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Alternatives to the nuclear option ࣏ॶ˞̔ؿፕእ
The discovery lab ෮ྡྷ۩
From the Editor
Gateway Education at CityU challenge undergraduates to reflect on life’s essential issues. Our cover story narrates how one such course invites students to ponder end-of-life issues from interdisciplinary perspectives, because perhaps only by understanding how and why life ends can we truly appreciate its inherent value and beauty. This interdisciplinary theme runs throughout the January 2012 issue of CityU Today. In addition to updates on innovative research on environmental issues and an extended essay on future energy sources, we glimpse in the School of Creative Media inspiring audio-visual installations that marry science and art. An in-depth interview with Professor Chris Wagner reveals institutional-level changes concerning quality assurance and the incubation of breakthrough ideas, while a new wet lab promises much in the area of discovery-oriented student projects. There is much, much more in the issue, so happy reading for 2012! Happy New Year! ‍ے‏ɣŕŞ?Ďˇá €ŕľŹŕŞ ÓŠá‡žŕłĄcοΕá‹?᎞áŠ?Í â€ŤÜ†â€ŹĎŁÉ Í â€Ťŕ ‡Řżâ€ŹÉŁŕ¨?á•€e̯๨ ‍ܨŕ ?ۏؿ‏ԑá‘&#x;ß¸ČżŕŽ›á…šČšâ€ŤŮžâ€Źá‡žŕłĄc̚ʾኒáŠ?Í ŕŠŁÎ›áŠ?ލӯۚ‍܆‏ϣ Í ŐœŕŻ–â€ŤÜƒâ€Źŕś†â€Ťá€á€ŘżÝ’‏ŕ¨?á•€hŇˆŕ ¨É–ŕŽˆŕŠšĎ„â€ŤÍ Í‰×˘â€ŹŐœŃ§ŕłśâ€ŤŘżâ€ŹĘżÎ˛á ¤ŕĄˆ Î?cÉˇŕĽśáƒ”ŕ¸œÔŻŕ¤Ěłâ€ŤŘżâ€ŹŃ„ŕˇŽá ¤É Í â€ŤŢťŘżâ€ŹÎĄe ༮áŠ?ŢŤâ€ŤŢ˘â€ŹÓ á ¤ŕŞ áŠ?ŕŽ›ČšËšá•€cŕŽ‘ŢŽ Îą Ë‚Ë°Â?ĘŒË€â€ŤŰ’â€ŹÉŁÂ?Λᆾʟ ŕŻƒeĚŻŕą¨ŕ§–Čżŕ°‚áŠ’á ¤á?ˇŕžŠŕ¨?ᕀτá—?â€ŤŘżâ€ŹŕŻšŕ¸“â€ŤŢ˘â€ŹÓ cËžĘĽĚŠĚ”ŕź—ĘźĘ?ଽ ̰Ԟ‍༜ؿ‏ฝcá‘šŕ¸œŕŠ“áƒ”ÎˆĎ˝ËžŕŞ„ŕŽ„ŕŻšŕˇŽŕ°Œá›˝áŠ?৑cČšá‹ťÔŻŢŤáŠ?á ¤á–š
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Learning about life ŕŞ„ŕŚŚÍ Őœâ€ŤŘżâ€Źŕ„รࡎຎ
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Education is about learning and some of the most valuable lessons can be glimpsed not only in how we live our lives but also in how we approach death. Professor Matthew Lee Kwok-on ң�Ϊઠ઒ Professo Editor-in-Chief �ᇠ�
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FEATURES ਿᕀ
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Musical loops for lateral minds
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Innovation: key to the future
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Opportunities for innovation
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Taking the lead with LED
30 The discovery lab ෮ྡྷ۩
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Alternatives to the nuclear option
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NEWS & NOTABLE
34 THROUGH THE LENS
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Honorary doctorates ࿘ᙷɡ
