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The School of Law held its International Conference on Human Rights and Development: Approaches to the Reform of Governance in Asia, from 9 to 10 May in the Multi-media Conference Room.
In an effort to expand CityU's academic ties and exchange programmes with, and to benchmark CityU against, tertiary education institutions in Europe, Preident H K Chang led a delegation to visit five universities in Europe, from 3 to 9 April.
Dr Jerry Yu, CIO, introduced CityU's strategic e-Learning project at an open forum on 5 May, with a straightforward account of the project's objective and its significance to the University community.
CityU's "Recruitment Talk" in Shanghai, drew an enthusiastic response from some 300 local students and parents.
Prof (Chair) Guanrong Chen of the Electronic Engineering Department has been selected to receive the 2005 IEEE Guillemin-Cauer Best Transaction Paper Award from the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society.
The Quality Assurance Committee has announced the winners of the Teaching Excellence Award for 2004-05, paying tribute to five distinguished teachers for their commitment to providing excellent professional education.
Gao Xingjian's City University of Hong Kong Lecture (Note: This is an excerpt from a lecture delivered on 31 January, 2001 at City University of Hong Kong by Mr Gao Xingjian, Nobel Prize Winner in Literature. The sub-headings were added by the editor.)
Professor Zhang Longxi of CityU responded to the SCMP article on Gao's visit to Hong Kong (2 February 2001) Nobel Prize winner GAO used to fewer restrictions in his adopted home of France (1 February 2001, SCMP)
Although his novel Soul Mountain is all about questioning -- of literature, Chinese history and even language -- Gao Xingjian, the first Chinese writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, says he has no desire to overturn anything. "There's no need to overturn the tradition. It is there and no one can deny it," said Gao at his public lecture on 31 January at CityU, where the celebrated author talked to a large and enthusiastic audience about his views on literature and writing.
CityU and Hewlett Packard (HP) Hong Kong Ltd have joined forces in an effort to teach the ins and outs of mobile-commerce (m-commerce) to industry leaders. The Division of Commerce and HP offered the first m-commerce certificate course in January.