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Congratulations to Professor Alfred Ho Tat-kei of CityU on his election as a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. He is the only Fellow elected from Asia this year, emphasising the lead that CityU is taking in the field of public administration.
Earlier this month, a team of volunteers from Animals Asia took their dogs to CityU to meet with students, as “Professor Paws”.
CityU Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hong Kong Doujin Philharmonia Ensemble Quintet kicked off CityU Arts Festival 2023/24 with a series of hot Japanese anime songs at the opening concert, City Anime Fantasy, on 10 October and attracted over 500 audiences to enjoy an evening of orchestral delight.
CityU resumed its physical Undergraduate Info Day on 7 October this year, attracting about 20,000 visitors with nearly 200 activities for secondary school students and parents to learn about the latest programmes, admissions information, campus facilities and advanced developments.
CityU conferred honorary doctorates on four distinguished persons on 6 October in recognition of their significant contributions to education and the well-being of society.
Mr Lester Garson Huang, Council Chairman of CityU, together with Professor Boey Yin Chiang, CityU President, presided over a flag-raising ceremony at Wong Cheung Lo Hui Yuet Hall on 1 October to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.
Professor Joe Qin Sizhao, Chair Professor of Data Science, Dean of the School of Data Science at CityU, and Director of the Hong Kong Institute for Data Science, has been elected to the rank of Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.
The Greater Bay Area Joint Laboratory of Big Data Imaging and Communications has been established by the Department of Electrical Engineering and the State Key Laboratory of Terahertz and Millimeter Waves at CityU.
The Chief Executive of the HKSAR re-appointed Mr Lester Garson Huang, SBS, JP, as the Council Chairman of CityU for another three-year term, and appointed three new members to the Council.
A research team led by a scientist at CityU has discovered that kangaroos can intentionally communicate with humans, challenging the notion that this behaviour is usually restricted to domesticated animals like dogs, horses or goats.