In the morning of November 10, the appointment ceremony of the First Batch of Experts in A Hundred International Experts Program was held in Shijiazhuang, Hebei. Dr. Florin Stanica, Specially-Invited Professor of the College of Horticulture, HEBAU and Vice President of Bucharest University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Romania was selected as one of the first 10 experts in A Hundred International Experts Program because of his excellent achievements in pomology. Secretary of Hebei Party Committee Wang Dongfeng issued the honour certificates to the first batch of expert representatives in A Hundred International Experts Program and made a speech at the appointment ceremony, which was presided over by the Deputy Secretary and the Governor Xu Qin of Hebei Province. President Shen Shuxing was also invited to attend the ceremony and had a talk with relevant leaders in Hebei Bureau of Foreign Experts Affairs. During the talk, some responsible persons from International Cooperation Office and National Engineering Research Center for Agriculture in Northern Mountainous Areas had an in-depth exchange and reached a broad consensus with Florin Stanica, which focused on the topics of establishing Sino-Romania Key Joint Jujube Research Laboratory, jointly cultivating postgraduates, jointly building modern agricultural research institute and jointly participating in the construction of the Belt and Road Initiative and so on.

Florin Stanica has been engaged in pomology for over 30 years and has accumulated rich experiences in research, education and teaching. Currently, he is a responsible person in pomology in Bucharest University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Romania, Academician of Romania Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Romania Royal Knight Medal Winner and President of European Union Fruit Research Institute. In June, 2015, a cooperative understanding memorandum was signed between Hebei Agricultural University and Bucharest University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Romania. In February, 2017, the Sino-Romania Joint Key Jujube Research Laboratory was established, with Florin Stanica as the director of Romania side and as the specially-invited professor in the College of Horticulture, HEBAU. Florin Stanica and his team will continue to work at HEBAU for 2 years or above and will work no less than 2 months each year.

A Hundred International Experts Program of Hebei was initiated in March, 2017, which aims at introducing 5-10 foreign experts every year, with the total introduction of 100 non-Chinese high-level foreign experts or so according to the demands of major industries or key fields in Hebei’s economic and social development.

Written by: International Cooperation Office and National Engineering Research Center for Agriculture in Northern Mountainous Areas, HEBAU