A New Era Begins 1975-78

(6) The ASAIHL Seminar on Postgraduate Education in Southeast Asia, sponsored by the Association of Southeast Asian Institutions o f Higher Learning, 3rd to 6th April, 1978. The 49 participants came from universities and colleges in Southeast Asia ， Australia, and the United Kingdom. (7) The Consultation Meeting on Medicinal Plant Research in Southeast Asia, j o i n t ly sponsored by UNESCO Regional Network for Chemistry of Natural Products, The Institute for Advanced Research in Asian Science & Medicine, U.S.A., and The Chinese University, was held f rom 20th to 22nd April, 1978. The Meeting aimed at working out regional programmes of cooperation in the research of medicinal plants and was attended by over 40 local and overseas scientists. ( 8) The World Health Organization Uterotonic Assay Workshop was held at The Chinese University from 24th to 28th April, 1978 ， following the UNESCO Consultation Meeting on Medicinal Plant Research in Southeast Asia. Nine experts in Physiology and Pharmacology from Australia, Brazil, England, Nigeria, South Korea, Sri Lanka and U.S.A. attended the Workshop. ( 9) Regional Seminar on Recent Developments in Medical Education, co-sponsored by The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, U.S.A. and the Faculty of Medicine of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, was held from 6th to 7th July, 1978 on the campus. Representatives from various medical schools in Southeast Asia discussed recent developments in medical education in their respective countries. ( 10) Symposium on Trade Pottery in East and Southeast Asia was held from 4 th to 8th September, 1978 ， with a special grant f rom the Institute of Chinese Studies. Participants included 32 archaeologists and historians f rom Asian countries, Europe and America, and also 68 observers from abroad and Hong Kong. The topics ranged from historical sources on trade pottery in East and Southeast Asia from the 7th to 16th centuries to studies o f actual finds o f trade ceramics from archaeological sites in Asia. Special emphasis was given to the identification o f various types of Chinese wares w i th regard to bo th dating and provenance and to the relationship between Chinese and Southeast Asian ceramics. Altogether 28 papers were presented over 5 days o f meetings allowing ample time for discussions. A special exhibition on trade pottery in Southeast Asia was mounted in the A r t Gallery in connection w i th the Symposium. The proceedings o f the Symposium will contain basic knowledge for archaeologists and historians. International Foundations Within the international academic world, various foundations have played important roles in the emergence of The Chinese University, by making timely grants for innovative projects, particularly those related 81