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Mr Eddie Ng Hak-kim, Secretary for Education, shared the government’s blueprint for education at an annual dinner hosted by CityU’s EMBA Association.
Professor Arden L. Bement, the former head of the National Science Foundation in the US, spoke about roles of higher education in innovation and globalisation at the latest City University Distinguished Lecture.
At a CityU Distinguished Lecture on 9 April, Professor Noriko Mizuta discussed how the government in Japan could respond better to increased longevity and fewer babies being born.
CityU and Ocean Park Conservation Foundation Hong Kong jointly handle a whale grounded in Hong Kong.
Dr Raymond Lam Hiu-wai, Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, has developed a tight-fitting clothing that remotely monitors the heart conditions of patients.
Some 20 archeologists, scholars, researchers and curators from the mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South East Asia and Australia gathered at CityU, 24 and 25 June 2004, to exchange their findings on China's 12th to 15th century ceramics and maritime trade.
CityU's Wireless Communications Research Centre celebrated its 10th anniversary with the opening of the Near Field Antenna Measurement Chamber, 24 June. Jointly sponsored by the Research Grants Council (RGC), HKSAR, and CityU, the HK$5 million Chamber accurately monitors the performance of antennas for mobile communications, thus advancing innovative antenna R&D capacity in Hong Kong.
What are the desirable qualities of a 21st century leader? That was the question of the day at the opening session of the Student Leadership Conference (SLC), 7 -11 June, 2004. CityU invited more than 120 student leaders from several prominent universities in the region to exchange their views.
The launch of three Beidou satellites into orbit, two in 2000 and one in 2003, has opened a new chapter in China's satellite communications development. It spawned a new industry of navigation products for use with the Beidou Global Positioning System (BGPS) and CityU's wireless communications experts are making their mark in this industry.
The International Conference on Mathematics and Its Applications at City University 28-31 May, 2004, attracted numerous prominent academics of the mathematics world.