Christchurch - Wuhan Strategic Partnership

Mayor Moore Making a speech to HUSTWB Students 11 Apr 2007 On the morning of 11 April, New Zealand Ambassador Tony Browne, Mayor Garry Moore, Prof Roy Sharp, Vice-Chancellor of University of Canterbury, and some others visited HUST Wuchang Branch. HUSTWB is planning to have its academic and administrative staff members trained in Christchurch, and is keen to have some joint programmes with Christchurch institutions. Some initial discussions were made during this visit and the prospect for further collaboration looks pretty good. Tony and Garry made a speech on HUSTWB campus to an audience of 200 students. The speeches were very well acclaimed by the students, and the students came to understand New Zealand a lot better. Photo: Mayor Moore is making a speech to HUSTWB students

Ambassador Browne Making a Speech to HUSTWB Students 11 Apr 2007 Photo: Ambassador Browne making a speech to HUSTWB students

Mayor Moore Holding Talks with Mayor Li of Wuhan for Collaborative Projects 11 Apr 2007 Mayor Moore and Mayor Li met for breakfast on 11 April 2007, and in the discussion before the breakfast, the two mayors agreed to further strengthen the relationship between the two cities with more economic cooperation. At the request of Mayor Li, Mayor Moore agreed to send some experts to help Wuhan Municipality with its wetland management. Photo: Mayor Moore and Mayor Li discussed collabororation on conomic development

Christchurch Mayoral Visit to support CDIp Exhibition in Sister City April 2007 11 Apr 2007 The New Zealand Cultural Diplomacy International Programme (CDIP) was held in four cities in P. R. China this year to mark the 35th year of the normalization of diplomatic relationship between the two countries. Wuhan hosted the CDIP Exhibition between 11 April through 23 April 2007, next to Beijing but before Shanghai and Guangzhou. The 2007 CDIP Exhibition in China, managed by MCH in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, and Tourism New Zealand, presents cultural activities in China for leveraging trade, tourism, science, education and diplomatic outcomes. The CDIP Exhibition in China is titled ‘New Zealand, New Thinking’. To support the CDIP Exhibition and use the Exhibition to leverage more economic development opportunities for mutual benefits, Canterbury Development Corporation and Christchurch City Council jointly organized a Mayoral Delegation to visit Wuhan, Sister City of Christchurch in China. The Delegation, composed of 30 delegates, is headed by Mayor Garry Moore and Councillor Barry Corbett, with representatives featuring education, science & technology, business and trade as well. The mayoral visit has strengthened the already existent partnerships and forged a few more promising partnerships between the two cities. On the evening of 11 April 2007, there was the Launch of CDIP Exhibition,and about 150 Christchurch business friends attended the function. During the function, Christchurch and Wuhan formally exchanged the pictures of the city gift to each other. Wuhan is going to present to Christchurch the replica of a chime bell which was excavated from a tomb dated back to about 2,500 years ago, and Christchurch will present to Wuhan a boulder of pounamu which symbolizes a long-term friendship between the people of the two cities. The performance from the two New Zealand groups brought Maori culture to Wuhan and the audience were all quite impressed with it. Photo: Ambassador, Mayors and the performers at the Launch

Vocational Training Alliance 10 Apr 2007 On 10 April 2007, the MoU was signed on Christchurch-Wuhan Vocational Alliance. 10 vocational colleges/schools and a number of Christchurch-based vocational training providers have thus become allied and will share training opportunities and resources. Photo: Group photo after Signing Ceremony

Educational Exchange Week Starts 10 Apr 2007 Photo News

Christchurch Exchange Students in Wuhan Sister Alliance Schools 09 Apr 2007 On 09 April 2007, Educational Exchange Week & Student Exchange Programme between Christchurch, New Zealand -- Wuhan, China was opened in Wuhan Education Bureau (WEB). Education Christchurch (EdChCh) and WEB signed an MoU on Secondary School Alliance. According to the agreement between EdChCh and WEB, a group of 12 pupils from Christchurch secondary schools would spend about a week in Wuhan Alliance secondary schools and homestay in the pupils’ families. A group of Wuhan secondary school alliance kids are coming down to Christchurch alliance school early May 2007. Photo, courtesy of EdChCh: Christchurch students with their care-taking teachers, upon their arrival in Wuhan Tianhe Airport.

