Prof. Phoenix Mo of the Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care and Prof. Mei-chun Cheung of the Department of Social Work took part in the WUN Symposium on New Research Directions in Global Mental Health held at the University of Leeds in the UK during 12-13 June 2024 and spoke on digital mental health and the mental health of adolescents, respectively. The 2-day programme featured 41 oral presentations, a poster session, three participatory workshops, and six keynote talks. It attracted some 75 participants from 14 countries, including researchers from 14 WUN member universities.

CUHK, represented by Prof. Mai Har Sham, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) and the Office of Academic Links, took part in the WUN Annual General Meeting (AGM) hosted by the University of Pretoria in South Africa during 21-24 May 2024. Some 120 delegates from member universities, the African Research Universities Alliance, and other organisations joined the event and engaged in fruitful dialogues on equitable research partnerships, collaboration between academia and intergovernmental organisations, and nurturing research talents at the WUN Presidents Forum on the first day. This annual meeting also featured business meetings of the governance groups, research project highlights, a plenary, and two pre-conference workshops of the Global Africa Group and the Health Economics Group.

CUHK will be the proud host of the WUN AGM next year, 10 years after its hosting of the same occasion in 2015.

CUHK Vice-Chancellor Prof. Rocky S. Tuan spoke at the WUN Presidents Forum on sustainability education in May. Joining his counterparts from the University of Alberta, University of Bristol, and Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in the ‘Leadership in Education and Curriculum’ panel, Prof. Tuan emphasised the critical role of universities in addressing global sustainability challenges and CUHK’s commitment to integrating sustainable development in its curriculum and fostering a culture of social responsibility. He shared about the SDG Scheme in the University General Education Programme; the Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change which has attracted over 1.3m visitors to date and trained over 100 student ambassadors; and the partnerships with the University of Exeter and QS, the Association of Pacific Rim Universities, and the Association of Commonwealth Universities for online student programmes related to the SDGs.

The Presidents Forum was part of the 3-day WUN Annual General Meeting hosted by Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico during 22-24 May. The event brought together some 50 representatives from across the member universities, including Prof. Mai Har Sham, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research), who represented CUHK in the WUN Academic Advisory Group.

The upcoming WUN Annual General Meeting will be hosted by the University of Pretoria in May 2024. 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 Bell at the University of Alberta by 15 April 2022.

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.

Video of webinar

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.

Speakers

• Prof. John Thøgersen, Department of Management, Aarhus University
• Prof. Susan Grant-Muller, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds
• Prof. Sandip Chakrabarti, Public Systems Group, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
• Prof. Sylvia He, Urban Studies Programme/Department of Geography and Resource Management, CUHK
• Mr. Alok Jain, CEO & Managing Director, Trans-Consult Ltd.
• Dr. Yiming Wang, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol
• Ms. Kathy Lo, Senior Transport Planner, Arup
• Dr. Ransford Acheampong, The University of Manchester

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
Email: shallyfan@cuhk.edu.hk

Ms. Yvonne Heung
Senior Manager
Email: yvonneheung@cuhk.edu.hk