Annual Report 1999–2000

學術發展 21 ACADEMI C DEVELOPMEN T 下圖︰解放軍北京國防科工委裝備技術學院訪問中大 Below: A delegation from the Institute of Command and Technology of Equipment, China, visiting the University in May 2 0 0 上圖：中國科學院及中國工程院院士訪問團蒞校交流 下圖：法國國家科學硏究所代表團參觀中藥博物館 Above: A delegation from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering visiting the University in April 2000 Below: The CNRS delegation at the Chinese Medicine Museum 本校亦不斷開拓與海外知名學府的合作形式，年中曾與數 所澳紐大學商議，鞏固彼此的聯繫和探討設立學生交換計 劃；另與加州大學系統多次會商，肯定兩校自六十年代以來 的緊密合作關係及商討新的學習交流方案，加州大學系統計 劃多派一倍學生到中大留學。此外，雙方會繼續洽談在中 文大學設立「加州大學中心」，以鼓勵科研合作和合辦更多 學術活動。 i n France t o identify c o mm on interests i n research. I n A p r i land M a y 2000, return visits t o C U H K were made b y the Centre N a t i o n al d e l a RechercheScientifique (CNRS) o f France, th e Institut N a t i o n al d e Recherche e n Informatique e t e n Au t oma t i q u e, th e Un i v e r s i ty o f Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, and Ecole Fran ç aise d ' E x t r ê me Orient . T he Danish Rectors' delegation t o C U H K i n June 2000 opened th e gateway f o r student and faculty exchange w i t h Scandinavian universities, including th e Technical Un i v e r s i t y o f D e nma r k. D u r i ng 1999-2000, a total o f 111 students f r o m th e Un i v e r s i ty t o o k part i n various overseas exchange programmes, and a selection exercise made i n July 2000 indicated that th e n umb er o f outgoing students i s expected t o increase t o 120 i n 2000-1. Th e Un i v e r s i ty w i l l endeavour t o create mo re exchange opportunities t o enable 1 0 pe r cent o f each graduating class t o benefit f r o m international exposure. I n th e sameyear, th e Un i v e r s i ty played host t o mo re than 100 delegations f r om institutions o n th e mainland and i n Taiwan. N e w exchange agreements were concluded w i t h th e Foreign Affairs College, Fudan University, H a r b in Un i v e r s i ty o f Technology, L a n z h ou University , Sichuan Un i v e r s i t y, th e Department o f Psychology of Peking University, and the Institute o f Psychology o f the Chinese A c a d emy o f Science. T he Un i v e r s i ty also established the Shanghai-Hong K o n g joint research