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To establish the significance of his information processing paradigm, Cellular Nonlinear Networks (CNN), Professor Leon Chua summoned Shakespeare: "There is a tide in the affairs of men/ Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;/ Omitted, all the voyage of their life/ Is bound in shallows and in miseries," (Julius Caesar IV iii).
These days, pessimism abounds about Hong Kong's future, particularly in the wake of its weakening economy. Yet, according to Professor H K Chang, such gloomy feelings overlook Hong Kong's real strengths and the unique contributions the higher education sector can make to revitalize its dynamic role.
Were it not for a change of title and office setting, one would hardly notice that Professor Richard Ho has settled into a different job. In espousing the value of associate degrees, the College's new Provisional Provost relied on such vocabulary as "portfolio", "financial viability", "capital investment" and "Market positioning". All in all, he spoke in the tone of efficiency and purpose that one would normally expect from any semior business executive.
With his thought-provoking discussion on cross-cultural collaboration and virtual learning, Professor Douglas Vogel, Chair Professor of Information Systems, gave his audience much to consider at his professorial inaugural lecture in the Wei Hing Theatre on 5 December.
Pure, Julian Lee's recently published photo album, portrays his creative life as a photographic artist through works from five of his exhibitions--"five sentimental journeys obsessively searching for the origin of truth."
Aseries of antique Chinese plaques that travelled through time and space are now on exhibition at CityU Gallery. "Imperial Dragon--Wood Carvings" features a collection of rare plaques, some nearly 1,000 years old, carved with dragon motifs.