Prof. Mary C. Boyce, Dean of Columbia Engineering, and Prof. Shih-Fu Chang, Sr. Executive Vice Dean of Columbia Engineering visited The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen on 20 June 2017 to explore possible collaborations in education and research. Prof. Boyce and Prof. Chang met with Prof. Yangsheng Xu, President; Prof. Tom Luo, Vice President for Academic; Prof. Jesús Seade, Associate Vice President for Global Affairs; Prof. Changwen Chen, Dean of School of Science and Engineering; Prof. Wei Xiong, Dean of School of Management and Economics; and other representatives.

Prof. Shih-Fu Chang and Prof. Mary C. Boyce

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