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China Honors Computer Scientist John Hopcroft
China has given its highest award for foreign experts who make outstanding contributions to its progress to Cornell University's John Hopcroft.
Credit: Cornell Chronicle
John Hopcroft, the IBM Professor of Engineering and Applied Mathematics in Computer Science at Cornell University, has received the Friendship Award, China's highest award given to "a foreign expert who has made an outstanding contribution to China's economic and social progress."
Every year, 50 foreign experts are selected for the award, and 1,249 foreign experts from 67 countries and regions have received the Friendship Award since 1991.
Hopcroft has lectured frequently in China and helped several Chinese universities upgrade their advanced teaching programs. "Improving education in China is an opportunity to improve the lives of tens of millions of individuals," Hopcroft says.
He is a member of Cornell's Internationalization Council, and has worked in Brazil, Chile, Columbia, India, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam.
Four years ago Hopcroft started working at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, teaching two courses a year and helping them implement a tenure system, hire and evaluate faculty, and implement strategic changes to improve educational outcomes. In addition, "building a relationship with institutions in China is helping Cornell attract top Ph.D. students," Hopcroft notes.
More recently, Hopcroft has been advising Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on a nationwide strategy to improve education.
From Cornell Chronicle
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