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Tin Ka Ping Education Fund Inauguration Ceremony cum Distinguished Lecture - “Universities: Will they remain the same?”by Faculty of Education, HKU

20 Mar 2009

 

Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong will be holding an inauguration ceremony for the "Tin Ka Ping Education Fund" and the first distinguished lecture of the Fund on March 24, 2009.

"Tin Ka Ping Education Fund" is established in 2008 with the generous donation from Dr. Tin Ka Ping and the University's matching fund.  The Fund will be used for organizing Tin Ka Ping Distinguished Lecture, Tin Ka Ping Education Seminar Series and Tin Ka Ping Visiting Fellowship Scheme, to strengthen the educational and academic connection, collaboration and cultural exchange between the Faculty and higher education in China. Dr. Tin Ka Ping, Professor S.P. Chow, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Professor Shirley Grundy, Dean of Faculty of Education will be the officiating guests of the ceremony. You are cordially invited to the inauguration ceremony and the distinguished lecture. Details are as follows:

INAUGURATION CEREMONY:

Date:                March 24, 2009 (Tuesday)

Time:               5:00pm

Venue:             Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU

 

DISTINGUISHED LECTURE :

Topic:                Universities: Will they remain the same

Content:           What are the challenges facing the knowledge society? Can universities survive the challenges? How are universities changing? Will universities still produce the elite? How is a world-class university to take a lead? Is the change from 3- to 4-year curriculum the answer? Will the current financial crisis make a difference?  This lecture will focus on the role of tertiary education in building up the capacity of Hong Kong to participate in the global knowledge economy.

Speaker:           Dr Jamil Salmi (Tertiary education coordinator, World Bank)

Date:                March 24, 2009 (Tuesday)

Time:               6:15pm

Venue:             Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU

Language:        English

Dr Jamil Salmi is the tertiary education coordinator at the World Bank.  He embeds the experience of advising over 40 countries in the shaping of their policies of higher education reform.  With his collection of innovative ideas and practices in the international arena, he is known for his visions about higher education development as well as his pragmatic approaches to policy issues.  This lecture will focus on the role of tertiary education in building up the capacity of Hong Kong to participate in the global knowledge economy.

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