Date and Name of Institution | Delegate(s) and Purpose of Visit |
30 Aug 2012 Chulalongkorn University, Thailand | Delegates A group of 13 delegates from Chulalongkorn's Faculty of Engineering Purpose of visit To gain an understanding of the services and activities provided by CUHK to international exchange students |
5 Sep 2012 Gordon Research Conferences, US | Delegates A group of 4 delegates led by Dr. Nancy Gray, Director and President Purpose of visit To discuss the feedback of the "Salt & Water Stress in Plants" meeting held in June 2012 at CUHK and to prepare for the 2013 meetings |
6 Sep 2012 University of British Columbia, Canada | Delegate Prof. Jack Saddler, NSERC Industrial Senior Chair, Department of Wood Science Purpose of visit To deliver a seminar on the invitation of the School of Life Sciences |
12 Sep 2012 University College London, UK | Delegates Ms. Maral Dadourian, International Liaison and Recruitment Officer, International Office Purpose of visit To promote study abroad programmes to CUHK students |
12 Sep 2012 University of South Carolina, US | Delegate A group of 3 delegates led by Dr. Harris Pastides, President Purpose of visit To explore opportunities for further collaboration and to sign a student exchange agreement for undergraduate business students |
13 Sep 2012 University of Manchester, UK | Delegate Mrs. Dinah Crystal, Solicitor, Director of External Relations and Clinical Education, School of Law Purpose of visit To explore possible student exchange with CUHK's Faculty of Law |
13 Sep 2012 Utrecht University, The Netherlands | Delegates A group of 4 delegates led by Prof. Yvonne van Rooy, President of the Executive Board Purpose of visit To explore opportunities for further collaboration and to sign a MOU for short-term faculty exchange programme |
13 Sep 2012 Khon Kaen University, Thailand | Delegates A group of 10 delegates led by Prof. Kriengkrai Kitcharoen, Dean, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences Purpose of visit To sign a MOU for the establishment of the ASIA-International Biomedical Science Consortium |
17 Sep 2012 University of Alberta, Canada | Delegate Dr. Art Quinney, Professor Emeritus and Senior Advisor to the Provost Purpose of visit To explore research collaboration opportunities, in particular in the public health area |
26 Sep 2012 University of Leeds, UK | Delegates Prof. Dawn Freshwater, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Staff and Organisational Effectiveness Dr. Judith Lamie, International Director Purpose of visit To learn about the Leeds-CUHK medical humanities research collaboration and to explore further collaboration opportunities |
26 Sep 2012 Seoul National University, Korea | Delegates A group of 3 delegates led by Prof. Lynn Ilon, College of Education Purpose of visit To benchmark policies and procedures that support international faculty |
27 Sep 2012 University of Leeds, UK | Delegate Prof. Dwayne E. Heard, Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry, School of Chemistry Purpose of visit To deliver a seminar titled "Field measurements of free radicals in the atmosphere and comparisons with numerical models" on the invitation of the Department of Chemistry and to explore collaboration opportunities |
27 Sep 2012 University of Southern California, US | Delegates Dr. Robin Romans, Associate Provost Ms. Catherine Leung, Director of South China for the University of Southern California's Globalization Office Purpose of visit To introduce the International Artist Fellowship to CUHK |
28 Sep 2012 Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation | Delegates A group of 4 delegates led by Dr. Raine Herman, Director Strategic Intelligence Purpose of visit To learn about CUHK's research and innovation agenda |
28 Sep 2012 University of Rochester, US | Delegate Mr. Jonathan Burdick, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid Purpose of visit To learn about CUHK's summer programmes |
28 Sep 2012 Sciences Po, France | Delegate Mr. Alessandro Mariani, International Affairs Manager for China and South-East Asia, Centre for Asia and the Pacific Purpose of visit Courtesy visit |
3 Oct 2012 Simon Fraser University (SFU), Canada | Delegate Mr. Brian Olsen, President's Delegation Coordinator Purpose of visit To prepare for the upcoming SFU delegation visit in November |
4 Oct 2012 Karolinska Institutet (KI), Sweden | Delegates A group of 3 delegates led by Prof. Harriet Wallberg-Henriksson, President Purpose of visit To sign a MOU for general collaboration between KI and CUHK |
5 Oct 2012 University of Bergen, Norway | Delegate Prof. Reidar K. Lie, Head and Professor, Department of Philosophy Purpose of visit To meet with CUHK counterparts regarding the WUN Research Development Fund proposal titled "Global Public Health Justice" |
5 Oct 2012 University of Western Australia, Australia | Delegate Ms. Carolyn Wood, Student Exchange Coordinator Purpose of visit Courtesy visit |
9 Oct 2012 University of Adelaide, Australia | Delegates Prof. Kent Anderson, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International) Ms. Iris Liu, Global Engagement Officer, Division of the Deputy Vice Chancellor and Vice President (Academic) Purpose of visit Courtesy visit |
9 Oct 2012 Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Hong Kong | Delegate Ms. Caitlin Lam, Senior Commercial Officer Purpose of visit To discuss participation of Dutch universities in APAIE 2013 |
12 Oct 2012 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), US | Delegates A group of 4 delegates led by Dr. Phyllis Wise, Vice President of the University of Illinois and Chancellor of UIUC Purpose of visit Courtesy visit |
15 Oct 2012 Chalmers University of Technology (Chalmers), Sweden | Delegate Dr. Gustavo Perrusquia, Director of International Affairs Purpose of visit To introduce Chalmers to CUHK's Faculties of Engineering and Science |
15 Oct 2012 Duke University, US | Delegates A group of 3 delegates led by Dr. James N. Siedow, Vice Provost for Research Purpose of visit To learn about CUHK's best practices, policies, and procedures relating to grant application and administration in mainland China |
25 Oct 2012 Study Abroad Foundation (SAF) | Delegates Prof. John Belcher, President and Co-CEO Mr. Dominique Luthringer, Director of SAF Taiwan and Director for Development, South East Asia Purpose of visit To discuss SAF's international internship programmes |
25 Oct 2012 University of Auckland, New Zealand | Delegate Prof. Jenny Dixon, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Strategic Engagement) Purpose of visit To discuss matters regarding APAIE, WUN, and other collaborations between the two universities |
27 Oct 2012 University of Leeds, UK | Delegate Prof. Stuart Murray, Director, Leeds Centre for Medical Humanities Purpose of visit To meet with CUHK collaborators to discuss the medical humanities project |
30 Oct 2012 The Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education (STINT) | Delegate Dr. Andreas Gothenberg, Executive Director Purpose of visit To learn about the Contemporary China Studies Programme and to explore further collaboration opportunities |
31 Oct 2012 Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) / University of Sydney (USyd) | Delegates A group of 6 delegates led by Prof. John Hearn, Chief Executive Officer of WUN and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International) of the University of Sydney Purpose of visit To discuss a number of engagement activities between WUN / USyd and CUHK |
31 Oct 2012 York University, Canada | Delegates A 3-member delegation led by Dr. Mamdouh Shoukri, President and Vice-Chancellor Purpose of visit Courtesy visit |