据耶鲁大学公共事务办公室网站1月4日消息,美国耶鲁大学校长理查德·莱文教授宣布,耶鲁2002届毕业生张磊(音)已经承诺,将向耶鲁大学管理学院(SOM)捐赠888万8888美元。这是到目前为止,耶鲁管理学院毕业生捐赠的最大一笔个人捐款。
Chinese graduate donates US$8,888,888 to Yale
A Chinese graduate has donated a record-setting amount of money to his alumni Yale University. Zhang Lei, founder of an investment firm, graduated from Yale's School of Management less than 10 years ago.
The 8,888,888 US dollar donation is the largest amount the University has received. It's enough to buy every Yale MBA student a Ford Focus. Eight is an auspicious number in Chinese culture. Zhang Lei, says the education he received at Yale changed the course of his life. That's why he christened the name of his investment firm after one of the roads at Yale.
The School of Management, says it will use the donation to build a new campus, provide scholarships and fund China- related activities.