Wuhan University Delegation Visit to Macquarie
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Ms Guo Liang; Mr Lu Jiangbin; Ms
Erika Techera; Ms Susan Shearing; Prof Donna Craig; Prof Michael Jeffery;
Mr Gui Ling |
Ms Min Jiang; Ms Guo Liang; Ms
Xiaoyi Jiang; Mr Lu Jiangbin; Dean Tyrone Carlin; Prof Donna Craig;
Prof Michael Jeffery; Mr Gui Ling; Mr Bo Miao |
A delegation from Wuhan University visited the Centre for Environmental Law on the 24th of April to discuss further ways to enhance the collaborative relationship established between Wuhan's Research Institute of Environmental Law (RIEL) and MU-CEL as a result of a Memorandum of Understanding signed between both universities in February 2006. At that time Professors Donna Craig and Michael Jeffery attended an official signing ceremony in Wuhan and spent some time with their RIEL colleagues and postgraduate students. Professor Du Qun of RIEL had attended the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law's Colloquium on Biodiversity Law hosted by MU-CEL the previous July and together with Professor Nicholas Robinson of Pace University and Chair of the IUCN Academy spent some time accompanied Michael and Donna to Alice Springs to meet with Central Australian research colleagues involved with MU-CEL's Ana's Reservoir research Project.
These initial meetings have resulted in one of RIEL's outstanding graduates
of its Masters program, Ms Xiaoyi Jiang gaining admission to MU-CEL's PhD
program as well as obtaining a full scholarship under Professor Jeffery's
supervision. Xiaoyi's area of study will be explore the opportunities and
challenges raised by the CDM under the Kyoto Protocol from China's perspective
and to put forward solutions to the many problems of implementing the CDM
in such a populous country. She joins fellow
Chinese students Bo (Kevin) Miao and Min (Miranda ) Jiang who are both nearing
completion of their PhD studies.
Another outstanding candidtae who obtained his Masters Degree from Tsinghua University is scheduled to commence his PhD studies in second semester 2007.
Those attending the meeting on 24 April representing Wuhan University were Mr Lu Jiangbin, Director of the International Office, Mr Gui Ling, Deputy Director of American, Oceania and African Affairs and Ms Guo Liang, Secretary of the Chinese Consulate in Sydney and formerly with Mr. Gui's office. Professor Tyrone Carlin, Dean of the Division of Law, Professor Michael Jeffery, Director of MU-CEL, together with MU-CEL members Professor Donna Craig, Ms Susan Shearing and Mrs. Erika Techera representing Macquarie University hosted the meeting at the Law Division.
Professor Elizabeth More, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development and External Relations) and Associate Professor Bil McGaw, Executive Assistant to DVC Professor More joined the discussions and a number of follow-up initiatives between the two universities are now under way.