Press Release: Presentation of Jean Monnet Prize 2008: Professor Dai Bingran (Shanghai) honoured for his academic work to promote and publicise the European Union

Commissioner Ján Figel' presented the Jean Monnet Prize 2008 to Professor Dai Bingran of Fudan University, Shanghai, for his commitment to teaching about European integration. The award ceremony took place in the presence of the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, during the Jean Monnet/ECSA-World conference on ‘A Europe of achievements in a changing world’. The conference, which opened at the European Parliament on 24 November 2008, aimed to intensify the debate on the role of the European Union, focusing this time more particularly on innovation and international competitiveness.