Introduction to Peking University

Welcome to Peking University!

International Research Collaborationat Peking University

Dr. LIAO Rikun

Division of Oversea Project

Office of Scientific Research

Jun. 24th , 2010

OutlineOutline• General InformationGeneral Information• Teaching and Research SystemTeaching and Research System• Research at Peking UniversityResearch at Peking University• Development StrategyDevelopment Strategy• International Scientific CooperationInternational Scientific Cooperation

General InformationGeneral Information


History

• Founded in 1898 - “Imperial University of Peking”

• From 1912 - “Peking University”

• Disciplinary Relocation in 1952

• Centennial Anniversary in 1998 -- Defined the goal to be world-class university in the 21st century • Merged with Beijing Medical University in 2000

• Re-constructed College of Engineering in 2005


Fast Facts

• Students: Undergraduates: 14,850

Master’s Students: 11,721

Ph.D. Students: 6,582

International Students: over 5000

Generally, graduate students are more

than undergraduate students.


Fast Facts

• Faculty and staff: 19,029

Professors: 1676

Associate Professors: 2021

Other Teaching Staff: 2012

Administrative Staff: 1864

Support Staff: 6478

Maintenance Staff: 2625

Research Units Employees: 1387

Other Staff: 966

Educational SystemEducational System

• Bachelor’s Degree: 4 years– 110 Undergraduate Programs

• Master’s Degree: 2-3 years– 278 Master’s Programs

• Ph.D. Degree: 3-5 years – 229 Ph.D. Program

• MD program: 8 years– Two years general education in main campus

• Postdoctoral Research Centers: 36


Teaching and Research SystemTeaching and Research System

School of Mathematical Sciences

School of Physics

College of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering

College of Life Sciences

School of Earth and Space Sciences

School of Electronics Engineering & Computer Science

School of Environmental Sciences and Engineering

College of Urban and Environmental Sciences

College of Software & Microelectronics

Institute of Computer Science & Technology

College of Engineering (Reestablished in 2005)

Department of Psychology

Institute of Molecular Medicine

Natural & Engineering SciencesNatural & Engineering Sciences

Schools/Colleges/Departments: 13Schools/Colleges/Departments: 13


Specialties: 7Specialties: 7

Basic Medical Sciences, Clinical Medicine, Preventive Medicine

Stomatology, Pharmacy, Nursing, and Medical Laboratory Diagnosis

Schools: 4Schools: 4

School of Basic Medical Sciences

School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

School of Public Health

School of Nursing

Affiliated Hospitals: 8Affiliated Hospitals: 8

Teaching hospitals: 12Teaching hospitals: 12

Health Science CenterHealth Science Center


Labs and CentersLabs and Centers Level 1: Government AuthorizedLevel 1: Government Authorized

National Lab of Molecular Sciences (Beijing) (1/6)

State Key Laboratories (10/220)

Key Laboratories of MOE (14)

Level 2: UniversityLevel 2: University ：： Multidisciplinary ResearchMultidisciplinary Research Institute of Computer Sciences & Technology

Institute of Molecular Medicine

Beijing Center for NMR （ Nuclear Magnetic Resonation） PKU-Yale Joint Lab for Protein Engineering

PKU-HKU Joint Lab for Rear-earth Research…

PKU-UCLA Joint Research Institute for Science and Engineering

Level 3: College or School: Joint with Top CompaniesLevel 3: College or School: Joint with Top Companies IBM Innovation Institute, Motorola, Bell Labs…


State Key Labs: 10• Laboratory for Artificial Microstructures and Mesoscopic Physics• Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species• Laboratory for Protein Engineering and Plant Genetic Engineering• Laboratory of Biomembrane and Membrane Biotechnology• Laboratory of Machine Perception Delete• Laboratory of Turbulence Research• Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications• Laboratory of Text Processing Delete• Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control• Laboratory of Natural and Bionic Drugs• Laboratory of Nano/Micro Fabrication Technology• Laboratory of Local Fiber-Optic Communication Networks & Advanced Optical

