April 2012 The HKU Foundation’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on March 29, 2012, and was attended by some 100 Foundation members, Faculty members and friends. “The Foundation was established 17 years ago, and in that time its membership has grown from 376 founding members to over 2,200 members now. The growth of the …
March 2012 The Special Fundraising Screening of “A Simple Life” (桃姐) was held in March 2012 as the kick-off event of the Silver Jubilee celebrations of the Class of 1987. Over HK$1,000,000 was raised. The Fund will go towards Scholarships for Student Exchange which facilitates financially-challenged students to widen their international learning experience and exposure …
Class of 1987 celebrates its Silver Jubilee by supporting students for overseas exchange Read More »
March 2012 The First-in-the-Family Education Fund (FIFE Fund) Presentation Ceremony was held at the Convocation Room in February 2012, at which Fund recipients, alumni and supporters shared their learning experiences and words of encouragement. Neil Hui (Dentistry, Yr 4), FIFE Fund recipient, was touched by a performance on television by Vanessa Mae, the famous violin …
Oct 2011 The University’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Lap-Chee Tsui, together with Dr Fong Yun Wah (方潤華博士) and the representatives of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Purple Mountain Observatory (中國科學院紫金山天文台), officiated at the naming ceremony of a minor planet known as “HKU Star” at the University’s Main Campus in October 2011. In celebration of the University’s Centenary, …
“HKU Star”, the first minor planet named after the University Read More »
May 2011 Guangdong Province is the most populated province in China and there is a strong demand there to raise the overall standard of the nursing profession. In response to this, the HKU School of Nursing conducted a Training-of-Trainer Programme in the Province from March 2010 to August 2011. Since March 2010, HKU School of …
Training the Trainers has a ripple effect across Guangdong Province Read More »
April 2011 The University of Hong Kong celebrated its Fifth Inauguration of Endowed Professorships on April 12, 2011. At the ceremony, the Sin Wai-Kin Distinguished Visiting Professorship in the Humanities, a university-wide scheme in support of the appointment of distinguished visiting scholars in the humanities, was announced. Also announced at the Inauguration was the establishment …
HKU recognises and thanks members of the community for their perpetual support Read More »
April 2011 On April 7, 2011, an inauguration ceremony was held for the University Artists Scheme at which four renowned artists from the disciplines of Film, Music, and the Visual Arts were appointed as University Artists for 2011-2012. The four artists are filmmakers and HKU Alumni Ms Mabel Cheung (張婉婷) and Mr Alex Law (羅啟銳), …
HKU welcomes four highly respected artists as University Artists 2011-2012 Read More »
March 2011 At the 184th Congregation held in March 2011 at Loke Yew Hall, Dr the Honourable David K.P. Li, Pro-Chancellor of The University of Hong Kong (HKU), conferred honorary degrees upon seven outstanding individuals. Honorary Degrees are awarded to individuals in recognition of their distinguished service and commitment to the University, the community, and …
Feb 2011 Since 2006, over 5,400 members of the University have joined the HKU Marathon Team. This year, 2,912 HKU runners, including students, staff, supporters, alumni and friends, participated in the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon held on February 20, 2011. The limited HKU Centenary Marathon Team Running Tees were kindly sponsored by the Stanley …
Winning all the way with the record-breaking HKU Centenary Marathon Team Read More »
Feb 2011 In February 2011, the University held the second “First-in-the-Family Education Fund” (FIFE Fund) Presentation and Sharing Ceremony at which Fund recipients, alumni and supporters shared their learning and personal experiences. This year, the Fund supported 300 full-time undergraduate students. Each student recipient will have a bursary of $10,000 to take enriched learning activities …
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