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CityU will confer honorary doctoral degrees on Dr Simon Ip Sik-on, Professor Justin Lin Yifu, Professor Susumu Tonegawa, Professor Wong Chi-huey and Professor Zhang Jie in recognition of their contribution to education and the well-being of society.
A grant extension has enabled CityU’s Department of Applied Social Studies to extend a groundbreaking project on children and adolescents at risk from secondary schools to primary school students.
Three outstanding CityU teachers have received the Teaching Excellence Awards 2008-09, outperforming a field of strong candidates with their enthusiasm and unique teaching methods.
The “Information Systems Symposium - IT Innovation in the Next Decade” staged by the Department of Information Systems provided informed insights into the potential developments in this field from 6 - 7 July.
Three current and former CityU Council Members have been included in this year’s HKSAR Chief Executive Honours List in recognition of their significant contribution to Hong Kong.
CityU hosted a roundtable forum on 4 July titled "Hong Kong as Education Hub: Prospects and Challenges". Speakers from different fields of society generated diverse policy views that will enrich policy-making process.
The UGC chairman and its members met the University Senate on 30 June to exchange ideas on higher education in Hong Kong and discuss the Higher Education Review 2010.
The Council of CityU has approved the establishment of the School of Energy and Environment, the first in Hong Kong and one of the few in the region, to lead teaching and research tackling two of the most pressing issues of our time.
CityU's Chinese Civilisation Centre just launched the Chinese Culture Quarterly as part of its fifth anniversary celebration. On Sunday, using the journal as a starting point, CityU President, Professor H K Chang, posed a question to Premier Wen Jiabao about the importance of exchanges between Hong Kong and mainland China. This was reported in a number of local newspapers such as Apple Daily, Hong Kong Commercial Daily, Ming Pao, Sing Tao Daily News, Ta Kung Pao and Wen Wei Po.
At the Government House on 27 June, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) presented prestigious Fellow Grade certificates to three City University of Hong Kong professors: