Wu Qidi

Wu Qidi (Chinese: 吴启迪) is a Chinese politician and engineer. She is the current president of the Shanghai Overseas Returned Scholars Association.^[1]

Education

Wu completed her undergaduate degree in radio engineering at Tsinghua University in 1970. She worked as a technician in a factory making equipment for the Yunnan Central Office for telecommunications until 1975, when she moved to Beijing to become a technician in the China Electronics Standardization Institute.^[2]

In 1978, Wu resumed her studies as a master's student Tsinghua University, researching precision instruments and working as an assistant engineer. From 1981 to 1986, Wu studied for a PhD at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.^[2]

Career

From 1986 to 1989, Wu worked as a lecturer at Tongji University before becoming an assistant professor, then a professor.^[1] In 1993, she was made vice-president of Tongji University, before becoming president in 1995.^[3] During Wu's presidency, the number of students at Tongji increased from 27,000 to 56,000 and the funds available for research increased three-fold.^[4]

In 2002, Wu was an alternate member of the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.^[3]

In 2003, Wu was made Vice-minister of Education, in addition to becoming a Vice-chairwoman of the All-China Women's Federation.^[5]

Honours and Awards

• Grand Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1999).^[4]
• Henry Fok Scholarship Award from MOE for Young Teachers (1988)

References