Aug 27, 2012 Volume 10
News on Worldwide Universities Network activities
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a member of the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN), an exclusive network of 18 research-led universities across nine countries. WUN supports research collaboration among members with a Research Development Fund scheme that provides seeding fund for research projects under the Global Challenges. Applications for the 2012 round now open.
  • WUN Research Development Fund 2012
  • Research collaboration opportunities
  • Visits from WUN member universities
News on student exchange
Students enjoying delicious food and great company.

From 27 June to 30 July, some 500 international students embarked on their summer adventures in Hong Kong through participating in the International Summer School of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). These students gathered to share their fond memories in Hong Kong at the farewell dinner held by the Office of Academic Links on 30 July before they went their separate ways.

  • Bidding farewell to the participants of CUHK's International Summer School 2012
  • Brown University-CUHK Summer Institute 2012
New exchange agreements

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) established linkages with the following institutions between 25 June and 26 August 2012:
Past visits to CUHK
Prof. Simon Evans (left), Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International), the University of Melbourne (Melbourne) was received by Prof. Gordon Cheung (right), Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor of CUHK, on 9 July 2012.

Past visits:

  • The Office of Academic Links (OAL) received seven visiting delegations between 25 June and 26 August 2012. 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.cuhk.edu.hk/oal/linkage/staff.html.
Upcoming events and incoming visits

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) will take part in the following activities between September and October 2012:

Conferences:

  • The 24th Annual European Association for International Education Conference, Dublin, Ireland
  • Australian International Education Conference (AIEC) 2012

Incoming visits:

  • Delegation visits from Australia, Canada, Sweden, Thailand, the Netherlands, UK, and US.

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

The following opportunity is currently open for applications by staff at CUHK:

  • WUN Research Development Fund for 2012 (Deadline: 4 October 2012)

News on Worldwide Universities Network activities
News on student exchange
New exchange agreements
Past visits to CUHK
Upcoming events and incoming visits
Call for applications

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