Annual Report 2010–11

49 與中科院上海分院加深合作 沈祖堯校長於 2011 年 3 月 31 日在上海與中 國科學院（中科院）上海分院簽訂全面合作 協議，並為共同成立的「中國科學院上海分 院─香港中文大學上海合作中心」主持揭 幕儀式。該中心旨在全面協調及促進雙方 的交流，並統籌開展更多合作項目。 在雙方全面合作的框架下，中科院上海藥 物研究所與中大生物醫學學院共同組建 「促進中藥全球化聯合實驗室」，以促進雙 方在中藥全球化方面的合作，同時開拓中 藥全球化發展的創新研究。沈校長在訪問 期間為聯合實驗室主持揭幕儀式。 災害與人道救援研究所 隸屬公共衞生及基層醫療學院的中援思 德、中大及牛津大學災害與人道救援研究所 （ CCOUC ），於 2011 年 4 月 19 日成立，牛津 大學校長安德魯 ‧ 漢密爾頓教授、中大校 長沈祖堯教授及中援思德緊急救援訓練中 心總監黃子威博士代表三方簽署合作備忘 錄，並主持揭幕儀式，承諾共建 CCOUC ， 共同發展科研及培訓，以減輕災害給民眾 健康帶來的危害。 CCOUC 由陳英凝教授擔任主任，將致力通 過教學和研究加強社區災害應對能力，並 向衞生工作者提供災害救援培訓，使他們 能為受災者提供有效的緊急救助。 Ties with CAS Shanghai Branch Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung, CUHK Vice-Chancellor, led a delegation to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Shanghai Branch on 31 March 2011 to conclude a collaboration agreement and officiate at the plaque-unveiling ceremony of the CUHK- CAS Shanghai Branch Collaboration Centre. The core function of the centre will be to coordinate all projects under the collaboration framework between CUHK and CAS Shanghai Branch. Under this collaboration framework, the Joint Research Laboratory for Promoting Globalization of Traditional Chinese Medicines was established by the School of Biomedical Sciences, CUHK and Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica. The laboratory aims to collaborate in promoting the applications of traditional Chinese medicine and to boost innovative research and development in the globalization of traditional Chinese medicine. Professor Sung officiated at the opening ceremony of the joint initiative. Centre for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response Based in the School of Public Health and Primary Care in the Faculty of Medicine, the CERT-CUHK Oxford University Centre for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC) was inaugurated on 19 April 2011. Prof. Andrew Hamilton, Vice- Chancellor of the University of Oxford; Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung, Vice-Chancellor of CUHK; and Dr. David Wong, director of CERT, officiated at the inauguration ceremony and signed a tripartite MOU, which signified the commitment of all parties to the creation of CCOUC and its future contribution to research and training to alleviate the impact of disasters on health. Led by Prof. Chan Ying-yang Emily, CCOUC aims to build capacity in teaching and research in the area of disaster responses, and will provide training services to health care practitioners to equip them with the knowledge and skills to facilitate effective and efficient medical care and immediate assistance to victims of disasters.