教育部部长陈至立在首届中外大学校长论坛开幕式上的致辞

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    在风景秀丽的北京，酝酿已久的中外大学校长论坛隆重开幕了。

    In the picturesque city of Beijing, the Chinese-Foreign University Presidents Forum is declared open after a long period of preparations.

     我们有幸邀请到来自国内外著名大学校长，共同探讨高等教育的重大课题，交流有益的经验，具有非常重要的意义。

    We feel very honored to have invited who have on their shoulders the important mission of jointly discussing the major issues and exchanging experiences concerning higher education.

     在此，我谨代表中华人民共和国教育部，向远道而来的各位来宾，向在座的中外教育同行，表示热烈的欢迎和诚挚的感谢！

     On behalf of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China,  I would like to extend a warm welcome and sincere gratitude to all the guests from afar and both Chinese and foreign educational colleagues present here today.