China’s vice minister for education visits Rice

After signing a long-term exchange agreement with the U.S. Department of Education, China’s Vice Minister for Education Zhanyuan Du (fifth from left) visited the Rice campus June 15. Du led a senior delegation to discuss graduate and professional programs with Rice faculty and administrators, including Sonny Lim (right of Du), Rice special assistant for international collaborations, and also visited state-of-the-art laboratories managed by the Department of Physics and Astronomy. International outreach is one of Rice’s Priorities for the New Century. Rice Ambassador Yoko Li (left of Du) led the tour of campus. (Photo by Greg Marshall)

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