Zhong Binglin (Chinese: 钟秉林; July 1951 – 7 April 2024) was a Chinese university administrator and politician who served as president of Beijing Normal University from 2001 to 2012. He was a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).[1] He was a member of the 11th and 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1]
Zhong Binglin | |||||||
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钟秉林 | |||||||
| President of Beijing Normal University | |||||||
| In office April 2001 – July 2012 | |||||||
| Party Secretary | Liu Chuansheng Cheng Jianping | ||||||
| Preceded by | Yuan Guiren | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Dong Qi | ||||||
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| Born | July 1951 Beijing, China | ||||||
| Died | 7 April 2024 (aged 72) Beijing, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | Southeast University Cardiff University | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 钟秉林 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鐘秉林 | ||||||
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Biography
editZhong was born in Beijing in July 1951.[1] After graduating from Beijing No. 4 High School in 1969, he became a sent-down youth in Yan'an, a birthplace of the Communist revolution in northwest China's Shaanxi province.[1] In 1973, he enrolled at Nanjing Institute of Technology (now Southeast University), where he majored in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.[1] After graduation, he stayed for teaching.[1] He was promoted to associate professor in 1988 and to full professor in 1992.[1] In 1990, he was sent to Cardiff University to study at the expense of the government, where he earned doctor of philosophy degree.[1] He returned to China in 1994 and that year became vice president of Southeast University.[1]
In September 1996, he was appointed director of the Higher Education Department of the National Education Commission (now Ministry of Education).[1]
In April 2001, he was chosen as president of Beijing Normal University, a position he held until July 2012.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Wen Caifei (温才妃) (7 April 2024). 北京师范大学原校长钟秉林辞世，享年73岁. sciencenet.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Yu Xiao (于晓) (7 April 2024). 著名教育家、北京师范大学原校长钟秉林辞世 享年73岁. chinanews.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Hao Mengjia (郝孟佳) (7 April 2024). 北京师范大学原校长钟秉林逝世. edu.people.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 April 2024.