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01 May 2001
Following the explosive development of IT, a technological revolution is taking place in the international linguistic scene-the use of technology to save the world's endangered languages. And this is probably why the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities in the US jointly sponsored the establishment of the Electronic Meta-structure for Endangered Language Data Project (EMELD) a few months ago.
01 May 2001
Since its establishment in 2000, CityU's Institute of Chinese Linguistics (ICL) has undertaken a number of research projects utilizing the collective expertise of the staff associated with the institute. One of these projects involves research in the specific context of Chinese language mediated e-commerce. Dr Matthew Lee, Head of the Department of Information Systems (IS), is working with colleagues from the ICL on this groundbreaking project.
27 Apr 2001
Featuring a two-day exhibition of over 80 works by final-year students in the Division of Building Science and Technology's Higher Diploma Programmes, the ninth annual Built Expo got off to a fine start with welcoming speeches by Mr C M Jeung JP, Director of Buildings, the Buildings Department of the HKSAR, and Professor Edmond I Ko, Vice-President, Education.
23 Apr 2001
In an effort to strengthen its academic ties with universities and research institutes, City University of Hong Kong President, Professor H K Chang, is leading a CityU delegation to the mainland. The visit runs from 23 to 28 April.
19 Apr 2001
The College's Division of Language Studies (LS) received a donation of $100,000 from Soka Gakkai International of Hong Kong Ltd at a presentation ceremony held at CityU on 18 April.
12 Apr 2001
Thanks to the hard work of its athletes, the dedication of its coaches, and the support of staff and students, CityU's sports teams seized top spot among Hong Kong's 11 tertiary institutions at the Hong Kong Post-Secondary Colleges Athletics Association (HKPSCAA) competition this year.
04 Apr 2001
A television documentary produced by a professor at the School of Creative Media (SCM) has won a prestigious Peabody Award, the most renowned prize in broadcast journalism.
01 Apr 2001
Thanks to our coaches who helped the CityU Sports Teams take the championships at this year's inter-collegiate competitions.
01 Apr 2001
When Mr Kingston Sun, our Facilities Manager, signed up for the "Walk to Guangzhou" fundraising activity organized by Sowers Action in January this year, he never expected to meet so many colleagues, ex-colleagues and CityU students at the event.
01 Apr 2001
Big changes are afoot in the way law is being taught, and will be taught, at CityU, with a major review of the substance and structure of legal education currently underway in the School of Law (SLW).