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outside H o n g K o n g i n to all areas of the postgraduate p r o g r amme; ma n y of these come f r om educational an d research institutions i n ma i n l a nd China. Co n t i n u i ng faculty exchange p r og r ammes were sponsored i n cooperation w i t h The British Council, the Fulbright Program, and the Association for Southeast Asian Institutions of H i g h er Learning ( ASA I HL ). N e w faculty exchange p r og r ammes were concluded w i t h the Un i v e r s i ty o f California, San Diego a nd the Center for Me d ia Studies at Co l umb ia Un i v e r s i ty i n N e w Yo rk City. As for s h o r t - t e rm exchange a nd o r i en t a t i on p r o g r amme s, partners i n c l u d ed The H e n r y Luce Founda t i on , Yale Un i v e r s i t y, Un i t ed Board for Christian H i g h er Education i n Asia, The Coun c il of Foundations, Yale-China Association, a nd L i n g n an Foundation. The Un i v e r s i ty is a memb er of the Association of C ommo n w e a l th Universities, the International Association of Universities, A S A I H L, a nd the H o n g Kong - Ame r i ca Center. It also participates actively i n the activities of the Un i v e r s i ty Mo b i l i ty i n As ia a nd the Pacific, the As i a - Pac i f i c H i g h e r E d u c a t i on N e t w o r k , the I n s t i t u te f or I n t e r n a t i o n al Education, AS I AN e t w o r k, and the Association of International Educators. I n fostering a richer academic and research en v i r onment and enhancing the cultural and intellectual life on campus, the University w i l l continue to develop existing academic ties wh i le seeking n ew relationships. 學術發展 Academic Development 18