Annual Report 1999–2000

學術發展 19 ACADEMI C DEVELOPMEN T 零年七月底，在二千七百五十六名全日制一年級本科生中， 已有二千五百三十六人測試及格。 學術交流 本校致力提供多元化及國際化的課程，更積極拓展與海外學 府的合作關係，以擴展研究領域，鼓勵跨國跨文化討論，為 科研帶來更豐盛的成果。過去一年，本校在發展國際關係方 面，積極進取，與世界各地學府之交流活動極為頻繁。 本校於一九九九年四月舉行「大學校長論壇」，聚集英、 澳、加和兩岸三地四十七所著名大學的校長，共同探討全球 高等敎育發展趨勢，蒐集了不少寶貴的意見，研討會論文已 於本年彙編成書，裨便參考。中大學術交流委員會於一九九 九年十二月召開特別會議，就大學的國際政策提出多項建 議，並為校方與海外學府的聯繫訂定目標和優先次序。 set goals and priorities f o r establishing linkages w i t h overseas institutions. D u r i n g the year, th e U n i v e r s i ty played host t o delegations f r om over 160 institutions and governmen t agencies o f 23 countries, representing a t w o f o ld increase f r o m th e 1998-99 figure. Wo r l d - r e n o w n e d scholars also visited the Un i v e r s i ty under the W e i L u n Visiting Professorship Programme , th e Ro y al Society K an T o n g P o Visiting Professorship Scheme, and the Si r E d w a rd Y o u de M e m o r i al F u nd Visiting Professorship Scheme f o r Local Tertiary Institutions. T h ey gave public lectures an d advised the Un i v e r s i ty o n matters relating t o c u r r i c u l um and academic standards. A t the university level, a n ew student exchange agreement was signed w i t h R M I T Un i v e r s i ty i nAustralia i n the year. A t the faculty and departmental level, t w o mo re bilateral exchange programmes were concluded b y the Faculty o f Business A dm i n i s t r a t i on i n addition to the 1 4 already i n place f o r M B A and B B A students — one w i t h Fuqua Business School o f D u k e Un i v e r s i ty (for M B A students) and the othe r w i t h the Un i v e r s i ty o f M i c h i g an Business School i n A n n A r b o r (for B B A students). T he School o f Journalism and C ommu n i c a t i on reached a student exchange agreement w i t h the An n e n b e rg School f o r C ommu n i c a t i on a t the Un i v e r s i ty o f Southern California, wh i le the Department o f Architecture expanded it s linkage w i t h É cole d'Architecture d e Paris-Belleville. 中大學生參加由香港中文大學、香港大學、北京大學，以及達夫人 學合辦的一九九九年達夫國際交流計劃 The 1999 Tufts Institute for Leadership and International Perspective Programme wasjointly organized by CUHK, the University of Hong Kong, Peking University, and Tufts University. 一九九九至二零零零年度中大交換生留學地區 Host Countries fo rCUHK Outgoing Students 1999-2000