38 GOWN TO TOWN
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Cutting-edge building άဲۺዾ
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Pass it on ᑀˌޚඨ
40 BOOKS ณ࣊ઐʍ
today is published three times a year by City University of Hong Kong. The mission of the magazine is to inform the University’s stakeholders around the world of University issues, people, activities and achievements. ʌˀےɣ Ұαɍ౨cοΕంኒࠗಋ̟ےɣነΕઠነdޢӠʥ̔৻ೕࢄɐؿณ৽Ήe
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News & Notable
Honorary doctorates ŕż˜á™ˇŕŻ&#x;ÉĄ
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doctorates at an awards ceremony during Congregation on 8 November 2011 in recognition of their significant achievements and contributions to the well-being of society. The four recipients were Dr Lien Chan (1), Honorary Chairman of the Kuomintang of China; Professor John Forbes Nash, Jr (2), winner of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences; The Hon Jasper Tsang Yok-sing (3), President of the Legislative Council of the HKSAR, and Professor Xu Kuangdi (4), Honorary Chairman of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. ‍ے‏ɣ‍ כ‏ι Ë‚ Ë€â€ŤŘżâ€ŹŕŹ“ŕ¸žÔ°á“¤É?á?žĎˇŕż˜á™ˇ ŕŻ&#x;ÉĄáŠ?Ͻཕ઒԰ᓤcŕ˝•ŕŞ’ŕż˜á™ˇŕŻ&#x;ÉĄáŠ?Ͻʀ̒Ͻ ŕŻ‘ËŽÉ ÉĄcËžâ€Ťŕž´Ů˛â€ŹË˘ŕ ¨â€ŤŘżâ€ŹËŽĎłÎšŕ°—ĘĽá„ˆŕľŹâ€ŤŮ…â€Źŕ¸œ ဍތ‍˲ؿ‏á?œeĚ’Ď˝ŕż˜á™ˇŕŻ&#x;ÉĄÜ°iÉťŕ¨?ŕ¨?Ěľá™‰ŕż˜ ᙡ˚ŕ˘?ŕŽ&#x;áŠ?ŕŻ&#x;ÉĄ dáŒťÓ´á€?຤á?œáŠ?á†‰ŕŠĄËšŢ¸ ጑gŕĽ?࣌ઠ઒ dŕŹŠÍ¨ŕ —ŕ˛‹ŕ¤‹Đ&#x;Ďˇâ€ŤŘ’Í“ŕ¨‚Ü§â€Źŕ¸œ Ëšŕ˘?์â?”ÎšÍąÍ dÉťŕ¨?Ɏ೥৑˚ŕ˘?ŕž†ÎŠá™ˇ Ëšŕ˘?ŕ˘˜Í˝ßťŕŞ ŕŞ’ e
Engineering research takes top honours ‍ے‏ɣɎáŠ?á—˜ŢŤâ€ŤŢ˘â€ŹáˆƒĘźáˆ”ŕĽ–ŕŽ&#x;á™ŠĚ’ÎąĎ˝Öˆŕ —ŕ˛‹Éžŕ – CityU was ranked 33rd in the world, and 1st in Hong Kong for engineering research papers for the fourth consecutive year, according to the Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities released by National Taiwan University on 10 November 2011. In world-wide subject rankings, CityU was placed 7th in computer science, 18th in electrical engineering, 26th in mathematics, 48th in mechanical engineering, 68th in civil engineering, and 69th in materials science. ࣓ኣŕ¨?Í“ĚŽáœŞÉŁáŠ? Îą Ë‚ Ë€Ę”Đ—â€ŤŢˆË–Řżâ€ŹÉŁáŠ?ŢŤâ€ŤŢ˘â€ŹáˆƒĘźáˆ”ŕľ´Ę—áƒ”ŕ¨&#x;ĘĽĘ—áŠ?â€ŤŮžâ€Źŕ´żËˆĘ—â€Ť×šâ€Źc‍ے‏ ɣ‍ؿ‏ɎáŠ?á—˜áˆƒĘźáˆ”ŕĽ–ÎŠÍśÍ˛ŕŹˆŕŹą Ď˝cÔŽŕŽ&#x;á™ŠĚ’Îąá–‡Öˆŕ —ŕ˛‹ŕŹąČšĎ˝eâ€ŤŰ’â€ŹÉŁŢŤâ€ŤŢ˘â€ŹáˆƒĘźáˆ”ŕĽ–Î•Ę—áŠ?ŢŤ ŕ´żËˆÉťâ€ŤŮ˛Řżâ€ŹŕŹŠĘŽâ€ŤŢŻÝŻâ€ŹËŽiŕź…ŕŚŠáŠ?ŢŤĎ˝ÍśÍ˛ŕŹˆÉŠŕŠœcŕŞ–ŕŹąČźĎ˝hཋዀdá…•áŠ?dá‹€ŕŤ ÉŽŕłĄáŠ?ŢŤŃ?ŕľŹÉƒ Í˛ŕŹˆ ŕŠœcĘ—Đ&#x;ϽͶ଱ d d Ď˝hÉ ËƒÉŽŕłĄĘĽŇĽŕ˘żŢŤáŠ?ŢŤÍ›Ď˝ÍśÍ˛ŕŹˆ ŕŠœcĘ—Đ&#x;ŕŞ–ŕŹą ĘĽ Ď˝e
