International students at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen.

Over the past decade since its establishment, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen has been committed to becoming a world-class research university.

It has continuously expanded strategic partnerships with globally renowned universities and built high-end international exchange platforms. To date, the university has established substantial exchanges and cooperation with 150 prestigious overseas universities, including the University of Cambridge, the University of Oxford, and Yale University, spanning 34 countries and regions worldwide.

It offers more than 250 international cooperation programs for its students, aiming to cultivate high-level talents with international perspectives, cross-cultural communication skills, and a sense of social responsibility. In recent years, approximately 900 students have been admitted to these programs annually, entering world-renowned universities to experience diverse academic opportunities.

In the entry list for the 2024-25 academic year of the Visiting Student Programme at the University of Oxford, CUHK-Shenzhen secured 19 available spots, accounting for nearly 70 percent of the total, leading mainland universities for the fifth consecutive year.

Starting this autumn, these 19 undergraduate students from CUHK-Shenzhen will embark on an academic journey for one year or a term at St. Peter's College, St. Hilda's College, Mansfield College, Pembroke College, Worcester College and St. Edmund Hall of the University of Oxford.

This year, a total of 30 undergraduate students from more than 10 mainland universities have been admitted under the programme, including Tsinghua University, Zhejiang University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

In June, CUHK-Shenzhen signed an agreement with Columbia University in the United States to engage in comprehensive and in-depth cooperation in areas such as talent cultivation, youth exchanges and faculty visits.

According to the agreement, CUHK-Shenzhen and Columbia's Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science (Columbia Engineering) will be each other's main strategic partners in their respective countries, jointly striving to promote a vision of friendly cooperation in higher education between China and the US.

They have launched a 3+2 program this autumn. Participating students will complete three years of undergraduate study at CUHK-Shenzhen, during which Columbia's faculty will teach part of the curriculum. During their second and/or third year, the CUHK-Shenzhen students will have access to learning and research opportunities with the Columbia Engineering faculty.

Additionally, students in this program will be invited to participate in special events and leverage the summer research and course offerings at Columbia Engineering.

In their fourth year, students will study at Columbia Engineering, engaged in advanced coursework and related academic pursuits. In the fifth academic year, students who have completed their bachelor's degree requirements at CUHK-Shenzhen will be master's students at Columbia Engineering.

Upon meeting the graduation requirements of both institutions, students will be awarded a bachelor's degree from CUHK and a master's degree from Columbia University within five years.