Pierre Pienaar, the Education Director of the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP), and Vice President – Education, World Packaging Organisation(WPO), was conferred upon by Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication, a leading University in Beijing, an Honorary Professorship on 18th April 2016.
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Prof. Xueke Luo, the President of the University extended his welcome and congratulations to Prof. Pierre Pienaar for becoming a Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication Honorary Professor. He said that Prof. Pierre Pienaar’s achievements in packaging education and training through South East Asia; as well as on a global scale is widely recognised, and the University also recognises his contribution to China.
During his acceptance speech Pierre mentioned that “he is honoured to be conferred upon this honorary title and is amazed at the level of packaging technology within China and in particular the Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication, School of Packaging Engineering.”
“Both the AIP & the WPO are looking forward to collaborating with the Chinese packaging community; specifically, within packaging education and the cultivation of packaging talent among aspiring students. I encourage the students in the School of Packaging Engineering to work hard and become valuable players in the science of packaging technology.” Mr Pienaar said.
Pierre is looking to establish platforms for academic and cultural exchange between Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication and the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) and improve the collaboration between the two Institutions. He added that collaboration through the WPO will also enable a global awareness of what China has to offer the packaging community in packaging research and the development of innovative packaging ideas.
After the conferring ceremony, Prof. Pierre Pienaar was taken on a tour through the University and in particular the School of Packaging Engineering which is considered to be in the top 5 Universities in China offering packaging science and technology.