By Li Han
Staff Writer of the Tsinghua News Center
Tsinghua President Gu Binglin attended the World Economic Forum’s Global University Leaders Forum (GULF) held in Davos, Switzerland on January 26th and 27th.
The summit featured discussions among world university leaders on such topics as the cultivation of international talent, strategies for university globalization, and challenges to global institutional governance. President Gu spoke outlined Tsinghua’s plan for talent cultivation at the summit and emphasized the importance of education in solving world problems.
Over twenty university leaders attended the meeting, including Professor Susan Hockfield, President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Professor Richard C. Levin, President of Yale University, Professor Alison Richard, Vice Chancellor of Cambridge University, Professor Komiyama, President of the University of Tokyo, Professor Lee Bollinger, President of Columbia University, and Professor Xu Zhihong, President of Peking University.
During the meeting, President Gu also met with CEOs of several international companies and attended the China Advisory Council meeting at the World Economic Forum.
