Honorable Hao Ping, China’s vice minister for education, leads delegation to Notre Dame | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Honorable Hao Ping, China’s vice minister for education, leads delegation to Notre Dame Honorable Hao Ping, China’s vice minister for education, leads delegation to Notre Dame Published: April 09, 2013 Author: Michael O. Garvey Chinese Vice Minister for Education Hao Ping and Notre Dame Provost Thomas G. Burish China’s Vice Minister for Education Hao Ping visited the Notre Dame campus Tuesday (April 9) at the head of an official delegation of Chinese government and educational leaders. The principal reason for Vice Minister Hao’s visit, which was organized and hosted by Notre Dame International, was to sign and celebrate an agreement between the University of Notre Dame and the Ministry of Education’s China Scholarship Council (CSC), whose Secretary General, Liu Jinghui, was also a member of the delegation. The CSC already supports numerous graduate students from China pursuing doctoral degrees at Notre Dame, but the agreement signed today by Notre Dame’s provost, Thomas G. Burish, Vice Minister Hao and Secretary General Liu will provide scholarships enabling some 20 additional Chinese students to enroll in Notre Dame’s Graduate School. While the CSC supports graduate students at other universities around the world, it has very few such exclusive agreements. During a signing ceremony in Notre Dame’s Carole Sandner Hall, Burish praised Notre Dame’s Chinese students and noted that their participation in the life of the University enriched and strengthened its mission. “Notre Dame’s philosophy is to educate the whole person and to develop leaders,” he said. “A university is best evaluated by the success of its graduates, and our Chinese students stimulate and challenge their peers as they themselves have become the leaders we are so proud to graduate.” “I have long believed that Notre Dame is a world class university,” Hao said in translated remarks, “and I’ve always wanted to visit here. It was difficult to do so during our American visit, but after enjoying its hospitality and touring the university and meeting its students, I know it was worth it.” Upon arriving on campus, the Chinese officials were greeted at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center by J. Nicholas Entrikin, vice president and associate provost for internationalization; Don Pope-Davis, vice president and associate provost; and a group of Notre Dame faculty members and students. After a welcome and brief tour of the center, they toured the campus, visited the Basilica of the Sacred Heart and heard the Notre Dame Handbell Choir give a performance of Chinese music in their honor. Following the signing ceremony, the visit was concluded with a luncheon hosted by Burish and an exchange of gifts. Contact: Jonathan Noble, assistant provost for Asia, Notre Dame International, jnoble@nd.edu Posted In: International Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related September 30, 2022 Nanovic Institute to welcome former President of Croatia Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović September 29, 2022 Notre Dame, Ukrainian Catholic University launch three new research grants September 27, 2022 Notre Dame, Trinity College Dublin engineers join to advance novel treatment for cystic fibrosis September 14, 2022 Apostolic nuncio to Great Britain to deliver the 2022 Keeley Vatican Lecture September 12, 2022 Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street … in different countries? For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn