The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr. Chan Kwok-ki attended the “JMC Talk” held by the Department of Journalism and Communication of HKSYU on January 17, sharing his views on the “Youth Development Blueprint”. Mr. Chan expressed the need to nurture a new generation of young people with an affection for our country and Hong Kong and equipped with a global perspective, adopting a positive attitude towards young people, strengthening the sense of ownership of young people, and responding to the needs of young people in a timely manner.
9 Sociology students won in the 2022 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area College Student Creativity Festival (Hong Kong Division) and the winning teams were selected to represent Hong Kong to participate the final contest held in Guangzhou in May.
The Government recently announced the membership of the Antiquities Advisory Board in its new term, Professor CHAN Ching Selina, Academic Vice President of HKSYU was appointed as a new member for a two-year term. Prof. CHAN Ching is a professor in the Department of Sociology, her research interests focus on cultural heritage and collective memories, food and identities, religion and intangible cultural heritage, as well as kinship, lineage and colonialism. She is also a member of the Sub-committee on ICH Items under the Intangible Cultural Heritage Advisory Committee and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Lord Wilson Heritage Trust.
Our student wins an international award. The International Unit has previously launched a Virtual International Online Program for our students in collaboration with the Singapore University of Social Science (SUSS), the third-year student Jessica from the BBA HRMAP programme successfully stood out of multinational participants after completing the courses, and won The Most Liked Solution Award by the Make A Difference (MAD) course of SUSS.
HKSYU is committed in promoting digital humanities in teaching, learning and research. The report reflects the research impacts to the academic community produced by colleagues and the recognitions of their works internationally.
Loke Kok Kuen Chinese Cultural Legacy Research Trust, a HK$3 million donation in support of various research projects on Chinese cultural legacy at Hong Kong Shue Yan University, has recently marked a new milestone by launching its official website on Jan 6, 2023.
The Centre for Interdisciplinary Evidence-based Practice and Research (CIEBPR) of Hong Kong Shue Yan University hosted a webinar on February 13, 2023 to engage in a conversation on human resilience and adaptation, a pressing topic for present and future times.
Learning Arts Tech with a Cultural Twist! This programme immerses students in digital culture and trains them to be innovative, knowledgeable, skilled and forward-thinking leaders of the arts, culture and creative sectors.
This programme aims to equip graduates with cross-disciplinary skills to understand and overcome the challenges associated with interpreting large volumes of data and communicating the results to the intended audience to enable data-driven decision making and solve real-world problems.
The University's Info Day with a theme of "50+1: Digital Humanities – We Innovate!" was successfully concluded on 26 November. Our teachers and students worked together to show visitors how Shue Yan innovates and develops.
The newly set up Special Educational Needs (SEN) Corner at HKSYU Library is being operationalized to provide students with special learning needs the opportunity to experience the pleasure of reading books and studying texts. The SEN Corner was set up with the donation of Professor CHEUNG, Siu-keung, Vice President (University Administration) of HKSYU. He expressed that the university’s education is founded on Confucian values, and he also agrees with the idea of “great harmony and fairly well-off” that all sectors of society should pursue the ideal state of mutual care and assistance, and be willing to contribute to society mentioned in the Book of Rites, one of the Confucian classics.
To enhance students' knowledge of personal financial planning, the Office of Student Affairs and the Department of Economics and Finance jointly organized a seminar on "Smart Investigating and Insurance" on 22 February 2023. Dr. Ringo Chan, the representative of the Investor and Financial Education Council (IFEC) was invited as the guest speaker.
The Department of Journalism and Communication held the "JMC Talk" on "How to Sustain Professional News in the Digital Era" on February 28. Prof. Clement So, Associate Dean (Interdisciplinary Programmes) of the Faculty of Social Science at CUHK, Prof. Raymond Li, Head of the Department of Journalism of Hong Kong Baptist University, Mr. Loh Chan, CEO of ASI Analytics & Media Ltd were invited as the guest speakers, the talk was hosted by Mr. Edgar So, Associate Head of the Department of Journalism and Communication at HKSYU.
The topic of the academic lecture is "Attempts in Visual History: Visualizing the Chinese of Treaty Port Japan, 1859-1899." Prof. TSU, Yun Hui talked about the history and life of Chinese people in Japan at that time around the portraits. By observing Ukiyo-e, Kaika-e, and Yokohama-e as text centers, Prof. TSU examined the history of Chinese ...
The Department of Chinese Language and Literature of HKSYU organized the third "Hong Kong Cantopop Lyrics Lecture". Prof. CHEUNG Siu-Keung, Vice President (University Administration) of HKSYU and professor of the Department of Sociology hosted the lecture with the theme "Uninvolved: The Self-Writing of Keung To's Songs". By examining the lyrics written by the idol singer Keung To as the lyricist, Prof. CHEUNG explores the main direction of current Cantopop lyrics and how to express the collective situation of Hong Kong people through its poetics.
Miss LI Yi Grace, a fourth-year student from the Department of Sociology, was awarded the Sir Edward Youde Memorial Scholarships and became one of the six awardees in Hong Kong this year. The 36th Awards Presentation Ceremony of the Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fund (SEYMF) was successfully held at Hong Kong City Hall on March 19.
Travis Lam, a fourth-year student from the BBA DM programme won a total of HK$200,000 seed fund for his startup company Alpha Eco under the innovation and entrepreneurship programme HK Tech 300.
The Graduation Ceremony of the 1st Student Ambassador Programme and the Opening Ceremony of the 2nd Student Ambassador Programme were successfully held on February 7. A group of student ambassadors exchanged views with the guests and shared their experiences of participating in the activities.
In the past three years, the hall residents have been restricted by different epidemic prevention policies and have been unable to get together and experience the close-relationship hall life as usual, this annual event is like opening a new chapter in the "post-epidemic era" of university life.
HKSYU Dragon Boat Team, the first water sports team of the University participated in the USFHK Dragon Boat Championship for the first time this year, a total of 15 male and 5 female team members took this opportunity to compete with other tertiary institutions.
