Convocation Newsletter, Summer 2018

26 The University of Hong Kong and The C9 League, comprising the Mainland’s top nine research universities, signed a Declaration of Cooperation and Collaboration on Teaching and Learning in April 2018. During the C9+1 Symposium held at HKU, the 10 universities pledged to foster sustainable and long-term co-operation, and to hold an annual event, rotating among member campuses in the coming decade. Top officials, university representatives, and more than 500 teachers and students attended “The C9+1 Symposium 2018 – Innovation and Excellence in Teaching and Learning in Research Intensive Universities”, a three-day event that was a platform for exchanging new ideas on how to bring academic excellence to new levels. The Symposium put a spotlight on HKU’s strong relations with these elite tertiary institutions. Those links were fostered when HKU hosted the inaugural C9+1 symposium in 2010, only one year after the C9 was established in 2009. Making a Perfect 10 HKU hosts the Mainland’s top nine universities at the C9+1 Symposium “ 我是第一次來香港大學，既然是第一次來，首先請允許我對這一所世界著名學府表示敬意。” 陳寶生：中華人民共和國教育部部長 “ This is my first visit to The University of Hong Kong. As a first-time visitor, I would like to express my respect for this famous global university.” Chen Baosheng Education Minister of China “ Building closer ties with nine of the Mainland’s most prestigious universities – counting well over 300,000 students in all – can only boost the valuable sharing of ideas and experiences.” Carrie Lam 林鄭月娥 Chief Executive of the Hong Kong SAR SUMMER 2018