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3rd Green Summer Camp under Cross-Strait Green University Consortium
The 3rd Green Summer Camp under Cross-Strait Green University Consortium was held in the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) from 15-20 July 2013. Thirty-two students from CUHK, Nanjing University (NJU) and Taiwan Central University (NCU) participated in the camp.
The camp comprised of seminars, talks, field trips and visits for the students to obtain knowledge on green concepts and extend their experience to the community. Lectures and talks covered topics including green campus, global climate change, environment policy and green architecture. Discussions were held and specific green projects were conducted among the students from different backgrounds to exchange views and inspire ideas for the three regions.
The activities not only fostered relationship among the students from the three universities and enhanced their awareness of environmental protection, but also advocated the message to apply green initiatives into daily lives.
The Cross-Strait Green University Consortium was established in 2011 with the aim to consolidate resources from CUHK, NJU and NCU, and to serve as a platform for driving initiatives that incorporate green concepts into research and education. The Green Summer Camp is a project of student interflow under the Consortium. The three universities take turns to organize this student event and this year the activity was hosted in CUHK.
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Linkage with Ningbo University
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and Ningbo University (NBU) established links since 2011 when a Memorandum of Understanding on establishing the Li Dak Sum Academic Exchange Fund for Collaboration was signed to support academic and student exchange, research and training between the two parties.The following exchange activities were conducted this month:
1. Professor Andrew Chan appointed "Li Dak Sum Professor"
Professor Andrew Chan, Head of Shaw College and Director of Executive MBA Programme was appointed as the third "Li Dak Sum Professor" at NBU. On 6 July 2013, Prof. Chan attended the appointment ceremony and received appointment certificate from Prof. Feng Zhimin, Vice-President of NBU. After the ceremony, Prof. Chan delivered a talk entitled "Corporate Culture"to academic members and students of NBU.
2. Student Interflow Programme
With the generous support of Li Dak Sum Academic Exchange Fund, the 2nd student interflow programme between Shaw College of CUHK and NBU was launched in Ningbo and Hong Kong from 6 to 22 July. Forty students from Ningbo U and Shaw College visited business enterprises as well as the historical sites and landmarks in Ningbo and Hong Kong. The programme helped establish friendship between the students of the two universities and enhance students' understanding of the development of the two cities.
3. Visit of President of Ningbo University
A 5-member delegation led by Prof. Nie Qiuhua, President of NBU visited CUHKon 18 July 2013. The delegates were received by Prof. Joseph Sung, Vice-Chancellor of the University; Prof. Andrew Chan, Head of Shaw College; and Prof. Freedom Leung, Dean of Students of Shaw College.
During the visit, Prof. Joseph Sung hosted a lunch with the delegates, CUHK administrators, and students who participated in the 2013 Interflow Programme between NBU and Shaw College. The students shared their experience about the interflow activities with Prof. Sung and Prof. Nie.
