On February 14, a delegation of Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) paid a visit to XTBG for discussion on further cooperation, especially in Dai Medicine. Relevant leaders of Yunnan Provincial Department of Science and Technology and Xishuangbanna government accompanied the delegation to the Garden.
After a brief welcoming speech and introduction, Prof. Chen Jin, director of XTBG, on behalf of the Garden, expressed the expectation that the project of Dai Medicine would be fully conducted by taking the advantages of the two sides, so as to make more contributions to the local economic development. Prof. Kuang Jingming, president of BIT, gave an overall view of the University. Prof. Lin Wenlan, head of Yunnan Provincial Department of Science & Technology, introduced the plan of cooperation between Yunnan provincial government and CAS. Prof. Jiao Wenjun, the CPC secretary of BIT, highly acknowledged the achievements of cooperation between the two sides and Yunnan provincial government and were confident in further progress. BIT would carry out comprehensive cooperation with XTBG in Bio-medicine and student training program.
Mr. Peng Daiping, deputy director of XTBG, presided over the meeting. Afterwards, Mr. Peng showed the delegation around the Rainforest Pharmaceutical Factory and living plant collections. |