A New Era Begins 1975-78

to the distinctive educational mission of the University. Most of these grants, made during the past four years, are specifically acknowledged in appropriate places in this Report. The Chinese University is most grateful for the continuing interest in and support of its educational goals by these international foundations. The Luce Scholars An important cooperative undertaking w i th international foundations is the Luce Scholars programme, financed by the Henry Luce Foundation, and administered by The Asia Foundation. Since 1974 The Chinese University has served as the institutional base for the Luce Scholars, providing a series of orientation lectures and seminars for these highly-selected Americans whose professional fields range from architecture to economics to theology. Student Exchange Programmes From the early years, student exchange projects have contributed to the international character of The Chinese University. Under an agreement made in 1965 ， The Chinese University and the University o f California have maintained a formal student exchange programme. The University of California Study Center, established in 1967, is administered by a full-time Director and Asssociate Director, who also participate in the instruction programme, bo th undergraduate and graduate. The exchange arrangements enable junior instructors in The Chinese University to pursue advanced degrees at the various campuses o f the University of California. In 1978, the agreement was extended for another five years. For many years the Yale-China Association conducted a Chinese language instruction programme in cooperation w i th New Asia College. In 1974 The Chinese University assumed financial and administrative responsibility for this instruction, placing it in the Chinese Language Centre. This Centre offers classes in Kuoyu (Mandarin) to large numbers o f freshmen whose native dialect is Cantonese. The Centre also offers courses in Kuoyu and Cantonese for foreign students in the California programme and in the rapidly expanding International Asian Studies Programme. As described in Section X I, the Centre will soon have a new building to accommodate its expanding activities. International Asian Studies Programme The various student exchange programmes increased so greatly in recent years that The Chinese University found it necessary to establish a formal organization to administer or coordinate all such exchange activities. Accordingly in 1977, the International Asian Studies Programme was established. It will have exclusive responsibility for the admission of foreign students and scholars who wish to pursue Chinese or Asian studies in the University. The needed expansion reflects the rapidly growing interest in Asian studies in Western universities. The Programme involves the cooperation o f the Yale-China Association, and 82