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Today we bid farewell to an old friend, and welcome a new one. The three-year-old CityU Today website, a source of information and stories about CityU, has retired. In its place comes the new and improved CityU NewsCentre, which is committed to reporting “the University's latest and greatest."
Dear Colleagues, At the end of my letter to you on 23 February on the funding scenarios for the higher education sector in 2005-08, I pledged: "Together with my senior colleagues, I'll strive to manage the process of budget reduction with priority on upholding the quality of the education we offer and maintaining the stability of our staff." I recently met with the newly elected officers of the Staff Association and reiterated to them our dual priorities.
Plot the path of your professional education at CityU from our newly published Prospectus for Postgraduate Programmes 2003 Entry, your guide to our pioneering programmes designed to keep your finger on the pulse of the changing needs of time.
CityU's 2000-2001 Annual Report and Financial Report won a Bronze prize in the Non-profit Making and Charitable Organization category in the 2002 Best Annual Reports Awards organized by the Hong Kong Management Association (HKMA). At a ceremony on 16 December, Professor Y S Wong, Vice-President for Administration, received a trophy on behalf of the University from the organizer.
Two former Linkage student reporters received their bachelor degree awards this year. Ms Casey Chow and Ms Coan Wong, graduates of the BA in English for Professional Communication, succeeded in landing jobs in the field of journalism right after finishing their programme of study. They said that the experience of working for our University Publications Office (PUO) helped a lot in the job hunting process.
As part of its community service initiatives, the Public Affairs Office (PAO) has published a handy 32-page reference booklet for media and other members of the community who want to contact CityU's faculty members.
CityU's Prospectus for Bachelor Degree and Associate Degree Programmes 2003 Entry has just been published. Besides containing a wealth of information for new students, the new and improved version is also guaranteed to help students better understand university life in general.
CityU's 2000-2001 Annual and Financial Reports took two prizes at the 16th Annual International ARC Awards, the world's largest annual report competition.
ThinkTo further promote research on cultural interactions between the East and the West, the Centre for Cross-Cultural Studies, in cooperation with City University of Hong Kong Press, plans to publish a cross-cultural study series. With CCCS Director, Professor Zhang Longxi, as the chief editor, the series will consist of significant historical documents as well as original insightful writings on cultural interactions between China and the West.
The University Publications Office has published CityU's annual report for 2000-2001. Titled Connecting the World Through Knowledge, the report outlines the University's accomplishments in the past year, including the fulfillment of its ambitious five-year AURORA strategy, itself a significant achievement.