The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) installed Professor
Rocky S. Tuan as its eighth Vice-Chancellor and President today (17 April). Dr.
Norman N.P. Leung, Chairman of the Council, CUHK, presided over the ceremony. Over
800 members of the CUHK faculty, staff, students, alumni and the community were
in attendance to witness this memorable moment. Many representatives of leading institutions
from the mainland and abroad came specially to Hong Kong to join the
celebration.
At the ceremony, Professor Tuan received from Dr. Leung the Ordinance and the
Seal of CUHK. He also delivered his installation address, where he laid out his
vision for CUHK, by building upon the university’s distinctive tradition of excellence
to take on both opportunities and challenges: “As an institution of higher education
that is committed to both specialty learning and whole-person development, CUHK
will continue to excel in producing graduates that are prepared and ready to answer
to the human capital needs of a diversified knowledge-based economy that Hong
Kong and other cities in the region are moving towards.” He envisions CUHK as a
fountainhead of outstanding basic, applied and translational innovations and
breakthroughs, and the training ground for informed, knowledgeable, and
responsible citizens of the world.
“Standing here is indeed a wonderful journey home for me, and I am filled with
a tremendous sense of belonging…I solemnly pledge to you that I shall, to the
best of my knowledge and ability, cultivate, cherish, and pass on the legacy of
this University,” Professor Tuan said.
Attachments:
Introduction of Professor Rocky
S. Tuan (Written by Professor Christopher Gane):
http://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/resources/press/pdf/5ad5811feea67.pdf
Introduction of Professor Rocky
S. Tuan (Written by Professor Ho Che Wah):
http://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/resources/press/pdf/5ad5815111a49.pdf
Speech of Professor Rocky S.
Tuan:
http://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/resources/press/pdf/5ad58178e7321.pdf
Photos:
http://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/en/press_detail.php?id=2755