Communication Systems


Research at Peking UniversityResearch at Peking University

Science & Technology research highlights

Wang Xuan: the State Top Prize in Science & Technology winnerWang Xuan: the State Top Prize in Science & Technology winner Laser Typesetting TechnologyLaser Typesetting Technology

Over 90% coverage of Chinese newspapers in the worldOver 90% coverage of Chinese newspapers in the world

Xu Guangxian: the State Top Prize in Science & Technology winnerXu Guangxian: the State Top Prize in Science & Technology winner Rare Earth Solvent Extraction Separation and Functional MaterialsRare Earth Solvent Extraction Separation and Functional Materials

Over 90% highly purified product of rare earth in the worldOver 90% highly purified product of rare earth in the world

Increase millions of revenue for the countryIncrease millions of revenue for the country

I. AwardsI. Awards

Advanced facilities for research

RMB 0.7 billion(2000) --- RMB 2.37 billion(2008) Animal facilitiesAnimal facilities

800MHz NMR800MHz NMR ，， XRD for macromolecular crystallographyXRD for macromolecular crystallography

High performance computingHigh performance computing

Accelerator mass spectrometerAccelerator mass spectrometer

High performance electron microscopesHigh performance electron microscopes

Nano-fabrication LabNano-fabrication Lab

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II. FacilitiesII. Facilities

III. AchievementIII. Achievement

Publication

Technology transferIII. AchievementIII. Achievement

Encourage further development of technology based on new findings in basic research 1388 Authorized in China 22 PCT

Development Strategy Development Strategy

• To promote high quality education and research of To promote high quality education and research of Chinese UniversitiesChinese Universities

• Chinese government launched 211/985 projectsChinese government launched 211/985 projects

Development StrategyDevelopment Strategy

Mission of the Nation: Innovative CountryMission of the Nation: Innovative Country

-PKU received RMB 300 million from the 211 Project, 2002--2006 -PKU received RMB 2400 million from the 985 Project, 2004--2008

• Recruiting best scientists Improving the quality of the faculty body

• Keep cutting-edge research Focusing on advanced cross-disciplines

Establishing modern university system Reforming of evaluation system

Creating innovation environment

More competitive education and research breakthroughs in key areas.

Provide high quality education

• Serve the society


Cultivating leading talents with broad fields of vision, leading ability in various fields as well as a spirit of innovation

Destination of PKUDestination of PKU

• Information Science and Technology

• Nano-science and Technology

• Bio-medical Science

• Environment and Resource Studies

• Physical Sciences

• Humanities and social sciences

The Priorities in ResearchThe Priorities in Research



Budget for Researches 2009Budget for Researches 2009

• Totally: 1.14 Billion RMB

• For Natural Sciences, Engineering and Medicine:

1.04 Billion RMB

• The majority are from MOST and NSFC

• The funds from International Cooperation:

76.12 Million RMB

University BudgetUniversity Budget

13%2%

28%

23%

30%

4%UniversityFoundation

Special Funding

University Income

Scientific Research Funding

Government InvestmentSchool enterprises

The revenue is about 4 billion RMB in 2008 The research fund in Nature Science is about 1.04 billion RMB in 2008

Sources of income and research fund

MOST: Ministry of Science and Technology

NSFC: Natural Science Foundation of China

MOE: Ministry of Education


International Scientific CooperationInternational Scientific Cooperation


A Profile of International Research collaborations 2008A Profile of International Research collaborations 2008

Supporters Number of the projects

Amount of the Funds(Million RMB)

International Companies 16 5.73

Internal Organizations 50 18.28

International Foundations 3 35.05

International Government 13 17.06

Sum 82 76.12

Fast FactsFast Facts• Partner Universities:

about 260 sister universities from 50 Countries/Regions

• International Students: over 5,000 from 96 Countries/Regions

The rank of the students number: Korea, Japan, the U.S.A.