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First JSD (Chinese Judges) Programme in China ŕś€á?’Ͳŕ¨?ŕ –ŕŻšÂ—Éťŕ¨?Ř’Ö‚Ř’áŠ?ŕŻ&#x;ÉĄá‡žŕłĄÂ˜ The School of Law initiated the first Doctor of Juridical Science (Chinese Judges) Programme in China in collaboration with the National Judges College and the Supreme People’s Court of China in September 2011. The aim is to deepen the understanding of overseas legal systems among Chinese senior judges. At the same time, the 4th batch of judges in the Advanced Programme for Chinese Senior Judges arrived in Hong Kong to start the 2-week intensive legal study. A grand opening ceremony was held on 14 October at CityU to welcome the Chinese senior judges to both programmes. ‍ݯ‏ᎳмʑΔŕ§?ŕĽ›Ř’Ö‚ËąŕŤŻá‚?á–Ťŕ¨?̔‍ؒؿ‏Ԛcâ€ŤŰ’â€ŹÉŁŘ’â€ŤÜ â€ŹáŠ?ŕ§‘á ¤Éťŕ´œÉ Ěľ ÍłŐ—ŕ¨?௖ŕ§?É ĚľŘ’ŕ§‘ĘĽÔŻÉŽá‘˛ŕ¨?य़ؒւáŠ?৑΋á?’Ͳŕ¨?ŕ –ŕŻšâ€ŤÂ—Řżâ€ŹÉťŕ¨?Ř’ Ö‚Ř’áŠ?ŕŻ&#x;ÉĄÂ˜á‡žŕłĄcϊᇞ೥‍ כ‏ι Ë‚ĚłÎ˛ŕś€á‡že á ¤ĎŠÎƒŕŁ‚cÉƒášžŕŹąĚ’Ö‰Â—Éťŕ¨?ŕ§?ŕĽ›Ř’Ö‚â€Ťŕ łŢ˘â€Źŕ¤’Â˜â€ŤŘżâ€ŹĘ‘Î”ŕ§?༛ؒւ‍×?‏ ಋcŕś€Őśâ€ŤÝŻâ€Źŕą¨Ôྪ‍ޢؿ‏ŕŒÍšâ€ŤÝšâ€Źeâ€ŤŰ’â€ŹÉŁŘ’â€ŤÜ â€ŹáŠ?৑ Ë‚ ˀΕ࣎ࡊʑá?ž ĎˇŕŹžÉŁŕś€á‡žÔ°á“¤cášâ€ŤŮ´â€ŹĘ‘Δŕ§?༛ؒւáŠ?ॗe
Career reflections Ô‘ŕ¸žÍ ŕŤ&#x;Αᚋ The Founding Director of City Polytechnic, the forerunner to City University of Hong Kong, offered some reflections on his long and highly distinguished career as an aerospace engineer and university administrator on 12 October last year. Professor David Johns’ talk “Travels of an Engineer: Memories from 1948–2011â€? took the audience on a revelatory journey from early days working on stress tests for wings and the nose undercarriage of freight and passenger planes in the late 1940s in England to projects as diverse as bridges and super-tall buildings, stress loads on occupants in armoured military vehicles, collapsed cooling towers, the impact of an aircraft’s sonic boom on structures along the flight path, and the more fanciful designs of architects. ŕ —ŕ˛‹â€ŤĚ&#x;Ű’â€ŹŕŹ‰ÉŽáŠ?৑ Њ‍ے‏ɣ‍ڊؿ‏Ӹ€௚࣎৑‍ٽ‏ŕĽáˆ‘๣ઠ઒˞ι Ë‚ ˀΕ‍ے‏ɣ௑ˎá‘&#x;࢔É? ࿍á‘&#x;cŕż‘á‡šË˘Íąâ€ŤÜƒâ€ŹáŠŞÍ¨ŕĽžĘ¨ÉŽŕłĄŕ˘‘Ő—ÉŁáŠ?Ďˇâ€Ťá€łÜ§â€ŹŕŹ‰É â€ŤÚˆŘżâ€ŹÉ“Ô‘ŕ¸žÍ ŕŤ&#x;e ŕĽŕŞ ŕŞ’ËžÂ—ČšÎŠÉŽŕłĄŕ˘‘â€ŤÍ Řżâ€ŹŕŤ&#x;ɞ࣠i Ď Îąâ€ŤŘżâ€ŹÎ‘áš‹Â˜â€ŤÝŻâ€Źá•€c੣ ÎąË¤â€ŤÜƒâ€Źŕą¨Î•ßœŕŁ&#x;ᙏ â€ŤÝŻâ€ŹŕŽ’ŕźœá‹€d۪ዀ‍ؿ‏ዀá?ŽŐ—Öťŕź—á‹€á?žâ€ŤŘżâ€ŹŕŚ´ŕťƒÜźĐ?߲ŕŠá?Žŕ˛Ąŕś€ŐścȚ‍ق‏ᇚԡኽᅨ՗ྚŕ§?ᄙɣᅢɎ ೥dŕťŚÍ†ßśÓšŕ ˜ŕĄ—Ó¸Ő‡â€ŤŘżâ€ŹáŽŚÉˆß˛ŕŠdŕ §ŕˇ“â€ŤŘżâ€ŹĐžâ€ŤÚłâ€Źŕˇ‘dŕľšŕ ‘ŕŽ ŕ ”á‹€â€Ťŕ ‘Řżâ€Źá•śŕž§ŕĽžá‡ƒÖşŕş¤Î”ŕ ?‍ۺ‏ዞ ‍ؿذ‏ᄧᚊcČ˝ĎŕŽĽâ€ŤŰŽâ€ŹŐŠŕ¤‹â€ŤŰşŘżâ€Źá‹žŕŽ‰ßŽŕłŠŕłŠcŕŠ“áƒ”ášščĄ†ÓśŕźŚČšâ€ŤÝ’â€Źĺ•“É Ęśßťâ€ŤŕŁ Ë‚ŕ¸ąŘżâ€ŹŕłĄe
