Tsinghua Signs Joint Agreement with National Institute Biological Sciences, Beijing

The Joint Agreement Signing Ceremony between Tsinghua University and National Institute Biological Sciences, Beijing (NIBS, Beijing) was held in Tsinghua on July 8, 2018. The Vice Mayor of the People's Government of Beijing Municipality and Director of the Trustee Board of NIBS, Beijing Yin Hejun, the President of Tsinghua University and Deputy Director of the Trustee Board of NIBS, Beijing Qiu Yong, and the Director of NIBS, Beijing Wang Xiaodong, attended the ceremony and delivered speeches. Other distinguished guests attending the ceremony were the Vice Presidents of Tsinghua University Yang Bin, You Zheng, Wang Xiqin, Zheng Li and other representatives from Tsinghua University and NIBS, Beijing. Tsinghua University Council Chairperson Chen Xu presided over the ceremony.

“The agreement aims to carry out all-round cooperation between Tsinghua University and National Institute Biological Sciences, Beijing in talent cultivation, research outcomes transformation, institutional mechanism innovation, and international exchange and cooperation,” said Yin Hejun.

The President of Tsinghua University Qiu Yong noted that Tsinghua has close ties with the National Institute Biological Sciences, Beijing in academic research and talent cultivation for a long time. The Tsinghua Institute of Multidisciplinary Biomedical Research jointly established by Tsinghua and NIBS, Beijing is of great significance for the development of related disciplines like Life Sciences, Medicine, and Pharmacy. It will also contribute to the achievement of Tsinghua’s goal to build a world-class university.

Wang Xiaodong, the Director of NIBS, Beijing introduced the development and achievements made by NIBS, Beijing in recent years, and congratulated on the signing of the joint agreement in his speech.

In her speech, Tsinghua University Council Chairperson Chen Xu said, Tsinghua University and NIBS, Beijing will strive to build a world leading center for life sciences research and technological innovation under the agreement, cultivating world-class outstanding talents in life sciences and resulting in world-leading research outcomes. “It will also make contributions to build a world influential technological innovation center and make China a world science and technology power,” she said.

Founded in December 2005 as part of a strategic government initiative, the National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing (NIBS, Beijing) has now attracted more than 500 scientists working on a variety of life science-related areas. The goal is to conduct original research aiming at understanding the fundamental mechanism of life and educating future generations of life scientists.

Writer: Guo Lili