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| Senior
appointment
Professor Lee Chin-chuan, Professor (Chair) of Communication,
has been appointed as Acting Head of the Department of Media and Communication
with effect from 1 October 2008 until further notice. Professor Lee received
his PhD from University of Michigan and joined CityU in September 2002.
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| Information
Day
Information Day 2008, an annual event offering an excellent opportunity
for prospective students and the general public to learn more about the
academic programmes, study opportunities and campus life at CityU, will
take place on 11 October. An extensive array of briefing sessions on different
programmes, exhibitions, campus tours and video shows for visitors will
be available. A highlight of this year's event will be the introduction
of six new programmes for the 200910 intake, which span the fields of
quantitative finance and risk management, marketing information management,
cultural and heritage management, environmental policy studies, total
quality engineering and digital media broadcasting.
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| Long-serving
staff honoured
CityU prides itself on the loyalty of its staff, acknowledging that many
achievements are due to the dedicated service of committed colleagues.
At the Long Service Award Ceremony to be held on 21 October, more than
260 staff members who have served the University for 10, 15, 20 or 25
years will be honoured. The ceremony is organised by the Human Resources
Office.
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| China Hi-Tech
Fair
China's largest and most influential science and technology exhibition,
the 10th China Hi-Tech Fair, will be held from 1217 October at the Shenzhen
Convention and Exhibition Centre. CityU will showcase its strength in
applied research with a display of around 30 hi-tech research projects,
including those from the Shenzhen applied research centres. The projects
cover a range of disciplines, from electronics and information, biomedical,
new materials, to environmental protection. The Technology Transfer Office
and the Shenzhen Research Institute coordinated the participation in the
exhibition.
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| Constitution
conference
The School of Law is staging a conference on "Constitutionalism in China
in the past 100 years and its future" from 1718 October. Renowned speakers
from the UK, US, Australia, Japan, Singapore, mainland China and Taiwan
are invited to discuss constitutionalism in China and a comparative study
of constitutionalism and its implications for China.
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| National
education forum
The Governance in Asia Research Centre will organise a roundtable forum
entitled "National Identity and National Education in Hong Kong"
on 11 October in conjunction with SynergyNet. The forum, the third in
a series of public policy roundtables, aims to provide a platform for
informed policy discussions among governments, politicians, think tanks,
academics, business and civil society so as to generate more diverse views
and enrich the policy-making process. Professor Martin Painter,
Acting Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, will deliver
the welcome address.
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| Best paper
award
Dr Yanni Yan Mingping, Associate Professor in the Department
of Marketing, received the Best Paper Award in the Transformation, Change
and Organisational Development Track of the British Academy of Management
2008 Annual Conference, for her paper "Business Reinvestment as Corporate
Development and Control Factors in Sino-Foreign Firms". The conference
was held in Harrogate, England, from 911 September.
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| Volunteer
award
Joe Kwok Lai-yi, a Year 3 student from the Department
of Marketing, was named the Hong Kong Outstanding Youth Volunteer at the
Hong Kong Outstanding Youth Volunteers Scheme 200809, organised by the
Steering Committee on Promotion of Volunteer Service of the Social Welfare
Department, HKSAR Government. She will be one of the Hong Kong delegates
to promote voluntary service.
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| Marathon
A CityU Delegation will take part in the Standard Chartered Hong Kong
Marathon 2009. Staff and their dependants, students and alumni are encouraged
to take part. University President Professor Way Kuo
will be the Head of the CityU Delegation and officiate at the launch ceremony
on 8 October at the Classical Chinese Serial Bell, Green Zone, University
Concourse.
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| Athletic
meet
The 15th CityU Annual Athletic Meet, jointly organised by the Physical
Education Section of Student Development Services and Students' Union
and sponsored by Cultural and Sports Committee, will be held on 19 October
at the Joint Sports Centre, Renfrew Road. The deadline for registration
is 9 October and is open to all students, full-time staff and their dependant
children. For details, visit http://www.pd4n48r.xyz/sds/pes/athletic/athletic.htm.
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