Calendar 2012–13

The University 17 Part 1 n n International Links In pursuant to the University’s aspiration to become a leading university in China and the region, and the international university of choice in East Asia, the Office of Academic Links serves as the University’s international academic relations arm, forging alliances with international universities, institutions, foundations and governmental organizations. The Office of Academic Links coordinates all international partnerships and agreements at the University and is responsible for establishing many new international academic initiatives each year. The University currently has over 480 active agreements with institutions abroad. The Office of Academic Links hosts some 150 visiting delegations from abroad each year, many such visits leading to collaborative teaching and research projects. Other frequent visitors to the University, including Nobel Laureates, Consul Generals, eminent world scholars and figures, share their insights and wisdom with staff and students at the University as well as the general public. In addition to this, the Office of Academic Links actively participates in international higher education conferences and visits overseas institutions to promote CUHK abroad. The Office of Academic Links coordinates a number of fellowships and awards made available to the University’s teaching and research staff and research students. Some of these include the Global Scholarships for Research Excellence – CNOOC Grants, Eurasia Pacific UNINET Ph.D. and Post-Doc Scholarships, and the Utrecht University Short Stay Visiting Professorships. Within the University, the Office of Academic Links assists individual units and overseas institutions to identify common areas of interest in teaching and research and provides advice in realizing joint research, teaching and other academic initiatives. n n China Links The University has consistently developed academic links and research collaboration with educational and research institutions on the mainland and in Taiwan. Both the scope and the mode of exchange activities have expanded considerably over the years. A number of academic exchange agreements have been concluded by the University or its academic departments with various mainland and Taiwan institutions. These include memoranda for research and teaching collaboration, faculty and student exchange programmes, and joint academic activities. Major partners of CUHK include the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Fudan University, Nanjing University, Peking University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Sun Yat-sen University, Tsinghua University, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Zhejiang University and Taiwan University. Each year the University receives over 180 delegations comprising over 3,000 visitors and visiting scholars from the mainland and Taiwan. Members of the University go on academic visits to institutions on the mainland and in