City University Distinguished Lecture by Professor Arden L. Bement Jr.
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Event: City University Distinguished Lecture by Professor Arden L. Bement Jr.
Title of talk: The Roles of Higher Education in Innovation and Globalization
Date: 24 April 2014 (Thursday)
Time: 4:30 pm
Venue: Connie Fan Multi-media Conference Room, 4/F, Cheng-chi Building, CityU
Professor Arden L. Bement is the David A. Ross Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Nuclear Engineering, Chief Global Affairs Officer Emeritus and Inaugural Director Emeritus, Global Policy Research Institute, Purdue University.
Professor Bement was the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology for six years, a position in which he oversaw a US$1.1-billion budget for promoting innovation and competitiveness in the US by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve the quality of life.
Professor Bement also wrote the foreword to a recent book on energy authored by Professor Way Kuo, CityU President.
At the City University Distinguished Lecture on 24 April, he will talk about the diverse roles that institutions of higher education can play in the realms of innovation and globalisation.
Drawing on his decades-long career as one of the most distinguished scientists and engineers in the US, Professor Bement will argue that while innovation is not considered to be an academic discipline, it is becoming an essential complement to formal disciplinary (and interdisciplinary) preparation to provide early undergraduate exposure to experimentation and idea creation with an aim toward commercial application.
His talk aligns closely with the strategic direction that CityU has adopted in recent years following the implementation of its unique Discovery-enriched Curriculum, its emphasis on interdisciplinary projects such as the recent expedition to Antarctica, and the creation of labs, learning spaces and funding aimed at exposing CityU students to the rich processes behind discovery and innovation.
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