Calendar 2020-21

12 Part 1 • General Information Part 1 Sustainable Development With Environment and Sustainability as one of our four strategic areas of research, CUHK plays a leading role in integrating sustainability into all facets of its teaching and research, community outreach, and daily operations. The University has established dedicated research centres such as the Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability to address sustainability issues with multidisciplinary solutions. As a leader in sustainability, CUHK houses the world’s first museum dedicated to the theme of climate change—the Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change, and co-hosts the Hong Kong chapter of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, a United Nations initiative to mobilize knowledge institutions to promote practical problem-solving for sustainable development. With our decades-long commitment to building and maintaining a sustainable campus, we pursue sustainability targets and engage faculty members, students and staff through a wide array of campus-wide sustainability programmes to foster a green campus culture. COVID-19 Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Hong Kong, the University’s Committee on Health Promotion and Protection (CHPP) has kept close watch on the progression of the pandemic. Various measures have been implemented, including enhanced cleaning on campus as well as reminding all University members to maintain good personal and environmental hygiene and to wear a surgical mask on campus. More information is available at CHPP’s website: 8 www.cuhk.edu.hk/health_promote_protect The Emergency Response Group led by Prof. Rocky S. Tuan, Vice- Chancellor, was established to direct and coordinate the University’s efforts to combat COVID-19. The website ‘Act together against COVID-19’ was launched with a view to providing related news and announcements: 8 https://againstcovid19.cuhk.edu.hk To embrace the principle of physical distancing in the new school year 2020–21, the University has set out different sets of guidelines, including the ‘Referencing Guidelines of Social and Non-academic Events’: 8 www.cuhk.edu.hk/cpr/referencing_guidelines.pdf To support CUHK staff, students and young graduates during this period of adversity, the CU RElief Fund has been established to provide financial assistance to those in need and build up resilience in the CUHK community: 8 https://www.oia.cuhk.edu.hk/eng/campaigns/cure-fund