Shaanxi provincial government held “SanQin Friendship Award” ceremony in Yangling on November 5. The honorary professor of our university Helmut Ketz won the “SanQin Friendship Award” and accepted the prize at the award ceremony.

Jiang Zelin the member of Shaanxi provincial committee, executive vice governor expressed congratulations to foreign experts and showed his heartfelt thanks to their contributions for promotions to Shaanxi economy and social development. In the speech, he pointed out that Shaanxi had been vigorously carrying out talents strategy, in which foreign experts introduction had been regarded as a very important step. A series of policies to facilitate international communication and cooperation has been enacted and the work of experts introduction has exerted an active effect on the construction of “three Shaanxi ”. With the strongly support of State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, there are 3000 foreign experts come to work in Shaanxi every year and have made prominent contribution to economic construction and social development in various fields. He emphasized that we warmly welcome more foreign experts, overseas Chinese and international friends come to participate in the construction of Shaanxi , bring into play their intelligence and establish relationships continually, and we will let more foreign friends know Shaanxi , come into Shaanxi and make contributions to Shaanxi development.

“SanQin Friendship Award” was set up by the provincial government in 1999 which is the highest honor award to foreign experts who come to work in Shaanxi . So far, 107 foreign experts have received this special honor. In this year, 11 foreign experts from Xi’an JiaoTong university, ShanGuDongLi limited company and other universities and companies win this honor.