Tuesday, October 31, 2000, updated at 13:52(GMT+8)
Sci-Edu
Beijing University Endeavors to Become A World Top University
Five measures will be taken to make Beijing University a world top university, said Xu Zhihong, president of the University.
Beijing University has drawn up a "Plan for Building Beijing University into A World Top University", Xu said and plans to build it into an internationally acknowledged world top one by 2015 within a timeframe of 17 years or so.
Xu admitted that there still lies a considerable gap between Beijing University and the world renowned ones, and we are confronting with a lot of substantial problems that need to be solved. For this purpose, the university will take the following five measures: implement the project to rope in more talents of highly creative powers, carry out the program of building a base for innovation, set up science parks with the stress being laid on cultivating students of high quality with innovative spirit and ability in doing practical work, and further expand the sources of funds through various channels.