IU and Beijing Normal University Formalize Partnership
IU and Beijing Normal University Formalize Partnership
The IU delegation arrives at Beijing Normal University, one of China’s oldest and most prestigious universities. IU and BNU have enjoyed a nearly decade-long successful collaboration, involving both the IU School of Education and the IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.Members of the respective delegations from IU and Beijing Normal University met to discuss ways to expand upon a productive decade-long partnership.The highly productive 10-year partnership between IU, including its top-ranked School of Education, and Beijing Normal University, one of China’s oldest and most prestigious universities, is formalized with the signing of an agreement by Beijing Normal University Professor of Education Liu Baocun and Arlene Benitez, interim director for the IU School of Education’s Center for International Education, Development and Research and director for the Institute for International Comparative Education.Beijing Normal University Vice President Zhou Zuoyu and IU President Michael A. McRobbie unveil a plaque commemorating a new partnership between their respective institutions, the China-U.S. Joint Research Academy for International Education.Beijing Normal University Vice President Zhou Zuoyu, left, Beijing Normal University Professor Liu Baocun, Arlene Benitez, interim director for the IU School of Education’s Center for International Education, Development and Research, and IU President Michael A. McRobbie stand beside the China-U.S. Joint Research Academy for International Education plaque.Beijing Normal University Professor Liu Baocun and IU President Michael A. McRobbie pose for a picture after formalizing a longstanding partnership between their respective universities.