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CityU's annual cultural festival is kicking off this year with an exhibition of ethnic costumes and silverware from nine Chinese minority groups.
One of the world's foremost Chinese cultural scholars, Professor Leo Lee, was an honoured guest last month of CityU, where he delivered three lectures on humanities and Chinese culture.
Officials from one of Australian's top universities spent five days at CityU in January to explore collaboration opportunities in the areas of undergraduate education, curriculum development, research, and student exchange.
The Cultural and Sports Committee is once again kicking off CityU's annual cultural festival, the fifth this time. The two-month festival--this year called Hands Across the Water--will begin in February, and a "World City Cultural Night" extravaganza will mark the opening.
A CityU publication, Chinese Civilisation: A Source Book, has been named one of the Ten Recommended Books for the year by Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
Dr Chan Chi-Hou, one of CityU's top scientists, has been elected a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for his contributions to computational electromagnetics.
As reflected in its theme, "Hands Across the Water" CityU Cultural Festival this year brings into limelight cultural performances of many different countries.
Officials from two universities recently visited CityU with an eye to increased collaboration.
CityU's excellent biotechnology facilities were under the spotlight at a recent visit by Peking University President, Professor Xu Zhihong, who toured the campus on 28 January with an eye to increased collaboration between the two universities.
A newspaper reported early this year that the University Grants Committee (UGC), in its current review of higher education in Hong Kong, is planning to "reposition" the existing eight tertiary institutions into two categories: research and teaching universities.