PROGRAM INFORMATION
GENERAL PROGRAM
Please see here for the WUN general program. Each day’s events are also laid out below.
Monday 19 May
Tuesday 20 May
Wednesday 21 May
Thursday 22 May
Friday 23 May
Monday 19 May
18:30 – 20:00 | AAG Welcome Cocktail | Venue: Tin Tin Bar,4/F, Conference Hotel
Tuesday 20 May
08:30 | Welcome Tea | Venue: The Stage, 3/F, Cheng Yu Tung Building
09:00 – 16:00 | AAG Business Meeting | Venue: Room 209B, 2/F, Henry Cheng International Conference Centre, Cheng Yu Tung Building
10:30 – 11:00 | Tea Break | Venue: The Stage, 3/F, Cheng Yu Tung Building
12:00 – 13:15 | Lunch | Venue: Shatin 18, 4/F, Conference Hotel
14:45 – 15:00 | Tea Break | Venue: The Stage, 3/F, Cheng Yu Tung Building
16:30 – 18:00 | AGM Welcome Cocktail | Venue: Tin Tin Bar, 4/F, Conference Hotel
Wednesday 21 May
OFFICIAL AGM PROGRAM BEGINS
08:10 – 08:30 | Buses depart Conference Hotel for WUN Presidents Forum
08:20 | Welcome Tea | Venue: Foyer, G/F, University Administration Building
08:50 – 15:15 | WUN Presidents Forum 2025: Addressing the Challenges Facing Leaders of Research Universities | Venue: Cho Yiu Hall, CUHK University Administration Building
- 10:45 – 11:15 | Tea Break | Venue: Foyer, G/F, University Administration Building
- 12:30 – 14:00 | Group Photo & Lunch | Venue: Lee Hysan Atrium, Lo Kwee Song Pavillion of the Art Museum (Note: Group Tours at the Art Museum or the CUHK History Gallery will be offered from 13:15)
15:15 | End of Public Programme | AAG, Coordinators, AUN delegates return to Conference Hotel by bus
15:15 – 15:45 | Tea Break | Venue: Foyer, G/F, University Administration Building
15:45 – 17:15 | WUN & AUN Presidents Closed Discussion | Venue: Cho Yiu Hall, G/F, University Administration Building
17:15 | WUN & AUN Presidents return to Conference Hotel by bus
18:30 | Pre-dinner Drinks | Venue: Regency Ballroom, L/F, Conference Hotel
19:30 – 21:30 | Conference Dinner | Venue: Regency Ballroom, L/F, Conference Hotel
Thursday 22 May
08:30 | Welcome Tea | Venue: The Stage, 3/F, Cheng Yu Tung Building
08:45 – 12:15 | Welcome and Research Highlights, Updates, and Opportunities | Venue: LT1A, 1\F, Henry Cheng International Conference Centre, Cheng Yu Tung Building
Welcome
Peter Lennie – WUN Executive Director
Dennis Lo – Vice-Chancellor and President, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Research at CUHK
Mai Har Sham, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research), The Chinese University of Hong Kong
WUN Research Highlights, Updates, and Opportunities
Martin Tsui, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Understanding Levels & Transformation of Toxic Mercury in Mangrove Ecosystems
Cynthia Kusin Okoro-Shekwaga, University of Leeds
Green hydrogen production from regional resources in Low and Middle-Income Countries
Paul Revill, University of York
Update on Informing health resource allocation decisions: models of interdisciplinary research emphasising local engagement and policy impact
Charlie Jeffery, University of York
Valuing Voices
Sylvia He, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Update on Low-Carbon Transport, Individual Wellbeing & Planetary Health in the Era of Smart Cities & New Mobilities
Mohammad Zandi, University of Sheffield
Empowering the Manufacturing Workforce for the Future: Democratisation of Digitalisation and Ethical Integration of AI
Sumittra Suraratdecha, Mahidol University
Indigeneity, Language, and Culture: The role of linguistic and cultural heritage in addressing indigenous inequalities
Frans Swanepoel, University of Pretoria
Update on WUN-ARUA Collaboration
10:30 – 11:00 | Tea Break | Venue: The Stage, 3/F, Cheng Yu Tung Building
12:15 – 13:30 | Lunch | Venue: The Stage, 3/F, Cheng Yu Tung Building
13:30 – 16:30 | Concurrent Meetings
- Partnership Board Special Topic Session | Venue: 203, 2/F, Henry Cheng International Conference Centre, Cheng Yu Tung Building
- Joint Meeting – Academic Advisory Group and AUN Vice Presidents | Venue: LT2, 1/F, Henry Cheng International Conference Centre, Cheng Yu Tung Building
- Coordinators Business Meeting | Venue: 202, 2/F, Henry Cheng International Conference Centre, Cheng Yu Tung Building
15:00 – 15:30 | Tea Break | Venue: The Stage, 3/F, Cheng Yu Tung Building
16:45 – 17:45 | CUHK Campus Tour (optional)
Registration is open to all AGM participants until 18 May. Limited places available on a first-come first-served basis.
18:30 | Buses depart Conference Hotel for Governance Working Dinners
19:00 – 21:30 | Governance Group Working Dinners
- Partnership Board | Venue: Yat Heen Room 1-4, Alva Hotel by Royal, Shatin
- Academic Advisory Group and AUN Vice Presidents | Venue: Parc 88, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin
- Coordinators | Venue: Yung’s Bistro, Victoria Dockside, Tsim Sha Tsui
21:30 | Buses Depart Working Dinners for Conference Hotel
Friday 23 May
08:30 | Welcome Tea | Venue: The Stage, 3/F, Cheng Yu Tung Building
09:00- 12:00 | Concurrent Meetings
- Partnership Board Business Meeting | Venue: 203, 2/F, Henry Cheng International Conference Centre, Cheng Yu Tung Building
- Academic Advisory Group Special Topic Session | Venue: 209B, 2/F, Henry Cheng International Conference Centre, Cheng Yu Tung Building
- Coordinators Special Topic Session | Venue: 209B & 202, 2/F, Henry Cheng International Conference Centre, Cheng Yu Tung Building
10:20 – 10:40 | Tea Break | Venue: The Stage, 3/F, Cheng Yu Tung Building
12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch | Venue: The Stage, 3/F, Cheng Yu Tung Building
13:30 – 14:30 | Concurrent Meetings
- Partnership Board Business Meeting | Venue: 203, 2/F, Henry Cheng International Conference Centre, Cheng Yu Tung Building
- Academic Advisory Group Special Topic Session | Venue: 209B, 2/F, Henry Cheng International Conference Centre, Cheng Yu Tung Building
- Coordinators Special Topic Session – Team Building | Venue: School of Chinese Medicine, CUHK
15:00 – 15:30 | AGM Plenary Session | LT1A, 1/F, Henry Cheng International Conference Centre, Cheng Yu Tung Building
15:30 | End of Program
- A cocktail reception will be held for those staying on. Venue| The Stage, 3/F, Cheng Yu Tung Building
- A bus to the airport will depart the Conference Hotel at 15:45 for immediate departures. Venue | Entrance, L/F, Conference Hotel
- A bus to the airport will depart the Conference Hotel at 19:00 for evening departures. Venue | Entrance, L/F, Conference Hotel
GROUP PROGRAMS
Each group in attendance has a different program. Please select the program appropriate to the group you belong to.
WUN AGM 2025
