Calendar 2016–17

20 Part 1 • General Information Part 1 Research Institutes in Humanities and Social Sciences under the MoE in CUHK and Hong Kong. With the aim to forging synergistic research, a tripartite collaboration was developed among CUHK, Tsinghua University and MIT to establish the Tsinghua-MIT-CUHK Joint Center for Theoretical Computer Science. The University also actively participates in national initiatives such as the National Collaboration and Innovation Projects. The University puts great effort into promoting cross-strait collaboration. The first cross-strait joint research centre, CUHK–Peking University– University System of Taiwan Joint Research Centre for Language and Human Complexity, was established to examine human complexity from the perspective of language. CUHK also collaborated with Nanjing University and National Central University to launch the Cross-Strait Green University Consortium that incorporates green concepts into research and education with continuous expansion of new partnership. In order to fully tap into the interdisciplinary dialogues in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, CUHK initiated to expand the Cross-Strait Forum in Humanities and Social Sciences, which now has seven member universities/institutions across the regions including CUHK, Fudan University, Nanjing University, Peking University, CASS, National Central University, and National Taiwan University. CUHK seeks to work complementarily with the best universities and research institutes in mainland China and Taiwan to maximize its respective strengths and promote high- standard scientific research. Cross-strait student interflow activities are actively promoted at university, college and faculty levels in CUHK. Every year, CUHK sends over 4,000 students to mainland China and Taiwan for short-term activities. Besides, CUHK aspires to create more interactive opportunities in organizing short- term exchange visits and activities. Examples include cultural interflow camps, research placement programmes and visiting student programmes. The University and its academic departments constantly organize joint academic activities, such as academic symposia, conferences and summits with the mainland and Taiwan partners. Examples include annual academic symposium jointly organized with the National Natural Science Foundation and the lecture series by academicians of CAS, CAE and AS, and by scholars of CASS. Other academic and executive exchange activities include China Links Seminar, Interflow Programme for Mainland Academic Exchange Executives under the MoE, Summer Institute for Mainland Higher Education Executives and Mainland and Taiwan Visiting Scholar Scheme. Important public lectures conducted at CUHK are also broadcast live online at its close partner institutions on the mainland and in Taiwan. In response to rapid economic growth and the need for high-calibre management executives in Greater China, the University has launched a number of joint postgraduate programmes with its close partners including Peking University, Tsinghua University and Shanghai National Accounting Institute. The University is also involved in providing training courses to governmental