The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) offers abundant opportunities for its faculty members to develop collaboration with scholars and researchers worldwide in their fields of interest. Through outbound visits supported by the International Partnerships Development Programme 2013-14, research ties were strengthened with overseas institutions in the areas of Psychiatry, Law, Environment and Climate Change, and Information Engineering, to name just a few. Back on campus, a number of international events were recently held as well, including a seminar on the impact of Ebola epidemic by South Africa's Minister of Health, and a joint workshop on Urban Design with Utrecht University. The third STINT Fellow from Linnaeus University, Sweden, is also onboard to enrich the international dimension of the teaching staff.

• Partnerships and links established through the International Partnerships Development Programme 2013-14
• CUHK-Utrecht University host joint workshop on "Urban Design in the Era of Ubiquitous Information"
• South Africa's Minister of Health delivers talk on the impact of Ebola epidemic
• CUHK hosts Gordon Research Conferences Meetings for the third year
• CUHK welcomes third STINT Fellow from Linnaeus University, Sweden
• Short-term Faculty Exchange Programme 2014-15 opens for application
• PhD Student Exchange Programme 2014-15 opens for application

A special feature on CUHK’s engagements in WUN since its admission in 2011 was published in early September. As one of the youngest members of WUN, the University has taken an active role in the Network in various dimensions, including collaborative research, and faculty and PhD student exchanges. Furthermore, CUHK will play host to the WUN Conference and Annual General Meeting in April 2015 where leaders and scholars from around the world will gather in Hong Kong.

• Spotlight: CUHK in the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN)
• Visits from WUN member universities

After bidding farewell to some 500 international and non-local Chinese students who took part in a five-week International Summer School, the University welcomed some 600 exchange students of 41 nationalities from 25 countries/regions to the first term of the 2014-15 academic year.

• Vice-Chancellor warmly welcomed some 600 incoming exchange students
• Bidding farewell to participants of the International Summer School (ISS) 2014
• Outgoing exchange programmes in 2015–16 and summer 2015 to open for application
• Summer Undergraduate Research Programme 2015 to call for host supervisors

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) established linkages with the following institutions between 1 July and 14 September 2014:

Past visits:

• The Office of Academic Links (OAL) received 16 visiting delegations between 1 July and 14 September 2014. 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 16 September and 30 November 2014:

Conference

• The 25th Annual European Association for International Education (EAIE) Conference

Incoming visits

• Delegation visits from Japan, the UK, the US and the Netherlands.

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 postgraduate students of CUHK:

• Bilateral Teaching Exchange Programme (Applications are accepted all year round)
• International Partnerships Development Programme 2014-15 (Application extended to 19 September 2014)
• WUN Research Development Fund 2014 (Internal closing date: 5:00pm, 19 September 2014)
• International Association of Universities (IAU) Leadership Development for Higher Education Reform (LEADHER) Programme (Closing date: 11:59pm, 12 October 2014)
• PhD Student Exchange Programme 2014-15 (Closing date: 20 October 2014)
• Short-term Faculty Exchange Programme 2014-15 (Closing date: 31 October 2014)
• L'Oreal Research Scholarship (Closing date: 31 October 2014)
• Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton for 2015-16 (Closing date: 1 November 2014)
• Utrecht University Visiting Fellowship and Intensive Workshops (Closing date: 7:00am, 2 December 2014)