Notice
9th PhD Student Workshop 2015 cum 10th Anniversary of USTC-CityU PhD Students Collaboration Scheme (SUZHOU)
In celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the USTC-CityU Joint PhD collaboration scheme and in order to encourage academic and student exchange, SGS is pleased to announce that the 9th PhD Student Workshop 2015 cum 10th Anniversary of USTC-CityU PhD Students Collaboration Scheme will be organized at USTC-CityU Joint Advanced Research Centre (Suzhou), China on 6-7 June 2015 for Hong Kong and Mainland students of project teams under the Mainland Collaboration Schemes to meet and discuss their research findings and the latest advancements in their own discipline. This annual Workshop also aims to advance the participants’ understanding of important issues and frontier research in their own research area.
In conjunction with the Workshop, an award presentation ceremony for “Peter Ho Conference Scholarships” will be held on 6-7 June 2015. The aim of the scholarship is to recognize and reward PhD students with outstanding academic performance. Students will be subsidised to participate in an academic conference in order to help widen their academic exposure and strengthen their research writing and presentation skills.
For details about the Workshop, please refer to the website of "Phd Workshop"
Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies
Launch of Graduate Studies and Research Newsletter, Issue 48
Main features:
- P.1 CityU signs agreement with French conglomerate Alstom to establish strategic alliance
- P.12 CityU technologies on display at China Hi-tech Fair
- P.18 Orientation session for joint PhD programme students under mainland collaboration schemes at CityU
8th PhD Student Workshop 2014 (Hefei) [第八届博士生学术论坛]
To encourage academic and student exchange, SGS is pleased to announce that the 8th PhD Student Workshop 2014 will be organized at University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei from 31 March - 1 April 2014 for all project teams under the Mainland Collaboration Schemes with USTC, Tsinghua, Peking, Wuhan, Zhongshan Universities and Xian Jiaotong University and Huazhong University of Science and Technology. PhD students admitted under the Mainland Collaboration Schemes are eligible to participate in this Workshop.
For details about the Workshop, please refer to the website of "Phd Workshop"
Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies
Launch of Graduate Studies and Research Newsletter, Issue 47
Main features:
- P.1 Nurturing research talent in graduate studies and pursing excellence in research
- P.9 Hands-on exhibits draw crowds at InnoCarnival
- P.17 2013 Taught Postgraduate Student Orientation
Launch of Graduate Studies and Research Newsletter, Issue 46
Main features:
- P.3 Expanding Sphere of Innovation @CityU
- P.10 CityU forum on new technologies
- P.13 PUBLISH! CityU Students in Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Writing Beat the Odds Worldwide
Launch of Graduate Studies and Research Newsletter, Issue 45
Main features:
- P.1 CityU receives more than RMB31 million in research funding offered on mainland China
- P.12 CityU innovations displayed in China hi-tech fair
- P.21 Orientation ceremony for postgraduate students
7th PhD Student Workshop 2013 (Shenzhen) [第七届博士生学术论坛]
To encourage academic and student exchange, SGS is pleased to announce that the 7th PhD Student Workshop 2013 will be organized at CityU Shenzhen Research Institute in Shenzhen from 9 to 10 April 2013 for all project teams under the Mainland Collaboration Schemes with USTC, Tsinghua, Peking, Wuhan, Zhongshan Universities and Xian Jiaotong University and Huazhong University of Science and Technology. PhD students admitted under the Mainland Collaboration Schemes are eligible to participate in this Workshop.
For details about the Workshop, please refer to the website of "Phd Workshop"
Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies
Launch of Graduate Studies and Research Newsletter, Issue 44
Main features:
- P.1 Experimental study of the conceptualisation of quantification enhances understanding of universal grammar
- P.11 InnoCarnival showcases students’creativity
- P.18 Early Success of MFA in Creative Writing Programme
Orientation 2012
The Orientation Ceremony for the Joint PhD degree programme offered by USTC and CityU will be held in USTC-CityU Joint Advanced Research Centre (Suzhou) on 10 September, 2012. All the students and supervisors are welcomed to attend the ceremony. Please note the further notice about the detailed programme.Launch of Graduate Studies and Research Newsletter, Issue 43
Main features:
- P.1 Experimental study of the conceptualisation of quantification enhances understanding of universal grammar
- P.11 InnoCarnival showcases students’creativity
- P.18 Early Success of MFA in Creative Writing Programme
6th PhD Student Workshop 2012 (Hefei) [第六届博士生学术论坛] – First Announcement and Call for Papers
To encourage academic and student exchange, SGS is pleased to announce that the 6th PhD Student Workshop 2012 will be held in the University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei from 10 to 11 April 2012 for all project teams under the Mainland Collaboration Schemes with USTC, Tsinghua, Peking, Wuhan, Zhengzhou or Zhongshan Universities or Huazhong University of Science and Technology. PhD students admitted under the Mainland Collaboration Schemes (currently stationed in Suzhou or Shenzhen) are eligible to participate in this Workshop.