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News & Notable Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre opens â€ŤŮˇâ€ŹŕľŤĘŠŕŻšŕˇŽŕ°Œá›˝ÉťĘśŕśŠŕ ‡ŕś€ŕž The grand opening of the Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre (CMC) on 28 October 2011 at CityU ushered in a new era for creative media in Asia. With state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities, the CMC will help nurture the next generation creative media and communication professionals and establish itself as a hub for professionals by promoting interdisciplinary exchange, research and synergistic collaboration. â€ŤŰ’â€ŹÉŁâ€ŤŮˇâ€ŹŕľŤĘŠŕŻšŕˇŽŕ°Œá›˝ÉťĘś ŕŻšŕˇŽŕ°Œá›˝ÉťĘśÂ€ Îą Ë‚ Ë€á?žĎˇŕśŠŕ ‡ŕś€ŕžá„ŞÔ°cá…&#x;á‚ŒÔ“â€ŤÝ˜â€ŹŕŻš ŕˇŽŕ°Œá›˝Ô‘ŕ¸žŕľŹÉƒŕ¸“ŢľĘ?eŕŻšŕˇŽŕ°Œá›˝ÉťĘśáŠ&#x;Ď„ŕŻ–ÍąŕľŹâ€ŤŘżâ€Źá…•á†Śŕ°Œá›˝ŕŞ áŠ?á ¤â€ŤŢ˘â€ŹÓ ŕŽ‰â€ŤÜŞâ€ŹcÉşŕśŠŕŠ€â€ŤÝŻâ€ŹŕŻš ŕˇŽŕ°Œá›˝ŕ¸žá ¤ŕś¨á…Œŕ¸žŕ¨ŠÓŠŕ¸“ČšË¤ŕ¨żÉˇcÍ›ŕŠ€Îšâ€ŤÝŻâ€ŹÎˆáƒ”ŕ¨&#x;ŕ¨żŕ¸žÉ ŕĄ—ŕŠŁÔ‘ŕźŽáŠ?ލ͚‍ݚ‏dâ€ŤŢ˘â€ŹÓ dÔžĐ? ‍ؿ‏௿ֺe
CityU receives US$200,000 donation from SAP ‍ے‏ɣá?ľŢťŕ¨?6$3â€ŤŢ˘â€ŹÓ ÉťĘśŕ˘śŕ˛ ŕş’ ŢťĘ? SAP, the market leader in enterprise application software, donated US$200,000 to CityU to support research in the area of collaborative commerce that will test and extend various models, methods, and techniques of electronic commerce involving large amounts of data. Î•Í˛ŕŹˆÍŹŕ¸žáŽśÍ‚ŕŽšÍ§á¤‡ŕŻżÖˆáƒ”ÍąÎ”Ď˝â€ŤŢťŘżâ€Źŕ¨? 6$3ʔ̇cΉ‍ے‏ɣ࢜ᖲ ŕş’ŢťĘ?cÍ‚â€Ť×›â€Źŕź…ĐĽÔž Îƒŕ¨†ŕ§ťáƒ”ŕ¨&#x;â€ŤŢ˘Řżâ€ŹÓ cËžŕ˛Ąŕť°Ő—á’ˇŕ˘„ŕŁšĘĽÉŁŕľ´á…• áŠŁâ€ŤŘżâ€ŹÎˆá€ŕ˝‹ÉĽŕ¨†ŕ§ťá…Ąâ€ŤŰŽâ€ŹdʿؒdŇŒŕş e
Innovative bus safety system
â€ŤŰ’â€ŹÉŁŐ—ŕ —ŕ˛‹Ó Óšŕ˝?ŕŽŤÍ§â€ŤŢ˘â€ŹÓ ĘĽŕł•ŕ˘„ÉťĘśá?ľŕŠĄŕŻšŕ¸“ŢŤŇŒŕş ŕş’ŕ˛‹Ę?ŕź…
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A grant worth HK$641,000 was awarded to CityU and Hong Kong Automotive Parts and Accessory Systems R&D Centre by the Innovation and Technology Commission to develop a minibus safety and passenger information services system. The system will be installed on 12 green minibuses running in Kowloon and the New Territories as part of a pilot project in collaboration with two local minibus operators. Designed as a solution to enhance road safety, it will provide passengers with detailed information on transport and daily life.
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Catching out liars Ϭ৽ಡᑠშ
Thanksgiving Dinner for CityU supporters ےɣᐾϷ࢟યࡽ೮ᑢࢶಁɁ
A talk by an expert on automated lie detection discussed his research team’s
A Thanksgiving Dinner hosted by the Community
innovative technology at a City University
Relations Committee (CRC) on 16 November last year
Distinguished Lecture on 4 October last
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with them the University’s recent achievements and future development. Donors, friends of the University,
An “avatar” developed by a team led by
Council members, CityU senior management, alumni and
Professor Jay F Nunamaker of the National
students made up the 160 guests.
