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The reform of Hong Kong's higher education sector has been a widely discussed topic in recent months. In March, Professor Stewart Sutherland, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, produced the report commissioned by the University Grants Committee (UGC). The document serves as a blueprint for the future of higher education in Hong Kong.
I wish all of our colleagues a very productive Year of the Horse, with prompt success in work, good health and fortune, like a horse galloping at strength." So began the President's festive wishes when Linkage caught up with him on the eve of the Lunar New Year. Professor H K Chang's remarks, which he described as freewheeling as a flying horse, dwell on a word play of equine-related Chinese proverbs and idioms.
A newspaper reported early this year that the University Grants Committee (UGC), in its current review of higher education in Hong Kong, is planning to "reposition" the existing eight tertiary institutions into two categories: research and teaching universities.
These days, pessimism abounds about Hong Kong's future, particularly in the wake of its weakening economy. Yet, according to Professor H K Chang, such gloomy feelings overlook Hong Kong's real strengths and the unique contributions the higher education sector can make to revitalize its dynamic role.
A delegation of consuls-general representing Belgium, Hungary, Indonesia, Norway, Spain and Thailand were given an exclusive campus tour on 12 December by President H K Chang.
The Pearl River Delta (PRD) region has been called the fastest-growing economic powerhouse in Asia, and CityU is quickly linking itself with the area's good fortunes. Indeed, to explore the possibility of enhancing its ties with the region, an 11-member CityU delegation visited five Pearl River Delta cities last month.
Universities today face a number of challenges. Changing societal needs, rising expectations about education, economic developments, and technological advances all help shape the role of academic institutions.
President H K Chang, and senior management staff welcomed Mr Zhao Zhizhen, Director-General of the Wuhan Broadcasting Corporation and other guests on 15 December and accompanied them on a tour of the campus.