Xu Kuangdi, president of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, has been honored by the British Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) with the International Medal for his outstanding achievements in engineering.
Xu received the award at the Academy Awards ceremony at the Merchant Taylors' Hall in London on Monday and signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Wednesday with the president of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Lord Browne, intended to promote future cooperation between both academies.
The RAE International Medal is awarded occasionally to an individual resident outside the European Union, for his or her outstanding and sustained personal achievement in the broad field of engineering, including commercial or academic leadership.
The RAE said Xu "developed a reputation as an international expert in the manufacture of iron and steel."
"In the course of his very successful career in public life and academia, Xu has combined a commitment to engineering excellence with visionary and dynamic leadership. In recent years he has overseen the development of his national engineering academy with the same vigour and drive that he previously brought to the stewardship of one of the world's great cities in his term as Mayor of Shanghai," said the academy.
Xu was appointed Mayor of Shanghai in 1995. Since 2002 he has served as president of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
In 2003, he was elected an International Fellow of the British Royal Academy of Engineering.
The RAE, founded in 1976, promotes the engineering and technological welfare of the country. With its fellowship -- comprising Britain's most eminent engineers -- providing the leadership and expertise, the academy focuses its activities on the relationships between engineering, technology, and the quality of life.
As a national academy, the RAE also provides independent and impartial advice to the government, works to secure the next generation of engineers and provides a voice for Britain's engineering community.
Source: Xinhua
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