Climate Change and Dryland Agricultural Ecosystem Management

Introduction to “The Base Construction Programme of
Introducing Foreign Talents of Discipline to China
Universities” (“111”) Project
The Required Qualifications of Personnel in Personnel in Introducing Talent to the Base (ITB)
Abroad talents work in the top 100 Universities in the world or in research institutions, and have
good cooperation foundation with the University; Abroad talent’s subjects should be basic science,
technology and engineer, management, et al. Abroad talents have the foreign nationality or permanent
resident right in the foreign country, and have deep feeling to China, noble virtue, a strict-and–careful
attitude and good cooperation spirit.
Academic maters and academic backbones should be generally less than 70 years old and 50
years old, respectively. Academic masters are international famous professors or well recognized
academicians in their fields, have good scientific research views, one-up academic level and
foreseeable and strategic foresight, have obtained recognized achievements, and have ability to grasp
scientific trends and to prompt the subject to catch up with or surpass international level. They also
can summon international academic backbones to put forward research objects which have important
effects on the subject development or civil economic development.
Academic backbones must be associate professor or have coequal positions. They have creative
thought, obtained recognized achievements in their fields, and have foundation to cooperate with
academic master; Work time in China. Each academic master should work at least one mouth per year
and each academic backbone should work at least three mouths per year. Generally speaking, one
academic backbone should stay to work in ITB, and at least 6 academic backbones come to China for
academic exchanges per year without time limitation. Domestic research backbones have Ph.D. with
more than five-year research experience.
They also should be less than 50 years old. During the cooperation period, published papers,
monographs, research reports, data, identified certifications and achievement reports must be labeled
by Chinese or English statement, i.e. “Supported by the Program of Introducing Talents of Discipline
to China Universities” or “高等学校学科创新引智计划资助” and the assigned project number.
Specialized fund of “111 plan” should be invested by State Administration of Foreign experts
Affairs, Ministry of Eduction and the department taking charge of the university together, item fund of
the University listed in “985 Project” should be invested by State Administration of Foreign Experts
Affairs and Ministry of Education, and item fund of University not listed in “985 Project” should be
invested by State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs and the department taking charge of the
University. During the “eleventh five-year-plan” period, at least 30 million RMB should be invested
by State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs and at least 30 million RMB should be invested by
Ministry of Eduction and other Departments taking charge of Universities. According to the demand
of talents and obtained achievements, the fund of ITB will be given annually after auditing.
In order to assess the progress achieved in ecosystem assessment and management (EAM) and to
foster future collaboration, the 2nd International EAM Workshop will be held at Lanzhou University
from July 20-24, 2010. This workshop will be sponsored jointly by the “111” Program, Lanzhou
University, and the University of Western Australia.
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