Date: 1/24/2011
TUMSPR News: Beijing University of Chinese Medicine chancellor, Dr. Gao Si Hua, and TUMS chancellor, Dr. Bagher Larijani discussed the common areas of interest at TUMS administrative headquarters on January 21, 2011.
Dr. Gao Si Hua, the chancellor for Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM), China's ambassador to Iran, Mr. Yu Hongyang, accompanied by the dean of educational administration office, professor Zhai Shuang Qing, the board chairman of Dongzhimen Hospital, professor Li Pengtao, the deputy director of international cooperation department of the university, Dr.Tang Minke and the head of cultural section at China's embassy in Iran, Mr. Zhu Ziaho met with TUMS chancellor, Dr. Bagher Larijani on January 21, 2011. Bearing in mind the prospective collaborations, the two chancellors suggested areas of interest for discussion.
After Dr. Larijani who welcomed the guests and briefly introduced Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Dr. Gao Si Hua, took the turn to introduce Beijing University of Chinese Medicine. He started his talk by expressing his delight for traveling to Iran and meeting with the chancellor and his colleagues and said: "I had been familiar with the Persian culture and Iran and China have had trade and cultural ties in the past and the Silk Road very well symbolizes this relationship". "Iran is a nation [composed] of brave, kind, capable and intelligent people and before traveling to Iran I had heard about you to be one of the best chancellors in Iran and your introduction proved to us we have made the right choice in engaging in talks with TUMS that is one of the scientific poles of the country".
On the University of his Interest he said: "Beijing University of Chinese Medicine is the first established traditional medicine university in China and it tops all other similar universities in China". He then introduced different schools of the university and counted the medical and pharmacology schools and acupuncture the three main branches of Chinese medicine. 10581 full time students added to part time students make a total of 20000 students studying at BUCM which has 4560 faculty members (220 full professors and 350 associate professors) 3080 (29%) postgraduate students, 6409 (60%) Bachelor of Science and 1171 (11%) medical students. 18% of the students are from foreign countries.
The university has three distinct fields including Chinese medicine, herbal medicine and an integration of modern and Chinese medicine.
The university has scientific, educational and treatment collaboration with 58 foreign institutes, colleges and universities and with 45 foreign universities scientific and research cooperation. It has a vast research project with Harvard University, running for the past 15 years and another newly established with England's Middlesex University offering double degrees. It also has pharmacology and nanotechnology collaborations with Singapore's Nanyang University.
It has also a collaborative acupuncture center with Florence University in Italy and a Chinese Medicine Center close to Munich in Germany run for the past twenty years.
The university has had the honor to be visited by some high profile figures such as Indonesian president, health minister of the United States, Kyrgyzstan president and former Iranian health minister, Dr. Lankarani.
The university has been appreciated for voluntary work and has been visited by China's president twice.
Chancellor Gao Si Hua finally invited Dr. Larijani to visit the university and wished for a closer cooperation in fulfilling common goals.
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