hiː wʌzðə pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə nˈæʃənəl jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv kˈɪŋdaʊ nˈaʊ ɐ pˈɑːɹt ʌv ʃˈændɑːŋ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi fɹʌm dʒˈuːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi tˈuː, ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd baɪ ðə nˈæʃənəlˌɪst ɡˈʌvɚnmənts mˈɪnɪstɹi ʌv ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ɪn nˈændʒɪŋ, wˌɪtʃ ˈeɪmd tə bˈɪld ˌʌp kˈɪŋdaʊ æz ɐ nˈuː sˈɛntɚɹ ʌv lˈɜːnɪŋ ðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk.
He was the president of the National University of Qingdao (now a part of Shandong University) from June 1930 to 1932, appointed by the Nationalist Government's Ministry of Education in Nanjing, which aimed to build up Qingdao as a new centre of learning the republic.