Indonesia collaboration sees CityUHK consolidate regional influence in science and education over Belt and Road development
Regional collaboration is growing exponentially as City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) continues to reach out to outstanding students in neighbouring countries and regions.
Amid a flurry of recent agreements with international partners, CityUHK has cemented new connections with three universities in Indonesia. Leaders from the Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), Petra Christian University (PCU) and Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR) in Surabaya, Indonesia, are joining forces with CityUHK to expand academic exchanges and research partnerships.
Professor Djwantoro Hardjito, Rector of PCU, signed an MoU with CityUHK in July to boost exchanges for academic, research, and administrative personnel. Joint research projects in areas of mutual interest and sharing research results and institutional publications are all encouraged under the freshly signed agreement.
Additionally, CityUHK and PCU will explore the possibility to collaborate on a double master’s degree programme, allowing selected PCU master’s students to study for one year at CityUHK in pursuit of the master’s degree. Outstanding third- or final-year PCU bachelor’s students may receive a conditional offer of admission to a selected master's degree programme at CityUHK, with one year spent at CityUHK.
“Indonesia is an important partner country in the Belt and Road Initiative,” said Professor Freddy Boey, President of CityUHK. “By strengthening academic and cultural exchanges, CityUHK will collaborate with PCU to promote innovative research and cultivate more outstanding talent with an international perspective, thereby contributing to consolidating Hong Kong’s status as an international education hub.”
Further underscoring our status as the Most International University, according to Times Higher Education, meetings were held with Dr Bambang Pramujati, Rector of ITS, and Professor Dr Mohammad Nasih, Rector of UNAIR, during the July visit.
During this trip, Professor Yue Chee Yoon, Dean of Graduate Studies at CityUHK’s Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies, shared CityUHK’s experiences with faculty and students at ITS and UNAIR on “Fostering Innovation and Enterprise through University-Industry Partnerships”.
In his talk, he detailed CityUHK’s strategies for promoting innovation, such as jointly nurturing start-ups with industry partners to facilitate the practical application of research outcomes and intellectual property. The aim was to give faculty and students at both universities a deeper understanding of how CityUHK helps postgraduates realise their entrepreneurial aspirations.
The CityUHK delegation to Indonesia included Professor Ho Yew Kee, Deputy Dean of the Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies; Ms Ng Pheck-choo, Director of the Office of the President; and Ms Helen Lam, Deputy Director of the Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies.
CityUHK is committed to promoting academic and scientific research collaboration by establishing partnerships with esteemed universities and organisations worldwide.
Notable partners include (in alphabetical order) the National University of Singapore, Peking University (China), Satbayev University (Kazakhstan), Tsinghua University (China), the University of Cambridge (UK), and the University of Johannesburg (South Africa).
Please visit the thematic website for more information about CityUHK’s global partnerships.