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HKU weekly notice (from December 16 to December 23)

16 Dec 2011

 

Presidents Summit: "East Meets West: Synergy, Competition or Collaboration"
The "Presidents Summit - East Meets West" will be held at the most historic building - Main Building, of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) on Dec 18, 2011 (Sunday).

About 70 university presidents around the world will attend the Presidents Summit, including presidents from Hong Kong universities, Mainland universities (e.g. Tsinghua University, Peking University, Fudan University) and Oversea universities (e.g. The University of British Columbia, The University of Chicago, King's College London) to share their views of development of higher education.

Date: December 18, 2011 (Sunday)
Time: 8:45am to 12 noon
Venue: Loke Yew Hall, Main Building, HKU

For details of the event, please contact Secretariat of "Presidents Summit - East Meets West" (tel: 2241 5785; email: psummit@hku.hk)

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.

HKU to hold Centenary Gala Dinner
An evening to share with HKU Community members and Hong Kong people
The University of Hong Kong is holding a gala dinner this Sunday (December 18) at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre as a part of the University's Centenary celebration activities. Over 5,000 guests including alumni, staff and students will join this memorable event

The dinner will be held in the Grand Hall and Foyer at the New Wing, and Convention Hall and Foyer at the Old Wing with a total of 365 tables of guests.

Media are invited to cover the Gala Dinner Opening Ceremony and photo sessions at New Wing lobby. 

Gala Dinner
Date: 18 December 2011
Time: 5pm
Guests registration and group photos of Pro-Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor and former Vice-Chancellors, Council Chairman and former Chairmen
Venue: Lobby, New Wing, HKCEC (Expo Drive)

Time:
7pm (dinner starts)
7:30pm to 8pm (Opening Ceremony)
Venue: New Wing Grand Hall, Old Wing Convention Hall

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.

HKU and University of Cambridge Joint Recruitment Scheme of Bachelors Degree Programmes in Engineering in Mainland China
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the University of Cambridge (Cambridge) will have a joint press conference on December 19 (Monday) and December 20 (Tuesday) in Beijing and Shanghai respectively.

This joint press conference aims to introduce a new collaboration agreement between the two universities, to jointly recruit academically outstanding students from Mainland China into Bachelors degree programmes in Engineering.

Prof David Cardwell from the University of Cambridge and Prof John Spinks, Senior Advisor to Vice-Chancellor and Director of Undergraduate Admissions and International Student Exchange from HKU will give a detailed account of the scheme at the conference.

Beijing Press Conference
Date: Dec 19, 2011 Monday
Time: 2-3 PM
Venue: Room 2005, 20/F
Beijing Youth Daily Building, Building A
No. 23, Baijiazhuang Dongli, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China

Shanghai Press Conference
Date: Dec 20, 2011 Tuesday
Time: 2-3 PM
Venue:
Room 205 Conference Room
Professional Development Center, Shanghai institute of foreign trade
No. 620 Gubei Road, Changning District, Shanghai, China

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.

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