The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) hosted the Golden Jubilee University Presidents' Forum during 6-8 December 2013 as one of the highlights of its 50th anniversary celebrations. Some 40 university heads from 14 countries and regions engaged in a roundtable around the themed 'Enhancing Intercultural and Multicultural Exchanges in Universities'.

In the month of December 2013, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has consolidated collaborations with like-minded universities such as the University of Oxford (Oxford) and Utrecht University (UU) to serve the needs of local communities. CUHK and Oxford renewed two Memoranda of Understanding to continue their collaboration in public health and in the Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response. CUHK and UU have joined hands to establish the CUHK-UU Joint Centre for Languages, Mind and Brain.

• CUHK and Oxford celebrate friendship of 50 years
• CUHK and Utrecht University establish joint research centre
• CUHK and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign strengthen ties in business, education and engineering
• New mobility programmes
• Outreach trips of Prof. Gordon Cheung, Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor

CUHK and the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) joined hands in hosting the Inaugural WUN Global China Conference on 'Family Transition, Ageing, and Social Security in China' during 5-6 December 2013. Some 60 scholars and students from  nine countries/regions exchanged ideas and discussed key issues on ageing and employment; intergenerational mobility; inequality in health and social security among the elderly; and migration and familial support.

• CUHK hosts Inaugural WUN Global China Conference as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations
• Results of the WUN Research Development Fund 2013
• Visits from WUN member universities

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) bade farewell to some 400 incoming exchange students who will return to their home countries after a term-long exchange at the University this semester.

• IASP End-of-Semester party
• Applications for outgoing student exchange programmes 2014–15 reach record high
• Pre-departure gathering for outgoing exchange students in 2nd term of 2013–14
• Summer Undergraduate Research Programme 2014 for overseas students officially launched
• Meeting with the Secretary of Education, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) established linkages with the following institutions between 30 September and 12 December 2013:

Past visits:

• The Office of Academic Links (OAL) received 33 visiting delegations between 30 September and 12 December 2013. The delegations learnt about CUHK's teaching and research priorities and explored opportunities for collaboration with CUHK representatives.

Survey on incoming visitors:

• OAL maintains a database of incoming delegation visits with non-local institutions. You may find such information useful when exploring partnership opportunities with non-local institutions. In order to help us keep an up-to-date record of international linkage activities, we encourage you to provide us with details of any visit or exchange activity by filling in the "Record Form for Incoming Visitors".
  

  Please return the completed form to us either by fax (2603 5402) or email (oal@cuhk.edu.hk). For more information, please visit the following website: www.oal.cuhk.edu.hk/index.php/delegation-visits/survey-on-departmental-linkage-activities.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) will take part in the following activities between 12 December 2013 and 31 January 2014:

Incoming visits:

• Delegation visits from the Netherlands, Denmark, Canada and the US

To submit comments or propose joint collaborations with particular institution(s), please contact the Office of Academic Links.

The following programmes are currently open for applications by faculty members and PhD students of CUHK:

• Brown International Advanced Research Institutes 2014 (Extended deadline: 30 January 2014)
• The Eurasia-Pacific Uninet Scholarships for PhD students and Post-docs (Extended deadline: 30 December 2013)