Calendar 2015–16

18 Part 1 • General Information Part 1 CUHK welcomes many international students on exchange each year. The campus is internationalized as local and international students study, live and engage in activities together. Over 1,500 international students came to study at CUHK during 2014–15. 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 relations arm, forging alliances with international universities, institutions, foundations and governmental organizations. The office 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 500 active agreements with institutions abroad. The office hosts over 100 visiting delegations from abroad each year, many such visits leading to collaborative teaching and research projects. In addition, it actively participates in international higher education conferences and visits overseas institutions to promote CUHK abroad. The University joined the Worldwide Universities Network in 2011 as the first member university in Hong Kong. The office coordinates activities within the Network and promotes academic and research collaborations with the member institutions. 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 Programme for Research Excellence, International Partnerships Development Programme, Outbound/Inbound Research Mobility Schemes, Bilateral Teaching Exchange Programme, Short-term Faculty Exchange Programme and PhD Student Exchange Programme. Within the University, the office 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 variety of academic exchange agreements have been concluded by the University or its academic departments with mainland and Taiwan institutions. These include memoranda for research and teaching collaboration, faculty and student exchange programmes, and joint academic activities. Major