On December 19, Zhengzhou University held the nameplate unveiling ceremony of International Demonstration Institute at the Academy of Medical Sciences and Internationalization Development Forum. The leaders from the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security, Xu Zongqin, Director-General of the Provincial Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission and Provincial Department of Education joined Niu Shucheng, Xing Ying, Gu Zhenqing, Han Guohe, and other Zhengzhou University leaders as well as representatives of leaders, teachers and students from the related units of Zhengzhou University at the nameplate unveiling ceremony.

Party Secretary Niu Shucheng addressed the participants. He said Zhengzhou University would grasp the opportunity of being elected into “Propelling Project of Internationalization Model Institutes”, take the lead in internationalizing medicine, and give full commitment to enable the leading role of the Academy of Medical Sciences, further build the platform for introduction of overseas high-level talents, and upgrade the internationalization level of talents and teams. Regarding the reformation and development of ZZU, Secretary Niu encouraged the joint efforts of pioneering a new path, producing new experience, leading and promoting the University’s internationalization level, and boosting the construction of ZZU into a first-rate University as soon as possible.

At the forum, Xu Zongqin, Director-General of the Provincial Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs awarded Nick Lemoine a long-term Foreign Expert Certificate, the first in Henan.

Nick Lemoine， Dean of the Academy of Medical Science (AMS) made a report on the work progress of the AMS, introducing their development concepts, construction achievements of the institute, and outlining their projects for the year of 2017.

The participants altogether unveiled the nameplate for the International Demonstration Institute.

After the ceremony, Jiang Binghua, Director of the Cell Signaling and Proteomics Center of AMS, who is also an American tenured Professor and Director of Molecular Carcinogenic Mechanisms, Thomas Jefferson University made a special report.

The participants visited the AMS’ Translational Medicine Platform and Clinical Skill Training Center, and gave high praise to both the scientific and teaching platforms constructed to international standards.