By Li Han
Staff Writer of the Tsinghua News Center
A meeting to mark the launch of the China Institute for Development Planning at Tsinghua University (CIDP), was held in the main building on June 29.
The center, jointly established by Tsinghua and the National Development and Reform Commission, aims to further strengthen theories and applied research on the national economy and social development.
Chairman Ma Kai and Vice Chairman Zhu Zhixin of the National Development of Reform Commission, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Education, Mr. Ning Jizhe from Research Office of the State Council, Mr Yang Weimin, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Development Planning, Mr. Ma Heli, UNDP representative to China, and Professor Chen Xi, Chairman of the Tsinghua University Council, attended the meeting.
Mr. Ma Kai and Professor Chen Xi inaugurated the center. Tsinghua Vice President He Jiankun hosted the meeting. Tsinghua Vice President Xie Weihe gave an outline of the mission and organization of the center.
