Grand Opening of the Yasumoto International Academic Park

The Yasumoto International Academic Park, a new landmark of CUHK, was officially opened on February 26. Officiating guests included Dr. and Mrs. Alex K. Yasumoto; Dr. Vincent Cheng, Chairman of the Council, CUHK; and Prof. Joseph Sung, Vice-Chancellor and President. In the opening ceremony, Yasumoto scholars and students who have benefited from Dr. Yasumoto's generosity expressed their gratitude to him through Japanese poetry and sign song singing performances.

Dr. Yasumoto, a Japanese entrepreneur and philanthropist, made a magnificent donation of HK$100 million to CUHK in 2005 to establish the Yasumoto International Exchange Scholarship Scheme in support of international academic exchange activities of the University. CUHK decided to establish the Yasumoto International Academic Park as a token of appreciation to Dr. Yasumoto, to meet the University’s needs for educational facilities and to enhance cultural exchanges among students.

At the opening ceremony, Prof. Joseph Sung said the University were thrilled that Dr. Yasumoto shares its aspirations to cultivate in our students global perspectives, and to promote exchange and collaboration among young people of the world. For this year alone, the University has sent over 800 undergraduate students on one-year or one-semester outgoing exchanges. More than half of the outbound CUHK undergraduates are Yasumoto scholars who have benefitted from his exchange scholarship scheme. Professor Sung extended his deepest gratitude to Dr. Yasumoto on behalf of all Yasumoto scholars.