OIP Hosts Delegation from China Agricultural University

A 12-member delegation from China Agricultural University (CAU) visited the Urbana-Champaign campus on October 31 - November 1, 2011. The CAU group included a diverse mix of Directors from various administrative offices of CAU and Deans from its College of Engineering and College of Science. Also traveling with the group were 10 representatives from Shandong Kingenta Ecological Engineering Co., Ltd., which specializes in R&D, manufacturing, and marketing of compound fertilizers, controlled release fertilizers, and new types of fertilizers. Kingenta is headquartered in Linyi, Shandong Province, and currently has 3000 employees. It has been named one of “China’s Top-10 Enterprises for New Rural Development.”

The CAU group’s program, organized by the ACES Office of International Programs and the campus International Programs and Studies, included tours of the University of Illinois Research Park’s Enterprise Works facility, The Career Center, McKinley Health Center, the Activities and Recreation Center (ARC), and several other campus landmarks and offices. The CAU group left with a better understanding of the University’s structure and strengths, and they look forward to building future collaborations with the University of Illinois.

The Kingenta representatives met with a group of crop science faculty, including Dr. Emerson Nafzinger, Dr. Fabian Fernandez, Dr. Bruce Branham, Dr. Richard Mulvaney, and Mr. Bob Dunker.