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HKU to present Ian Davies Distinguished Lecture 2006

14 Mar 2006

 

Professor C Duncan Rice will speak at the Ian Davies Distinguished Lecture 2006 on a topic that interests us all – "Universities and Communities – Local Frontiers and a Wider World". HKU Ex-Vice Chancellor Professor Ian Davies will also be present at the Lecture.

Professor Rice played a key role in one of the most successful US higher education fund-raising campaigns, which raised over US$1 billion in 10 years. He was Vice Chancellor at the New York University, USA from 1991 to 1996 and has been Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen, UK since September 1996. Professor Rice has published widely as a professional historian and is the recipient of many academic awards including fellowships at Harvard and Yale. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Members of the press are cordially invited to attend this lecture, the details are as below:

Date: Tomorrow March 15, 2006 (Wed)
Time: 4:30pm
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, The University of Hong Kong

This is the second in the series of Ian Davies Distinguished Lecture which was established in 2005 and named after Emeritus Professor William Ian Rees Davies, the 13th Vice-Chancellor of the University.

For media enquiries, please contact Ms. Cherry Cheung, External Relations Office, HKU at 2859 2606.