Center for Border Security and Immigration at the University of Arizona can sift through
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incredible amounts of behavioural,
ΛαԞʻܛɣነೕࢄࢶؿಁɁʻߎّܛᑢcԎం
linguistic and physiological cues that
ےɣؿณιగʥೕࢄஃིeˮયࡽཽؿႝΛ༠
typically reveal often involuntary signs of
Ɂc˳ࢶܢಁɁɡdΈވʤΡd࣎໎ผιࡗd
lying at high speed in locations such as
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border crossings and airports. His talk was title “Going the Last Mile in Research and the Development of an AVATAR for Automated Screening for Truth or Deception”. ȹϽϬ৽ಡᑠҌਿࡼ˾α ˂ ˀΕےɣˮᑟӡͶɐᑟcদԯޢӠ྆අޢೕ ؿณҌeᑟؿᕀ͌ܰ ܃ȹࡕޢؿӠiϬ৽भৣፑᖫშ ځɓ༠ ޢؿೕ e ᑟɁܰԓСࣚԅɣነਝࡼᖾྊړΪၤଫ̵ɻʶ˚ͨ-D\ ) 1XQDPDNHUઠcˢეኒؿ ྆අޢႇˮؿϬ৽ಡᑠສΊځ ݯɓ༠ c˿உສΕᖾྊˮɃɟʥዀ೩Δᒨc҄ ༦ᓎʗɁᗘɺ෮ݚᚉؿɣ൴ϷݯdӰႍd́ଉࢠڌcੀԯɻ˿༅Рց႓ᑠؿ༌ോጂ ᏎˮԞe
CityU’s wetland system removes 90% of wastewater pollutants ےɣޢӠೕଊኹ˾ॶ׳ϔˋɻȾιϔܷذ Researchers led by Professor Nora Tam Fung-yee, Chair Professor of the Department of Biology and Chemistry and Director of the Futian-CityU Mangrove Research and Development Centre, have found that an artificially constructed wetland can remove up to 90% of pollutants in wastewater. This highly efficient and cost-effective wastewater technology can be applied in sewage treatment plants and reservoirs and to deal with algal bloom that may cause red tides. ےɣ́ذʥʝነӡᑟઠ࠹ါ̈́Ðےɣኹޢ׳ೕɻʶ˚ͨᖭუშઠეኒޢؿӠɩୂೕଊc ኹ׳ɁɮᏦΔτ˾ϔˋɻϔܷࢽ˲ؿذcϔࢽଅ༠Ⱦι˞ɐeඖҌ˿Ꮆ͂כϔˋ୮ଉ ᄥˋc༥Թ˿ॶʵೕᅸؿᘝജଊോe
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News & Notable Scholarships help mainland ethnic minority students at CityU Â—ŕŠ›Ěˇâ€ŤĚľŢ‚â€ŹŕŞŞŕž†ŕłśá†‰áŠ?â€ŤÂ˜Ůźâ€Źá†‰áŽž ʑΔĘᅕ̾પÍ
Boosting green development in China with new technology ŕŻšŕ¸“ŢŤŇŒâ€ŤÚ”â€ŹŕľŹá †Ďłŕł•ŕ˘„ Professor Xu Kuangdi, Honorary Chairman of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, discussed how new technology in China promotes green development at a City
Five outstanding students belonging to
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ethnic minority groups and studying at CityU
November 2011 in his talk “Advances in Science
received special scholarships on 26 October
and Technology Boost Green Development�.
2011. The Dr Alice Cheng Ethnic Unity
Professor Xu’s address covered a number of
Scholarship, set up with a generous donation
energy-related issues on the mainland such as
from Dr Alice Cheng Chang Yung-tsung,
urbanisation, CO2 emissions, consumption and
encourages outstanding ethnic minorities
sustainability.
in remote areas of the mainland to study in Hong Kong. The aim is to help them acquire a
‍ے‏ɣ Îą Ë‚ Ë€á?žá?’௑ˎá‘&#x;࢔cÍ…Éťŕ¨?Ɏ೥৑˚ŕ˘?ŕž†ÎŠá™ˇËšŕ˘?ŕ˘˜Í˝ßťŕŞ ŕŞ’Ëšá‘&#x;cá•€â€ŤÂ—ÝŻâ€ŹÔ—á‰Œ
global mind-set and professional knowledge.
