Wenzhou-Kean University (in preparation) laid the trial pile for the first phase of the first bidding section.

温州肯恩大学建设工程设计项目举行国际招标，华南理工大学建筑设计研究院在7家实力雄厚的中外建筑设计院中胜出，夺得设计权。

The Ground-breaking Ceremony of Wenzhou-Kean University (in preparation) was launched. Zhao Hongzhu, Secretary of CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People’s Congress; Hao Ping, vice minister from Ministry of Education, unveiled the nameplate of Wenzhou-Kean University (in preparation) together.

温州肯恩大学（筹）揭牌并开工奠基，浙江省委书记赵洪祝、教育部副部长郝平共同为温州肯恩大学（筹）揭牌。美国驻上海总领事葛瑞风等也到会祝贺。

The design project of Wenzhou-Kean University announced to bid globally, and the Architectural Design Institute of South China University of Technology came out on top in the bidding competition among the seven highly qualified Chinese and foreign architectural design firms.

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。