. Several special meetings of the Joint Management Committee have been held to discuss arrangements for students. Wang Yufen, deputy secretary of the Party Working Committee of the International Campus, Li Erping, Dean of ZJUI, and others participated in the conversations.
(Source: ZJUI News)