On January 7, the 3rdMember Representative Conference and the 22nd Annual Meeting of theEducation Fund Work Research Branch Association of the Chinese Association ofHigher Education (CAHE) was held in Hangzhou. The conference was conductedonline and on-site due to the COVID-19 prevention and control. The work reportof the Second Council was heard and reviewed, the Third Council and SupervisoryBoard elected.
(On-siteconference venue)
Jiang Enlai, Vice President andSecretary General of the CAHE, delivered a speech via video connection at the conference.On behalf of the Secretariat of the CAHE, he first read the approval letter ofthe general meeting of the Education Fund Work Research Branch Association, andsaid in his speech that the Education Fund Work Research Branch Association, asa major researcher on university education fund work, is promoting the vigorousdevelopment of the university education foundation. It has played an activerole in helping colleges and universities carry out reforms and development. Itis hoped that the work of the new council will boost the political position,strengthen work planning, cement team building, keep in mind the originalmission, move on, and make new contributions to a high education power.
(Jiang Enlaidelivering his speech)
Huang Xianhai, Vice Presidentof Zhejiang University, was elected as the third President of the EducationFund Work Research Branch Association. He expressed that as an importantacademic group that researches the work of university foundations, theEducation Fund Work Research Branch Association of the CAHE has gone throughmore than 10 years in its development. The mission is the foremost and theburden is on the shoulders. Elected as the chairman unit, Zhejiang UniversityEducation Foundation (ZUEF) will serve higher education actively, promotewin-win cooperation deeper, and boost cultural undertaking in a more resoluteway; it will inject new momentum into the development of university foundationsby highlighting the center and serving the overall interests.
(HuangXianhai delivering his speech)
Huang Jianhua, the secondPresident of the Education Fund Work Research Branch Association, delivered aspeech and made a report on the change in the term of office. He said that theSecond Council has made positive contributions in deepening CPC building,cementing its own construction, and serving university foundations. The newcouncil will take over the baton and assume the responsibility of servingdomestic university foundations. With the concerted efforts of members, thefuture of the association will definitely be brighter.
(HuangJianhua delivering his speech)
In accordance with theprocedures of the conference, the delegates reviewed and approved the workreport, financial report, supervisors’ report and Branch Association Working Rules of the Second Council, electedDing Feng and other 80 members of the council, and elected Yan Jiangfen ofBeihang University Education Foundation as the president. At the first meetingof the Third Council, all the members elected the third standing directors,secretary-general, Vice Presidents, and president. Huang Xianhai, VicePresident of Zhejiang University, was elected as the President of the Council.Eight members were elected as Vice Presidents, including Li Yuning, SecretaryGeneral of Peking University Education Foundation, Huang Ruimin, SecretaryGeneral of Sun Yat-sen University Education Development Foundation, ZhangXiaodong, Secretary General of Nanjing University Education DevelopmentFoundation, Yuan Wei, Secretary General of Tsinghua University EducationFoundation, Cheng Jiaojie, Secretary-General of Shanghai Jiaotong UniversityEducation Development Foundation, Deng Xiaomei, Secretary-General of WuhanUniversity Education Development Foundation, Zhao Weibin, Secretary-General ofXi’an Jiaotong University Education Foundation, Xu Jun, Secretary-General ofChongqing University Education Development Foundation. Shen Liyong,Secretary-General of ZUEF, was elected as the Vice President and secretary-general.Twenty-eight members, including Li Yuning, Secretary-General of the PekingUniversity Education Foundation, were elected as standing directors. Thesecretariat is linked to Zhejiang University.
(Voting ofrepresentatives on-site)
(Voting ofrepresentatives online)
Professor Miao Qing, a youngChangjiang Scholar from the School of Public Affairs of Zhejiang University andthe Ministry of Education, and the chief expert of the Institute of SocialGovernance of Zhejiang University, was invited as a special guest and gave areport on the topic “The Future of Chinese University Education Foundations:Modern Governance and Scientific Fundraising”. Professor Miao shared with theattendees the basic ideas of modern governance and scientific fundraising foruniversity education foundations in a plain language.
(Miao Qing delivering hiskeynote speech)
At the annual meeting in theafternoon, Sun Dapeng, Deputy Secretary-General of the Education Foundation ofTsinghua University, conducted an online analysis with the topic of “Closelyfocusing on the strategic development needs of the university and supportingthe construction of a world-class university in an all-round way”, analyzed indetail the “post-pandemic era”, a new era for the development of universityfoundations with new challenges and new environments, and shared the newexplorations, practices and measures made by Tsinghua University.
(Sun Dapengdelivering his keynote speech)
Yang Zengguo, Secretary-Generalof Fudan University Education Development Foundation, centered on the theme of“The Mission and Responsibility of University Foundations in the New Era”,analyzed the status quo of university foundations, shared the classical casesin school funding, and emphasized the importance of collaborative developmentbetween foundations and universities.
(Yang Zengguo delivering hiskeynote speech)
Cheng Jiaojie,Secretary-General of the Education Development Foundation of Shanghai JiaotongUniversity, delivered a speech on the topic of “Several Thoughts on theUniversity Foundation in the New Era” and discussed the important support offoundations in the development of universities from three aspects: broadeningthe financial resources of the university, inheriting the university culture,and promoting technology transfer. He also shared his thoughts on culturalheritage and resource development in universities.
(Cheng Jiaojie delivering hiskeynote speech)
Zhang Xiaodong, Secretary-Generalof Nanjing University Education Development Foundation, analyzed the “changed”and the “unchanged” in the development of university education foundations withthe topic “Thoughts on the Work of University Foundations under the NewSituation”, and discussed the explorations and practices of universityfoundations in the new situation.
(ZhangXiaodong delivering her keynote speech)
Zhou Yu, Secretary-General ofthe Education Foundation of the University of Science and Technology of China,introduced the development of the Education Foundation of the University ofScience and Technology of China with the theme of “Upholding the Spirit of aWilling Ox and Putting the Red Flag on the Peak of Science”. He also shared histhoughts on the operation of foundations from two aspects, including theintegrity and innovation among universities, university foundations, and highereducation foundations in the new era.
(Zhou Yudelivering his keynote speech)
Chen Gang, Executive DeputySecretary-General of Wuhan University Education Development Foundation,introduced to the attendees the contribution of his Foundation in the combatagainst the COVID-19 pandemic, and shared his thoughts on the development ofuniversity foundations.
(Chen Gangdelivering his keynote speech)
Shen Liyong, Secretary-Generalof ZUEF, gave an in-depth analysis of the fundraising background, status quoand mechanisms of research-oriented university foundations in the new era, withthe topic of “Reflections on the Diversified Fundraising Models of ResearchUniversity Foundations in the New Era—Based on Zhejiang University’sExplorations and Practices”. Combined with ZUEF’s practical explorations, hediscussed the prospect for the development of university foundations.
(Shen Liyongdelivering his keynote speech)
The Education Fund WorkResearch Branch Association, one of the branch associations of the CAHE, wasestablished in 2007 with the approval of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. In1999, the National University Foundation held its first annual academicconference, and has since been successfully held 21 times. As an industryexchange organization for domestic university foundations, the Education FundWork Research Branch Association has made positive contributions to the steadydevelopment of China's education and has become an important force in thedevelopment of China's higher education.