Annual Report 2005–06

學術發展 Academic Development 19 Links with Mainland China and Taiwan The 2005-06 academic year was a most exciting one because it opened up vast vistas of achievements and opportunities for academic linkages with establishments in Mainland China. CUHK made good progress in collaboration with the Mainland in terms of joint research and academic conferences. The University and the Shenzhen Municipal Government signed a memorandum of cooperation to promote collaboration in education, science research, training of talent, and the establishment of the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Innovation Zone. CUHK has the best research facilities, professional talent and exceptional geographical advantage. Further cooperation will strengthen the economic development of the Greater Pearl River Delta and bring about complementary advantages. The University’s Satellite Remote Sensing Receiving Station, an important facility of the newly established Institute of Space and Earth Information Science, was inaugurated on 5 October 2005. The station collects information useful to Hong Kong, South China, and neighbouring regions. On the same occasion, Prof. Xu Guanhua, Minister of Science and Technology of China, was inaugurated as Honorary Professor of the CUHK Faculty of Engineering. A high-speed connection between the CUHK Campus Network and the Chinese Scientific and Technology Network (CSTNET) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences was launched on 28 October 2005 alongside the opening of a Hong Kong mirror site of the Science Museums of China website that aims to make scientific knowledge available to all. The University’s Information Technology Services Centre (ITSC) and the Computer Network Information Centre (CNIC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences entered into a partnership to promote research collaboration and resources sharing between the Mainland and Hong Kong. Managed by CNIC, CSTNET plays a pioneering role in the Mainland’s Internet industry. It is also the Mainland’s leading scientific research network. On 29 June 2006, CUHK, the Shun Hing Education and Charity Fund and Tsinghua University signed an MOU, and announced their joint efforts to set up the William Mong Eye Centre of Tsinghua University and CUHK in Beijing. By bringing together two top-notch universities in Asia and the philanthropic Shun Hing Education and Charity Fund, the project will foster closer academic and medical collaboration between Hong Kong and Mainland China. 與兩岸學術交流 於二零零五至零六年度，中大與內地學術聯繫方面 有長足的發展，並開展多項學術合作計劃。大學與 深圳市政府於二零零六年六月五日簽訂全面合作 備忘錄，雙方同意發揮各自優勢，共同推進教育、 科研、人才培養方面的合作，加快深港創新圈的建 設。中大具備世界一流的科研設施、專業人才及地 理上的優勢，雙方的進一步合作，將有助推動整個 大珠江三角經濟區的發展。 「衛星遙感地面接收站」第一期工程落成及「太空 與地球信息科學研究所」成立典禮於二零零五年十 月五日舉行，由國家科學技術部徐冠華部長主禮。 地面接收站可記錄和處理大量從衛星接收到的遙 感數據，為香港、華南及周邊地區提供全天候的環 境監測。徐部長在典禮上更就任工程學院榮譽教 授。 二零零四至二零零六年度國際暑期課程學生人數 International Summer School Student Number 2004-2006 2004 2005 2006 20 40 60 0 80 100 120 140 126 53 19 年份 Year 學生人數 Number of Students