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CityU is holding its 2007 Congregation from 6 November to 15 November. The successful stories of two graduates, Sandy Kwan and Louise Zhang, testify that the University's prfessional and whole-person education help them embark on their professional careers.
Forty-seven members of the CityU Choir, Alumni Choir and Staff Association Singing Group participated in the Busan Choral Festival and Competition from 31 October to 4 November. The trip brings rewarding experience to the participants.
Five Bachelor of Arts in Language Studies (Specialisation in Korean) students in the Department of Chinese, Translation and Linguistics of CityU were awarded scholarships by Samsung Electronics in recognition of their outstanding academic achievements.
More than 150 parents of Year 1 students of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences attended the first Parents' Day hosted by the Faculty on 3 November to familiarise themselves with the study life of their children.
Nobel Prize-winning chemist Professor Jean-Marie Lehn led a full-house audience of almost 200 people to an illuminating journey into the world of chemistry at a distinguished lecture held at CityU on 30 October.
President H K Chang, and senior management staff welcomed Mr Zhao Zhizhen, Director-General of the Wuhan Broadcasting Corporation and other guests on 15 December and accompanied them on a tour of the campus.
The University has identified new areas of strategic interest in both inter- and multidisciplinary research, with the setting up of three new Faculty Research Centres: Centre for Chaos Control and Synchronization, Centre for Media Technology, and Southeast Asia Centre . With these additions, the number of faculty research centres at CityU now totals 10.
In a rare display of talent, three CityU scientists¡Xall chair professors¡Xhave been newly admitted to the elite of IEEE fellowship: Professor Paul Chu, from the Department of Physics and Materials Science, Professor Ron Hui and Professor Luk Kwai-man, both from the Department of Electronic Engineering. In the latest round of the IEEE election, only eight new 2003 Fellows, all academics, are from Hong Kong .
"Translating legal precedents from the mainland has been such a lonely endeavour. Now I feel my efforts are being recognized and hope that more people will give their support," said Dr Priscilla Leung, Associate Professor in the School of Law, who has been chosen as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons by the Hong Kong Junior Chamber of Commerce this year.