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| New
President
The CityU Council Secreatriat has announced that Professor Way
Kuo will assume office as the President of the University on
14 May 2008.
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| Honorary
awards
CityU is to confer the title of Honorary Fellow on four distinguished
persons in recognition of their distinctive contribution to the development
of, and service to, the University. Upon the recommendation of the Honorary
Awards Committee of the Council, Dr Norman Leung Nai-pang,
Pro-Chancellor of the University, has approved the conferment of the title
of Honorary Fellow to Mr Edward Cheng Wai-sun, Mr
Karl C Kwok, Mr John Lee Luen-wai and Ms
Marina Wong Yu-pok. The Honorary Fellow Presentation Ceremony
will be held on 18 June 2008.
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| Alumni relations
The inauguration ceremony of CityU's first Standing Committee of the Convocation
was held on 7 April, marking a milestone in the development of alumni
relations at CityU. The Standing Committee in the coming two years will
organise events that unite alumni and support the development of the Convocation
and the University. The mission of the Convocation, only the third in
Hong Kong, is to "consolidate the strengths of the alumni and support
the development of the alma mater."
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| Technology
transfer
CityU researchers are showcasing their latest research at the International
ICT Expo 2008 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Nine
innovative projects on networking, wireless communications and telecommunications
are to be demonstrated. The exhibition will last until 17 April.
Separately, at the BioX@SciencePark on 28 April, Genetel Pharmaceuticals,
a CityU subsidiary company, will promote its commercialisation experience.
The forum will also feature projects on smart metallic materials for spinal
implants and pollution research.
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| Law journal
gains in stature
The Asia Pacific Law Review, a journal of the School of Law,
has become the first Asia-based law journal to be included in the Social
Science Citation Index (SSCI), the world-renowned database of Thomson
Scientific. The recognition reinforces the reputation of the School, as
well as CityU, as an international institution.
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| Building
excellence
BuiltExpo 2008, the 15th Student Project of the Year Competition and Exhibition,
will be held from 18 April to 19 April under the banner theme, Towards
Building Excellence. Mrs Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor,
Secretary for Development, Government of the Hong Kong SAR and Professor
Paul Lam Kwan-sing, Acting Vice-President (Undergraduate Education),
will be the guests of honour for the opening ceremony to be held at the
Wei Hing Theatre on 18 April at 10am. The annual event is organised by
the Division of Building Science and Technology and will showcase more
than 100 creations that demonstrate students' resourcefulness and creativity.
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| Literary
Festival
The third City Literary Festival opening ceremony, incorporating the City
Mobility Symposium, will be held on 18 April. Eleven prominent writers
have been invited to participate in the symposium, including Mr
Bei Dao, Mr Li Rui, Professor Lee Oufan,
Mr Chang Ta-chuan, Mr Lu Hao, Mr
Liu Wai-tong, Mr Yan Lianke, Professor
Liu Zaifu, Professor Lau Shiu-ming, Professor
Cheng Chou-yu and Professor Chung Ling. The
Exchange Forum for Young Writers will be held on 19 April.
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| Best paper
award
Professor Keith Zhang Qitu, Department of Electronic
Engineering, won the Best Paper Award at the IEEE Wireless Communications
and Networking Conference 2008 for his co-authored paper On Energy
Spreading Transform Based MIMO Systems: Capacity and Diversity. The
conference, held from 31 March to 3 April in Las Vegas, was one of the
world's foremost international technical conferences for engineers and
researchers at the forefront of the development and deployment of wireless
technologies.
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| Library
offers awards
The Run Run Shaw Library organised the third annual Outstanding Academic
Papers by Students certificate presentation ceremony on 11 April to offer
recognition to students who excelled in academic writing. Altogether 53
papers by 60 students from eight academic departments were selected, with
the papers now on display in the Learning Commons.
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| Sporting
supremacy
CityU sports teams have won 10 champion titles, five runners-up, three
third places and three fourth places in sports competitions held by the
University Sports Federation of Hong Kong, China. Their consistency throughout
the events ensured CityU also claimed the overall championship in both
the men's and women's divisions in 200708.
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| Going
the Distance
Wong Wai-nap, a second year student of the School of
Creative Media, who co-produced the film Distance with other
10 students, won a Special Mention in student division of the Third Fresh
Wave Short Film Competition. The contest was organised by the Hong Kong
Arts Development Council and the Hong Kong International Film Festival
Society.
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| Scholarship
Eric Chen Zixiang, a Year 1 student enrolled in the BEng
(Hons) in e-Logistics and Technology Management programme jointly offered
by the Department of Computer Science and Deparatment of Manufacturing
Engineering and Engineering Management, has been awarded the Hong Kong
Jockey Club Scholarship.
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