Date： 
2026/ 6/ 10

Roundtable on Sino-Foreign Cooperative Education and Cross-Border Higher Education Governance: Humanities and Social Sciences Practice under the "One University, Two Campuses" Model

OBJECTIVES

Against a backdrop of intensifying global competition in higher education and accelerating cross-border talent mobility, Sino-foreign cooperative education is evolving beyond the simple importation of curricula and joint degree arrangements toward deeper institutional innovation: how to deliver high-quality education, benchmark academic standards, coordinate research, and cultivate talent for the wider world across differing governance and regulatory environments. This shift is especially significant for the humanities and social sciences, as it concerns not only the quality of education and the alignment of degree systems, but also the modes of knowledge production, the building of academic communities, research ethics and public responsibility, and the question of how to conduct high-quality research, foster cross-cultural dialogue, and engage in policy communication across different governance and regulatory contexts. Centered on the theme of "Sino-Foreign Cooperative Education and Cross-Border Higher Education Governance," this full-day symposium focuses on the institutional advantages and practical challenges of the "One University, Two Campuses" model bridging Hong Kong and the Mainland. It convenes dialogue on key issues including academic autonomy, quality assurance in teaching and research, the mutual recognition of qualifications across the two institutions and jurisdictions, and student development, employment, and further study. Bringing together university leadership, core academic staff, international office representatives, employers, and alumni, the symposium will draw on case sharing, roundtable discussions, and interactive Q&A to explore how to maximize the institutional dividends of cross-border education within a compliant framework, build talent-development systems that combine international standards with local competitiveness, and distill replicable and scalable practices and a concrete action agenda.

Details

Date: 5 June 2026

Location: The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen)

Format: In-Person and Online

Goals

The strategic positioning and value proposition of Sino-foreign cooperative education

The institutional logic and operating mechanisms of the "One University, Two Campuses" model (Hong Kong–Mainland coordination)

Innovation in teaching and talent-development models, and pathways to further study and employment

Research collaboration and academic autonomy

participating guests