On 22 December 2023, a delegation from the University of Minnesota, led by Prof. Rachel T.A. Croson, Executive Vice President and Provost, visited CUHK-Shenzhen. During the visit, Prof. Tom Luo, Vice President (Academic) hosted the guests, and both parties signed the renewed Institutional Agreement.

The signing ceremony was witnessed by representatives from both universities, including Prof. David Y.H. Pui, Regents Professor and LM Fingerson/TSI Chair, Prof. Tony Cui, ECOLAB-PIERSON M. GRIEVE Chair in International Marketing, Carlson School of Management and Mr. Timothy Wolf, Director, International Development from the University of Minnesota; Prof. Shiping Zhu, Vice President (External and Student Affairs), Prof. Ben Zhong Tang, Dean of SSE, Prof. Jim Dai, Dean of SDS, Prof. Davy Cheng, Dean of MED, Prof. Guozhen Liu, Associate Dean of Graduate School, Prof. Tianwei Yu, Associate Dean (Student Affairs) of SDS, Prof. Ming Yan, Assistant Dean (Undergraduate Affairs) of SDS, Prof. Tsung-Hui Chang, Assistant Dean (Education) of SSE and Prof. Rui Chen from SME.

 

 

The University of Minnesota is recognized as one of the most comprehensive and prestigious public universities in the United States. It holds a strong reputation as both a state land-grant university, known for its commitment to education and public service and a primary research university with faculty of national and international acclaim. In the 2024 U.S. News Rankings, the University of Minnesota ranked 53rd in Best National Universities and 23rd in Top Public Schools.