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Professor Zhang Longxi, Chair Professor of Comparative Literature and Translation at CityU, has been invited to deliver lectures at Harvard University, Yale University and Wesleyan University in the US from 12 to 15 April.
Young writers now have an invaluable opportunity to have their works reviewed by renowned writers and poets such as Mr Chang Ta-chuen, Mr Bei Dao, Mr Yang Ze and Mr Yang Zhao by participating in the annual City Literary Awards organised by CityU.
Eleven students from the Department of Chinese, Translation and Linguistics took part in an intensive two-week Summer School on Cross-cultural Communication coordinated by the Department of Linguistics at the University of Sydney.
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.