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| CityU applied
research secures $5.8m from RGC
Funding for applied research got off to a strong start this year when
two CityU proposals secured support totaling $5.8m from the Government
in the Central Allocation Grants 2006-07 from the Research Grants Council
(RGC). Professor (Chair) Paul Chu Kim-ho, Professor of
Materials Engineering in the Department of Physics and Materials Science,
has been awarded $2.8m to lead a project entitled "Plasma immersion
ion implantation and deposition (PIII & D) Equipment". The aim
of the project is to upgrade equipment in CityU's Plasma Laboratory, the
only one of its kind in Hong Kong. Professor (Chair) Lau Tai-chu,
Professor of Biology in the Department of Biology and Chemistry, is heading
a project on "Green oxidation chemistry and technology" with
a $3m grant. The project aims to stimulate the development of green chemistry
and technology in Hong Kong through the establishment of an interdisciplinary
research programme.
In keeping with the University's commitment to contributing
applied research to local public policy and administration, Dr
Hui Kai-lung, Associate Professor in the Department of Information
Systems, has been awarded $444,520 for his project "Do-not-call registry
and marketing solicitations in Hong Kong" in the 3rd round of the
Public Policy Funding Scheme, also awarded by the RGC. The project studies
consumer responses to marketing solicitations.
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| General
Education
The aim of the General Education (GE) courses is to
broaden students' horizons, increase appreciation of cultural diversity
and encourage lifelong learning. To discuss issues related to the implementation
of GE, the General Education Committee met for the first time on 4 January
2007. The Committee is headed by Professor Richard Ho Yan-ki,
Vice-President (Undergraduate Education), and comprises Professor
Lilian Vrijmoed Kwan Lee-ping, Dean of Student Learning, Dr
Jerry Yu Jer-tsang, Chief Information Officer, a representative
from each Faculty and School and a student representative. The Committee
is currently inviting Faculties/Schools to submit proposals for GE courses.
The first courses will be phased in in 2007-08.
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| City
Literary Awards
The City Literary Awards have in a short space of time
established CityU as a focal point for Chinese literary writing, attracting
interest from young writers in Hong Kong and Macau. Following the success
of last year's Award, which received 190 literary submissions, this year's
competition under the theme "City Changes" will be open to all
local and Macau residents aged 15 to 24 in a bid to encourage more people
to develop their literary skills. Several prominent writers will act as
adjudicators. Results will be announced in April and winning entries will
be published in the second issue of City Literature in the middle
of the year. CityU staff, students and alumni are invited to contribute
writings to this upcoming issue. The deadline is 31 January.
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| LASSI
workshops
Since September 2006, CityU has been providing its
students with an accurate assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of
their 'strategic learning' in order to enhance the overall provision of
education at the University and the quality of our graduates. The Education
Development Office will be running a workshop to familiarize colleagues
with the LASSI assessment, discuss the importance of LASSI and demonstrate
how teaching staff can access their students' LASSI results. The workshop
will be held on 24 January and repeated on 27 February.
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| CityU
joins exclusive IT club
CityU's commitment to using IT has been recognized
by the 10th anniversary special edition of MIS, a regional magazine that
provides senior IT professionals with managing information strategies
(MIS). The magazine has placed CityU in the "MIS 100", a project
that identifies institutions in Asia that set the benchmark for adopting
technology in the region. CityU was one of two universities in Hong Kong
to make the top 100.
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| Best
paper award in marketing
The paper "Satisfaction, trust and commitment:
the role of cultural distance in international marketing channels",
co-authored by Professor Zhou Nan, Dr Su Chenting
and Dr Yang Zhilin, Head, Associate Professor and Assistant
Professor, respectively, in the Department of Marketing, has been selected
as the Best Paper in Marketing at the First Annual Meeting of the Chinese
Academy of Management which was held in Beijing from 8 to 10 December.
The other authors include Professor Zhuang Guijun from
the School of Management, Xi'an Jiaotong University, and Associate
Professor Zhou Xiaolian from the Marketing Department, Xi'an
Institute of Finance and Economics.
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| New
books published
CityU, in conjunction with Joint Publishing, announced
the launch of Chinese Civilisation: A Source Book (in simplified
Chinese characters) this month on the mainland. The book was compiled
by the Chinese Civilisation Centre and published by City University of
Hong Kong Press in 2001 as a guide book for students taking CityU's Chinese
Civilisation course. It was selected as one of the Ten Recommended Books
for 2002. The simplified Chinese version aims to further open the way
for young people to appreciate the treasures of Chinese culture.
In addition, City University of Hong Kong Press has
published The Story of Chinese Art (in Chinese) which tells of
the subtle bond between two different fields of studies: Chinese History
and Chinese Art.
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