ŢŤŇŒŕľŹŇŻcâ€ŤÚ”â€ŹŕľŹá †Ďłŕł•ŕ˘„Â˜cŕŞ„ŕŚŚÉťŕ¨?ÎŁĐ„Ô—á‰Œŕ¸“ŢŤŇŒâ€ŤÚ”â€ŹŕľŹá †Ďłŕł•ŕ˘„eŕ˘˜ŕŞ ŕŞ’â€ŤŘżâ€ŹŕżŤá‘&#x;ËšßŹá˜ťß¸á ¤
The five scholarship recipients—Bayaer,
Éťŕ¨?༜ฝ‍ޚ‏á—?â€ŤŘżâ€Źá˜Şá•€c˳‍Ě&#x;ےܢ‏Ę?dɀ࣪Ę?ဧખ‍י‏d༜ฝࣹ༊ʼ̡ᙊೕࢄe
Suolinga and Cao Anran (Mongol), Wumaier Xializhati (Uyghur) and Zuo Mengge (Xibe) —are from Xinjiang. ‍ے‏ɣá?ľŕŠĄŕŠ›Ěˇâ€ŤŢ‚‏ŕŻ&#x;ÉĄâ€ŤŕžšŘżâ€Źŕ°ˇŕ˘śá–˛cŕŽ‰Í“ŕ¨ż ‍ݯ‏Ň?ĐĽÉťŕ¨?ʑΔᖞႊΔਂĘᅕ̾પ᎚ӞáŠ?
Court briefed on 2011 achievements áš‹ŕ¨?ŐŻŕĄ—ŕ¸œÎ‘áš‹â€ŤŰ’â€ŹÉŁ ιΚగ
Í â€ŤÂ—Řżâ€ŹŕŠ›Ěˇâ€ŤĚľŢ‚â€ŹŕŞŞŕž†ŕłśá†‰áŠ?â€ŤÂ˜Ůźâ€Źc˞ར᎞
The fifth meeting of the Court of CityU on 8
Ë˘ŕ ¨Ôžŕ˛‹ŇąáŠ?cÎšâ€ŤÝŻŮ˝â€Źá €ŕŽ?ਿพáŠ?á–Ťŕ šÔŽ
December 2011 reflected on key achievements
ŕ¨?áƒŒŕ´źŕŽŻâ€ŤŘżâ€ŹÉ ÉˇeŕťŽá†‰áŠ?‍ כٟ‏ι Ë‚
that have reinforced the University’s
Ë€ŕ –Ď‰ŕ˝•ŕł•cʄΊá?ľá†‰áŠ?Í ÔžĎŹŕ¸“á–€c
commitment to excelling in research and
Ë˘ŕ ¨Ü°á ŹĚ€ŕŞŞâ€ŤŘżâ€ŹĘąŕś?á€?d༗‍׳‏ཿd઴Ϊ
professional education, and received reports on
preparations for the implementation of the new 4-year curriculum in 2012. ‍ے‏ɣᚋŕ¨?ŐŻŕĄ—ŕ¸œâ€Ť כ‏ι Ë‚ Ë€á?žĎˇŕŹą Ę„Ď‰ŕ¸œá˜ŞcÎ‘áš‹â€ŤŰ’â€ŹÉŁâ€ŤŮśâ€ŹÔžŐ…ŕŠĄâ€Ťŕ ‡Řżâ€ŹÉŁÎš ŕ°—cČżŕťŹÔŻâ€ŤÚ”â€ŹŕľŹĚŻŕŁŽŢŤâ€ŤŢ˘â€Źá ¤ŕ¨żŕ¸žŕŞ ÓŠÔŽŕ ‡ ŕ šáŽšÉžË˛ŕ˘˝cԎᚚՅ‍ ݯ‏ι‍ܪ‏ϡณ̒ ιԚᇞ೥‍ؿ‏á˜?ŕŻ?ÉŽĐ?ŕ°‚Đše
ಳhá ?ĐŽá€?પ‍१ؿ‏ᗍʺ๊gĐŽŕľ•á€?há?˘Đ’ પ‍ŕŁ&#x;ŕž’ĚžŘżâ€Źe
Town Hall Meetings update progress on new pay scheme ÉŁáŠ?ŕł•ŕ˘„Íšâ€ŤÝšâ€Źŕ¸œŕŽ?ŕ°‚ŕŞ?ϡ—á?œŕ˘˝á†‰áŽžßŽŕ˝˛Â˜â€ŤŘ—ٜ‏ More than 350 colleagues attended two Town Hall Meetings on 8 December last year to exchange views on a new pay scheme for employees of the University. ༩ Ͻ‍ے‏ɣઠᓝॗ‍ Ë‚ כ‏ˀʗ Đ&#x;ËŽŕ˘?Ô௿ɣáŠ?ŕł•ŕ˘„Íšâ€ŤÝšâ€Źŕ¸œcగณ Ԛ߯‍ؿ‏ɣáŠ?ઠᓝॗᑀŕźßŽŕ˝˛Íšŕą’ ࡎӎe
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Distinguished alumni honoured ‍ے‏ɣΉÉ?ÎŠŕŁŽĘ¤ŕ˝•ŕŞ’Â—ŕŻ‘ËŽŕŁŽĘ¤á†‰Â˜ Three CityU alumni were honoured at the 2nd distinguished alumni award presentation ceremony cum leader forum on 13 October 2011 in recognition of their achievements and contribution to their careers, the University and society. The award recipients are Ms Dilys Chau Suet-fung (left), Partner of Ernst & Young, Mr David Hui Yip-wing (middle), Director and Group General Manager of Chinachem Group, and Dr Raymond Leung Siu-hong (right), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TDK China Company Limited.
