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Nobel Laureate Professor Gary S Becker to deliver first Centenary Distinguished Lecture

16 Sep 2010

 

The University of Hong Kong will be celebrating its 100^th anniversary in 2011-2012. As part of the celebrations, a series of Centenary Distinguished Lectures will be held at HKU, featuring Nobel Laureates from a wide range of disciplines. 

                            "Causes of the Worldwide Boom in Higher Education, Especially of Women"

by Professor Gary S Becker

The inaugural lecture will be delivered by Professor Gary S Becker, who was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1992.

In the lecture, Professor Becker will describe the causes of the boom in higher education and why it has been faster for women than men. He will also discuss why this boom in knowledge is also important for developing countries like China. The lecture will be followed by a panel discussion.

Lunch with a Nobel Laureate

On September 22, a group of 20 senior secondary school students and university undergraduates will meet Professor Becker for "Lunch with a Nobel Laureate". 

As an extension of the Centenary Distinguished Lectures, the "Lunch with a Nobel Laureate" aims to foster Knowledge Exchange between university and secondary schools, and help students broaden their horizons by meeting face-to-face with some of the most brilliant minds in the world today.

Members of the media are cordially invited to cover the lecture and the Lunch with a Nobel Laureate, the details are:

Media interview session
Media interview with Professor Paul Tam, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Research), HKU and Professor Gary S Becker

Date: September 20, 2010 (Monday)
Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm   
Venue: Room 902, Knowles Building, the University of Hong Kong

Centenary Distinguished Lecture by Professor Gary S Becker
Date: September 20, 2010 (Monday)
Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm Lecture by Professor Gary S Becker
      6:00pm - 7:00pm Panel Discussion
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, the University of Hong Kong
Moderator:
- Professor Richard Wong, Chair Professor of School of Economics and Finance, HKU
Panelists:
- Professor Yi-zheng Lian, Professor of Global Business, Akita International University, Japan
- Professor Frederick Ma, Chairman and Non-Executive Director, China Strategic Holdings Limited
- Dr Rosanna Wong, Executive Director, The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups

Lunch with a Nobel Laureate
Date: September 22, 2010 (Wednesday)
Time: 12:00pm - 2:30pm
Venue: 1 University Drive, University Lodge, the University of Hong Kong

For media enquiries, please contact: Ms Trinni Choy (Assistant Director (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office) tel: 2859 2606 email: pychoy@hku.hk or Ms Melanie Wan (Manager (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office) tel: 2859 2600 email: melwkwan@hku.hk.