Transcript Berkeley Briefing - National Tsing Hua University

Berkeley Briefing
Frank H. Shu
15 November 2004
Background
• Science & Technology Advisory Group (STAG)
recommendation 8 years ago: Taiwan should have at
least one research university of world-class status.
– Excellence Projects
– University Integration Program
– World-Class University Initiative
• Appropriation: 1.67 billion USD over 5 years
• Merger of NTHU/NCTU: 500 million USD over 5 years
• Recruitment of F. Shu by NTHU – 1 Feb 2002
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California Campus → Center for Advanced Research (CAR)
Deep collaboration with UCB, Tsinghua – Dual PhD program
Discussions with Campbell, Kuh, Newton, Richards
Visit with Y. T. Lee to see Chancellor Berdahl & VCP Gray: focus
on Richmond Field Station – nano/info/bio
– Mirror site at Jhudong
Possible Funding Sources
• Part of NTHU/NCTU Merger Proposal
– Funding pending Legislative approval
– Need to pass university senates
• Overseas Studies Program
– Already funded at 13.5 million USD next year
– NTHU will submit proposal (4.5 million USD?) to support PhD
students/postdocs in UCB collaboration
• Special Program
– Not yet funded, but has MOE/NSC/MOEA support
– Will probably need to involve all research universities
• Academia Sinica Funding
– Possible 15 million USD per year for NTHU/NCTU collaboration
– Available when needed
Berkeley/NTHU MOU
• Dual PhD Program – all fields
• Dual CAR Sites
– Jhudong (begin on back campus)
– Richmond Field Station, Central Campus
(New Campbell Hall), Downtown Berkeley?
• Equipment: nano/info/bio?
• Total physical infrastructure investment in
California – 45 million USD over 5 yr
Additional Ideas
• Theoretical Institute for Advanced Research in
Astrophysics (TIARA)
– International Center (focus: Pacific Rim)
– Kavli funding?
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KITP
UCB
Hsinchu Tsing Hua
Beijing Tsing Hua
• Summer school at Berkeley
– Use of classrooms and dorms
– Joint teaching?