Annual Report 1999–2000

學術發展 20 ACADEMI C DEVELOPMEN T 一九九六至二零零零年度交換生人數 Number o f Exchange Students 1996-2000 本校是年接待了二十三個國家的一百六十多個代表圑，訪客 人數比上年度增加了一倍。此外，校方獲偉倫訪問敎授計 劃、英國皇家學會簡東浦訪問敎授計劃及尤德爵士紀念基金 會的資助，邀請不少著名學者蒞校演講，並就課程和學術 水平等方面提供意見。 在大學的層面，本校去年與澳洲的 RMIT 大學簽訂了學生 交換計劃協議。而在學院和學系的層面，則有工商管理學院 與美國杜克大學商學院交換碩士生，另與密西根大學商學院 交換本科生，使商學碩士和學士的交換生計劃增至十六項。 新聞與傳播學院和建築學系亦分別與美國南加州大學和法 國的 É cole d'Architecture de Paris-Bellevill e 建立了交流計劃。 隨著高等敎育全球化，大學之間有更多新的合作形式。中大 是年與普林斯頓大學建立了夥伴關係，合辦文化交流與學術 課 程 ； 又 加 入 了 新 成 立 的 H U M A P (Hyogo University Mo b i l i t y i n Asia and the P a c i f i c ) ， 以加強與亞太區著名大學 的聯繫。 The trend o f globalization i n higher education also brought about new forms o f collaboration. The University entered into new partnerships w i t h Princeton University and the Hy o go University Mo b i l i ty i n Asia and the Pacific respectively. The former focusses o n study abroad programmes leading t o cultural interaction an d academic advancement, while the latter enables the University t o link u p w i t h a network o f prestigious institutions i n the Asia Pacific. Plans t o foster more academic links were under way. Dialogue w i t h several institutions o fhigher learning i n Australia and N e w Zealand was started t o strengthen existing connections and t o explore the possibility o f student exchange. Frequent meetings w i t h the University o f California system (UC), a partner o£ C U H K since the 1960s, reaffirmed the commitments o£ both sides t o diversify exchange programmes for faculty members and students. There were plans t o double the number of exchange students t o C U H K under the U C Education Abroad Programme. There were also on-going discussions about setting u p a U C H u b a t C U H K t o facilitate research collaboration and joint academic activities. Links w i t h European institutions were greatly strengthened. I n February 2000, a delegation led b y vice-chancellor Prof. A r t h ur K.C. L i visited major research institutes