speech at the Symposium                              国语学院英语专业研究生做了学术讲座，受到热烈欢迎。在魏莉副教授的陪同下，两位教授在北京大学和首都师范大学分别做了精彩的讲座和学术交流活动；在访问加拿大驻华使馆时，与参赞

（内蒙古大学加研中心供稿）

The Canadian Studies Center at Inner Mongolia University was approved for a grant (Grant Agreement # PRE-A7548) by Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, to imple-           Dr. John Ming Chen delivering a    

 keynote  speech at the Symposium     ment “Visiting Professor Program” during the effective date of August 3, 2009 to March 31, 2010. With the financial assistance of the Government of Canada, two Canadian professors were invited to pay their academic visits to Inner Mongolia University and other two Canadian Studies Centers in China as Visiting Professor. In view of the outstanding academic achievements and abilities to guide our Canadian Studies at Inner Mongolia  University, Prof. Armand Garnet Ruffo from Carleton University and Dr. John Ming Chen from College of Chinese Culture and Traditional

 Visiting  he Canadian Studies Center          Medicine/ UBC were invited to China and honored

at Peking University                                    with the title Visiting Professor under this Grant Agreement. This program was chaired by Director Prof. Wei Li.

     Prof. Ruffo and Dr. Chen, as keynote speakers, attended the Symposium on “National Culture: Preservation and Sustainable Development” and a Celebration for the 20th Anniversary of the IMU Canadian Stud ies Center, at Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, China, September 24-26, 2009. They also delivered lectures to graduate students in English of the IMU Foreign Languages College during their visits in Hohhot.    Afterwards, led by Prof. Wei Li, the two professors visited and delivered lectures respectively at Peking University and Capital Normal University, and conducted

    Lecturing at Capital Normal University     warm and spirited discussions with scholars and students. Both scholars and students at the three universities were greatly inspired by their original viewpoints and far-reaching insights. Their visits and lectures have profoundly benefited our Canadian Studies, widened our vision of conducting Canadian Studies, and strengthened the mutual understanding and potential collaborations.                  

      Subsequently, the trio paid a visit and had a  pleasant  meeting with Counsellor Patrice Cousineau and Academic Relations Officer Ms.Wang Li at the Canadian Embassy in Beijing.    

(Reported by Canadian Studies Centre, IMU)

 Visiting the Canadian Embassy in Beijing