For details about the Workshop, please refer to the attached “First Announcement and Call for Papers”. Abstract sample is also attached for your reference. Students who are interested in this event should fill in the attached Registration Form and submit to the Workshop Secretariat (email: sgworkshop@cityu.edu.hk) no later than 6 February 2012.
Should you have any queries concerning the Workshop, please feel free to contact Ms Jodie Qu (Tel: 512 8716 1382, email: yanqu2@cityu.edu.hk).
Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies
Launch of Graduate Studies and Research Newsletter, Issue 42
Main features:
- P.1 US$ 1.3 million awarded to CityU's Korean philosophy project
- P.9 CUBIC interest group meetings
- P.13 Student Orientation at Shenzhen
Launch of Graduate Studies and Research Newsletter, Issue 41
Main features:
- P.18 - PhD Student Workshop in Suzhou enters its fifth year
- P.23 - Quality development activities for students under the joint PhD programme offered by CityU and USTC
Course Registration for Semester A 2011/12 (for Research Degree Students)
- Your personal class schedule for Semester A2011/12 is now available in AIMS.
- Check your personal class schedule from AIMS for your pre-registered courses and make necessary course registration changes in accordance with your curriculum requirements and individual academic progress.
- The deadline for the add/drop of courses is 5 September 2011. Make sure that you verify your class schedule and drop any courses that you do not intend to take in Semester A 2011/12 before the closing of the add/drop period by filling in SGS16B form, which can be downloaded from http://www.cityu.edu.hk/sgs/rpg/student.
- For details about getting access to the personal class schedule, please refer to the attached “Access to Personal Class Schedule".
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1st International Symposium on Mass Transit Rail Facilities Design and Management (1st ISMTRFDM 2011)
The Symposium welcomes anyone who is interested in this topic to join. For more information, please click here.
Course Registration for Summer Term, 2011 (for Research Degree Students)
- Your personal class schedule for Summer Term, 2011 is now available in AIMS.
- Check your personal class schedule from AIMS for your pre-registered courses and make necessary course registration changes in accordance with your curriculum requirements and individual academic progress.
- The deadline for the add/drop of courses is 14 June 2011. Make sure that you verify your class schedule and drop any courses that you do not intend to take in Summer Term, 2011 before the closing of the add/drop period by filling in SGS16B form, which can be downloaded from http://www.cityu.edu.hk/sgs/rpg/student.
- For details about getting access to the personal class schedule, please refer to the attached "Access to Personal Class Schedule".
Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies
CityU Run Run Shaw Library's Chinese Calligraphy's Webpage and Quiz
In line with the University's pursuit of whole person development education, CityU's Run Run Shaw Library has strived to develop projects to promote humanities and arts outside classroom in recent years. In this semester, CityU have proudly received the support of Dr Sze Chi-ching to initiate and promote students' understanding of and interest in Chinese calligraphy. Learning activities such as workshops, exhibitions, thematic lecture, multi-media display, and learning assessment, etc. are organized. To promote Chinese calligraphy to the students in the Suzhou campus, you are invited to visit the Library's thematic webpage and to take part in the Learning Assessment (Quiz) of the event:
- Thematic webpage on Chinese Calligraphy: http://www.cityu.edu.hk/lib/about/event/ch_calligraphy/
- Access to Learning Assessment page (in Chinese only; lucky winners will receive souvenirs): http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/quiz/calligraphy/quiz.cgi.
Deadline of the Learning Assessment is 29 April 2011 and the answers could be found from the contents of the thematic webpage.
