The visiting president of City University (CityU) of Hong Kong, Way Kuo, has said that he wants to persuade elite Taiwanese high school students to study at his school. It is Kuo's second recruitment drive in Taiwan since he assumed office as CityU president in May 2008. During a meeting with local reporters on Friday, Kuo, who was born and had most of his education in Taiwan before moving to the United States, where he lived for more than three decades, said he 'likes Taiwan a lot.' However, practically no high school graduates from Taiwan opt to study at universities in Hong Kong, said Kuo. Taiwan is close to Hong Kong geographically, but seems nevertheless to be a great distance from the former British colony, he said. Enrolling Taiwanese students in Hong Kong universities provides advantages for both places since Hong Kong can have more diverse campuses while Taiwanese young people can also see a bit more of the world, according to Kuo. Advocating the globalization of universities, he said that distinguished professors and teachers can improve a university's environment, while globalization can sharpen its competitive edge. CityU is the first Hong Kong university to come to Taiwan to recruit students. It has a total of 27 students from Taiwan, 18 of whom were enrolled this year. Kuo, a fellow of Taiwan's top academic research institute Academia Sinica, received a PhD in nuclear engineering in 1980 from Kansas State University. Kuo, also an elected member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, is renowned for his work in designing and modeling reliability for electronics systems and products, and is a recipient of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' Reliability Society Lifetime Achievement Award. 