Nobel Prize winners and the Chinese story behind them.
Written by | Xue Yaping
Edited by | Zhao Jinjie
Source | Box Lunch Finance (ID: daxiongfan)
2022 Nobel Prize , although no one in the country won the award, it also staged a carnival among Chinese universities. The news that "our school honorary/honorsted professor won the Nobel Prize" was rushing to release it by major universities.
Anton Zeilinger (Anton Zeilinger) won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics , Nanjing University and University of Science and Technology of China have successively published articles saying that " Nanjing University honorary professor won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics" and " China University of Science and Technology related teams have made important contributions in this field." When Karl Barry Sharpless won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry , Tongji University and Shanghai Jiaotong University also stood up and posted a message saying that "the honorary professor of Tongji University won the Nobel Prize again." " Shanghai Jiaotong University , the honorary professor, won the 'Nobel Prize' again"...
Other universities came out to send good news, Southwest University of Finance and Economics, who has a relationship with Nobel Prize in Economics , kept a low profile. Dibweck, who served as the dean of the school's financial research institute for ten years, just stepped down last year.
public information shows that Dibweck was born in 1955. Since 2008, Dibweck has taught at Southwest University of Finance and Technology. In 2010, he served as the director of the Institute of Finance and Technology. He taught for two or three months every year, until he suddenly terminated his cooperative relationship with Southwest University of Finance and Technology in 2021.
Philip Dibweck
Dibweck won the Nobel Prize because of his theoretical contribution to the governance of the financial crisis in the 1980s. If he was still the director of the Financial Research Institute of Southwest University of Finance, then Southwest University of Finance would become the first university in China to have a Nobel Prize winner in economics.
In Dibweck's personal English official website homepage, some information related to China is very conspicuous. For example, from 2010 to 2021, the experience of serving as the dean of the Financial Research Institute of Southwest University of Finance and Economics is second only to his experience of teaching at the University of Washington. The honorary awards he received in China also accounted for the majority of the awards he received, such as winning the first Sands Friendship Award in Chengdu in 2011, the Sichuan Golden Peak Award in 2014, and the China Government Friendship Award in 2014, etc.
In 2006, at the invitation of Tsinghua University and Yangtze Business School , Dibweck came to Xi'an to attend the China International Finance Annual Meeting, which was also his first time to come to mainland China. Since then, Dibweck has frequently visited universities such as Beijing. There is a sentence in Dibweck's Chinese resume: I spent a lot of time visiting China and conducted short-term visits to universities such as Xiamen University , Sun Yat-sen University , and Fudan University .
It was during the visit that Dibweck met Chinese scholar Liu Jun, who was the dean of the School of Finance of Southwest University of Finance and Economics at that time. Through Liu Jun, Southwest University of Finance invited Dibweck to stay at the School of Finance for one or two months every year. In 2010, Southwest University of Finance and Economics established the Institute of Finance and Economics, and Dibweck was hired as the dean and worked in Chengdu for two months every year.
As the dean, Dibweck's daily work is mainly to help teachers and students carry out research work. He will hold some lectures to students, but there are no daily courses. At the same time, Dibweck will also cooperate with other teachers to research projects. For example, he and Qin Zhenjiang, who studies finance, wrote a paper on the management of University Endowment Fund , which was a new topic in China at that time. Later, this paper was invited by the American charitable asset investment management agency mutual fund to participate in the award.
In life, Dibweck is also quite obsessed with Chinese culture. " has a big beard and combed her long hair into a braid, and likes to wear a Chinese-style pair of placket jacket."This is an alumni in the "Xi Cai Ningxia Alumni Group" describes Dibweck's appearance.
"Red Star News" also reported that Dibweck can cook Sichuan cuisine, is keen on wearing Tang suits , and loves Tai Chi, pushers, etc. In the office of Dibweck's American School, several Chinese calligraphy and paintings were hung on the wall, and Chinese Kung Fu Tea was also placed on the desk.
In addition to sports, Dibweck also plays traditional instruments, such as erhu and Hulusi . But he once admitted that erhu and Hulusi are just playing. He is better at piano and often plays in bands. Sometimes it is a St. Louis band, and sometimes it is a Chinese band.
