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Professor Way Kuo discussed degrees, careers and aspirations at a conference on personal development at Diocesan Boys’ School on 29 June.
CityU will confer honorary doctoral degrees on Dr Lien Chan, Professor John F. Nash, Jr, The Hon Jasper Tsang Yok-sing, and Professor Xu Kuangdi in recognition of their significant contributions to education and the well-being of society.
Dr Sen Genshitsu, the 15th generation Grand Master of the Urasenke Tradition of Tea, visited CityU on 23 June to promote Chado and explore long-term collaborations with the University.
Distinguished alumnus Mr Andrew Fan expressed support for the proposed vet school at a ceremony on 24 June for the newly named Connie Fan Multi-media Conference Room in honour of his mother.
More than 250 CityU Alumni Ambassadors participated in the Alumni Ambassadors’ Night cum inauguration ceremony for the Class Liaison Ambassadors 2011 organised by the Alumni Relations Office on 17 June.
Two Town Hall meetings at CityU are updating staff about the latest developments on campus and various budgetary matters.
Nearly 100 local and overseas students and scholars attended the first Book Review Seminar organised by the Humanities Research Group in the Department of Chinese, Translation and Linguistics, on 16 June.
Administrators of three local tertiary educational institutions shared their technical experience at a forum to discuss crucial technology enhancements to support the new 4-year curriculum.
Renowned Turkish writer, Mr Orhan Pamuk, concluded the Distinguished Lecture Series with a discussion on Ottoman painting and the influence of Western art on Eastern painting—the predominant theme of his prize winning novel, My Name Is Red. His lecture attracted a full house at the Wei Hing Theatre, 25 November.
Professor Zhu Qingshi, President of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), talked about Chinese traditional culture and the advancement of science in a lecture titled “Dialogue between Technology and Culture in Everyday life", 19 November, organized by the Chinese Civilisation Centre to celebrate CityU's 20th anniversary.