From the 19th to the 20th September, 2010, the first cross-straits forum between the Chancellors of the Universities of Law, was held at the China University of Political Science and Law. More than 100 Principals and Chancellors from different law universities, such as Tsinghua University, Beijing University, Renmin University of China and Taipei University, University of Kaohsiung, Soochow University, etc, attended.
The Deputy Director of the Ministry of Education, Hao Ping, the Deputy Director of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Office of the Ministry of Education, Liu Jianfeng, the Deputy director of Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, Sun Yafu, the deputy head of Board Policies and Regulations of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, Zhang Wanming, the Deputy Director of the China Law Society, Liu Yang, the Deputy Head of the International Department of the China Law Society, the Deputy Head of China Law Society, Yi Baohu, the Deputy Head of Taiwan Affair’s Beijing , Cao Jujing and others, attended the opening ceremony.
The forum discussed the following three main topics: ‘Fostering Academic Ability and Professional Education’, ‘Investigating Ways to Direct and Nurture Talented Law Professionals’, ‘Discussing Methods of Nurturing the Legal Profession – the European way verses the Tradition Chinese way’, and ‘The Impact of Modern Law Education on the Continuation of Chinese Cultural Traditions’. Through in depth discussion, chancellors from both sides of the strait came to understand the problems they are all facing and mutually benefiting from the helpful experience shared, they reached the same view.
This forum, coming at a critical time in the development of law education on both sides of the strait, the representatives were in deep discussion on how to nurture talented law professionals sharing the same cultural back ground. Questions raised and solutions suggested had great importance in developing good and prosperous education on both sides of the strait.
This forum, held in the context of a highly developed and normalised mechanism of exchange which has been established on past exchanges by the legal fraternity, serves as a platform which will take law education and the exchange of research in law studies to a higher level. Through the exchange in law studies, it will serve to enhance the culture and the economy and other areas of exchange and cooperation more effectively. This is significant in strengthening the understanding and trust between those who share the same ethnic background and culture, namely, the people on either side of the strait.
Next year, in order to further strengthen the forum and increase cross-straits influence, a second cross-straits forum between the Chancellors of the University of Law, will be hosted by Taipei University in the north and Kaohsiung University in the south of Taiwan. The aim of the forum is to conduct a wide range of exchange, in an atmosphere of friendly and agreeable cooperation.