Dibweck has been in China for more than ten years. In his work and life experience, Beijing and Chengdu are two unavoidable cities. In an interview with the International Exchange Center magazine in 2015, Dibweck explained his Chinese life.
Dibuke's wife is from Beijing, not from the rumored Chengdu. Therefore, Dibweck also lived in Beijing for several years. In Beijing, Dibweck often goes to Ditan Park and learns "Many people lined up to push hands with me, and everyone wanted to play push hands with me, a foreigner."
, and Dibweck, who came to teach at Southwest University of Finance and Economics because of work, also had a relaxing life in Chengdu. He described his life in Chengdu in this way. "Under the Chengdu overpass, some restaurants would place tables and chairs outside at night, and people would eat barbecue, drink, play mahjong, and play cards outside... My friend and I held the guitar and sang together. Some people came over from another table and sang with us. I didn't go home at 8 a.m. This seems to be a kind of Chengdu culture, it's really relaxing."
and Dibweck have a similar relationship with Southwest University of Finance and Economics. Anton Salinger, one of the winners of this year's Nobel Prize in Physics, has a very close relationship with . Even in Salinger's award-winning article, the achievements and contributions of relevant teams of the University of Science and Technology were also indexed.
In 2016, Salinger was hired as the " Einstein Lecture Professor" of the University of Science and Technology. The article published by the University of Science and Technology shows that the Nobel Prize in Physics is shown. "The relevant team of the University of Science and Technology of China has made important contributions in this field."
The official Weibo of the University of Science and Technology said that in the official introduction of the Nobel Prize, the achievements and contributions of the Pan Jianwei's team were quoted in large quantum introduction. Pan Jianwei is the executive vice president of the University of Science and Technology of China. He studied under Salinger during his study abroad in Austria .
In the four quantum communication experimental articles with Salinger's name, Pan Jianwei's name is all, and they are the first or second authors. In addition, Salinger also has The three papers were referenced to the relevant work done by Chinese scientists after the launch of the "Mozi", and "the work of the Chinese team has been mentioned in total."
Salinger, who has been in China for exchanges since 1983, is not only an honorary professor at the University of Science and Technology of China, but also an honorary professor at Nanjing University and Xi'an Jiaotong University .
Nanjing University official account also published a document "The Honorary Professor of Nanda won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics", saying that Salinger was hired as an honorary professor at Nanjing University in 2016 and served as a representative with Nanjing The university signed the "Nanjing University-Austrian Academy of Sciences Cooperation Memorandum".
, but Xi'an Jiaotong University 's official microblog and official website did not promote the matter. According to Jiaotong University News Network, Salinger visited Xi'an Jiaotong University in 2019. At that time, the title of honorary professor of Xi'an Jiaotong University was awarded by Salinger as an honorary professor of Xi'an Jiaotong University. As of now, Salinger's name cannot be searched in the official website of Xi'an Jiaotong University.
It is worth noting that among the universities that publicly promote "our school honorary/honorary principal won the Nobel Prize", there are three universities in Shanghai alone.
For example, Shanghai Jiaotong University issued a document saying that "Shanghai Jiaotong University, this honorary professor won the Nobel Prize again." The introduction mentioned that in 2020, Sharples was hired as an honorary professor at Shanghai Jiaotong University.
Tongji University also promoted it, stating that "the honorary professor of Tongji University won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry again." In 2017, Sharples was invited to visit Tongji University and was a guest at the 51st Master Forum of Tongji University. He was also hired as an honorary professor at Tongji University. He came to China almost every year to carry out academic cooperation and exchanges.
East China Normal University also published a document saying, "This Nobel Prize winner is an honorary professor at East China Normal University !" However, it is not Sharples who is related to East China Normal University, but another winner of this year's Nobel Prize in Physics, Alain Aspect.
Public information shows that in October 2018, Aspe was invited to East China Normal University to attend the "2018 International Symposium on Quantum Technology" and was appointed as an honorary professor at East China Normal University in 2019. As early as 2005, Aspe came to East China Normal University to attend the Sino-French Quantum Optics International Conference hosted with Shanxi University .
is different from other honorary/honorary professors, Soochow University and Sharplace seem to have a closer relationship. In addition to being an honorary professor at Soochow University, Sharples is also a lecturer. In the good news, Soochow University said, "Our honorary professor and lecturer of our school, K.Barry Sharples, , won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the second time."
