2月22日，浙江省委副书记、省长李强，省委常委、温州市委书记陈一新等一行来我校指导工作。李强表示温州肯恩大学立于高起点，营造高层次人文素养氛围，形成科学完善的教学理念，真正与美式教育结合，中美双方优势互补，吸引培养更多、更优秀的精英人才。

8月28日，市委副书记、市长陈金彪专题调研温州肯恩大学建设发展，指出特色是大学生命力和竞争力之所在，温州肯恩大学要加快打造开放性国际化特色大学，成为中外合作办学的典范。

On August 28th, Mr. Chen Jinbiao, Deputy Secretary of Wenzhou Municipal Committee of the CPC and Mayor of Wenzhou City, chaired an investigation meeting on the construction and development of WKU. Mr. Chen pointed out that being distinctive is the life and competitive power of a university, so that Wenzhou-Kean University shall speed up its pace to establish a university with distinctive features of openness and internationalization. WKU will be a good model of China- Foreign cooperative univer…

In early August, the new leadership of Wenzhou-Kean University was appointed. Mr. Wang Beijiao, Vice-secretary-general of Wenzhou Municipal Committee of the CPC and Director of Wenzhou Municipal CPC Committee Office, was appointed as the Secretary of WKU CPC Committee and Chair of University Council of WKU. Mr. Qian Qiang was appointed as Deputy Secretary of WKU CPC Committee and Vice Chair of University Council of WKU. Mr. Zeng Ruihua was appointed as member of WKU CPC Committee and Vice Chair…

8月初，温州肯恩大学新任党政领导班子到位。市委副秘书长、市委办主任王北铰任温州肯恩大学党委书记、校务委员会主任。钱强任温州肯恩大学党委副书记、校务委员会副主任，曾瑞华任温州肯恩大学党委委员、校务委员会副主任。副市长孔海龙出席会议并讲话。