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Professor Way Kuo, President of CityU, visited leading universities and research institutions in France from 27 to 30 September to pave way for enhanced academic collaboration and student exchange in the future.
CityU surged 23 places to 124th among the world’s top universities, according to The Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) 2009 survey.
A reception in honour of CityU’s 12 Cheung Kong Scholars was held on 16 September. The scholars from business, humanities and science and engineering fields contribute tangibly to CityU’s role in developing professionals and research in mainland China.
Professor Way Kuo, President of CityU, attended the 11th Annual Meeting of the China Association for Science and Technology and presented his paper “Reliability in the 21st Century” that discussed the importance of reliability research to China’s future development.
Professor Way Kuo visited the Orientation Camp organised by the Students’ Union and took part in dances and a tug-of-war battle with new students.
The Convocation invited Professor Way Kuo, President of CityU, to give a talk entitled “Teaching and Research: Dispelling Common Misconceptions” on 14 July, sharing his research findings on the myths surrounding teaching and research.
The Council of CityU has approved the establishment of the School of Energy and Environment, the first in Hong Kong and one of the few in the region, to lead teaching and research tackling two of the most pressing issues of our time.
As a token of her gratitude, Jamie Zhan Bao, a Year 3 student from the Department of Biology and Chemistry, presented her Olympic Torch to CityU for its silver jubilee anniversary.
More than 100 university students gathered at CityU for the Student Leadership Conference 2009. The theme of the conference, running from 1 to 6 June, was “University education and employability”.
School of Law held its inauguration ceremony for the Advanced Programme for Chinese Senior Judges on 25 May. The programme focused on enhancing the judges’ knowledge of the common law system and important international legal concepts.