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CUHK warmly welcomes some 600 incoming exchange students in late August

Over 600 exchange students from institutions spanning across the world came to CUHK for exchange during the first term or the year in 2013–14. They participated in the orientation organized by the Office of Academic Links (OAL) during 26-31 August. The students were welcomed by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Sung, on 30 August.

CUHK student exchange programmes for 2014–15 to open for application in October

At CUHK, students have opportunities to go on exchange in 30 destinations around the world. Over 230 university-wide exchange and summer-to-summer exchange programmes are offered by the University and its colleges, faculties and departments. These exchange programmes will be open for applications via CUSIS during 21-30 October. Full-time students with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7, good disciplinary standing and satisfactory TOEFL or IELTS score (if required by the individual exchange programmes) are eligible to apply for the exchange programmes.

A series of promotional activities will be held by OAL during 8-30 October, including road shows and information sessions on the exchange programmes available in different countries, the application procedures and schedule. Information on the exchange programmes and application procedures will be available at the OAL website from 8 October.

Ewha Womans University and CUHK launch second summer programme on Contemporary Asian Urbanism

Building on the success of the inaugural summer programme jointly organized by CUHK and Ewha Womans University in 2012, the second summer programme took place during 6-31 July 2013 when 20 students from CUHK's School of Architecture and Ewha Womans University spent one week each in Hong Kong and Seoul to explore Asian urban space and cultures.

During the programme, students attended specialist lectures with matching field trips, covering topics on historical architecture, contemporary urban culture, as well as planning and sustainable development. To foster cross-cultural discussion, students from both institutions were divided into groups and were guided in fieldwork assignments according to a specific topic. With this intensive inter-city exploration and comparison, students were encouraged to critically reflect on current conditions, shortcomings and possibilities in both cities.

In Seoul, besides staying at the campus of Ewha, students experienced the charming Changdeokgung palace, the civic Cheonggyecheon, the modernist Seun Arcade, the creative Heyri Art Village and Paju Book City, and the futuristic Songdo New City. In Hong Kong, students visited the Museum of History, City Gallery, the new Legislative Council building in Tamar and Central Escalator, and explored the heritage in Ping Shan, the Wetland Park and Tin Shui Wai, as well as sampling seafood in Lau Fau Shan.