Academic Vice President Professor CHAN Ching Selina was Appointed as a Member of AAB
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.
“Mentorship Programme” Explores Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
Stepping into 2023, with the relaxation of COVID-19 policies, the outdoor activity session of the “Mentorship Programme” has finally resumed after 2019. This activity took Lamma Island as the first activity venue, and it is also the first hiking activity organized by the “Mentorship Programme” for 20 years.
HKSYU joins the Education & Careers Expo 2023
The University has set up a booth in the Education & Careers Expo 2023 organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) from February 2 to 5 (Thursday to Sunday) at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai
“Mentorship Programme” Reaches a New Milestone Strengthen Mentoring Relationship
About 100 alumni (seniors), guests and students attended the event, the present guests included Prof. HU Yao Su, Provost of HKSYU, Dr. HU Fai Chung, Deputy President of HKSYU, Prof. CHEUNG Siu-Keung, Vice President (University Administration), Dr. LI Wang On, Associate Academic Vice President (University Research) and Ms. YIP Sau Yin, Associate Vice President (Student Affairs), department heads and teachers were also present to witness the 20th anniversary of the “Mentorship Programme”.
The Department of Journalism and Communication Obtains More than HK$1.5 million Funding to Promote Knowledge Transfer
Two research projects “Ving Tsun – Martial Arts in Artificial Intelligence” and “Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage and IPMAN Ving Tsun”, both led by Dr. Lee Ka Man, Head of the Department of Journalism and Communication, were separately granted funding of HK$1.18 million from the Innovation and Technology Fund and HK$0.4 million from the Tin Ka Ping Foundation. The two projects have been conducted activities in July 2022, through the use of digital media and artificial intelligence technology, and the use of picture books to analyze the relationship between intangible cultural heritage and Chinese culture for primary and secondary school students progressively, thus promoting knowledge transfer.
HKSYU’s new Multimedia Internship Scheme Advocates students’ creativity into Teaching
Dr. CHOW Tak Sang, Assistant Academic Vice President (Teaching and Learning Development) of HKSYU, introduced the new on-campus internship program at the briefing of the Department of Journalism and Communication for All students to apply.
HKSYU and IBM jointly popularize data research and promote digital humanities
On 30 August, Dr. Connie Yuen, Head of the Department of Applied Data Science, Director of iFREE GROUP Innovation and Research Centre, and Director of the Big Data Laboratory, attended the IBM Technology Day and shared how HKSYU actively develops digital humanities under the epidemic to ensure that the University remains competitive in the digital age.