As the University prepares for the opening of the state-of-the-art China Centre Building in September, join a Hong Kong based Oxonian in a spectacular alumni trekking adventure to wildest Yunnan in support of its fundraising campaign. Cancer is a global disease and we take a closer look at the work of the Chinese academic leading the fight against it in Oxford. And to get you ready for the weekend, why not have a look at our wall of happy alumni faces at the Alumni Weekend in Asia last month, and also check out some of the upcoming Oxford China events and news.
Leadership and Service: find out more about the Rhodes Scholarships directly from Charles Conn, Warden of Rhodes House and CEO of the Rhodes Trust. MORE
Talk by Professor Rana Mitter, Director of the Oxford China Centre and author of the critically acclaimed 'China's War with Japan, 1937-1945: The Struggle for Survival'. MORE
1030-noon
Asia Society Hong Kong Centre
1830-2100
Hosted by the Royal Geographical Society
The Oxford University Polo Club returns to Tianjin for the second Metropolitan Intervarsity Polo spectacular. MORE
Alumni fundraising trek in support of the Oxford China Centre in Yunnan Province along the magnificent Yading ‘Kora’ trek. MORE
Tianjin Goldin Metopolitan Polo Club
Shangri-La - Yanding, Yunnan Province
SPOTLIGHT on
the many faces of OXFORD in asia
A Ming-dynasty map, mindful eating, riotous academic sessions, a dim sum lunch ending in song…. All these plus 500 Oxford alumni and friends from across Asia made the first Meeting Minds: Alumni Weekend in Asia a roller coaster of intellectual stimulation and fun. MORE
Alumni encounters
path to shangri-la
A lawyer, a leader of many charitable organisations in Hong Kong and an ardent supporter of Oxford University's increasing engagement with Asia, Chris last year led an expedition to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in support of Exeter College's 700th anniversary. This September he will embark on the Big Kora trek in Yunnan Province to fundraise for the Oxford China Centre. Chris was named a Distinguished Friend of Oxford in 2011. MORE
Calling Shanghai alumni and friends! Get to know the new Shanghai Oxbridge Society committee and make your voice heard by completing this survey. MORE
A summer school run by St Anne’s College will run in Hong Kong in July 2014, with up to 120 secondary school students getting a taster undergraduate experience. MORE
Hong Kong businessman Dickson Poon was awarded an honorary fellowship by St Hugh’s College Oxford for his generosity, having donated £10 million towards the creation of The Dickson Poon University of Oxford China Centre Building. MORE
Hosted by Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial and LSE in Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai from 29 August to 3 September, employers can now book for the chance to meet with over 300 top students seeking positions in global and Chinese companies. MORE
UNDERCOVER ACADEMIC
CANCER: GLOBAL EFFORTS FOR A GLOBAL DISEASE
Professor of Cancer Biology at Nuffield Department of Medicine and Director of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research at Oxford University, Xin Lu's research is focused on identifying molecular mechanisms that suppress tumour growth and metastasis. MORE
OXFORD THINKING CAMPAIGN UPDATE
THE OXFORD china centre
The history of Oxford’s engagement with China is centuries old – and there is no more powerful statement of the University’s commitment to the study of China than the development of the University of Oxford China Centre. The campaign to build a dedicated facility for it has recently been boosted with a £3 million gift from Hong Kong businessman Mr. Henry Chan. In recognition of this gift, the library in the centre will be named the Bodleian KB Chen Library. MORE.
