On the afternoon of January 20, 2017, Professor Philip Krein, executive Dean of The United College of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign (Zju-UIUC), Zhejiang University and academician of American Academy of Engineering, was invited to attend the Symposium of Foreign experts for the Spring Festival in Beijing and received by Premier Li Keqiang.

       In the Great Hall of the People, Li, on behalf of the Chinese government, extended sincere greetings and New Year wishes to Philip Krein and other foreign experts working in China and international friends who support China's modernization drive.He listened carefully to the speeches of the participants and had in-depth exchanges on key issues.Li stressed that China welcomes talents innovation entrepreneurship, to participate in China's modernization construction in China, will be in the entry residence, project application and scientific research resources, property rights protection in areas such as increasing support, let the Chinese and foreign fusion explosion, knowledge and wisdom to create the value of fully manifests, better promote the development of China and the countries of the world with, a total of progress.

        On the morning of the same day, Professor Philip Krein attended the voice behavior symposium of foreign experts and gave a keynote speech.He introduced the achievements of cooperation between Zhejiang University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Shared the experience of Running ZJUI Union College, and put forward his views and Suggestions on china-us cultural exchanges, joint training of engineering talents, development and application of new energy, environmental governance in China and other issues.Philip Krein's remarks were highly endorsed by the attendees.Zhang Jianguo, director of the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, delivered a speech, thanking foreign experts for their advice and Suggestions on China's and the world's development.