HKBU participated as a part of the Hong Kong larger training delegation on the inaugural France–Hong Kong College Presidents’ Discussion board held in Paris from 21 to 22 Could, partaking with greater than 50 presidents and vice-presidents from French establishments.
Co-organised by the Consulate Common of France in Hong Kong and Macau, France Universités, the College Grants Committee (UGC) and Standing Committee on Internationalisation of the Heads of Universities Committee in Hong Kong, this landmark discussion board represented a significant milestone in deepening educational ties between Hong Kong and France. It set the stage for collaborations throughout a number of codecs, from pupil exchanges and revolutionary educational training to high-impact worldwide analysis. A key spotlight was the signing of a Letter of Intent with France Universités, paving the way in which for a powerful, long-term construction for pupil/college mobility and strategic collaborations to additional elevate the “Examine in Hong Kong” model.
For HKBU, this discussion board constructed upon a longstanding partnership with French establishments, rooted within the launch of the European Research Programme in 1994. Right now, HKBU’s international community contains 35 change companions in France, supporting roughly 130 change college students yearly, alongside seven double or mixed diploma programmes supplied in collaboration with French establishments. The HKBU delegation additionally visited Sciences Po Paris, a cherished, long-term change accomplice of HKBU for 28 years.
Professor Alex Wai, President and Vice-Chancellor of HKBU, joined a distinguished panel on “AI-driven Innovation”, the place he shared how HKBU retains the human dimension on the centre of technological leaps, highlighting the College’s transdisciplinary training nurturing future-shaping graduates and art-tech educational and analysis developments.
Throughout panel discussions on the discussion board, educational leaders from each areas explored how one can mix their experience to deal with international challenges, with dialogues specializing in AI-driven Innovation, sustainable finance, scientific analysis and commercialisation. The Hong Kong delegation additionally visited France’s most prestigious nationwide analysis our bodies, together with the French Academy of Sciences, Nationwide Institute of Well being and Medical Analysis, and Nationwide Centre for Scientific Analysis.