Launch of Graduate Studies and Research Newsletter, Issue 40
Main features:
- P.17 - Postgraduate Forum 2011: Preparing for successful academic career after research degree study
- P.19 - CityU delegation visits University of Science and Technology of China
- P.22 - C 2010 Congregation: CityU Graduate Reflections
Notice about Financial Support for Thesis Editing
To:Students under the Joint PhD Programme with USTC (2007 cohort + 2006 cohort not yet graduated)
Details of the financial support for thesis editing are listed below:
- Eligibility
All PhD students under the USTC-CityU Collaboration Scheme who are at the final stage of their thesis writing are eligible to apply for the financial support. (Applications from students who have received this financial support from SGS before for the same PhD thesis will not normally be considered.) - Amount
The maximum value is HK$3,000 per PhD thesis. - Period of Thesis Editing
Students shall be responsible for seeking suitable service providers, who are stationed in Hong Kong or overseas, to edit their theses. The thesis editing period is from now to 30 June 2011. - Reimbursement of Thesis Editing Fee
Student should fill in the attached form and send together with the original invoice & receipt and a photocopy of the bank passbook to SGS or to the General Office of the USTC-CityU Joint Advanced Research Centre (Suzhou) by 30 June 2011. Reimbursement will be made on actual cost incurred (up to a maximum of HK$3,000) upon the submission of documents to SGS. For your information, the list of project team leaders is as follows:Project Titles Project Team Leader Control and Mechatronics (MEEM) Prof.SUN Dong Applied Mathematics(MA) Prof.YANG Tong Web Services(CS) Prof.LI Qing Business and Management(CB) Prof.Matthew LEE Kwok On Environmental Science(BCH) Prof.CHENG Shuk Han Fire Safety&Nanomechanics(BC) Prof.LIEW Kim Meow Computational and Theoretical Materials Physics(AP) Prof.ZHANG Ruiqin - Other Remarks
a) To avoid conflict of interest, CityU staff/students should not be commissioned for providing thesis editing service under this exercise.
b) Departments/Colleges may provide top-up non-UGC funding, if necessary, for their students if the amount of funding support (i.e. HK$3,000 per thesis) cannot fully cover the thesis editing fee.
c) Students shall be reminded to conform to the Code of Practices for Research (posted on http://www.cityu.edu.hk/ro/studentlan/codeofpractice.html).
5th PhD Student Workshop (Suzhou) – First Announcement and Call for Papers
The following message is for PhD students only:
To encourage academic and student exchange, SGS is pleased to announce that the 5th PhD Student Workshop 2011 will be held in the CityU Suzhou Research Centre from 18 to 19 April 2011, you are encouraged to attend the Workshop and various activities if you are conducting research under one of the following eight key areas:
- Applied Mathematics
- Business and Management
- Control and Mechatronics
- Fire Safety and Nanomechanics
- Web Services
- Environmental Science
- Information Engineering
- Computational and Theoretical Materials Physics
For details about the Workshop, please refer to the attached “First Announcement and Call for Papers”. Abstract sample is also attached for your easy reference. Students who are interested in this event, please fill in the attached registration form and submit it to SGS before 26 Feb 2011. The Workshop website is also available at http://www.cityu.edu.hk/sgs/phdworkshop/.
Students from Hong Kong can obtain sponsorship via application of Conference Grant before the Workshop and the grant awarded will NOT be counted towards the quota of Conference Grant during the course of their candidature.
For students under the Mainland Collaboration Schemes with USTC, Tsinghua, Peking, Wuhan, Zhengzhou and Zhongshan Universities, funding support for an economy-class return air ticket to travel between Shenzhen/Hong Kong and Suzhou or a round-trip travel by train from Hefei to Suzhou will be provided.
Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies
Course Grades and Academic Standing for Semester A, 2010-11
- You can start to view your course grades and academic standing from 5 January 2011. From AIMS, select “Student Record” Menu and then “Grade Detail/Academic Standing Report”.
- If you find that “In Progress” is still marked against any course(s) in your record, this means that grades for those courses have not yet been submitted by the Assessment Panel.
- If you find that your academic standing is “Review”, this means that your programme department is considering your performance and the decision on your academic standing will be available later.
Visit the Examinations website for details on academic standing.
Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies