On May 29, UNMC successfully hosted the Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) delegation led by Mr. Jianxue Sheng, Secretary-General. During their short visit, Dr. Kai Fu and Dr. Hannah Tong from the Asia Pacific Rim Development Office (APRDP) provided a brief introduction of UNMC, our educational facilities, and our international collaborations including our various CSC programs.
The delegation visited the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, the Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education and the iExcel Center. They also had the chance to meet with our current CSC sponsored students on campus to hear about their programs and experiences here in Omaha.
In the afternoon, the CSC delegation met with Dr. Jennifer Larson, Dr. Jane Meza, Dr. Kyle Meyer, and Dr. Keith Olsen. Secretary-General Sheng expressed his appreciation with our hospitality and was impressed about our facilities and our care for our students who are sponsored by the CSC. He noted in his speech to our leadership, "The CSC appreciates the UNMC leadership and their continued support for the CSC programs over the last decade. We have had more than 330 students and scholars receive their training at UNMC and that is very significant. We would like to continue our friendship and collaborative relationship with UNMC by further expanding our existing professional and graduate degree programs and by exploring new opportunities. We think our collaborations are mutually beneficial and have long-term sustainability. "
Dr. Jane Meza, Associate Vice Chancellor for Global Engagement of UNMC and UNO also noted, "CSC has been one of our best partners and supporters for international collaborations in the past decade. We would like to further strengthen our relationship with the organization. The Office of Global Engagement will do our best to recruit, enroll and provide academic support for our CSC sponsored students."
Chancellor Gold also sent a letter to Secretary-General Sheng and stated "We are delighted to host CSC sponsored students, scholars and faculty in these programs. They are the ambassadors between UNMC, the US and China and help to spread our mission of creating a healthy future for all individuals and communities through premier education programs, innovative research and extraordinary patient care. This would not happen without the support of the China Scholarship Council."
