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Professor Guo Lei of the Chinese Academy of Sciences explored the use of sophisticated algorithms in understanding flocking behaviour in the latest CityU Distinguished Lecture.
Global and regional developments in the world of nanotechnology were the focus of a distinguished lecture by Professor Bai Chunli, President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Honorary Doctor of CityU.
Former Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation Dr Chiang Pin-kung discussed summits, trade and economic prospects between Taiwan, the mainland and Hong Kong at a City University Distinguished Lecture on 12 November.
At a CityU Distinguished Lecture on 8 Nov, Professor Huang Chin-shing reflected on his study of Confucianism as a religion with a focus on the Confucian temple as a holy ground.
CityU receives HK$ 20 million funding to develop the high-speed wireless data transceiver system, with a transmission rate almost 50 times faster than the Wi-Fi system.
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.
Arecent addition to the CityU scene, the Southeast Asia Research Centre (SEARC) is fast gaining a reputation as a unique research institution. Inaugurated in February 2001, the Centre has spent the past 10 months hiring new staff-one senior research fellow is already on board and there are two others on their way-receiving and funding research applications, putting a series of working papers on its website and offering a range of seminars.
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.
In Hong Kong, youth research under colonial rule was primarily remedial in nature, focusing on topics such as outreach services and rehabilitation programmes, whereas youth research post-1997 emphasizes the cultivation of leadership and patriotism, social participation, as well as the adoption of a global or Greater China perspective.