Five-Year Strategic Partnership
A multi-year collaboration spanning joint research, exchanges, teaching, and a branded international forum.
Read more →Programme highlights
A cross-Pacific platform for research, talent, and policy insight.
CUHK × San Marcos
Connecting a leading Asian research university with Latin America’s oldest and most historic university.
Read more →China–LatAm Geopolitical Forum
A rotating annual forum designed as a durable academic brand across the Pacific.
Read more →Implementation roadmap
From launch to long-term institutional partnership.
Roadmap
Phase 1: Launch & Setup
Sign MOU/agreement, form steering and delivery teams, finalize work plans and budgets, and start first exchanges.
Roadmap
Phase 2: Full Implementation
Advance joint research, host the first China–LatAm Geopolitical Forum, expand teaching collaboration, and publish interim results.
Roadmap
Phase 3: Deepening & Expansion
Evaluate outcomes, pursue dual-degree pathways, widen the partner network, and publish a series of research volumes.
Outcomes
Expected Outputs
10+ joint SSCI/Scopus papers, 3–5 policy briefs, 1–2 edited volumes, 20+ trained graduate researchers, and a lasting research network.
Collaboration
Five forms of academic cooperation.
Joint Research
Co-apply for international research grants, co-author academic papers and policy reports, and jointly publish thematic volumes.
Scholar Visits
Short-term faculty visits and a visiting scholar scheme supporting residential research at partner campuses.
Student Exchange
Graduate exchange for up to six months, summer schools, field research projects, and joint thesis supervision.
Research directions
Six priority research themes.
Great-Power Rivalry & LatAm Geopolitics
Strategic competition among the US, China, and the EU in Latin America, and regional agency in foreign policy choices.
China–LatAm Relations & Global South Cooperation
Trajectories, mechanisms, and future pathways of China–Latin America cooperation under Global South frameworks.
Regional Integration & Global Governance
Latin American integration dynamics and the region’s roles in multilateral institutions.
Goals
Academic, policy, talent, and strategic objectives.
Research Goal
Launch 3–5 major joint research projects on Latin American geopolitics with internationally visible outputs.
Platform Goal
Establish a China–LatAm Geopolitical Research Joint Centre or an equivalent standing cooperation mechanism.
Talent Goal
Exchange 2–4 visiting scholars and 5–10 graduate students each year for research and joint training.
Teaching Goal
Co-develop Latin American geopolitics modules for integration into both universities’ curricula.
Articles
Briefings across politics, economy, and strategic industries.
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