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Thu University of Waterâ€" loo and China‘s Isinghua University have signed a Memorandum of Underâ€" standing for Educational and Scientific Cooperation. The fiveâ€"year exchange agreement will promote colâ€" laboration between the facâ€" ulty members, departments and research institutes of both universities. It was signed recently by Tsinghua President Gu Binglin and UW President David Johnâ€" ston. The instututions will explore a number of cooperâ€" ative activities, such as joint research, exchanges and teaching in various fields. The Girl Guides invite women in the community to share their energy and excitement to help the girls. The local Girl Guides need women, ages 18 and over, to work directly with girls or in support positions. Girl Guides values all kinds of differem time commitments. There are a lot of ways to join in the fun. Contact representatives at 886â€"4016. UW teams up with Chinese school "Tsinghua is the top ranked university in China and based on a review of their academic programs would be a good fit with all our faculties," said Drew Knight, director of internaâ€" tional programs in UW‘s office of research. In a report on the signâ€" ing. Chen Yanyan writes on Tsinghua‘s news web site: "As one of Canada‘s leading research universities, the University of Waterloo was ranked most innovative among 47 universities in Canada in 2004, according to the national magazine Maclean‘s. Its School of Computet Science has been ranked first across Canada and is tamous in the world." * Joint research of comâ€" mon interest in the general fields of but not limited to the Arts, Environment, Materials and Nanotechnolâ€" ogy, Biotechnology, Inforâ€" mation Technology and Computer Science. * Exchange of nonâ€"confiâ€" dential information includâ€" ing but not limited to exchange of teaching and research documentation. The agreement calls for cooperation in these general areas: * Exchange of graduate students for res arch. Tsinghua is scated on several former roy al gardens of the Qing Dynasty, surâ€" * Joint academic program development and shortâ€" term training. * ~change of faculty met @fs for research. worksuops. seminars, lecâ€" tures and discussions. rounded by a few historical sites in northwest Beijing. Its gardenâ€"like landscaped campus, with the Wanquan River meandering through, has inspired and motivated generations of students. Isinghua University was established in 1911 originalâ€" ly as "Tsinghua Xuetang," a preparatory school for stuâ€" dents who would be sent by the government to study in universities in the United States. The school was renamed Tsinghua School in 1912. The university section was instituted in 1925. Although Western culture was pervasive in the early history of the university, Chinese culture was also cherished and widely studâ€" ied. The faculty valued the interaction between the Chinese and Western culâ€" tures. After the founding of the People‘s Republic of China, the university was molded into a polytechnic instituâ€" tion focusing on engineerâ€" ing in the nationwide restructuring of universities and colleges undertaken in 1952. Isinghua has Nourished sinee 1978. with the reâ€" establishment of the departâ€" ments in sciences, economâ€" ics and management, and the _ humanities. â€" The Tsinghua graduate school has been recognized nationâ€" ally, ranking first in the national evaluation of gradâ€" uate schools. The School of Continuing _ Education makes good use of modern information technologies, as well as the advanced eduâ€" cational _ resources _ at Tsinghua. Currently, the university consists of 44 departments in these 11 schools: sciâ€" ences, architecture, civil engineering, mechanical engineering. information science and technology, humanities and social sciâ€" ences, economics and manâ€" agement, law, arts and design, public policy and management, and applied technology. Titley & Royal Robbins Clothing, Wooirich, Ex Officio, Lifectyle Clothing for men & women Mndr in Canada from durable Cordura Nylon. this Tilley shoulâ€" der bag is a traveller‘s best friend â€" with eleven Head 2 Toe Take on the world with a Tilley. available at pockets and a padded inner compartment. spaâ€" cious enough to protect your camera or laptop with case. / se 24 Regina St N Watenloo (Between Brageport and Erb} 725â€"2681 Much More Than a Bookstore tolb@ds Monâ€" Ihu 10â€"5 ids Sat 10â€"5