The University of Hong Kong signed a memorandum of cooperation with Shenzhen Municipal Government earlier to set up a campus in Shenzhen, located in the Shibilong area of Nanshan District.
The principal of the University of Hong Kong, Zhang Xiang, accepted an interview with the mainland media, saying that he hopes to operate in a "one school, two districts" model, and teachers and students in the two places can freely teach in the two places.
He also mentioned that the University of Hong Kong has recently hired top professors from Yale University and Princeton University. He also said that he is not worried about scholars leaving the University of Hong Kong, or poached by other schools, because everything is a normal exchange.
The principal of the University of Hong Kong, Zhang Xiang, accepted an interview with the mainland media, saying that he hopes to operate in a "one school, two districts" model, and teachers and students in the two places can freely teach in the two places.
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The President of the University of Hong Kong, Zhang Xiang, said in an interview with the mainland media that the plan is to operate in a "one campus, two districts" model. In the future, teachers and students from Hong Kong and Shenzhen are free to teach in another campus. Shenzhen to teach algebra."
He pointed out that the University of Hong Kong has advantages in basic research and internationalization and can contribute to Shenzhen.
However, it is not as good as Shenzhen in investment and innovative scientific research.
Zhang Xiang pointed out that the Shenzhen campus is focused on innovation, and it runs schools based on the "Hong Kong University Standards", which is even higher. However, "one school, two districts" and "child and alma mater" are preliminary ideas that still need to be discussed with Shenzhen.
He also said that two-thirds of Hong Kong University's professors and teachers are foreigners. He also said that he recently hired top professors from Yale University, Princeton University, and Berkeley. He also said that he "beat Harvard University" and successfully hired a top international lecture professor.
Scholars leaving HKU or being "poached" are normal exchanges
Some scholars from the University of Hong Kong have left in response to the tide of immigration from Hong Kong.
He pointed out that there are many personal reasons for the professor to leave, and there are opportunities for other schools to provide better wages, which is described as normal exchanges, and he is not worried.
"You take 10 professors every year and you are poached by others. You should be happy, because their academic level is very high, so they are poached by others."
Said the purpose of the establishment of the University of Hong Kong "for China"
He pointed out that the purpose of the establishment of the University of Hong Kong is to stand for China. From the first day of establishment, it is to contribute to China.
He hopes that the University of Hong Kong will not only be based in Hong Kong, but also in the Greater Bay Area. At the same time, we are a school in China and a school in the world.
The employment rate of graduates of the University of Hong Kong hit a 4-year low, only 75% of the people employed average monthly salary of 28,000, the University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Branch | The school signed a memorandum of cooperation with Shenzhen to build a comprehensive research university in Nanshan District. Shenzhen Branch
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