Heads of Universities Committee organises symposium on internationalisation
Heads of Universities Committee organises symposium on internationalisation
The Symposium on Internationalisation was held at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) today (31 October). Organised by the Standing Committee on Internationalisation of Heads of Universities Committee (HUCOM) and supported by the University Grants Committee (UGC), the purpose of the Symposium was to enhance awareness and seek support from university academic and administrative staff in promoting and sustaining internationalisation.
The Honourable Michael Suen Ming-yeung, Secretary for Education of the HKSAR Government, and Mr Michael V. Stone, Secretary-General of the UGC, were the guests of honour.
Professor Way Kuo, CityU President and HUCOM Convenor, joined with presidents from five other higher education institutions in
“The government has outlined its plan to develop
Mr Michael Suen also gave an account of the internationalisation of
Mr Michael Suen stressed that quality assurance in
CityU President Professor Way Kuo also emphasised the importance of quality in higher education to sustain
Quoting what the late
“These are international challenges and we are handling them altogether. I am sure that we will learn something from each other about the quality and practice of internationalisation in this symposium,” Professor Kuo added.
Professor Kuo and Mr Michael Stone both spoke about the latest achievements of world rankings of local institutions. Mr Stone said it was a very good result with five
There were two keynote speeches in the one-day symposium. Professor Fazal Rizvi from the Department of Educational Policy Studies at
Dr David Horner, Director Emeritus of the Office of International Students and Scholars at
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Guests of honour: the Honourable Michael Suen Ming-yeung (fourth of left, front row), Mr Michael V. Stone (fourth of right, front row), Professor Way Kuo, HUCOM Convenor (middle of front row) and guests.
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The Symposium on Internationalisation organised by HUCOM was held at CityU.
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