GLO President Klaus F. Zimmermann has a history of three decades of collaborations with Chinese academic researchers, has published frequently in Chinese and is since 2006 a Honorary Professor at Renmin University of China in Beijing. During his recent visit to Beijing from December 5 – 12, he first provided a keynote speech to a large international conference on “Vocational Education and Training Development” and spoke at the “Second GLO – Renmin University of China Conference on Labor Economics” (First Day && Second Day). He took office at Renmin University of China, and provided a number of seminar presentations to top Beijing Universities and met a number of researchers for research talks:
- December 9, Renmin University of China: Seminar on “Publishing in Top Research Journals” with a large group of participants including Deputy Dean and GLO Fellow Zhong Zhao, and GLO Fellows & Professors Liqiu Zhao and Xianqiang Zou.
- December 9, Renmin University of China: Meeting with GLO Fellow & Renmin Professor Xiangquan Zeng and his research team discussing a seminar presentation of Shuai Chu.
- December 10, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences: Seminar speech on “Arsenic in Drinking Water: Health Challenges and Responses” with a large group of participants including host Academia Europaea Member & Professor Desheng Wu and many members of his research team.
- December 10, Beijing Normal University (BNU): Seminar speech on “Economic Preferences Across Generations” with a large group of participants including host and GLO Fellow & Professor Chunbing Xing, GLO Fellow & Professor Shi Li (Zhejiang University) and many faculty professors and students of the BNU Business School.
- December 11, Peking University, China Center for Agricultural Policy: Seminar speech on “Global Labor Challenges & the B&R Initiative” with a large group of participants including host and GLO Fellow & Professor Hongmei Yi and many faculty professors and students .
December 9, Renmin University of China
Partners and friends for two decades: Zimmermann & Xiangquan Zeng
Zeng & Zimmermann with Shuai Chu 
With Xianqiang Zou after the seminar on “Publications in Top Journals”
December 10, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
December 10, Beijing Normal University
From the left: Chengyu Yang, Xiaobing Wang, Li Shi, Zimmermann, GLO Fellow Desheng Lai, Minbo Xu & GLO Fellow Chunbing Xing
December 11, Peking University
Hongmei Yi (left of Zimmermann) and seminar participants
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