Symposium on Internationalisation

Press invitation

We would like to invite you to cover the following event:
Event: Symposium on Internationalisation
Date: 31 October 2009 (Saturday)
Time: 9:00am (Opening Ceremony)
Venue: Multimedia Conference Room, 4/F, Cheng Yick-chi Building, City University of Hong Kong

Guests of Honour:
Mr Michael Suen Ming-yeung, Secretary for Education;
Mr Michael Stone, Secretary-General of the University Grants Committee

Participating university heads:
Professor Way Kuo, President of City University of Hong Kong;
Professor Ng Ching-fai, President and Vice-Chancellor of Hong Kong Baptist University;
Professor Anthony Cheung Bing-leung, President of the Hong Kong Institute of Education; Professor Timothy W. Tong, President of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University;
Professor Tony Chan Fan-cheong, President of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology;
Professor Richard Wong Yue-chim, Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong

Heads, management, academicians and educators from the Hong Kong higher education sector will gather at City University of Hong Kong for a one-day symposium organised by the Heads of Universities Committee. The purpose of the symposium is to enhance awareness and seek support from university academic and administrative staff in promoting and sustaining internationalisation. Please see below for the major sessions of the symposium.

Keynote speeches:
10:15am – 11:15am “Global Trends / Perspectives in International Student Movement” by Professor Fazal Rizvi from the Department of Educational Policy Studies at University of Illinois

2pm – 3pm “Internationalising the Campus – Profile of Success at Colleges and Universities” by Dr David Horner, Director Emeritus of the Office of International Students and Scholars at Michigan State University

Panel discussion:
3:30pm – 5:15pm “The Development of an Educational Hub: Experience and Prospects”

Media enquiries: Zoey Tsang, Communications and Public Relations Office, CityU (9550 1503 or 3442 9411).