A New Era Begins 1975-78

X The Chinese University and the International Academic World During the years covered by thi s Report, The Chinese University not only maintained, bu t expanded, those activities and relationships which had given the University a trul y international character, such as previously described in The Emerging University. These include active participation in the affairs o f regional and international associations of universities ； cooperative projects w i th foreign governments and wi t h individual institutions and organizations in various parts o f the world; continuing productive relationships wi th international foundations; sponsorship o f international conferences and workshops; frequent visits by distinguished scholars and variou s specialists; and, finally, a well- structured student exchange programme. World-Wide Associations During the past quadrennium, The Chinese University continued its active participation in regional and world-wide associations of universities, which were fully described in The Emerging University ， 1970-1974. Among these organizations, mention may be made o f the following: The Association of Commonwealth Universities, The Institute o f International Education, the International Association of Universities, the Inter-University Council for Higher Educatio n Overseas, and the Association o f Southeast Asian Institutions o f Higher Learning. A recently formed International Committee for the Study o f Student Educational Exchange gives promise o f f r u i t f ul relationships w i t h other universities. Foreign Government Contributions The international character of The Chinese University has been significantly enhanced by contributions from foreign governments, primarily for instruction in their respective language s and literatures. The governments of Japan, France, West Germany, and Italy have provided visiting faculty members and have made available some student scholarships. These governments have also donate d books to the University Library, as have other governments, specifically Austria, Belgium, Egypt, Korea, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Very recently plans have been made for widening the scope o f the cooperative relations w i th the Government of France. In May 1978 ， an eight-member delegation , led by the Vice-Chancellor, visited universities and other institutions in France as guests o f the French Government. In the many officia l discussions, a number o f areas o f potential cooperation were explored, and certain understandings were reached concerning 79