• Foreign Experts: around 600

• 53 State Heads since 1998

• About 10,000 visitors per year

International Cooperation and ExchangeInternational Cooperation and Exchange

International NetworkInternational Network

Currently, PKU has established bilateral exchange relationship with more than 260 foreign universities

International Projects

Main Partner: USA/EU/JAPAN

Top 6 Partners

USA

J apan

Germany

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Year

Papers

USA J apan Germany Austral i a Engl and South Korea

USA Japan Germany

>30% International Cooperation Publications

Cooperation StylesCooperation Styles

Personnel exchange

Bilateral workshop

Collaborative research

Collaboration with industries

Joint Lab, Research

center

Cooperation Level

R&D Cooperation Partner

Foreign Government International University Multi-national Corporation Joint R&D Organization Foreign Foundation

Foreign Foundation

Government foundation DFG

RCUK

NEDO

NSF

NIH

…

Non- government foundation Bill-Gate foundation

…

Company scholarship P&G foundation

Canon foundation

…

PKU-UCLA Joint Institute

University agreements lead to visible action

International Cooperation

3835 SCI papers in 2008 1181: international collaboration (30.8%) 347 : with EU countries (9.1%)

Country Papers

GERMANY 154

UK 73

FRANCE 69

SWEDEN 43

NETHERLANDS 38

SWITZERLAND 20

* US 677

FP Themes PKU Priorities

Health Health Sciences

Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology Life Sciences

Information and Communication Technologies

Information and Communication Technologies

Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies

Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Material Sciences

Energy Renewable Energy

Environment (including climate change) Environmental Sciences & Engineering

Transport (including Aeronautics)

Socio-economic sciences and Humanities Social Sciences and Humanities

Security

Space

Research Priorities

International Cooperation

Year Awarded Projects Program

2003 1 FP5

2004 2 FP6

2005 3 FP6

2008 2 FP7

2009 5 FP7

2010 5(Applied) FP7

Subject SS & Human. Health Environ. ICT MCA

No. 4 3 2 3 1

FP at PKU

EU’s Framework Programme

Reasons for more FP programmes at PKU

1) Research-intensive university with a wide spectrum of disciplines

2) Best faculty team and students in China

3) Internationalization as a development strategy

4) Administrative Support:

Office of International Relations Office of Scientific Research Office of Humanities & Social Sciences

FP at PKU

• Last year, we invited our partners from overseas companies to Last year, we invited our partners from overseas companies to two symposiums for discussion of future collaborations.two symposiums for discussion of future collaborations.

• Over 30 companies participated in the symposium.Over 30 companies participated in the symposium.

• 2010 “International Collaboration for Win-Win Progress” will 2010 “International Collaboration for Win-Win Progress” will be held at middle of November.be held at middle of November.

• Open to all new ideas, suggestions, and potential patterns for Open to all new ideas, suggestions, and potential patterns for collaboration.collaboration.

Cooperation with CompaniesCooperation with Companies

1st Win-Win Progress

2nd Win-Win Progress

International R&D with Multi-National Company

Joint Lab Microsoft Statistical & Information Joint Lab

IBM Senario Engineering Joint Lab

Motorola Semiconductor Joint Lab

Intel New Technology Joint Lab

Renesas T-Engine Joint Lab

Bell Software Joint Lab

Altera EDA/SOPC Joint Lab

Oracle E-Government Joint Lab

Joint Center Fujitsu IT Technology Research Center

Win-Win Targeted

Company Side

1

Enable innovative, cost efficient, exclusive & low risk pre-develop.

2

Know how by access to the complete potential

of an Univ.

3

Get indirect benefits by training of future leaders or top managers.

Fostering Innovation

Strengthening Business with

Univ.

Talent Spotting & Recruiting

Win-Win Targeted

PKU Side

1

Easy access to and intensive exchange about technology.

2

Transfer of scientific research results into

practical applications.

3

Sharpening of profile by highly relevant research.

Industrial applications

Technology Transfer

Third Party Financing

Introduction to Peking University

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