The flower presentation ceremony by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) delegation to the statue of President Co-ching Chu was held on the afternoon of June 2nd at the International Campus, Zhejiang University. Prof. Rashid Bashir, Dean of the Grainger College of Engineering, Prof. Philip Krein,  Founding Executive Dean of ZJUI and member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, Prof. Bruce Hajek, Head of the ECE Department, Prof. Bill Spencer, Professor and Newmark Endowed Chair of CEE Department, Foreign Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, and Prof. Erol Tutumluer, Director of International Programs of CEE Department, attended the ceremony. The ceremony was presided over by Prof. Jin Jianming, Executive Dean of ZJUI, Prof. Ma Hao, Vice Dean of ZJUI, Prof. Li Erping, Founding Dean of ZJUI, and representatives from faculty members and students attended the event.

▲ The ceremony was presided over by Prof. Jin Jianming, Executive Dean of ZJUI

▲ Prof. Rashid Bashir, Dean of the Grainger College of Engineering, made a speech

Prof. Rashid Bashir delivered a speech on behalf of UIUC. He expressed his highest respect to the beloved former President of Zhejiang University, Prof. Co-ching Chu. President Chu's deeds as the President of Zhejiang University and a meteorologist are widely known. However, few people know that he is an alumnus of UIUC, who truly impacted science, society, the nation and the world. He pointed out that he is pleased to see the statue of President Chu with the theme of "Return and Look Forward" standing on the campus of the International Campus. Prof. Bashir mentioned that with the establishment of ZJUI, the long-term cooperation history between UIUC and Zhejiang University will continue. With ZJUI building a world-class engineering college as the focus, both sides will work together to create a model for international cooperation in engineering education.