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Prof. Joseph Sung welcomes a delegation from the University of Alberta, Canada. One of the delegation members, Dr. Steven Dew (left), Provost and Vice-Chancellor and Prof. Sung took the opportunity to renew two MOUs for academic collaboration and undergraduate student exchange.
Prof. Fanny Cheung (front left), Pro-Vice-Chancellor welcomes a delegation led by Dr. Eric W. Kaler (front middle), President of the University of Minnesota.
Past visits to CUHK
Past visits:
- The Office of Academic Links (OAL) received 38 visiting delegations between 1 October and 17 December 2015. The delegations learnt about CUHK's teaching and research priorities and explored opportunities for collaboration with CUHK representatives.
Survey on incoming visitors:
- OAL maintains a database of incoming delegation visits and exchange agreements with non-local institutions. You may find such information useful when exploring partnership opportunities with non-local institutions. In order to help us keep an up-to-date record of international linkage activities, we encourage you to provide us with details of any visit or exchange activity by filling in the ‘Record Form for Incoming Visitors’.
Please return the completed form to us either by fax (2603 5402) or email (oal@cuhk.edu.hk). For more information please visit the following website: www.oal.cuhk.edu.hk/index.php/delegation-visits/survey-on-departmental-linkage-activities.
Date and Name of Institution
Delegate(s) and Purpose of Visit
7 October 2015
University of Warwick, UK
8 October 2015
Curtin University, Australia
13 October 2015
University of Strathclyde, UK
13 October 2015
Utrecht University, the Netherlands
14 October 2015
University of Alberta, Canada
20 October 2015
Karolinska Institutet (KI), Sweden
20 October 2015
Dublin City University, Ireland
22 October 2015
Rikkyo University (Rikkyo), Japan
29 October 2015
Erasmus University Medical Center, The Netherlands
2 November 2015
University of California Education Abroad Program, USA
3 November 2015
University of California, Santa Cruz, USA
4 November 2015
Gordon Research Conferences
5 November 2015
Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Ireland
6 November 2015
National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore
9 November 2015
Worldwide Universities Network
10 November 2015
University of Notre Dame, USA
10 November 2015
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA
11 November 2015
Chalmers University of Technology (Chalmers), Sweden
13 November 2015
University of Minnesota, USA
17 November 2015
University of Rochester, USA
18 November 2015
University of Cambridge, UK
19 November 2015
Hanyang University (Hanyang), Korea
20 November 2015
University of Waterloo, Canada
20 November 2015
Consulate General of Finland in Hong Kong & Macao
23 November 2015
Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Hong Kong
26 November 2015
Koc University, Turkey
30 November 2015
University of Toronto, Canada
2 December 2015
The University of Chicago, USA
3 December 2015
The University of Sydney, Australia
3 December 2015
University of California, Los Angeles, USA
4 December 2015
Consulate General of Japan in Hong Kong
4 December 2015
University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA
15 December 2015
University of Southampton, UK
16 December 2015
University of Southampton, UK
13 October 2015
University of Stirling, UK
16 October 2015
University of Denver, USA
7 December 2015
University of Southern California (USC), USA
Delegates
• A 3-member delegation led by Prof. Lawrence Young, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic Planning & Resources)
Purpose of visit
To explore collaboration opportunities
Delegate
• Prof. Anna Parkin, Dean, International, Faculty of Humanities
Purpose of visit
To explore collaboration opportunities
Delegates
• Prof. Sharon Bolton, Head, Stirling Management School
• Mr. Alan Somerville, Director of Learning & Teaching & Director of External Programmes, Stirling Management School
Purpose of visit
To explore collaboration opportunities
Delegate
• Prof. Graham Wren, Special Advisor to the Principal & Major Projects Director
Purpose of visit
To explore collaboration opportunities
Delegate
• Dr. Margreet de Lange, Programme Manager, International Affairs, Academic Affairs Office
Purpose of visit
To learn more about CUHK and review the existing collaborations
Delegates
• A 7-member delegation led by Mr. Ralph Young, Chancellor
Purpose of visit
To sign MOUs for general collaboration and student exchange
Delegate
• Prof. Eric Gould, Professor of English
Purpose of visit
To seek views for his research on international education and internationalisation
Delegates
• A 6-member delegation led by Prof. Lars-Arne Haldosén, Programme Director, Biomedicine Programmes
Purpose of visit
To give an information session on ‘Global Master’s Programmes at KI’ to CUHK students
Delegate
• Mr. Trevor Holmes, Vice President for External Relations & Strategic Affairs
Purpose of visit
To explore collaboration opportunities
Delegates
• A 3-member delegation led by Mr. Hara Masayoshi, Human Resources Office
Purpose of visit
To invite CUHK to host a group of Rikkyo’s administrators in 2016 as part of their overseas training programme
Delegates
• A 10-member delegation led by Prof. Jaap Verweij, Vice-Chair, Erasmus MC Board & Dean
Purpose of visit
To explore collaboration opportunities
Delegate
• Prof. K.C. Fung, Professor, Department of Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz
Purpose of visit
To conduct a site visit
