Past visits to CUHK

Past visits:

  • The Office of Academic Links (OAL) received 21 visiting delegations between 22 February and 27 April 2014. The delegations learned about CUHK's teaching and research priorities and explored opportunities for collaboration with CUHK representatives.

Survey on incoming visitors:

 

 Date and Name of Institution

Delegate(s) and Purpose of Visit

25 Feb 2014
Utrecht University, the Netherlands

Delegate
Mr. Fried Keesen, Director of Education, University College Utrecht (UCU)

Purpose of Visit
To explore collaboration opportunities between UCU and CUHK in the UCU China Program

25 Feb 2014
Mahidol University, International College, Thailand

Delegates
A 4-member delegation led by Mr. Michael Naglis, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Office of Student Affairs

Purpose of Visit
To learn about alumni affairs and career development activities for students

26 Feb 2014
University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia  

University of South Carolina (USC), US

Delegates
Dr. Joseph Cheng, Professor and Michael J. Crouch Chair in Innovation, Australian School of Business, UNSW  

Dr. Kendall Roth, Associate Dean for International Programs and Partnerships, Darla Moore School of Business, USC

Dr. W.R. 'Randy' Folks, Executive Director, Center for International Research and Development, Darla Moore School of Business, USC

Purpose of Visit
To explore collaboration opportunities with CUHK (Shenzhen) in business teaching and research

27 Feb 2014
University of South Carolina, US

Delegates
Dr. Kendall Roth, Associate Dean for International Programs and Partnerships, Darla Moore School of Business

Dr. W.R. 'Randy' Folks, Executive Director, Center for International Research and Development, Darla Moore School of Business

Purpose of Visit
To review the BBA Programme in International Business and Chinese Enterprise between USC and CUHK and to explore other collaboration opportunities

3 Mar 2014
Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Delegates
A 3-member delegation led by Prof. Clélio Campolina Diniz, Rector

Purpose of Visit
To explore collaboration opportunities

4 Mar 2014
Science Po, France

Delegates
Mr. Francis Vérillaud, Vice President and Director of International Affairs and Exchanges

Mr. Alessandro Mariani, International Affairs Manager, International Affairs Division and Europe-Asia Campus  

Purpose of Visit
To introduce Science Po's Summer School and the newly designed exchange programme

4 Mar 2014
Waseda University, Japan

Delegates
A 3-member delegation led by Mr. Takao Asakura, Director, Center for International Education

Purpose of Visit
To promote Waseda's new summer session to CUHK students

10 Mar 2014
American University, US

Delegate
Ms. Theresa Kaiser, Director of Global Opportunities, Office of the Dean, Washington College of Law

Purpose of Visit
Courtesy visit

13 Mar 2014
FH Campus Wien, Austria

Delegate
Prof. Arthur Mettinger, Rector  

Purpose of Visit
Courtesy visit

14 Mar 2014
Reutlingen University, Germany

Delegates
Prof. Hans-Martin Beyer, Associate Dean and Director, International Business Programme, ESB Business School

Ms. Cornelia Kuester, Academic Coordinator, International Business Programme, ESB Business School  

Purpose of Visit
Courtesy visit

14 Mar 2014
University of Warwick, UK

Delegates
A 3-member delegation led by Prof. Lawrence Young, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic Planning and Resources)  

Purpose of Visit
To introduce Warwick's Wellesbourne campus to CUHK 

24 Mar 2014
University of Oxford, UK

Delegate
The Right Hon Dame Elish Angiolini, Principal, St Hugh's College

Purpose of Visit
To discuss possible cooperation between St Hugh's College and CUHK's Faculty of Medicine

24 Mar 2014
University of Cambridge, UK

Delegates
Prof. David Ibbetson, President, Clare Hall

Mr. Ranj Majumdar, Development Director, Clare Hall  

Purpose of Visit
Courtesy visit

24-25 Mar 2014
Brown University, US

Delegate
Prof. Edward Steinfield, Director of the China Initiative and Dean's Chair of China Studies, Watson Institute for International Studies  

Purpose of Visit
To give a seminar organised by the University Services Centre for China Studies and to explore collaboration opportunities relating to Brown's "China Initiative"

27 Mar 2014
Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Delegate
Ms. Paula Banning, Coordinator Non-Europe, International Office, Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance  

Purpose of Visit
Courtesy visit

3 Apr 2014
Harvard University, US

Delegates
A 40-member delegation led by Dr. Julio Frenk, Dean of the Faculty, Harvard School of Public Health  

Purpose of Visit
To sign a MOU for general collaboration between Harvard School of Public Health and CUHK's Faculty of Medicine

7 Apr 2014
Western University, Canada

Delegate
Prof. Dan Shrubsole, Professor and Chair Department of Geography  

Purpose of Visit
To explore student exchange opportunities

7 Apr 2014
University of Alberta, Canada

Delegates
Prof. Gordon Houlden, Director, China Institute

Ms. Qian Tang, Administrative Assistant, China Institute  

Purpose of Visit
To explore potential research collaborations on Chinese foreign direct investment and maritime security

11 April 2014
University of Cambridge, UK

Delegate
Prof. Sir. Leszek Borysiewicz, Vice-Chancellor  

Purpose of Visit
Courtesy visit

15 Apr 2014
The Australian National University, Australia

Delegate
Mr. David Akers, General Manager, College of Asia and the Pacific  

Purpose of Visit
To learn about matters pertaining to student mobility programmes and trends

23 Apr 2014
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, US

Delegate
Mr. Dan Anderson, Associate Director for International Programs, College of Business  

Purpose of Visit

To discuss a student exchange programme for undergraduate business students

To learnmore about the past visits, please visit the following website:
www.oal.cuhk.edu.hk/index.php/delegation-visits/past-delegations.

Prof. David Ibbetson (fourth from left), President of Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, visited CUHK on 24 March 2014 to strengthen ties and reviewing the current partnership between the two institutions.

A 40-member delegation from the Harvard School of Public Health visited CUHK on 3 April 2014.

A delegation from University College Utrecht (UCU) met with representatives from CUHK on 15 February 2014 to explore collaboration opportunities between UCU and CUHK in the UCU China Program.

Prof. Edward Steinfeld (middle), Director of the China Initiative and Dean’s Chair of China Studies, Brown University, US, gave a seminar at CUHK on 24 March 2014.


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