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Current Trends in Higher Education

03 Sep 2007

 

In the prevailing discussion over building Hong Kong into an education hub for the region, much concern has been put onto the development of internationalization and enhancing our research strength. What kinds of infrastructure, supports and mindset are required for expanding internationalization in local universities? What do local universities need if they are to adapt to the global trend of inter-disciplinary research?

Expert educators from the USA are to share with their experiences with local scholars at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) at a forum entitled "Current Trends in Higher Education". The forum hosted by HKU's Faculty of Engineering would also involve key personnels from 5 local universities in a Roundtable Discussion to look for the way forward.

Members of the media are cordially invited to attend the event, the details are:

Date:      September 5, 2007 (Wednesday)
Venue:  Theatre 6, Meng Wah Complex, HKU
Programme: (to be conducted in English)
Keynote Speeches -- 2:00pm - 3:15pm

• Professor William Brustein, Associate Provost for International Affairs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign -- "Global Education - its Impact on Higher Education"
• Professor Pierre Wiltzius, Director, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign -- "Inter-Disciplinary Research - the Beckman Model"

Roundtable Discussion -- 3:30 pm - 5:30pm
Moderator: Professor W.C. Chew, Dean of Engineering, HKU

Speakers:

• Professor Hong Yan, Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of HK
• Professor Alexander Wai, Dean of Engineering, Polytechnic University of HK
• Professor Philip Chan, Dean of Engineering, HK University of Science and Technology
• Professor Helen Meng, Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Engineering, Chinese University of HK
• Professor Paul Cheung, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, HKU
• Professor Sun Kwok, Dean of Science, HKU
• Professor Ian Holliday, Dean of Social Sciences, HKU

For enquiries please contact Manager (Media) Ms Denise Wong of External Relations Office (Tel: 2859 2600 / E-mail: denise.wong@hku.hk ) or Miss Equeen Leung of Faculty of Engineering (Tel: 2859 8257 / E-mail: equeen.leung@hku.hk ).