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Among the eight local higher education institutions in Hong Kong, CityU was ranked third in terms of the percentage of successful applications for funding from the 2008-09 General Research Fund.
State Vice-President Xi Jinping led a delegation visiting the CityU Shenzhen Research Institute and its Biotech and Health Centre on 5 July. He is the most senior official ever to have visited CityU facilities.
A Council member and three university supporters are included in this year's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Chief Executive Honours List.
CityU hosted an international symposium on Cross-cultural Perspectives on East Asian Cinemas from 3 July to 4 July, drawing together global experts from academia and the industry to enhance understanding of regional filmic culture.
The School of Continuing and Professional Education held a party on 2 July to mark the return to the University of 82 colleagues who will focus on top-up degree programmes and adult education.
To mark the 10th anniversary of the Chinese Civilisation Centre of CityU, a two-day conference titled“Passing the Flame:Teaching and Learning of Chinese Civilisation”opened on 2 July.
CityU's Chinese Civilisation Centre just launched the Chinese Culture Quarterly as part of its fifth anniversary celebration. On Sunday, using the journal as a starting point, CityU President, Professor H K Chang, posed a question to Premier Wen Jiabao about the importance of exchanges between Hong Kong and mainland China. This was reported in a number of local newspapers such as Apple Daily, Hong Kong Commercial Daily, Ming Pao, Sing Tao Daily News, Ta Kung Pao and Wen Wei Po.
At the Government House on 27 June, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) presented prestigious Fellow Grade certificates to three City University of Hong Kong professors:
Chinese Culture Quarterly, launched 27 June by City University's Chinese Civilisation Centre (CCIV), is an academic journal designed to promote research and ongoing discussion of various aspects of Chinese culture among scholars worldwide.
The first IT training and certification programme officially recognized by the mainland government is to be operated by CityU, helping bring Hong Kong's standard of assessment for IT education in line with the national certification standard, and thereby enhancing mainland job prospects for local talent.