Good\(\(morning,\(every-one.\(It\(is\(an\(honour\(for\(me\(to\(be\(here\(and\(cele-brate\(the\(65th\(anniver-sary\(of\(our\(esteemed\(partner\(-\(China\(Univer-sity\(of\(Petroleum\(Bei-jing.\(Congratulations!\(\(\(At\(a\(time\(when\(China\(is\(the\( world's\( second\(largest\(economy\(and\(the\(biggest\(energy\(producer\(and\(contributor,\(China\(University\(of\(Petroleum\(Beijing\(\(plays\(a\(criti-cal\(\(role\(in\(advancing\(the\(country's\(energy\(ob-jectives\(\(and\(\(growth\(from\(an\(energy\(educa-tion,\(research\(and\(inno-vation\(\(perspective.\(\(\(Just\(like\(you,\(Univer-sity\(of\(Calgary\(is\(at\(Canada's\(forefront\(in\(energy\(innovation\(and\(excellence.\(\(\(It\(is\(such\(common\(goals\(and\(strengths,\(which\(drive\(strong,\(mutually\(beneficial\( partner-ships\(\(like\(\(ours.\(\(\(\(We\(both\(are\(leading\(en-ergy\(universities\(fo-cused\(on\(advancing\(ener-gy\(education,\(research\(and\(innovation\(to\(bene-fit\(\(our\(\(local\(regional\(economies\(and\(the\(wider\(global\(\(community.\(\(\(This\(year\(marks\(a\(very\(special\(milestone\(for\(CUPB\(as\(they\(celebrate\(their\(65th\(anniversary.\(We\(\(celebrated\(\(our\(50th\(anniversary\(in\(2016,Oso\(we\(are\(both\(relatively\(young,\(dynamic\(univer-sities\(\(which\(are\(eager\(to\(grow\(and\(add\(their\(contribution\(along\(more\(established\(universi-ties.\(\(\(Both\(\(universities\(value\( International-ization\(and\(this\(has\(led\(to\(mutually\(beneficial\(collaborations\(such\(as\(student\( exchanges,\(joint\(degree\(programs,\(research\( collabora-tions\(and\(training\(pro-grams.\(\(\(Let\(me\(highlight\(the\(highlights\(of\(the\(col-laboration\(between\(CUPB\(and\(the\(University\(of\(Calgary.\(\(There\(\(are\(\(about\(\(6\(\(a-greements\(related\(to\(student\(exchange,\(ar-ticulation\(\(and\(re-search.\(\(35\(of\(CUPB\(students\(has\(attended\(articulation\(programs\(in\(Engineering\(\(and\(Science\(during\(the\(last\(\(4\(\(years.\(\(120\(research\(publica-tions\( between\( researchers\(of\(both\(uni-versities\(in\(the\(last\(5\(years.\(\(CUPB\(\(PhD\(students\(are\(enrolled\(with\(PhD\(Co-tutelle\(programs\(with\(our\(\(University.\(\(We\(are\(very\(excited\(to\(work\(on\(our\(new\(project\(-\(developing\(dual\(Masters\(programs\(with\(CUPB,\(and\(are\(committed\(to\(contin-ue\(to\(build\(stronger\(and\(stronger\(ties.\(I\(would\(like\(to\(end\(by\(saying\(that\(the\(rela-tionship\(we\(have\(with\(CUPB\(is\(special\(and\(im-portant\(to\(us.\(We\(are\(proud\(to\(have\(them\(as\(a\(fellow\(university\(part-ner\(in\(excellence\(for\(ed-ucation\(\(and\(\(research.\(\(\(We\(warmly\(congratulate\(CUPB\(and\(its\(leaders\(on\(your\(65th\(anniversary\(and\(wish\(you\(many\(years\(of\(growth\(\(and\(\(success.\(\(\(\(We\(look\(forward\(to\(the\(opportunity\(to\(work\(together\(and\(educate\(the\(next\(generation\(of\(ener-gy\(\(and\(\(business\(lead-ers,\(as\(well\(as\(take\(a\(leadership\(\( role\( in\(driving\(innovative\(en-ergy\(education\(and\(re-search\(in\(our\(countries\(and\(\(around\(\(the\(\(world.\(\(Thank\(you\(for\(counting\(us\(among\(your\(close\(part-ners\(and\(friends\(and\(giv-ing\(\(me\(the\(opportunity\(to\(extend\(the\(University\(of\(Calgary's\(warmest\(wish-es\(\(and\(greetings\(on\(your\(\(anniversary.