Xian-He Bu

Nankai University

Founded in 1919, Nankai University is a key multidisciplinary and research-oriented public university. Our university has a full-fledged education system for producing undergraduates, postgraduates on master's and doctoral programs and post-doctoral researchers. Currently, the University has the total enrollments of 24,525 students and 1,986 faculties. Nankai focuses on the students' all-round capability and creativity in teaching and education.An important character of Nankai's education is stressed in our university's motto, which could be expressed by 3 keywords--Responsibility, Capability and Creativity. Our university does lay emphasis on social responsibility, practical capability and creative or innovative spirit in oureducation.Now, we are living in the era of transformation from traditional industrialization to a sustainable development, as stated in the UN's document of Post 2015 Agenda of Sustainable Development, human being on the earth is facing common challenges of sustainability. We want Nankai students to be conscientious about this and to shoulder their responsibilities to a better future of the Earth.