On March 30th, the appointment ceremony for Ms Zhang Ning as an Honorary School Board Trustee of Peking University (PKU) was held at Lin Hu Xuan on the campus. Ms Zhang Ning and her team Red Avenue New Material Group Co., Ltd. (Red Avenue) have made significant contributions to the development and construction of PKU over a long period of time. Therefore, PKU had decided to confer upon Ms Zhang Ning the title of Honorary School Board Trustee, to jointly contribute more significant efforts to develop PKU and higher education in China.
Zhang Ning
Zhang Ning, the chairman ofRed AvenueNew Material Group Co., Ltd.and the founder and honorary chairman of the Red Avenue Foundation; Dong Dong, the director of strategic development at the Red Avenue; Hao Ping, the secretary of the Party Committee of PKU and the chairman of the Peking University Education Foundation; Zhang Jin, a vice president of PKU and the dean of Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School; Chen Xing, the dean of the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering; Zou Ruqiang, the dean of the School of Materials Science and Engineering; Wang Qisheng, the director of the Department of History Studies; Li Yuning, the secretary general of the Peking University Education Foundation, the secretary of the PKU’s Industries Party Committee, and the director of the Management Committee Office; and Geng Shu, the deputy secretary general for the Education Foundation attended the ceremony. The ceremony was presided over by Wang Bo, a vice president, the provost, and a vice director of the Education Foundation of Peking University.
Representing PKU, Haoping expressed gratitude to Zhang Ning and Red Avenue for their continuous attention and support to PKU over the years. He pointed out that PKU is entering a new stage of high-quality development and will work together with Red Avenue to aim at the forefront of the world and national strategies and make contributions to national development and rejuvenation.
Zhang Jin depicted the close relationship between Zhang Ning, Red Avenue, and PKU. He stated that PKU has strengths and advantages in basic research. It is hoped that with the support of Zhang Ning and Red Avenue, the basic research can be combined with applied industrial research to effectively assist PKU in building a world-class university with Chinese characteristics.
Zhang Ning said that she feels deeply honored to beappointed as an Honorary School Board Trustee of PKU. As a member of PKU, she will work together with more entrepreneurs, friends, and knowledgeable people to contribute to the development of PKU. Adhering to the concept of “Materials-Chemistry Make the World Better”, she will provide assistance for scholars from all areas, especially young scholars, and jointly promote social progress with PKU.
Hao Ping presented Ms Zhang Ning with the bronze medal forHonorary School Board Trustee of PKUon behalf of the university. The audience burst into applause. A student then presented her with the emblem of PKU and flowers.
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Red AvenueNew Material Group Co., Ltd., Red Avenue Foundation, and Ms Zhang Ning have attached great importance to supporting the development of science, education, and innovation. Since 2011, Red Avenue has established the “Red Avenue Scholarship” at Peking University to support graduate students in the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering (CCME) who have made outstanding scientific research achievements. In 2020, Red Avenue donated funds to establish the “Red Avenue - Graphene Material Producing Award” to award the graduate students and research teams in CCME who have achieved outstanding results in cutting-edge material industrialization. In 2021, Red Avenue donated funds to establish the Red Avenue Development Fund for the School of Materials and Engineering (SMSE) at PKU. This is the first large donation received by SMSE since its establishment. Over the past two years, SMSE has made significant progress in discipline construction, faculty team building, talent cultivation, platform construction and other aspects. The fund and its demonstration effect provide valuable assistance for the development not only within PKU’s materials science field but also for the construction of new engineering disciplines. In 2022, Red Avenue once again donated funds to support the construction and development of the Department of History Studies at PKU, and made valuable contributions towards teaching, research, and talent cultivation efforts within that department.
