The American Zhu Kezhen Education Foundation (Traditional Chinese: 美國竺可楨教育基金會; Simplified Chinese: 美国竺可桢教育基金会; abbr.:AZKEF), is an educational foundation of Zhejiang University

Zhejiang University

Zhejiang University , sometimes referred to as Zheda, is a national university in China. Founded in 1897, Zhejiang University is one of China's oldest institutions of higher education...

 based in United States

United States

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Introduction

The foundation was founded by the Zhejiang University alumni in North America

North America

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 in October 1995 . Its designation is to promote the cooperation and between Zhejiang University and American

United States

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 universities

University

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. The first president of the foundation was Kwang-Chu Chao

Kwang-Chu Chao

Kwang-Chu Chao , is an American chemist and chemical engineer.Chao is the Harry Creighton Pfeffer Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University...

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The foundation is named after the ZJU

Zhejiang University

Zhejiang University , sometimes referred to as Zheda, is a national university in China. Founded in 1897, Zhejiang University is one of China's oldest institutions of higher education...

's former president ZHU Kezhen (aka Coching CHU

Coching Chu

Coching Chu or Zhu Kezhen was a prominent Chinese meteorologist, geologist and educator.Born in Shangyu, Zhejiang, Chu went to United States for further education in 1910. He graduated from College of Agriculture, University of Illinois in 1913. Five years later, he received a Ph.D. in meteorology...

, Zhu Kezhen is Pinyin

Pinyin

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spelling).