Bulletin No. 2, 2009

54   Chinese University Bulletin No. 2, 2009 Intellectual Cross-currents Vice-Chancellor Leads Delegation to MIT C UHK Vice-Chancellor Prof. Lawrence J. Lau led a delegation to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on 1 May 2009, during which existing collaborations in engineering between MIT and CUHK were consolidated and new initiatives in business management training and cancer research were explored. The delegation was warmly received by senior officers at MIT, including President Susan Hockfield (4th right) and Provost Rafael Reif (3rd right). Closer Ties with Beijing Genomics Institute A 30-member delegation led by Prof. Yang Huanming, chairman of the Management Board, Beijing Genomics Institute, Shenzhen (BGI) visited the Chinese University on 20 March 2009. The delegation met with CUHK representatives, including Pro-Vice-Chancellors, Prof. Kenneth Young, Prof. Jack C.Y. Cheng, and Prof. Henry N.C. Wong; Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor Prof. Xu Yangsheng, Dean of Medicine Prof. Fok Tai-fai, and Prof. Kung Hsiang-fu, Professor of Virology, to learn more about the University’s latest development and its key genome projects. During the visit, a collaboration agreement to expand the horizons of cooperation was signed by Prof. Kenneth Young (left) and Prof. Wang Jian (right), director of BGI.