Bulletin Special Supplement Summer 2015

海的地位，更成為進入內地的唯一 口岸，受惠特深。但現在上海已作 好準備捲土重來，回復其過去的位 置。事實上，上海以至國家其他地 方，正以極快的步伐國際化。相對 於中國經濟來說，上海永遠比香 港處於更中心的位置。儘管如此， 香港仍然可透過加強和鞏固現有 的國際聯繫，以及與東盟國家建立 新的聯繫，來提升競爭力，目標是 成為這些地區與中國內地和東北 亞的聯絡樞紐。如果香港再不思考 如何令自己更有價值，那便有被邊 緣化的危機。香港一定要不斷給自 己增值，而她的國際性格正是最有 利的競爭條件，必須加以鞏固和增 強，以維持競爭力。 就在這樣的大環境下，中大致力 透過教學、研究，和服務方面的 成績，實現她在第五個十年的願 景，成為香港、全國及地區公認 的卓越研究型綜合大學。只有這 樣，才能有效地為本地學生和香 港服務。如果中大要在第五個十 年裏更加壯大，以及更有效地回 應時代的需要，我們就必須加強 我們的國際性。我說的是「加強」， 因為國際性之於中大，並非新鮮 事物，我們只需跨開大步，加快 向前。 我們會想方設法，為所有前來中 大就讀的學生締造一個多元文化 的校園，提供一個多語言的學習 環境。這包括錄取更多來自海內 外的非本地本科生；開設更多具 特色的研究院課程，以吸引世界 各地的優秀學子；以及擴充我們 的交流網絡，與更多的國家和地 區交換學生。我們也會讓更多學 生到外地體驗生活，當交換生至 少一個學期。有關措施包括與更 when China was closed to the rest of the world. Hong Kong benefited greatly as the unique gateway to mainland China. However, Shanghai is now poised to reclaim what it considers its rightful place. Indeed, Shanghai, as well as the rest of mainland China, are internationalizing at a rapid rate. While Shanghai will always be more centrally located than Hong Kong as far as the Chinese economy is concerned, Hong Kong can still compete by greatly strengthening and solidifying its existing international ties and by forging new relations with the ASEAN countries, serving as the hub linking them with mainland China and the rest of Northeast Asia. Hong Kong runs the risk of being marginalized if it does not make itself more valuable to others. Hong Kong must continue to find ways to add value and its international character is one of its major comparative advantages, which it must maintain and enhance in order to compete. It is against such a backdrop that the Chinese University strives to realize its vision for its fifth decade, which is to develop into a leading comprehensive research university in Hong Kong, China and the region, through excellence in teaching, research, and service. Only then can it serve effectively the students in Hong Kong and the needs of Hong Kong. To thrive in its fifth decade and to respond effectively to the demands of the times requires a strategy of heightened internationalization. We use the term ‘heightened’ because internationalization is by no means a new phenomenon on this campus: we shall simply be making greater strides at a faster pace. We shall strive to create a truly international campus with a multi-lingual and multi-cultural milieu for those who come here in pursuit of academic excellence and personal growth. We do this by increasing our recruitment of non-local undergraduates from the mainland and overseas, by introducing special postgraduate programmes that attract talent from across the globe, and by expanding our exchange network to accommodate more student exchanges, both outbound and inbound, and from a broader mix of countries and regions. We shall make it possible for a greater number of our students to go abroad as 9 履新 Inaugural