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| Nobel laureates
deliver lectures
Professor Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, a 1997 Nobel Laureate
in Physics will visit the University from 3¡V16 November to discuss the
development of methods to cool and trap atoms using laser light, the area
of research for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize. He will receive
an Honorary Degree from CityU during the University's Congregation on
8 November. His latest visit to the campus follows the successful France-Hong
Kong Distinguished Lecture Series lecture by Professor Jean-Marie
Lehn on 30 October, in which the winner of the 1987 Nobel Prize
for Chemistry treated a full-house audience of almost 200 people to an
illuminating journey into the world of supra-molecular chemistry.
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| Senior appointment
Professor Alex Kwan Yui-huen has been appointed Head
of the Department of Applied Social Studies for a term of office from
1 November 2007 to 31 July 2010. Professor Kwan received his MA from University
of North Dakota, USA and MSW from University of British Columbia, Canada
and PhD from Louisiana State University, USA.?He joined our University
in 1984 and has served as Acting Head in the Department of Applied Social
Studies since 2006.
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| Launch of
Six General Education courses in Semester B 2007¡V08
General Education (GE) courses formed an integral part of the University's
curriculum structure of the normative 4-year degree. The Senate, at its
meeting on 23 October, approved the course proposals of six GE courses,
the arrangements for implementing the GE courses and the phasing out of
the Out-of-Discipline (OOD) courses starting Semester B 2007¡V08, with
2011¡V12 being the target date for the phasing out of all OOD courses.
The six GE courses which will be on offer starting Semester B 2007-08
are: Information Management and its Social Impact; Identity and Citizenship
in a Globalised World ; Rational Thinking and Creative Ideas; Science
and Technology: From Past to Future; Cinema: East and West; and Chinese
Cultural Heritage in Modern Perspective.
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| Long
Service Award Ceremony
The Human Resources Office organised the Long Service Award Ceremony 2007
on 31 October, to honour those staff members who had served for 10, 15
and 20 years by University Day (22 October) for their dedicated service
and contributions. Among the 187 awarded staff members, 33 of them have
served the University for 20 years.
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| EE receives
donation of virtual instrumentation systems
The Department of Electronic Engineering has received a donation of 30
virtual instrumentation system sets, amounting to a value of $200,000,
from National Instruments. The system, known as LabVIEW, is a graphical
development environment used for data acquisition, instrument control
and industrial automation. The system will be used to support teaching
and creates an advanced learning environment to nurture future engineers.
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| Choir goes
on tour
CityU Choir's Bi-Annual Performance takes place on 13 November, 7.30pm,
at the Wei Hing Theatre. Three choir teams, CityU Choir (students); SA
Choir (staff); Alumni Choir (alumni), will take part. Prof Lillian
Vrijmoed Kwan Lee-ping, Dean of Student Learning, will lead a
team comprising selected members from the three choirs to take part in
the Busan Choral Festival and Competition (departing 31 Oct and returning
4 Nov). The team will also perform in some of the concerts in Korea. This
is the first time a CityU choir has taken part in an international contest.
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| Masterpieces
of Hon Chi-fun
"Conceptual Feeling Beyond Images ¡X The Works of Hon Chi-fun",
an exhibition of more than 30 paintings created by Mr Hon Chi-fun
in the past half century, is showing at the CityU Gallery until 9 December.
Mr Hon, a Hong Kong native, is one of the most important artists in Hong
Kong's history. His career, style and achievements are testimony to the
movement towards modernity in local art, and a symbol of the distinctive
identity and spirit of Hong Kong culture.
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| Rowers represent
University
Two teams from the Rowing Club of Students' Union won the first and second
places in the U23 coxed four (4+) competition at the Hong Kong Youth Rowing
Championships 2007. Participating teams are comprised of students from
local secondary schools and universities.
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| Record-breaking
sports day
The 14th Athletic Meet was held at the Joint Sports Centre at Renfrew
Road on 7 October. The event saw around 200 hundred participants, including
students, staff and children, take part in athletics disciplines ranging
from track races to field events such as pole vault, shot put, long jump
and high jump. Six Sports Day records were broken during the fun-filled
day.
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| External
appointment
Mr Chan Wai-to, Senior Lecturer of the Division of Social
Studies, has been appointed a member of the Lotteries Fund Advisory Committee
for a term of two years.
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| Kudos
Professor (Chair) Ron Chen Guanrong, of the Department
of Electronic Engineering, received an honorary professorship from Universidad
Nacional del Sur, Argentina on 22 October 2007. The conferment recognises
his contributions to science and his efforts in training good researchers
and technical staff at the university.
PhD student Mr Duan Renjun
from the Department of Mathematics clinched the renowned Zhong Jiaqing
Mathematics Award, one of the top three awards in the mathematics profession
in China, at the Chinese Mathematics Society's Tenth National Conference.
Mr Duan is one of the eight recipients this year and the only young scholar
from Hong Kong to win such an award.
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