On March 16, at the invitation of the College of Foreign Studies at NJAU, Norman Scott, former vice-president and emeritus professor of Cornell University, NAE member, visited our college and made a speech to students, titled Ivy League Culture in Cornell University.
At the beginning of lecture, Professor Scott started his humorous speech with a hello. He first introduced the history of Cornell University, and highlighted the school concept of the founder - to set up a university covering all disciplines to the benefit of students. In the process of the speech, Professor Scott showed several photos of Cornell University, in order to let everyone be charmed by this world famous school. Subsequently, Professor Scott introduced the history of academic exchanges between Cornell University andChina.
Since the 1920s, Cornell University and Nanjing Agricultural University have successfully strengthened bilateral cooperation in plant breeding and agricultural technology promotion, which is considered by Cornell University to be a model of its cooperation with many countries in the world. Afterwards, Scott introduced the structure of the university, including specialties, degrees and other aspects, highlighting the ‘2 + 2 double major project for undergraduate students’ set up by Cornell University and several universities in China, with the data to show us the number of graduates benefiting from the "2 + 2" project. He also pointed out the difficulties of applying for projects, requirements, fees, and other issues.
Finally, students asked questions on applying for study abroad programs, educational differences between the two countries, and other issues with Professor Scott. Faced with the questions raised by students, Scott answered in detail, winning applause from students from time to time. He then played Cornell University’s 150-year anniversary documentary for the students present, which once again gave us a taste of life at one of the world's top universities.
Cornell University is a profound new force in the Ivy League, as well as the first coeducational university carrying out the principle of gender equality and need-blind admissions, in order to create an all-inclusive new integrated school, which is known as the first university “for the people” in American history.
