As of 2013, Internet Explorer 11 (IE) was once the default browser in CityU. But it was replaced by Google Chrome a few years later, and Chrome has become the default browser used in CityU ever since. Despite this, some users and applications still rely on IE. However, Microsoft officially announced...

21 Jul 2022

Teaching and Learning

New Possibilities for Online Classes after Canvas-Zoom Integration Upgrade

Feedback shows that many colleagues found the news article on Zoom focus mode (Ref: IT News on 30 March 2022) helpful for exam invigilation. In this article, we shall introduce new and enhanced features for CityU users provided by the Canvas-Zoom integration upgraded on 24 May 2022. Details of the...

06 Jun 2022

Teaching and Learning

Enhancing PC Performance in Teaching Venues

Have you recently noticed an improved user experience with no hardware failure and better PC performance when using the computers in teaching venues? To employ the emerging technologies to enhance the teaching and learning experience in class and meet the pedagogical content knowledge needs, the old...

03 May 2022

Personal Computing , Security

New Endpoint Protection Agent for Better Security

Anti-virus software is vital to help keep both University computers and your own personal computer secure. With this in mind, the Computing Services Centre (CSC) has performed rigorous due-diligence work to ensure the right product is chosen to address the upcoming challenges users face in the...

30 Mar 2022

Teaching and Learning

New Features to Improve Online Exam Facilitations

With the rapid shift of education delivery from face-to-face to online during the COVID-19 pandemic, e-learning tools have become essential for daily teaching and learning activities. When it comes to examinations, teachers dream of a subject-adaptive solution that is safe, reliable and fair...

14 Feb 2022

Network and Infrastructure , Research News

Deploying High Density Rack Power to Support High Performance Computing in CityU

City University of Hong Kong (hereafter CityU) aspires to become a leading global university, excelling in research and professional education. To address the growing needs arising from our strategic interdisciplinary research areas as laid out in our Strategic Plan 2020–2025, the Computing Services...

24 Jan 2022

Other IT News

New LED Wall Loan Service

Wave goodbye to one-time printed backdrops when you organise events at City University of Hong Kong. Central IT has acquired a large LED Wall for departments to use as a backdrop or a display screen. With high definition and high brightness, LED Walls have been frequently adopted in the past three...

08 Sep 2021

Teaching and Learning

Newly Renovated Teaching Studios to Enhance Students’ Learning

This summer, six teaching studios comprising Rooms LI-G600, LI-4109, LI-4208, LI-4307, LI4400 and LI-4412 in the Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin Academic Building (LI) have undergone a makeover to provide staff and students with a new modern teaching and learning environment. The renovation is the result of...

31 Aug 2021

Research News , About CityU

Local HPC Administrators and Experts Gathered at CityU to Exchange their Experience

On the sunny afternoon of 29 July 2021, the Special Interest Group for High-Performance Computing (SIGHPC) of the Joint Universities Computer Centre (JUCC) met at the City University of Hong Kong and visited CityU’s newly installed High-Performance Computing (HPC) facility, the CityU Burgundy. The...

22 Jul 2022

Personal Computing , Applications and Data