By Li Han

Staff Writer of the Tsinghua News Center

Professor Jacob Fokkema, Vice-chancellor of Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) and Professor Kees Beenakker, Chairman of the Department of Microelectronics and Computer Engineering of TU Delft, visited Tsinghua on March 10.

During the visit, Professor Beenakker was named a Guest Professor of Tsinghua.

Tsinghua Vice President Gong Ke met and had a talk with Professor Fokkema and Professor Beenakker. Professor Gong welcomed the guests to Tsinghua and gave an outline of the university.

In a conferral ceremony, Professor Gong presented an honorary appointment book to Professor Beenakker. 

Following the ceremony, Professor Beenakker delivered a speech to students on “The Global Play of Microelectronics: A Fruitful Playground for Academic Institutions.”

Born in 1948, Professor Beenakker is renowned as a distinguished scholar in microelectronics and computer engineering.