In early October, UIC Executive Vice -President, Prof. Kwok Siu-tong, paid a fortnight visit to a number of liberal arts colleges in Atlanta, New York, Minneapolis, and Los Angeles in the United States. He wanted to develop more international academic exchanges, and overseas study programs in the United States.
Prof. Kwok said: "As an international college, UIC has always been committed to international collaboration. We have been interacting with 6 liberal arts colleges in Minnesota, USA for the past 4 years, and co-sponsored the MPCC-UIC Presidential Lecture Series annually since 2007. "
Prof. Kwok first visited the Associated Colleges of the South (ACS) which consisted of 16 private colleges and were spread in 12 states in south-east United States. At Morehouse College, alma mater of Martin Luther King, Jr., Prof. Kwok met with Dr. S.F.Yang, Director of the Chinese Development Department of ACS. He provided information on the current status of the Chinese economy, development of the higher education scene, and the founding and growth of UIC. The association showed great interest in UIC and was interested in further understanding and communications.
Prof. Kwok and NYIT's Dean Harold S. Oh
Prof. Kwok also visited Dean Harold S. Oh of New York Institute of Technology(NYIT), Dr. Judy Chen, Director of Global Education of St. John's University, two vice presidents who were in charge of academics and development of Pomona College, and the State University of New York.
Prof. Kwok also visited the MPCC colleges that had already reached cooperation agreements with UIC, and discussed deeper collaborations with their Presidents.
Prof. Kwok said that a wide international network was an important aspect of the future development of UIC. International student recruitment, academic exchanges and further education abroad were closely connected with it. UIC did not have many foreign students, but would like to recruit more in the future.
Reporter: Cheryl Chen
Translation: Steven Cheng
Photos provided by Prof. Kwok
Responsible Editor: Richard Xu
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