Researchers across WUN organise a variety of events and activities to promote research collaboration and graduate education, as well as to disseminate knowledge and exchange information. These take place in both the physical and the virtual environment. Please see below for a list of upcoming and past events/activities.
Conferences & Meetings Organised by WUN
The upcoming WUN Annual General Meeting will be hosted by Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico during 22-24 May 2023. More information will be available in due course.
Hosted by the University of Lausanne, the AGM 2022 was the first opportunity since 2019 for members to connect in-person. Besides providing an opportunity to review WUN’s collaborative initiatives in research and education, the AGM featured a Presidents Forum themed ‘Addressing Inequality in Higher Education and Research’ , as well as meetings of the Partnership Board, Academic Advisory Group, and Coordinators Group.
To revisit the Presidents Forum recordings, please click here.
A workshop will be organized by the WUN Public Health Global Challenge Steering Group on 12 May 2022, 8am (UK time)/3pm (HK time) to introduce the Mental Health Initiative and foster dialogues and collaborations around the mental health challenges brought on by events and crises of the era, including but not limited to COVID-19, climate change, conflict, refugees, and migration.
The workshop is by invitation only. For enquiry, please contact Dr. John Bellat the University of Alberta by 15 April 2022.
Conferences & Meetings Organised by CUHK
CUHK will organise the Workshop on Practice of Smart Cities and Implications for Urban Planning and Design on 11 April 2022 at 2:30pm-4:30pm (HK time). Supported by WUN and the Urban Studies Programme at CUHK, the workshop will feature five speakers from industry and academia who will share their works and experiences in smart cities planning and design in different regions, including Japan, India, and China.
The workshop is open to the public. Registration is required.
CUHK, University of Leeds, The University of Auckland, and the University of Bristol will jointly organise an online workshop “E-mobility and Future Transport” on 2 November 2021 (5:00pm HK time/9:00am UK time). Supported by WUN, the workshop will bring together scholars and practitioners to discuss the latest research on e-mobility and future transport, with a focus on electric vehicle, e-scooter, and other emerging transport modes. The workshop will have two parts:
Part I. Four presentations will be given by professors from four universities (Aarhus University, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, University of Leeds, and CUHK)
Part II. A roundtable discussion with speakers from the University of Bristol, The University of Manchester, ARUP, and Trans-Consult on the latest practices in industry and their policy implications.
The workshop is open to the public. Registration is required (by 27 Oct 2021).
The International Conference on Gender and (Im)mobility in Uncertain Times is organized as part of CUHK’s Diversity and Inclusion Week and the WUN RDF project ‘Women’s Mobility: Negotiating Work and Family Spheres in Asia’ led by Prof. Jing Song of the Gender Studies Programme. The conference will discuss issues of workplace dynamics, family relations, gender norms, and social inequalities in public and private spheres across societies and under the pandemic. It will also address issues of gender equality, diversity, and inclusion with timely research in uncertain times. Registration is now open and will close on 10 March 2021, 12:00nn (HK time). For more information, please refer to the event webpage.
WUN at CUHK Contact
To learn more about opportunities provided through the WUN for CUHK researchers, please visit WUN’s website or contact:
Ms. Shally Fan
Director of Academic Links
Tel: +852 3943 7586
Email: shallyfan@cuhk.edu.hk
