University of Chicago Center in Beijing Inaugural Events

The University of Chicago Center in Beijing

20th floor, Culture Plaza

No. 59A Zhong Guan Cun Street

Haidian District Beijing 100872

The University of Chicago celebrated the opening of the Center in Beijing on September 14 and 15 with a series of events highlighting the breadth of academic programs and collaborations the center will facilitate.

September 14, 2010

All events held at the Great Hall of the People

Reception

Nobel Laureate Forum:

“The Spirit of the University of Chicago”

Gary BECKER: Economic Sciences, 1992 (AM ’53, PhD ’55), University of Chicago

James CRONIN: Physics, 1980 (SM ’53, PhD ’55), University of Chicago

James HECKMAN: Economic Sciences, 2000, University of Chicago

Roger MYERSON: Economic Sciences, 2007, University of Chicago

Chen Ning YANG: Physics, 1957 (PhD ’48), Tsinghua University

Gala Dinner

September 15, 2010

All events held at the Shangri-La Hotel (Valley Wing) and the University of Chicago Center in Beijing.

Welcome Breakfast

Location: Shangri-La Hotel

Presidential Forum:

University of Chicago President Robert J. Zimmer and presidents of leading Chinese universities in Beijing discussed the opportunities presented by the globalization of higher education and academic collaboration across borders.

Location: Shangri-La Hotel

Panel Discussion:

China: Economic Development and the Rule of Law

Gary BECKER (AM ’53, PhD ’55), University of Chicago

Thomas GINSBURG, University of Chicago

James HECKMAN, University of Chicago

Justin Yifu Lin (PhD ’86), World Bank

Moderator: Yue-Chim Richard WONG (AB ’74, AM ’74, PhD ’81), University of Hong Kong

Luncheon

Panel Discussion:

Culture in a Globalizing Era

Dipesh CHAKRABARTY, University of Chicago

W.J.T. MITCHELL, University of Chicago

WANG Hui, Tsinghua University

XU Bing, China Central Academy of Fine Arts

Moderator: Judith FARQUHAR (AM ’75, AM ’79, PhD ’86), University of Chicago

Location: Shangri-La Hotel

Panel Discussion:

Science Beyond Borders: Chicago and China

Mee-man CHANG, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences

Manyuan LONG, University of Chicago

RAO Yi, Peking University

Paul SERENO, University of Chicago

Steven SIBENER, University of Chicago

Moderators: Eric ISAACS, University of Chicago, and Ka Yee LEE, University of Chicago

Location: Shangri-La Hotel

Reception

Location: The University of Chicago Center in Beijing

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Location: The University of Chicago Center in Beijing

September 16

Conference on Global Health: Chicago-China: Collaborations in Medicine