| Founded
on mutual respect and a shared mission, the Liu Bie Ju Centre for Mathematical
Sciences of City University of Hong Kong and the Fields Institute for Research
in Mathematical Sciences propose to engage in cooperative activities with the
purpose of stimulating mathematical sciences researcher and outreach, and enhancing
the mission of both organizations. Fields
and the Liu Bie Centre have in common their responsibilities at national and international
levels for scientific excellence, training in research, and outreach. They recognize
the value in an alliance as a mutually beneficial way to achieve their aims.
The
MOU outlines plans for cooperation in a variety of areas, including organization
of annual Industrial Problem Solving Workshops (IPW) hosted on alternate years
by each Institute; supporting collaborative research projects with the formation,
at Fields, of a "Hong Kong research coordination committee", consisting
of Canadian mathematicians with an interest in developing new initiatives; and
exchange programs for research students and junior and senior researchers, lasting
anywhere from one month to one year.
"This
is a pioneering international collaboration for the Fields Institute, and we are
very excited about the potential benefits it presents for mathematical research,"
said Fields Institute Director Barbara Keyfitz. "Hong Kong has many fine
mathematicians, and this brings them closer to Canada. From our perspective, Hong
Kong is a gateway to the burgeoning mathematical communities of China and other
Pacific countries. We anticipate many benefits from sharing the Industrial Problems
Workshops. We also sense in our community a great eagerness to broaden their horizons
by travel - both people in Canada and in Hong Kong," she added.
"The
Fields Institute is the leading mathematical institute in Canada. We are honoured
to have signed the Memorandum of Understanding with the Institute," said
Roderick Wong, Director of Liu Bie Ju Centre. "I will do everything possible
to make the collaboration a successful one. We will begin with the first Industrial
Workshop to be held in Toronto next year, and we welcome suggestions on other
initiatives that will facilitate the mathematical cooperation between our two
organizations."
Also
part of the agreement will be the periodic establishment of organized research
activity in the form of workshops, conferences or colloquia, taking place alternately
between The Centre and Fields or a Fields Affiliate university.
About
Liu Bie Ju Centre
The Liu Bie Ju Centre for Mathematical Sciences is named
after the donor's mother who is a distinguished person in her community. She has
received two honorary degrees from local universities. Also, China has named a
star after her in recognition of her contributions to the country. Both the donor's
mother and father are well-known philanthropists in Hong Kong. They have set up
the Qiu Shi Science and Technologies Foundation, which provides strong support
to young Chinese scientists as well as to outstanding researchers in any field
of science. The primary
mission of the Liu Bie Ju Centre for Mathematical Sciences is to conduct first-class
research in applied mathematics and in computational mathematics. As a leading
research centre in the Asia-Pacific region, its basic objective is to strive for
excellence in applied mathematical sciences. To this end, it consistently attracts
eminent visiting scientists from all over the world, it regularly organizes international
mathematics conferences and workshops, half-year programs, and weekly colloquia,
it actively seeks mathematical and computational problems arising in industry
and financial sectors, and it supports the publication of journal articles, books,
preprint series and lecture notes series. It also plays a leading role in attracting
outside funding and donations for the purpose of enhancing research in applied
mathematical sciences.
About
City University of Hong Kong
Established in 1984, City University of Hong
Kong (CityU) has quickly become a leading provider of quality higher education
with over 1000 academic staff recruited from all over the world. As one of the
most modern and high-tech universities in Asia, CityU today offers over 170 academic
programmes for over 25, 000 students. Its strength spans a wide range of disciplines,
from Science and Engineering to the Humanities and Social Sciences, Business,
Law and Creative Media.
Websites:
Lie Bie Ju Centre: www6.cityu.edu.hk/rcms
City University: www.cityu.edu.hk/
About
Fields
The Fields Institute,
located in Toronto, is recognized as one of the world's leading independent mathematical
research institutions. The Institute is named after the Canadian mathematician
John Charles Fields (1863-1932). Fields was a pioneer and visionary who recognized
the scientific, educational, and economic value of research in the mathematical
sciences. With a wide array of pure, applied, industrial, financial and educational
programs, The Fields Institute attracts over 1,000 visitors annually from every
corner of the globe, to collaborate on leading-edge research programs in the mathematical
sciences. The Field's Institute is funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering
Research Council, the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities,
seven principal sponsoring universities (Carleton, McMaster, Ottawa, Toronto,
Waterloo, Western, and York), ten affiliate universities (Nipissing, Queen's,
Guelph, Houston, Manitoba, Maryland, UOIT, Saskatchewan, Windsor, and Wilfrid
Laurier), and five corporate sponsors (Algorithmics, General Motors, QWeMA Group
Inc., R2 Financial Technologies Inc., and Sigma Analysis and Management). See
www.fields.utoronto.ca for further
details.
The
Fields Institute
222 College Street, 2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5T 3J1
Canada
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