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configuration of senior management
Professor H K Chang, University President, has announced
a new configuration of senior management, one that will best position
the University to face the challenges ahead. Effective from April 2006,
Professor Richard Ho, Dean of Undergraduate Education,
is re-titled Vice-President for Undergraduate Education; Professor
Roderick Wong, Dean of Research and Graduate Studies, is re-titled
Vice-President for Research/Dean of Graduate Studies; and Dr Ellen
Ko, Director of Human Resources, is concurrently the Acting Vice-President
for Administration, replacing Professor Y S Wong, the
outgoing Vice-President for Administration.
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Five-day
work week
The Management Board (MB) has decided to follow the basic governing principles
behind the government's proposed implementation of a five-day week for
the Civil Service from 1 July 2006 onwards, and at the same time accommodate
existing practice. This follows a decision by the Heads of Universities
Committee on 9 February to endorse in principle this new arrangement.
According to the MB, academic departments and administrative and academic
units can arrange a five-day week, although essential services and education-related
activities that take place on Saturdays will continue as normal. It is
hoped that this arrangement will balance the need to maintain campus operations
on Saturdays, while at the same time work towards the government's new
initiative.
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Provision
of medical and dental services
In order to provide a healthier environment for all students, the Management
Board has endorsed a recommendation to extend the provision of on-campus
medical and dental services to UGC-funded part-time and non-UGC-funded
full-time and part-time students admitted to award-bearing programmes
at CityU and Community College of CityU. This new scheme will start in
the 2006–07 academic year. To absorb the extra students, the University
will employ two extra medical doctors, two nurses and a dentist and convert
the existing medical and dental clinics. The funding for the new medical
provision will be met by the University's central funds.
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Chinese
titles for Teaching Fellows
The proposed Chinese titles of ( 特 任 講 師 ) and ( 高 級 特 任
講 師 ) for the positions of Teaching Fellow and Senior Teaching Fellow
have been approved by the Management Board.
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BuiltExpo
2006
Sustainable development is a world-wide concern with issues such as global
warming, becoming a potent threat. In keeping with the University's commitment
to protecting the environment, the Division
of Building Science and Technology (BST) is hosting BuiltExpo 2006
under the theme "Implementing Sustainability -- Reusable, Renewable,
Revitalizing". BuiltExpo is now into its 13th year. It presents BST
students' final-year projects to industrial leaders and the local community.
Dr Raymond Ho Chung-tai, a member of the Legislative
Council, will officiate at the opening ceremony on 7 April. The exhibition
lasts until 8 April.
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Underwater
Robot Challenge
Robotics technology and marine conservation come together in a unique
challenge for local school children as CityU joins forces with the World
Wildlife Fund to set up Hong Kong's first ever Underwater Robot Challenge.
This event puts Form 5 and 6 students in touch with professionals from
marine industries and conservation and helps develop technical, critical
thinking and teamwork skills. Entrants come from 16 local secondary schools
and the final competition will be held on 9 April at CityU's swimming
pool.
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Naming
ceremony
To acknowledge the valuable contributions of one of the University's long-standing
benefactors, CityU will name Student Hostel Hall 5 after the philanthropist
Dr Chan Sui-kau. The Chan Sui-kau Hall Naming Ceremony
will take place on 12 April.
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International
film award
Ms Sheetal Agarwal, an MFA graduate from the School of
Creative Media, has won the Michael Moore Award for Best Documentary Film
at the 44th Ann Arbor Film Festival with her award-winning film Ordinary
Lives about a family of ten living in a slum in Mumbai.?The Ann Arbor
Film Festival is the oldest and most prestigious festival in the US dedicated
to independent films.
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City
Literary Award
CityU students won nine of the 20 prizes awarded at the City
Literary Award, a highlight of the recent City Literary Festival. The
literary competition attracted nearly 200 entries in the prose, short
fiction and poetry categories from tertiary institutions across Hong Kong
and Macao.
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External
appointments
Ms Hyewon Kang Kim, a lecturer in the Division
of Language Studies (CCCU), has been appointed as a member of the
Advisory Council on Democratic and Peaceful Unification of the Korean
Government for her contributions to Korean studies in Hong Kong and the
community.
Professor Lo Tit-wing
of the Department of Applied Social
Studies has been appointed by the Chief Executive of HKSAR as a member
of the Task Force on Continuing Development and Employment-related Training
for Youth.
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Kudos
Mr Zeng Jia, a doctoral student in the School
of Creative Media, has won second prize in the 2005 Postgraduate Student
Paper Contest organized by the Hong Kong Section of the IEEE for his paper
entitled "Markov random fields of statistical-structural character
modeling and recognition". This is Mr Zeng's third major Best Paper
award in less than a year for his research into active media systems.
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More
kudos
Three CityU undergraduate students have been awarded Sir Edward Youde
Memorial Scholarships for their outstanding academic performance and participation
in extra-curricular activities and community services. Ms Tracy
Ho, Ms Krista Ko and Mr Ryan Mak
are final-year students in the Department
of English and Communication, Department
of Marketing and School of Law.
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