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The first lecture of the Humanities Lecture Series featured Professor Zhang Longxi, Chair Professor of Comparative Literature and Translation, addressing the perceived gap between science and the humanities and the East and West, on 15 September.
Mr Timothy Mo, an award-winning Anglo-Chinese novelist, and Professor Zhang Longxi, Chair Professor of Comparative Literature and Translation at CityU held a dialogue on 4 September to discuss cross-cultural understanding and interaction.
The Department of Chinese, Translation and Linguistics organised an International Conference on the Teaching and Learning of World Civilisations, providing an opportunity for top scholars to exchange views on the study of the topic.
The Fourth City Literary Festival was held from 24 to 27 April in Hong Kong and Macau. Prominent writers spoke at seminars and workshops scheduled for both cities to promote creative writing and help nurture young writers.
An ancient map and Korean classics exhibition and a dedicated Korea Week will take place in March to promote cultural exchange between China and South Korea.
Professor Zhang Longxi, Chair Professor of Comparative Literature and Translation, has been honoured with a special reception marking his election as a foreign member of the esteemed Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities. [full story]
An International Symposium on Teaching and Learning of World Civilisation was held on 10-11 January to explore ways of teaching about world civilisations of the 21st century in the context of Hong Kong, mainland China, Taiwan and Asia as a whole.
The 13th International Conference on Cantonese and Yue Dialects will be held at CityU from 18 to 20 December, alongside the Exhibition on Pre-historic Rock Carvings in Hong Kong and the Region.
CityU hosted the 14th Conference of the International Association for World Englishes, one of the most prestigious of its kind in the world in English Studies, from 3 - 5 December.
For the second successive year, students majoring in BA (Hons) in Language Studies (Korean) in the Department of Chinese, Translation and Linguistics were awarded scholarships by Samsung Electronics Hong Kong in recognition of their outstanding performance.