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Renowned for its outstanding activities in the humanities, the existing Chinese Civilisation Centre helped to officially launch the Department of Chinese and History on 1 July.
Computer-aided teaching of translation was the focus of a recent international conference at CityU.
The university careers of around 400 new students at CityU got off to a flying start at an orientation camp organised by the Students’ Union.
A pioneering summer course on neutron scattering held at CityU and funded by the Croucher Foundation will advance research into this powerful tool.
Local secondary school students enjoyed language learning at Linguistics Wonderland at CityU.
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.
On 20 November, CityU alumni from different fields of studies and years of graduation rejoined at the University to celebrate the 20th anniversary. They were unified in their support for the alma mater at the Alumni Banquet and shared the insights of a successful leader at the Leaders’ Forum.
Two CityU enterprises have been recognized for excellence in industrial performance. e.Energy Technology Ltd and Plasma Technology Ltd were awarded at the presentation ceremony of the 2004 Hong Kong Awards for Industry, 15 November.
CityU’s Dean of Research and Graduate Studies and Professor (Chair) of Mathematics Professor Roderick Wong has received France’s highest honour - Chevalier dans l’Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur.