https://www.scmp.com/rss/328257/feed Professor Rocky S. Tuan is the vice-chancellor and president of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com As the latest World Health Organization (WHO) report shows, Covid-19 continues to test the limits of our healthcare systems. The lingering impact of the pandemic is a reminder that neither international regulations within the global health framework nor national legislation and health systems were prepared for such a massive epidemiological threat. The reasons, as a WHO special envoy put it, were simple: “Insufficient preparation. Insufficient investment. Insufficient collaboration. Insufficient... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3206764/world-needs-universities-foster-global-cooperation-prevent-next-pandemic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3206764/world-needs-universities-foster-global-cooperation-prevent-next-pandemic?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Jan 2023 19:30:16 +0000 Alan Turing, widely considered to be the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence, reportedly said that “once the machine thinking method had started, it would not take long to outstrip our feeble powers”, and that we should “expect the machines to take control”. The world has changed dramatically in the decades since Turing left us, and the voices portending a dystopian future proliferated by artificial intelligence technologies have grown louder. We live in an era... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3198719/age-artificial-intelligence-human-skills-are-needed-more-ever?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3198719/age-artificial-intelligence-human-skills-are-needed-more-ever?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Nov 2022 19:30:08 +0000 More than two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, travel restrictions still largely cut Hong Kong off from the rest of the world. While it is painful to have to endure quarantine and to see mothballed aircraft line our airport runways, travel restrictions have been important in keeping the virus at bay. Of course, we all yearn to travel again and long for the day when quarantine will be a thing of the past. But if the pandemic has taught us anything, we have hopefully learned a big lesson about... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3180893/climate-change-universities-can-serve-cradles-low-carbon?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3180893/climate-change-universities-can-serve-cradles-low-carbon?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Jun 2022 22:45:11 +0000 As Hong Kong emerges from the fifth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, much is being said about how the city can recover its status as a major international financial centre, a gateway to the mainland and a crucial aviation hub. This is rightly so, as these areas have been fundamental to our historic competitiveness. But just as imperative is the city’s economic transformation in preparation for the industries of tomorrow. Higher education in Hong Kong, with its globally recognised reputation for... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3175699/how-transform-hong-kong-asias-world-university-city?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3175699/how-transform-hong-kong-asias-world-university-city?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Apr 2022 22:45:24 +0000 Knowledge has no boundaries. This is especially true in a global society, with more and more students crossing borders to access overseas education. Going abroad to study or on exchange has become a rite of passage for millions of young people around the world. According to an OECD report published in 2020, the number of tertiary students pursuing education in a foreign country reached 5.6 million in 2018, more than doubling over the last 20 years. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3162918/virtual-foreign-exchange-allowing-students-study-abroad-without?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3162918/virtual-foreign-exchange-allowing-students-study-abroad-without?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Jan 2022 22:45:08 +0000 As one contemplates the future of the Greater Bay Area, much has been made of what the blueprint for the region can bring to Hong Kong. However, it is time to flip the narrative and emphasise the strategic value Hong Kong can bring to the ambitious plans for the region’s future. In the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 2020 Global Innovation Index, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Hong Kong came second among the world’s top 100 science and technology clusters, which is an impressive achievement.... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3153730/how-hong-kong-universities-can-help-lead-greater-bay-areas?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3153730/how-hong-kong-universities-can-help-lead-greater-bay-areas?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Oct 2021 22:45:13 +0000 “Leaves that grow on a tree ultimately leave and return to where the roots are,” an old Chinese saying goes. Born and raised in Hong Kong, I left the city after high school for college and postgraduate education in the United States. I spent most of my teaching and research career away from Hong Kong, and came “home” earlier this year to take up the office of vice chancellor and president of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). I am delighted the strong stem and roots that nourished me in... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/hong-kong/article/2159290/closer-ties-mainland-bode-well-hong-kongs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/hong-kong/article/2159290/closer-ties-mainland-bode-well-hong-kongs?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Aug 2018 09:15:45 +0000