Hosts and Co-Organizers

Hosts

　　Tsinghua University

　　The Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries

　　The University of Hong Kong

　　The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Advisor

　　Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China

Organizers

　　Institute for Philanthropy Tsinghua University

　　Institute for China and Global Development, The University of Hong Kong

　　Office of Academic Links (China), The Chinese University of Hong Kong

　　Institute for National Governance and Global Governance, Tsinghua University

       China Friendship Foundation for Peace & Development

About the Hosts

| Tsinghua University

　　Tsinghua University, established in 1911, is a renowned university and an important base for high-level talents and scientific research in China. It is located in the scenic Tsinghua Park, which used to be an imperial garden of Qing dynasty in the northwest suburb of Beijing. Consisted of 20 schools and 58 departments, Tsinghua University is currently a comprehensive and research university with 11 disciplines of science, engineer, literature, art, history, philosophy, economics, management, law, education and medicine. With strong support from the state and society and through the implementation of Project 211, Project 985 and "Double First-Class" initiative, Tsinghua University has made great progress in personnel training, scientific research, social services, cultural heritage and innovation, and international cooperation and exchange. For over a century, Tsinghua University has cultivated a batch of masters in academy, elites in economic development and talents in state governance. A large number of academic giants such as Wang Guowei, Liang Qichao, Chen Yinque and Zhao Yuanren used to teach here, and more than 600 academicians graduated from here.

| The Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries 

　　The Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) is a national people's organization engaged in people-to-people diplomacy of the People's Republic of China. The aims of the Association are to enhance people's friendship, further international cooperation, safeguard world peace and promote common development. Entrusted by the Chinese government, it coordinates and oversees the work of establishing and developing friendship-city relations between China and other countries and promotes exchanges and cooperation between their localities and cities. And it has set up 46 China-regional or China-national friendship organizations and established relationship of friendly cooperation with nearly 500 non-governmental organizations and institutions in 157 countries

　　| The University of Hong Kong

　　Established in 1911, The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is the oldest tertiary education institution in Hong Kong. As a research-led comprehensive university, HKU is committed to nurturing future leaders and talents equipped to tackle the grand challenges of a rapidly changing world. Our high-calibre staff and students-recruited from around the region and the world—— engage in innovative research with local, regional and global significance across faculties, research centres and institutes. HKU has been dedicated to advocating and strengthening the capacity of philanthropy and non-profit sector. The Faculty of Social Sciences is leading this strategic research area and has been working diligently to strive for leadership in this arena. Since 2011, the Faculty has established a platform to enhance the capacity and network of the third sector through the Excellence in Capacity-building on Entrepreneurship and Leadership for the Third-sector (ExCEL3) Project. The Project has built up a strong alliance with Hong Kong and international NGOs and philanthropic foundations, nurturing innovation and entrepreneurship, strengthening the leadership, governance and organizational capacity of the third sector.

　　| The Chinese University of Hong Kong

　　Founded in 1963, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a forward-looking comprehensive research university with a global vision and a mission to combine tradition with modernity, and to bring together China and the West. As a top university in Hong Kong and Asia, CUHK's eight Faculties offer a wide array of excellent undergraduate and post-graduate programmes. The education experience here is distinguished by a flexible credit unit system, bilingualism, multiculturalism and general education courses. Of all Hong Kong universities, CUHK is the only one that offers a college experience. College programmes and activities complement the formal curricula by delivering whole-person education and pastoral care. CUHK undertakes a wide range of research programmes in many subject areas. The University's insistence on the highest standards of research has won it an enviable research reputation. The University houses five state key laboratories which are entrusted by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China to produce research of international quality and carry out important national research tasks. Our beautiful 137.3-hectare campus overlooking Tolo Harbour is the largest and greenest in Hong Kong.