UC Hosting Wuhan Partner 27 Nov 2006 College of Business and Economics University of Canterbury has recently received a group of visitors from its partner Zhongnan University of Economics & Law (ZUEL) from Wuhan. The 8-strong Delegation, headed by its Vice President Prof Yang Canming, was here in UC to discuss a number of initiatives, including: • UC 'MBA Study Tour' in ZUEL in May 2007 • Scholar and student exchange • Friendship City Scholarship for a ZUEL PhD student in UC in 2007 • ZUEL inviting Prof Clive Granger for some seminars in ZUEL Two senior lecturers from the College will go to ZUEL for a period of up to 4 weeks in 2007 for research collaboration and lectures/seminars. Also in late Nov 2006, PVC Prof Scott Davidson visited some of the UC partners in Wuhan (including No. 1 Middle School Attached to CCNU, Wuhan University, ZUEL, HUST) after he finished the NZPA Conference in Beijing. Photo: Discussion on further collaboration

OLH Trophy on Cup Day 20 Nov 2006 A delegation headed by Mr Jacky Wu, Chairman of Wuhan Orient Lucky Horse (OLH) visited Canterbury Jockey Club and participated in our Cup Week. The OLH Trophy on our Cup Day 18 Nov. 2006 was won by the horse 'Coup Bloomsbury' owned by Ray Coupland. Mayor Moore attended the OLH Trophy presentation ceremony, which was immediately followed with the signing of a MoU between CJC and OLH. The Delegation visited a number of places including Slade Farm, and met a number of New Zealand Thoroughbred Horseracing Administrators. The business discussion was quite successful. Photo: George Ritchie, Chairman CJC and Jacky Wu, Chairman of OLH, signing the MoU

HAU Visiting Christchurch 15 Nov 2006 Huazhong Agricultural University (HAU) Delegation, headed by President Prof Zhang Duanping, visited Lincoln University (LU), Crop & Food (C&F), and AgResearch, late October 2006. During the visit, HAU and LU agreed to have: • an initial exploration of the possibilities of having a joint Symposium in HAU around Nov 07 • some PhD students from HAU in LU • students exchange • staff exchange • more research collaboration Also during the visit, 9 areas of potential research collaboration have been identified and both parties will help promote the collaboration in these fields between the scientists on both sides. HAU Delegation also visited C&F. An MoU was signed to strengthen the research tie between the two parties. The project of Potato Genomics is underway. Mayor Garry Moore held a civic reception of the HAU Delegation, and showed his support to the partnership between HAU and LU and C&F and other CRI’s in Christchurch. Early Nov, Dr Di Hongjie from LU went to HAU to do some joint research, and he was made a Guest Professor in HAU. For more information, please visit the website of 'http://news.hzau.edu.cn/showarticle.php?aid=3077'. Photo: Prof Zhang, President of HAU and Paul tocker, CEO of C&F signing the MoU

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Tony and Garry made a speech on HUSTWB campus to an audience of 200 students. The speeches were very well acclaimed by the students, and the students came to understand New Zealand a lot better.

Photo:Mayor Moore is making a speech to HUSTWB students

Photo:Ambassador Browne making a speech to HUSTWB students

Photo: Mayor Moore and Mayor Li discussed collabororation on conomic development

The performance from the two New Zealand groups brought Maori culture to Wuhan and the audience were all quite impressed with it.

Photo: Ambassador, Mayors and the performers at the Launch

On 10 April 2007, the MoU was signed on Christchurch-Wuhan Vocational Alliance. 10 vocational colleges/schools and a number of Christchurch-based vocational training providers have thus become allied and will share training opportunities and resources.

Photo:Group photo after Signing Ceremony

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Photo, courtesy of EdChCh:Christchurch students with their care-taking teachers, upon their arrival in Wuhan Tianhe Airport.

Also in late Nov 2006, PVC Prof Scott Davidson visited some of the UC partners in Wuhan (including No. 1 Middle School Attached to CCNU, Wuhan University, ZUEL, HUST) after he finished the NZPA Conference in Beijing.

Photo:Discussion on further collaboration

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Mayor Moore is making a speech to HUSTWB students

Photo:
Ambassador Browne making a speech to HUSTWB students

Photo:
Mayor Moore and Mayor Li discussed collabororation on conomic development

Photo:
Ambassador, Mayors and the performers at the Launch

Photo:
Group photo after Signing Ceremony

Photo, courtesy of EdChCh:
Christchurch students with their care-taking teachers, upon their arrival in Wuhan Tianhe Airport.

Photo:
Discussion on further collaboration