The First Six Years 1963-69

International Cooperation A t the inception o f The Chinese University, it was pointed out that the University is “ not just a Chinese institution w ith British affiliation, but a Chinese institution o f international character". No university can be an island in the world o f learning. The Chinese University is no exception. As soon as it was inaugurated, it applied for membership w ith the Association o f Commonwealth Un iver sities (ACU), which subsequently undertook to advertise for and assess some o f the senior academic staff. In August 1968, the University sent a delegation o f four to attend the Quinquennial Conference o f Commonwealth Universities held at Sydney, Australia. In 1964 ， the University became a member o f the In ter- University Council for Higher Education Overseas (lU C ) in Britain. Through this Council, the University has had many o f its senior staff assessed and has otherwise benefited greatly from various schemes sponsored by the Council, including the services o f many experts as advisers and external examiners. The Vice- Chancellor has been elected to the Steering Committee since A p ril 1969 for the Conference o f Overseas Vice-Chancellors and Prin cipals sponsored by lU C that meet every 18 to 24 months, to re view the effectiveness o f the various lUC-managed assistance schemes. In 1967 ， the University secured corporate membership in the Society for Research into Higher Education ， set up in 1964 in London, through which the University is able to obtain direct knowledge and information concerning contemporary educational problems and developments. In 1965, the Leverhulme Trust Fund o f the United Kingdom offered a grant to establish an academic interchange programme between The Chinese University and British universities for a period o f five years. Under this programme ， the Vice-Chancellor can invite each year a senior academic from the United Kingdom to visit the University for a period o f four months and also second a jun io r member o f the University's staff to a British institution for an academic year. Since establishment o f the University, the British Council has been most helpful in providing books to the Libraries. I t has also provided facilities and scholarships for staff visits to Brita in and has arranged for placement o f post-graduates in British universities. In addition to these British affiliations, the University pa rti cipates in several other international cooperation schemes offered by a number o f countries throughout the world. The Governments o f France, West Germany (through the German Academic Ex change Service), Japan and Ita ly have contributed substantially to the development o f foreign language courses at the University. The 62