美国肯恩大学校长法拉希、常务副校长康纳利等一行5人访问浙江。浙江省委书记赵洪祝会见了法拉希校长一行，表示浙江省委省政府全力支持温州肯恩大学的创建工作。

The delegation of the Kean University led by the president Dawood Farahi visited Zhejiang received by the Secretary of CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee. Zhao Hongzhu said that the establishment of Wenzhou-Kean University is fully supported by the CPC Zhejiang Committee and the Provincial Government.

The Ministry of Education of People’s Republic of China approved to establish the Wenzhou-Kean University (in preparation), which is one of the two China-US cooperative universities shared with legal person status to date.

国家教育部批准创办温州肯恩大学（筹），这是迄今为止中美合作举办的具有独立法人资格的两所大学之一。

温州市完成筹建温州肯恩大学申报材料并上报省人民政府，省人民政府将申报材料上报国家教育部。

The Vice Governor and secretary of CPC municipal committee Chen Derong received the delegation of Kean University, been clear about the determination and demands of establishing the Wenzhou-Kean University, preliminarily planned to situate the Li’ao town, Ou hai district of Wenzhou with a total sum of 1.5 billion (Approximately $234.4 million) Yuan for the campus construction.

The Wenzhou Municipal Government accomplished the application materials of Wenzhou-Kean University and delivered to the Zhejiang Provincial Government, the Zhejiang Provincial Government reported to the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China.

副省长、温州市委书记陈德荣在温州会见美国肯恩大学校长法拉希一行，明确创办温州肯恩大学的决心和要求，初步拟定温州肯恩大学选址温州市瓯海区丽岙街道，校园建设投资规模15亿元。

温州大学与美国肯恩大学在美国新泽西州尤宁郡举行合作创办温州肯恩大学签字仪式，时任省委书记习近平出席签字仪式。