Delegates
• Prof. Joel Ferguson, Senior International Officer & Associate Vice Provost of International Education
• Prof. Doug Lin, Professor, Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics
Purpose of visit
To explore collaboration opportunities
Delegates
• Dr. Nancy Gray, Director & President
• Mrs. Taryn Groves Moran, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer
Purpose of visit
To conduct a site visit
Delegates
• A 6-member delegation led by Dr. Patrick Prendergast, Provost & President
Purpose of visit
To explore collaboration opportunities and to sign MOUs for general collaboration and student exchange
Delegates
• Ms. May Yee, Senior Manager, International Relations Office
• Ms. Valerie Wan, Manager (Global Opportunities), International Relations Office
Purpose of visit
To discuss student mobility opportunities and to give an information session on NUS’ exchange programmes
Delegates
• Prof. John Hearn, Executive Director
• Prof. Grace Liu, Program Manager (China)
Purpose of visit
To discuss WUN matters and CUHK’s engagements in the Network
Delegates
• Prof. Robert Norton, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs & Research
• Dr. Jonathan Noble, Assistant Provost for Asia & Director, Asia Office
Purpose of visit
To explore collaboration opportunities
Delegates
• A 3-member delegation led by Dr. L. Rafael Reif, President
Purpose of visit
To review the recent developments between the two universities and provide updates on MIT
Delegates
• Mr. Ning Guo, Communications Officer, Brand Profiling, Communications & Marketing
• Mr. Jens Hansson, Scholarship Coordinator, Admissions
Purpose of visit
To review the exchange partnership and to give an information session on the master’s programmes offered by Chalmers
Delegates
• A 7-member delegation led by Dr. Eric W. Kaler, President
Purpose of visit
To explore academic connections and possible exchange in areas of mutual interests
Delegates
• A 4-member delegation led by Dr. Peter Lennie, Provost & Robert L. & Mary L. Sproull, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Sciences & Engineering
Purpose of visit
To discuss collaboration in data science
Delegate
• Dr. Nick Godfrey, Recruitment Manager, International Programmes, Pembroke College
Purpose of visit
To provide updates and give an information session on the International Programmes offered by Pembroke College
Delegates
• Mr. Rick Punt, Program Coordinator, Office of International Affairs
• Ms. Claire Eom, Exchange Coordinator (Outbound), Office of International Relations
Purpose of visit
To give an information session on Hanyang’s student exchange programmes
Delegates
• A 3-member delegation led by Prof. D. George Dixon, Vice-President, University Research
Purpose of visit
Courtesy visit and to explore collaboration opportunities
Delegates
• Ms. Anita Lehikoinen, Permanent Secretary of the Finnish Ministry of Education & Culture
• Mr. Jari Sinkari, Consul-General, Consulate General of Finland in Hong Kong & Macao
Purpose of visit
Courtesy visit
Delegates
• Ambassador KIM Kwang Dong, Consul General
• Ms. PARK Ji Eun, Consul
Purpose of visit
Courtesy visit
Delegates
• A 3-member delegation led by Prof. Umran S. Inan, President
Purpose of visit
To explore collaboration opportunities and to give an information session on the Fung Graduate Fellowship programme
Delegates
• A 4-member delegation led by Ms. Judith Wolfson, Vice-President, International, Government & Institutional Relations
Purpose of visit
To review the current partnerships and new initiatives between the two universities
Delegates
• A 3-member delegation led by Prof. Ka Yee Lee, Chair of the Faculty Advisory Board, The University of Chicago Center in Hong Kong
Purpose of visit
To explore collaboration opportunities
Delegates
• Prof. Elizabeth Cowley, Deputy Dean (Academic), The University of Sydney Business School
• Prof. Rae Cooper, Associate Dean (Undergraduate Business), The University of Sydney Business School
Purpose of visit
To explore collaboration opportunities
Delegate
• Mr. Michael Burke, Director of Business Development, UCLA Center for World Health
Purpose of visit
To learn about the planning of the CUHK Medical Center
Delegates
• Mr. Kuninori Matsuda, Consul-General & Ambassador of Japan in Hong Kong, and a 3-member delegation led by Prof. Toshiya Hoshino, Executive Vice President & Director of International Collaboration, Osaka University
Purpose of visit
To explore collaboration opportunities between Hong Kong universities and Osaka University
Delegate
• Dr. John A. Hird, Dean, College of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Purpose of visit
To explore collaboration opportunities
Delegate
• Dr. Sabrina Chong, Director, International Programs, Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism
Purpose of visit
To meet with inbound USC exchange students to learn about their experiences at CUHK and to provide a pre-departure orientation for outbound CUHK students
Delegate
• Prof. Filippo Lorenzon, Professor of Maritime & Commercial Law, Southampton Law School
Purpose of visit
To explore collaboration opportunities
Delegate
• Dr. Thomas Irvine, Director, Southampton Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies, and Senior Lecturer and Director of International Programmes, Department of Music
Purpose of visit
To discuss collaboration in a joint master’s programme GLOBAL18C
To learn more about the past visits, please visit the following website:
www.oal.cuhk.edu.hk/index.php/delegation-visits/past-delegations/.
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