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Professor Way Kuo, President of CityU, talked about the relationship between teaching and research at a seminar - "Teaching and Research: Dispelling Common Misconceptions”, organised by Tsinghua Alumni Association of Hong Kong on 23 April.
Professor Way Kuo, University President, outlined his views on internationalisation at a Taiwan forum organised by CommonWealth Magazine, alongside other university presidents, government and entrepreneurial representatives on 8 April.
Professor Jacques Livage of Collège de France, Paris, delivered a lecture in the France-Hong Kong Distinguished Lecture Series on “soft chemistry”, which allows the low temperature formation of glasses and ceramics.
The opening ceremony for the Wind Tunnel Facility of CityU was held on 4 December. The facility will enhance CityU’s research in wind engineering and improve urban development planning and the environment in Hong Kong.
University President, Professor Way Kuo, and Professor Stephen Toope, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of British Columbia, both spoke at 2008 CASE Asia-Pacific Advancement Conference on 3 December, discussing educational advancement.
The School of Law hosted a talk on 19 November entitled “Current International Situation and Chinese Diplomacy” featuring as speaker Mr Zhan Yongxin, Deputy Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC in the HKSAR.
Renowned mathematical physicist Professor Sir Michael Berry, Melville Wills Professor of Physics (Emeritus) from the Department of Physics at the University of Bristol, UK, delivered a fascinating physics lecture at CityU on 7 November.
CityU has organised a conference on the Internationalisation of Chinese Universities. Professor Way Kuo, CityU President, and representatives from mainland, Taiwan, Macau and Hong Kong universities and government sectors shared their views on the topic.
Dr Wang Jianzhou, President of China Mobile Communications Corporation, shared his valuable experience during his address on "Branding and Soft Power" at the CEO Forum organised by the Faculty of Business EMBA programme on 7 May.
About 150 marine environmental scientists, academics and students from Hong Kong and the mainland attended a symposium on climate change and marine pollution at CityU from 9-10 January.