On October 12, With the theme of under the new situation of the construction of computer science ,the sixteenth National College Computer Department Director / Dean forum held in Xuhui campus of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Nearly 200 persons from the national university, deans of computer college, computer departments, experts and scholars in the field and trade union of computer, gathered in here. They discussed Discipline construction reform, communicated talents cultivation measures, and talked about the current situation and hot spot ,the opportunities and challenges faced by the computer science. Academician of Chinese academy of sciences Limo, Andrew Ng, one of the founders of Coursera, made the conference report. Party secretary of Shanghai Jiao tong university Ma Dexiu attended the opening ceremony BBS and met with the guests. Vice President of Shanghai Jiao tong university, Chinese academy of sciences academician Meihong, dean of electronic information and electrical engineering, Mao Junfa in BBS delivered a speech at the opening ceremony.
MeiHong pointed that the national computer science assessment, the MOOC development of education innovation, and influence of the era of mobile Internet , is the the unprecedented new situation of the computer science facing. He eagerly expected that they can communicate profoundly with the head of the department leaders, deans, experts and friends of the business to flourish, analyed the new situation, grasped the opportunity and met the challenge, in order to promote the development of computer science in China even all over the world make more contribution.
Maojunfa added that the communication of interdisciplinary and innovation cooperation is very important and is the important basis and conditions of the leapfrog development. National colleges and universities computer faculty dean/BBS is an important communication platform of computer science, he represented SEIEE to welcome the computer departments and deans to communicate with the dean and departments of SEIEE, and to collide the sparks of innovation cooperation.
National College Computer Department Director / Dean forum，hosted by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, was held in Shanghai for the first time, and was also the first time for Shanghai Jiao Tong University became an executive unit. The forum has been actively involved in about 200 representatives, from a total of 18 colleges and universities all over the world, who was invited to do special reports and general report, at the same time the forum also attracted high attention of the related industry, there are 6 well-known companies and 4 publisher giving strong support to the forum. This makes the forum create a new historical record of National College Computer Department Director / Dean forum, in the respect of universality, number of participants, number of reports, and the attention of industry.