$50m programme to enhance internationalisation â€ŤŰ’â€ŹÉŁŕŠ€á…†Ę„É?ŕş’Ę?ŕŞ?ϡ—áŠ?Í ŕ¨?჌Ę?ßŽŕ˝˛Â˜ A new programme aimed at broadening students’ internationalisation perspectives will be funded to the tune of HK$50 million. The Student Internationalisation Programme has already raised HK$25 million. It will sponsor overseas exchanges and internships for an extra 200 students each year for the next three years. â€ŤŰ’â€ŹÉŁŕŠ€á…†ËŽ ຒಋĘ?͂‍כ‏ŕŞ?ϡ—áŠ?Í ŕ¨?჌Ę?ßŽŕ˝˛Â˜cËžŕź…ĐĽáŠ?Í ßł ŕŁľĚ”á„ˆá„¤ÓŽá ˜câ€Ť×…â€Źćżśŕ´źŕŽŻeŕťŽßŽŕ˝˛ÍŒâ€ŤÚŠâ€ŹÉ°á˜?੡ ŕş’Ę?cËżËĽĎŠâ€ŤÜƒâ€ŹÉ? ιʑҰιá?ľŕź…м͚߳ࣾ̔‍ݚ‏dྡྷŕŒâ€ŤŘżâ€ŹáŠ?Í Í´á„ˆ Ίe
ሃኋÉ?cΉÉ?Ď˝ŕŁŽĘ¤ŕ˝•ŕŞ’Â—ŕŻ‘ËŽŕŁŽĘ¤á†‰Â˜câ€Ťŕž´Ů˛â€ŹË˘ŕ ¨Î•ÎˆĎŹÔ‘ŕ¸žÍ
CityU’s law school forges ties with Vienna University and Columbia University
ŕŤ&#x;d‍̴࣎ঢ়ר‏dŕŽĽá€Ťâ€ŤŮ…â€Źŕ¸œá‡˝Ężŕ ?â€ŤŘżâ€ŹÔżŕľ™â€ŤŮ˛â€ŹŕŹŠe
Ř’â€ŤÜ â€ŹáŠ?ŕ§‘á ¤á ?É–ŕĽ?ÉŁáŠ?ĘĽŕĄ?ŕ ˇËˆÔ“ÉŁáŠ?á–‹ŕşÎ‹Đ?Ôžá˜Ş
É?Ď˝ŕŠĄá†‰ŕŁŽĘ¤Ü°iÎŞĚˇŕ¸œßŽŕ˘‘Ô‘ŕ§ťÖşÎ‹ŕž‘É ŐšŕŻ áƒŁÉ¤ÉĄ ̞€dŕ´œ
The Faculty of Law at the University of Vienna will participate in a
áŽşŕś‘ŕž†ŕťŽÔ‘ŕ šŕś‘ŕž†á?˘ŕş¤ŕŹ‰ŕŽˆŕ¸žŕż˜ÍąÍ ɝ€d7'. Éťŕ¨?Â€Ň™ŕź…Ď„
new postgraduate exchange programme with CityU, while the Columbia
ŕ ‰Ę”Ě‡ŕťŽÔ‘â€Ťŕ˘?ŕ –ŕ šŮ˝â€Źŕ¨¨ĎˇÖ‚ŕŞˇĘŕŠ–ŕŻ&#x;ÉĄ Ě Â€e
Law School at the University of Columbia in New York will join CityU’s
‍ے‏ɣΕ Îą Ë‚ Ë€á?žĎˇâ€ŤŘżâ€ŹŕŹąÉ€Ö‰ŕŻ‘ËŽŕŁŽĘ¤á†‰ŕ˝•á†‰Ô°á“¤ŕż’áƒ”ŕż
Global Legal Education and Awareness Project (G-LEAP) following the signing of an agreement on 30 November 2011. â€ŤŰ’â€ŹÉŁŘ’â€ŤÜ â€ŹáŠ?৑‍ כ‏ι Ë‚ ˀʗĐ&#x;á ¤ŕˇ™Î”ĐĄá ?É–ŕĽ?ÉŁáŠ?Ő—Ţťŕ¨?ŕĄ?ŕ ˇ ËˆÔ“ÉŁáŠ?á–‹ŕşÎ‹Đ?Ôžá˜Şeâ€ŤŰ’â€ŹÉŁŘ’â€ŤÜ â€ŹáŠ?ŕ§‘á ¤á ?É–ŕĽ?ÉŁáŠ?Ř’áŠ?৑ᖋŕşÔžá˜Şc 啓৽ؒáŠ?â€ŤŢ˘â€ŹÓ Í Íšŕą’ŕś–ÍŒeĚŠĚ”cŕĄ?ŕ ˇËˆÔ“ÉŁáŠ?Ř’áŠ?ŕ§‘ĚłÎ˛ËąÉƒâ€ŤŰ’â€ŹÉŁŘ’ â€ŤÜ â€ŹáŠ?৑ŕŞ?ˎ‍—ؿ‏á?ˇŕŹˆŘ’â€ŤÜ â€ŹŕŞ ÓŠĘĽá‚?â€ŤŮƒâ€Źá‡žŕłĄÂ˜ * /($3€e
Green chemistry symposium á †ĎłĘ?áŠ?â€ŤŢ˘â€ŹŕŚŚŕ¸œ Participants from China, Hong Kong, Europe, Japan and North America
â€ŤŰ’â€ŹÉŁÍ â€ŤŘ°â€ŹĘ?áŠ?ӥ‍ כ‏ι Ë‚ Ë€Ôˇ Ë‚ ˀ˚á?’ČżŕŹąĚ’Ö‰â€ŤÝ•â€ŹŇŒŕşŕ¨?჌ â€ŤŢ˘â€ŹŕŚŚŕ¸œcá ¤ŕ¸œÉ ÉĄÔžĎŹÉťŕ¨?ʑΔdŕ —ŕ˛‹dá…Šâ€ŤÝ˜â€Źdˀ̯d˾ޝcÍłÎƒŕŞ„ŕŚŚ â€ŤÝ•â€ŹŇŒŕşâ€ŤŘżâ€ŹŕŻ–ณྏࢄʼԯ᎜͂eâ€ŤÝ•â€ŹŇŒŕşĘŒĘ¨É°Ü°á †ĎłĘ?áŠ?â€ŤŘżâ€Źá†…â€ŤŮžâ€Źŕťˇá•€c໮ â€ŤŢ˘â€ŹŕŚŚŕ¸œÜ°á„ŞŕĽ‚ŕ¨?य़Ę?áŠ?Îąâ€ŤŘżâ€ŹÎ›ŕś–â€Ťŕ§˝Ý â€ŹÉžČšeĚŠĚ”cÍ â€ŤŘ°â€ŹĘ?áŠ?ӥΕ Ë‚ Ď Ë€á?žá?’ÉŽĐ?Ń‹c༩ ÎŠŕ¨„ËąŮ‘ŕŚŚáˆƒČżŕŁ?á€¤Íłŕ˘ŻŕŹ‰áˆƒá ¤ŇŒŕşe
discussed recent advances and applications of fluorous technologies, a popular topic in green chemistry today, at the 4th International Symposium on Fluorous Technologies 2011 hosted by the Department of Biology and Chemistry from 30 November to 3 December as part of activities to celebrate the International Year of Chemistry. In another workshop organised from 12 to 14 December by the same department, more than 130 participants debated the development of nuclear magnetic resonance theory and techniques.
