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CityU will offer a new General Education course on "Science and Technology: From Past to Future" in Semester B 2007-08 to provide students with an appreciation for scientific inquiry and a basic set of technical and critical-thinking skills.
The Court, the supreme advisory body of City University of Hong Kong, held its first meeting on 7 December.
CityU hosts the third City Literary Awards to promote creative writing in Hong Kong and Macau. The Awards are now open for entries.
Mr Aurelio Gabaldón, a Spanish tenor and 2007 Operalia contest winner, entertained CityU staff and students with a captivating Spanish opera in a recital held on campus on 10 December.
CityU will offer a new General Education course on “Cinema: East and West” in Semester B 2007-08 to enable students to appreciate the art of cinema from various perspectives and enhance their understanding of historical and cultural issues by studying films.
Dr Chin Kwai-sang in the Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Management was elected as a Fellow of the American Society for Quality in recognition of his contribution to research and the promotion of quality engineering and management.
The Fourth Pacific Rim Conference on Mathematics opened at CityU on 7 December, bringing together an esteemed collection of mathematicians from around the region and marking the tenth anniversary of the University’s Liu Bie Ju Centre for Mathematical Sciences.
CityU will offer a new General Education course on "Rational Thinking and Creative Ideas" in Semester B 2007-08 to enhance students' abilities to think rationally and creatively.
Duan Renjun, a mathematics PhD student at CityU, was awarded the Zhong Jiaqing Mathematics Award for his outstanding research into the mathematical theory of the Boltzmann Equation. He is the only recipient from Hong Kong.
About 40 international and local experts in bioethics are participating in a three-day workshop co-organised by CityU from 6-8 December to explore critical issues relating to human nature amid the rapid development of biotechnologies in the 21st century.