Annual Report 1997-98

首批獲中大錄取的內地精英學生 The firs t batc h o f mainlan d student s t o pursu e undergraduat e studie s a t CUHK 至於在國際學術界的交流活動，更是非常篷勃。隨著各學院、學系、 硏究所和書院與世界知名的學術中心達成了新的合作協議，中大的 師生有更多機會擴闊視野，攝取新知識和新體會，把自己的成續 與世界一流的學術成果比較。我們的合作夥伴包括加拿大的卑詩省大 學和多倫多大學，法國高等商學院，美國的德州奧斯汀大學、伊利諾 大學、達夫大學和管理學學會。這些國際聯繫豐富了我們的課程， 提高了我們的學術水平，使我們的成就更廣為人知，並給予我們更多 機會為國際學術界作出貢獻。 Beijing t o reac h ou t t o eve n mor e potentia l partner s for academic exchang e an d researc h collaboration . Durin g th e year ne w contact s wer e mad e an d ol d linkage s bor e fruit . Partnership wit h th e Chines e Academ y o f Science s bre d the Join t Laborator y for Geoinformatio n Scienc e o n CUH K campus; collaboratio n wit h th e Shangha i Institut e o f Organi c Chemistry brough t abou t th e Shangha i —Hong Kon g Join t Laboratory i n Chemica l Synthesis ; long-ter m friendshi p wit h Peking Universit y an d Fuda n Universit y heralde d th e recruitment of outstandin g mainlan d student s t o enro l i n ou r first - degree programmes . Thes e ar e bu t a fe w example s o f th e myriad join t venture s tha t hav e generate d mutua l benefit . We ar e convince d tha t th e Universit y ha s a significan t role to pla y i n nurturin g talen t fo r China' s growt h an d development; w e als o hav e a lot t o gai n fro m th e experience o f our mainlan d partners . Tha t i s wh y w e prompted th e establishmen t o f th e Associatio n o f Universit y Presidents o f Chin a las t November , an d serv e a s it s Hon g Kong secretaria t t o promot e th e developmen t o f tertiar y education on a national scale . Individual faculties , departments , researc h centres , an d colleges al l realiz e th e importanc e o f cultivatin g internationa l connections i n ensurin g th e qualit y o f teaching , learning , and research . I n 1997-98 , ne w exchang e agreement s wer e made wit h centre s o f excellenc e worldwid e t o giv e ou r teachers an d student s greate r exposur e t o ne w developments i n knowledg e an d mor e opportunitie s t o compare thei r work wit h th e bes t i n the world . Linkage s were establishe d or renewe d wit h suc h famou s institution s as th e Universit y o f Britis h Columbi a an d th e Universit y o f Toronto i n Canada ; th e Haut e Etude s Commerciale s i n France; th e Universit y o f Texa s a t Austin , th e Universit y o f Illinois a t Urbana-Campaign , Tuft s University , an d th e Academy o f Managemen t i n th e USA . Reachin g ou t internationally ha s helpe d th e Universit y gai n ne w perspectives, rais e standards , mak e it s achievement s bette r known, an d rende r it s service s mor e extensivel y a s a responsible membe r o f th e globa l academi c community . The Chinese University of Hong Kong Annual Report Vice-chancellor's Review 5