Suzhou University News Network introduced that Sharples has been hired as a professor at Soochow University in 2014, and it has been eight years since it was held. His relationship with Soochow University began with an academic exchange with Professor Lu Jianmei from the Department of Materials and Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. The Ministry of Science and Technology, which is the chief foreign scientist, was successfully approved in 2016. Before the epidemic, Sharples came to the school many times a year to offer special lectures and seminars to undergraduate and graduate students.
Amid a number of college publicity, Tianjin University 's publicity for Sharples seems much lower-key. did not mention the term "honor/honorary professor" in the title of the article, and posted a post "Two visits to days . He shared with teachers and students how to achieve 'great scientific creation'", saying that Sharples had come to tianda twice in 2008 and 2017 to share research progress in the field of chemistry. In 2008, Sharples was hired as an honorary professor at Tianjin University. Until he came to Tianda again in 2017, he was still an honorary professor at Tianda. In the comment section of Tianjin University’s WeChat public account, there is also an exchange meeting for Tianda alumni to miss 2008.
Compared with Tianjin University’s low-key, People’s Renmin Xue Publishing House seems quite high-profile.
When congratulating French writer Annie Ernaux for winning the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature , People's Literature Publishing House tweeted on the official account, titled "The 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature Publishing House announced! People's Literature Publishing House writer won the award!"
Public information shows that People's Literature Publishing House published Ernaux's "Year Years" in 2010. This book won the " Duras Literature Prize" in France at that time as soon as it was published.
In fact, as Chinese universities increase their introduction of high-level foreign talents, it is no longer new for Chinese universities to congratulate honorary/honorary professors on winning the Nobel Prize.
For example, Xi'an Jiaotong University once congratulated William Nordhaus who won the Nobel Prize in Economics that year in 2018, and Nordhaus is an honorary professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University.
Just during the announcement of the Nobel Prize, the news that the 2005 Nobel Prize winner Barry Marshall joined Zhengzhou University also attracted attention.According to " Henan Daily ", on September 22, Zhengzhou University and Barry Marshall signed a full-time introduction agreement, and will cooperate to build the "Marshall International Gastroenterology Medical Research Center" and the "Marshall International Gastroenterology Hospital" in Zhengzhou.
Behind the congratulations to the Nobel Prize winners in China, not only is the emphasis on education and scientific research innovation in universities, but also reflects China's progress in introducing foreign talents in recent years.
To a certain extent, one of the original intentions of China to introduce foreign scholars is to "learn learning from the best of the foreigners." According to an article "A Review of the Centenary of the Years of Recruiting Foreign Teachers at Peking University" published by "Hong Kong Journal of Peking University ", in the history of the development of Chinese education, hiring foreigners to teach began in the mid-19th century and emerged in the modern Chinese new school.
In 1983, the State Council issued the "Decision on Introducing Foreign Intelligence to Promote the Construction of Four Modernizations". Since then, hiring foreign experts, scholars and others to come to China to teach and study and exchange has become a telling project in the past 20 years. According to the data from the "China Education Statistical Yearbook", in 1990, 1,547 foreign experts and professors hired by Chinese universities for more than one year. By 2016, the number of foreign teachers increased to 16,948.
Since the establishment of the Nobel Prize, a total of 11 Chinese people have won the Nobel Prize between 1901 and 2021. The first Chinese winners appeared in history was in 1957. Yang Zhenning and Li Zhengdao won the Nobel Prize in Physics that year. It is worth noting that among these eleven Chinese winners, there are currently three who have Chinese nationality, namely Yang Zhenning, Mo Yan , and Tu Youyou.
With the vigorous introduction of Nobel Prize winners in Chinese universities, China will inevitably be one step closer to the goal of giving birth to more of its own Nobel Prize winners.
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"Finance Master Dibwek" International Talent Exchange Magazine
"Chinese Students Talk about Tutor Dibwek's "Nobel Prize": As a son-in-law in Chengdu, he loves to make Sichuan cuisine for students to eat" Red Star News
"From "Foreign Teaching" to "Foreign Experts" - A Review of the Hundred Years of Employment of Foreign Teachers at Peking University" Peking University Journal
