Past visits and meetings
Past visits and meetings
The Office of Academic Links (OAL) arranged 11 visits and virtual meetings with overseas institutions between 19 March and 17 June 2020 for the purpose of strengthening ties and exploring collaboration opportunities.
Survey on incoming visitors
OAL maintains a database of international linkage activities that have taken place at CUHK, such as delegation visits, seminars or talks, conferences, symposiums, and workshops. CUHK departments and staff may find such information useful when exploring own partnership opportunities. In order for OAL to maintain an up-to-date record, CUHK departments and staff are invited to provide details of any visit or linkage activity by filling in the Record Form for International Linkages Activities.
| Date & Name of Institution | Participant(s) & Purpose(s) of Visit/Meeting |
| 7 Apr
Consulate General of Canada in HK & Macao |
Participant(s)
Mr. Jeff Nankivell, Consul General Purpose(s) of meeting To learn more about the University’s effort in combating the COVID-19 outbreak, particularly on the operation and student fronts |
| 16 Apr
The University of Manchester, UK |
Participant(s)
Three participants including Prof. Geraint Howells, Associate Dean for Internationalisation, Faculty of Humanities Purpose(s) of meeting To explore collaboration opportunities in business |
| 21 Apr
The University of Chicago, US |
Participant(s)
Mr. Mark Barnekow, Executive Director, Hong Kong Jockey Club University of Chicago Academic Complex & The University of Chicago Francis & Rose Yuen Campus in Hong Kong Purpose(s) of meeting To exchange the latest developments amidst the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 21 Apr
The University of Manchester, UK |
Participant(s)
Prof. Geraint Howells, Associate Dean for Internationalisation, Faculty of Humanities Purpose(s) of meeting To explore collaboration opportunities in law |
| 22 Apr
The University of Manchester, UK |
Participant(s)
Purpose(s) of meeting To explore collaboration opportunities in arts and social sciences |
| 29 Apr
University of Cambridge, UK |
Participant(s)
Purpose(s) of meeting To continue the discussion on collaboration under Cambridge’s Global Humanities Initiatives |
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7 May British Consulate-General HK
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Participant(s)
Mr. Andrew Heyn, Consul General Purpose(s) of visit To discuss matters related to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 15 May
University of Exeter, UK |
Participant(s)
Prof. Chris Hyde, Professor of Public Health & Clinical Epidemiology, Medical School Purpose(s) of meeting To explore potential collaboration related to non-invasive stool test for COVID-19 |
| 25 May
Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, Germany |
Participant(s)
Purpose(s) of meeting To exchange and discuss ideas related to the LMU-ChAN Forum in November 2020, and to exchange updates on campus measures in coping with COVID-19 |
| 4 Jun
University of Exeter, UK |
Participant(s)
Four participants including Prof. Ian Fussell, Associate Dean of Education, Medical School Purpose(s) of meeting To learn from CUHK Faculty of Medicine’s experience in adopting online teaching |
| 5 Jun
Australian Consulate-General HK |
Participant(s)
Purpose(s) of visit To introduce the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations and discuss potential collaborations |
To learn more about the past visits, please visit the website.
Prof. Samuel Wong (left), Prof. Paul Lai (middle), and Prof. Carmen Wong (right) from the Faculty of Medicine share their experience in online teaching with the Medical School of the University of Exeter.
(Photo courtesy of the Office of Medical Education, CUHK)