Newsletter No. 367

4 No. 367, 19.11.2010 CAMPUS NEWS 校 園 消 息 沈祖堯校長率團訪台 • VC-led Delegation Visits Taiwan 沈 祖堯校長於11月1及2日率領中大代表團往訪台灣 院校,以增進聯繫及加強合作。訪問期間,沈校 長為中大與台灣大學(台大)共同成立的聯合臨床研究 中心主持協議簽署暨揭牌儀式。 代表團成員包括副校長鄭振耀教授、文學院院長熊秉真 教授、工程學院院長汪正平教授、醫學院院長霍泰輝教 授、社會科學院院長李少南教授,以及醫學院副院長陳家 亮教授。代表團走訪了台大、成功大學(成大)、政治大學 (政大)、中央大學,以及行政院科學委員會。 中大與台大聯合臨床研究中心是大學與台灣院校成立的 首個聯合研究機構,將致力加強雙方在臨床醫學方面的合 作,開展更多創新的臨床研究,並積極與國際頂尖的研究 人員及大學交流學術,以及培育人才。 中大亦分別與成大及政大簽署學術交流協議,進一步鞏固 彼此之間的關係,積極推動雙方在學生交流、教學及科研 上的緊密合作。 P rof. Joseph J.Y. Sung, Vice-Chancellor, led a delegation to Taiwan on 1 and 2 November with the aim of strengthening ties and fostering academic collaboration with partner institutions in Taiwan. During the visit, Professor Sung officiated at the MOU-signing and plaque-unveiling ceremony of the Collaborative Clinical Research Centre (CCRC) jointly established by CUHK and Taiwan University. Members of the CUHK delegation included Prof. Jack C.Y. Cheng, Pro-Vice-Chancellor; Prof. Hsiung Ping- chen, Dean of Arts; Prof. Wong Ching-ping, Dean of Engineering; Prof. Fok Tai-fai, Dean of Medicine; Prof. Paul S.N. Lee, Dean of Social Science; and Prof. Francis Chan, Associate Dean of Medicine. The delegation visited Taiwan University, Cheng Kung University, Cheng Chi University, Central University, and National Science Council of Executive Yuan. As the University’s first joint research centre with the higher education sector in Taiwan, CCRC aims to strengthen medical collaboration between the two universities, conduct innovative clinical research, organize academic exchange activities with renowned scholars and institutions, and establish regular training programmes for research staff. The CUHK delegation also signed collaboration agreements with Cheng Kung University and Cheng Chi University to facilitate research and academic exchange. 全球變化對內陸水域及沿海環境的影響 • Impact of Climate Change on Inland Waters 中 大太空與地球信息科學研究所於10月28及29日舉 辦「第二屆全球變化暨亞洲及太平洋沿岸地區環 境會議(GCEAP)︰內陸水域及沿海環境」。 會議邀得沈祖堯校長及中國科技部副部長曹健林博士致 開幕辭。曹博士強調開展水污染治理研究的重要性,並呼 籲在水環境遙感和監測方面開展廣泛合作。 第二屆GCEAP會議全面展示了全球變化對內陸水體和沿 海環境的影響,並針對六個議題探討全球變化的正負反 饋。會議亦為研究人員、工業家、決策者及衞星圖像供應者 提供交流平台,展示最新內陸水域及沿海環境的監測技 術,有助加強彼此在其國內和國際社會之間的網絡。 多位來自澳洲、加拿大、中國內地、德國、荷蘭、日本、北韓、 台灣及美國等地的專家學者在大會上發表重要報告。 會議由北京國遙新天地信息技術有限公司、崇基學院、 香港環境及自然保育基金,以及王寬誠教育基金聯合資助。 T he Institute of Space and Earth Information Science at CUHK held the ‘Second International Conference on Global Change and the Environment in Asia and Pacific (GCEAP): Inland Waters and Coastal Environment’ from 28 to 29 October. Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung, Vice-Chancellor, and Dr. Cao Jianlin, vice-minister, the Ministry of Science and Technology, addressed the audience. Dr. Cao called for greater collaboration between remote sensing and monitoring of water enviornments. This second GCEAP helped us to understand more about environmental quality and the impact of global climate change on the changing quality of inland waters and coastal environments, including both positive and negative feedback processes. In many coastal regions, rapid industrial, urban and agricultural development have led to changes in land use and land cover, and various associated kinds of water pollution. The inland to coastal water cycles influence, and are influenced by, effects from climate change both regionally and globally. The two-day conference provided a platform for scientists, industrial company managers, policy-makers and satellite data providers to present the advances of inland waters and coastal environment monitoring, and help strengthen the network for their national and international community. Experts and scholars from Australia, Canada, mainland China, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, North Korea, Taiwan, and the US, gave keynote speeches and presentations. The event was sponsored by Beijing Earth- View Image Inc., CUHK Chung Chi College, Environmental and Conservation Fund of Hong Kong, and K.C. Wong Education Foundation. 左起:台大醫院院長陳明豐教授、台大醫學院院長楊泮池教授、台大校長李嗣涔教授、沈祖堯校長及中大醫學院院長霍泰輝教授 From left: Prof. Chen Ming-fong, superintendent, Taiwan University Hospital; Prof. Yang Pan-chyr, dean, College of Medicine, Taiwan University; Prof. Lee Si-chen, president of Taiwan University; Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung, CUHK Vice-Chancellor; and Prof. Fok Tai-fai, Dean of Medicine, CUHK

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