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Leadership appointment for HKU President Professor Peter Mathieson
at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education Asia-Pacific

13 May 2015

HKU President Professor Peter Mathieson and board members of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Asia-Pacific

Professor Peter Mathieson, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong, has been appointed as the Chair of the newly-inaugurated Board of Directors for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Asia-Pacific.

The new board will serve as the governing body for CASE Asia-Pacific and provide strategic direction. The inaugural board meeting was held at the CASE Asia-Pacific Advancement Conference which was attended by over 300 professionals April 14-17 in Singapore.

Former HKU Vice-Chancellor Professor Lap-Chee Tsui receives the CASE Asia-Pacific Leadership Award from President of CASE Ms Sue Cunningham

At the Conference, CASE also honoured Professor Lap-Chee Tsui, former Vice-Chancellor and President of HKU, with the prestigious CASE Asia-Pacific Leadership Award for his efforts in promoting and supporting education and institutional advancement in the Region. "Professor Lap-Chee Tsui’s remarkable leadership and exceptional commitment led to a sea-change in philanthropic giving at HKU, inspiring alumni and friends to give in ways never seen before at the University," said Ms Sue Cunningham, President of CASE.

CASE, with a membership of 3,600, is one of the largest non-profit educational associations in the world. It is headquartered in Washington, DC, with offices in London, Singapore and Mexico City. CASE provides programmes and resources in the areas of alumni relations, communications, fundraising, marketing, and related fields for the professional staff of not-for-profit educational institutions.

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