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Participants explore the role business schools play preparing students for the business world at the Association of Asia-Pacific Business Schools Academic Conference 2011 at CityU.
Hong Kong people favour building more public housing and giving more subsidies to public housing, according to a survey conducted by CityU.
Professor Jeffrey Shaw, Dean of the School of Creative Media, presented a diverse range of themes that will define the cinematic experience of the future.
The 18th Symposium on Chemistry Postgraduate Research in Hong Kong hosted by CityU brought together participants to reflect on advances in chemistry, exchange research ideas, foster collaboration and facilitate networking.
Professor Pan Yunhe, Executive Vice-President of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, discussed the role culture plays in the process of product design.
More than 40 new inventions and innovative ideas from CityU are on display at the Innovation Expo 2001 from 22-26 November at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
CityU's Centre for Cross-Cultural Studies (CCS), two years in preparation, finally made its official debut on 12 October. World-renowned sinologist and author of modern Chinese studies, Jonathan Spence, Sterling Professor of History at Yale University, delivered a public lecture on "The Image of China in the West: Accident or Design?"to a packed audience at the Wei Hing Theatre.
To deepen understanding of the psychosocial, cultural, and political issues facing youth today, the Youth Studies Net (YSNet) (http://www.cityu.edu.hk/prj/YSNet) was founded jointly by the Department of Applied Social Studies and the Division of Social Studies in March 2000.
Think of your favourite idols. Would they include Magic Johnson, Zhou Enlai, or Faye Wong by any chance? Now think of the most creative Chinese minds, historical or modern. Would Confucius, Sun Yat-sen, or I M Pei appear on your list? To learn more about adolescent idol worship in different Chinese cities and young people's perceptions of the most creative figures, Dr Yue Xiaodong of the Department of Applied Social Studies conducted two lines of research over the last few years.
CityU's Wei Hing Theatre was packed on the evening of 12 October for the Public Launch of the Centre for Cross-Cultural Studies. Following welcoming remarks by CityU President Professor H K Chang, Professor Matthew Chen, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences reminded the audience of the importance of cross-cultural understanding, especially in the light of current events.