VC-led delegation fosters collaborations in the UK

Prof. Rocky S. Tuan (right) meets with Prof. Dame Nancy Rothwell (left), President and Vice-Chancellor of UoM.

Prof. Rocky S. Tuan, Vice-Chancellor, led a high-level delegation to the UK during 9-12 September 2019 to build collaborations with the University of Manchester (UoM) and University College London (UCL). The delegation comprised Prof. FOK Tai-fai, Pro-Vice-Chancellor; Mr. Eric Ng, Vice-President (Administration) and University Secretary; Prof. Max Tang, Dean of Arts; Prof. Martin Wong, Dean of Engineering; Prof. HO Che Wah, Associate Director of the Institute of Chinese Studies; and other senior representatives. Individual delegates also visited King’s College London, Imperial College London, and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London for exploratory and networking purposes.

CUHK delegation meets with UoM awardees of the CUHK-UoM Research Fund.

Prof. Tuan was invited by UoM to speak in the Global University Engagement Summit on ‘Future Civic Universities’ on 10 September 2019. The Summit attracted 65 leaders from 14 countries to examine their shared challenge in undertaking meaningful and effective engagement with the surrounding communities, cities, regions and nations at a time when there is increasing public scepticism towards universities and the ‘experts’ who inhabit them.

Prof. Rocky S. Tuan (right) meets with Prof. Michael Arthur (left), President and Provost of UCL.

While at UCL, the delegation met with Prof. Michael Arthur, President and Provost; Dr. Dame Nicola Brewer, Vice-Provost (International); and other senior representatives to discuss potential collaborations in the areas of education, engineering, humanities, and medicine.

The CUHK delegation visits UCL.