The Emerging University 1970-74

Regional Cooperat ion I n th e i n t e r na t i ona l academi c wo r l d a n impo r t an t development i n recen t year s ha s bee n th e f o rma t i o n o f produc t i ve regiona l associations o f institution s o f highe r education . Recognizin g a commona l i ty o f background , interests , an d problem s amon g nations o f a geographi c area , th e regiona l associatio n provide s a n effective mean s o f i ns t i t u t i ona l sharin g o f experience s an d idea s i n dealing w i t h a variety o f problems wh i c h confron t highe r educatio n i n genera l an d wh i c h eac h na t i o n mus t solv e i n term s o f it s ow n policies an d needs . Th e Chines e Un i ver s i t y f r o m th e outse t ha s recognized th e nee d fo r suc h cooperatio n an d ha s playe d a ver y active rol e i n i ns t i t u t i ona l association s o f Southeas t Asia . The Associatio n o f Southeas t Asia n Institution s o f Hi ghe r Lea r n i ng ( A S A I H L ) ha s bee n th e p r i nc i pa l regiona l organizatio n i n wh i ch The Chines e Un i ver s i t y participates . Th e V i ce -Chance l l o r was electe d it s Presiden t fo r th e 1968—197 0 term , du r i n g wh i c h two learne d societies—th e Southeas t Asia n Socia l Scienc e Association and th e Southeas t Asia n Ma t hema t i c s Society—wer e established. Qu i te apar t f r o m th e f o rma l associatio n mentione d above , The Chines e Un i ve r s i t y ha s con t r i bu t e d substantiall y t o advancin g the caus e o f highe r educatio n amon g its siste r institution s i n Asia . I n 1969 , Th e Chines e Un i ver s i t y wa s hos t t o a 12-da y “ As i a n Workshop o n H i ghe r Educa t i on " i nvo l v i n g mor e t ha n 10 0 participants f ro m 2 0 universities i n nin e Asia n countries . Th e them e of the Wo r ksho p wa s “A Ne w M a n fo r a New Society : Universitie s and College s a s Agent s o f Change" . Th e Wo r ksho p wa s mad e possible b y grant s f r o m th e Counci l o f Protestan t College s an d Universities an d th e Dan f o r t h Founda t i on . Th e Proceedings wer e published i n Decembe r 1969 . Th e secon d Wor ksho p too k plac e i n Singapore i n 1971 , an d th e Associat e Directo r wa s p r ov i de d b y this University . I n earl y 197 3 th e Vice-Chancello r wa s appointe d t o serv e a s a membe r o f th e Boar d o f Trustee s o f th e Asia n Institut e o f Technology, Bangkok, Tha i l and , fo r a t er m o f thre e years . Symposia and Lectures The Chines e Un i ve r s i t y ha s als o sponsore d locall y man y symposia, workshop s an d lecture s wh i c h hav e far-reachin g impac t . Amo ng these , the Symposium o n the Teach i ng o f Chinese Languag e and L i t e r a t u r e merit s specia l mention . I t too k plac e i n J u l y 197 0 w i t h si x p r omi nen t Chines e scholars , i nc l ud i n g on e f r o m Ame r i c a and on e f r o m Australia , deliverin g papers , wh i l e mor e t ha n a hund r ed secondar y schoo l teacher s o f Chines e too k par t i n thre e seminars o n teachin g objectives , teachin g material s an d teachin g methods. Th e Sympos i u m receive d a grant f r o m Th e Asi a Founda - 6 9