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01 May 2003
Despite its long and rich cultural heritage, China must advance in the sciences and technologies to become a stronger country," said Professor S T Lee, speaking to Linkage after being awarded Second Prize in China's National Natural Science Award 2002 at a ceremony on 28 February.
01 May 2003
A delegation of consuls-general representing seven countries was greeted by CityU President Professor H K Chang and other staff members on 14 April.
01 May 2003
To ensure maximum public health safety and ease of heart for thousands of students and invigilators at the examinations that start on 5 May, the University, through the Ad Hoc Group on Monitoring SARS and the Academic Regulations and Records Office (ARRO), has decided on a number of extra precautionary measures.
01 May 2003
The anxious wait is finally over, sort of. On 9 May, the University Grants Committee (UGC) formally notified CityU that 13 of its 19 associate degree (AD) programmes would be cut off from government funding by 2008. Only six* will retain public support. The withdrawal process is to begin as early as in 2004-05 and end, within a more accelerated timeframe than previously expected, by 2007-08.
01 May 2003
CityU students successfully pass the official Test de Connaissance du Francais
01 May 2003
Miss Tang Sze-nga, a graduate of the Associate of Arts in Applied Japanese Studies in the Division of Language Studies, has been awarded a two-year scholarship of two million yen (approximately HK$134,000) for further studies at the Nagasaki International University (NIU) in Japan.
25 Apr 2003
CityU's President, Professor H K Chang, talked today about the one topic that has grabbed the whole city's attention and got on everyone's nerves over the past five weeks: SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome. Professor H K Chang said he was sad that the side effects of the epidemic outbreak of atypical pneumonia in Hong Kong have hurtled the local economy and people's livelihoods into near chaos, not to mention emptying school classrooms and university campuses.
15 Apr 2003
While many people are staying at home because of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak, more than 40 CityU social work students set up a "City Care" booth at the Hollywood Plaza in Mongkok from 12 noon to 9pm on Saturday, 12 April. In addition to paying tribute to the front-line medical workers and cleaners for their courage and hard work, the "City Care" project aimed to rally community support to fight against SARS.
11 Apr 2003
Out-of-discipline (OD) courses are gaining more attention from faculties as a venue to fill educational needs currently not met in mainstream core curriculum. Rather than offering piecemeal OD courses, as in the past, some academic departments at City University have taken the proactive steps of consolidating resources on OD curriculum development, setting up committees and designating staff members to design tailored courses, and vigorously promoting OD courses to attract student enrolment.
11 Apr 2003
An empirical study on energy consumption control of air-conditioning system in office environment won Mr Ryan Lee Lap-yan, a graduate of City University's Department of Building and Construction, the first prize of the 2002 Hays Montrose President's Prize from the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE).