169 | …an american way of life?

Create your own school at South Harmon Institute of Technology (S.H.I.T.)

OK, ist nicht ganz neu (2006), aber irgendwie echt…

168 | For several years now, Fryslân and Sichuan Province – with over 100 million inhabitants – share a good friendship. All kinds of business activities (f. i. agricultural and construction works projects) have been established in the past years. Now the Frisian CHN University is preparing a site in China.

The new CHN Global Campus Site China project benefits of the excellent relationships between Sichuan and Frisian government. An overwhelming welcome to a delegation from Fryslân was shown by the Chinese hosts last week:

To underline the special relationship and in order to thank Sichuan Government for all their support, a delegation from Fryslân – Theo Hooghiemstra, CHN director of international affairs, Piet Bijman, Vice Governor of the Province of Fryslân, and Siek Postma, staffmember of the Frisian Economics Department – had the honour to discuss this great project with mr. Bao-Ming Cheng, Deputy Secretary General, Prof. Dr. Wang Fenxiong, Vice Minister of Educational Affairs and mr. Tan Xin, Vice Director General, Department of Foreign Affairs.

Two days later, our Chinese partners, mr. Yan Yu Dae (owner of Sichuan Derui Education Corporation) and mr. Claude Kok (owner of Royalton Investments) visited the CHN at Leeuwarden.

Mr. Yan, being ›on board‹ as a new partner in our project, visited CHN for his first time and showed his enthousiasm on CHN’s teaching facilities and Problem Based Learning education concept.

Next to a meeting with CHN’s board, a tour along the facilities and Hotel Wyswert, our guests were introduced to CHN’s deans, the director of the oncoming University Friesland and the supporting staff members.

Many thanks to all CHN staff, especially to Bram van der Graaf, Jo Honderd, Jialin Qu and Marco ten Hoor, who prepared this succesfull visit so well!