Bulletin Special Supplement Summer 2015

的國際化，遠未足夠。在本科生 之中，非本地生所佔不足百分之 六，比北京大學的百分之九十， 和密西根大學的百分之三十五， 相差仍有一段距離。要知北京大 學和密西根大學與中大一樣，都 是公立大學。 而且，時代已經大大的不同了。 有兩項轉變重塑了香港的大環境， 一是與科技有關和全球性的，一 是與政治有關和地域性的。首先， 過去十多年，資訊科技革命加速 了全球化的步伐；現今供應鏈愈 來愈國際化，分支比任何時候更 加精細，整體而言比任何時候更 具動力。至於競爭，則已變得更 加全球性而非局限於地區：譬如 印度和菲律賓的長途電話中心， 彼此競爭美國公司的生意；香港 也將會與日本競逐亞洲迪士尼樂 園的遊客。知識，尤其是國際知 識的回報愈來愈高。就業巿場中 對具備國際知識、視野和技能（包 括語言能力）的人才渴求極大。 這也是為甚麼哈佛和耶魯等世界 一流大學也開始要求本科生在就 讀期間，到外地交流一段日子。 與此同時，人才的爭奪也變得更 全球化。不單只僱主之間有競爭， 大學之間也有競爭。在香港，我們 以「優先錄取計劃」去挽留精英學 生在本地大學就讀。但要吸引這些 尖子，中大就必須提供與外地競爭 對手相若的學習環境和課程，這 促使我們決心加強中大的國際化。 第二個轉變就是，過去四分一個世 紀以來，國家經濟的開放和急速發 展為香港提供了前所未有的機遇 和挑戰。二次大戰之前，上海是亞 洲的國際都會。一九四九年之後， 中國對外封閉，香港開始取代了上 However, the degree of internationalization of our University is not enough at present. Among undergraduates, non-local students currently constitute less than 6%, compared to 90% non-Beijing for Peking University, and 35% non-Michigan for the University of Michigan (both public universities like the Chinese University). Moreover, the times are now different. Two major changes, one technological and global, and the other geo-political and local, have reshaped the environment faced by Hong Kong significantly. First, over the last decade, the information and communication revolution has greatly facilitated and accelerated globalization everywhere. Supply chains are now more international, more dynamic, and more finely divided than ever. Competition is now more global than local—for example, Indian and Filipino call centres compete for the business of US firms; and Hong Kong and Japan will compete for Asia’s Disney World customers. The returns to knowledge, especially international knowledge, has become much higher. There is great demand in the labour markets for individuals with international knowledge, perspective and skills (including language skills). That is why world-class universities such as Harvard and Yale are moving to require that all their undergraduate students spend some time abroad during their undergraduate years. At the same time, competition for talents has also become global. Not only are employers competing with one another, so are universities. We in Hong Kong have been trying to retain our best students in our universities here through our Early Admissions Scheme. But to be able to attract and retain talents competitively, the Chinese University must offer an environment and programmes comparable to our non- local peer institutions, which in turn mandates further internationalization on our part. Second, the opening and the rise of the Chinese economy over the last quarter of a century have also presented unprecedented challenges and opportunities for Hong Kong. Before the Second World War, Shanghai was unquestionably Asia’s World City. Hong Kong began to surpass Shanghai after 1949 8 中文大學校刊 Chinese University Bulletin Special Supplement