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Learning about life দ́՜ؿୄร෮ຮ Dying is not a socially endorsed topic of conversation, and a frank approach to discussing the “undiscover’d country, from whose bourn/ No traveller returns”, as Shakespeare’s Hamlet so elegantly puts it, leaves a speaker open to accusations of morbidity.
By Michael Gibb
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“The course introduces students to the different ways academic disciplines study death, mortality, ageing and the afterlife. Death raises big questions and our course offers multiple insights and ways to view it,” Dr Lam said. The interdisciplinary texture will be produced by the combined expertise
But an interdisciplinary team of scholars at CityU is seeking ways to
of the team comprising Dr Doris Au Wai-ting, Associate Professor in
encourage young people to adopt a more open attitude towards
BCH, Dr Alice Chong Ming-lin, Associate Professor in the Department of
reflecting on death.
Applied Social Studies (SS), and Dr Avnita Lakhani, Assistant Professor in the School of Law. Each scholar will inform the course with his or her
“I find that young people get mixed signals about discussions
research.
about death,” explained Dr Lam Yun-wah, Associate Professor in the Department of Biology and Chemistry (BCH) and the principal
“Our plan is to regard death from the perspectives of global public
investigator for the new GE course “Death: A Discovery Approach”.
health, and consider the genetic, political and economic factors that influence how long we will live,” added Dr Lam, explaining that the
On the one hand, death is not discussed openly in many societies,
country, or even continent, we live in influences how we will die and how
including Chinese communities, yet we are confronted by images of
long we will live.
death, often with very violent and graphic images, through computer games, films and the mass media, Dr Lam said.
Interdisciplinary input For Dr Chong, a gerontologist whose research interests include policy
Ways to view death
and services for older people in Chinese societies and end-of-life issues,
The aim of the new GE course, which was one of winners of CityU’s
reflecting on death raises complex issues about life. “We need to include
inaugural Interdisciplinary Professional Development Awards (IPDAs), is
a study of ethics, religion and humanism when talking about death.
to inspire students to examine fundamental questions about the second
Subjects like euthanasia and living wills are becoming more important in
event that is shared by all living entities, the first being birth/creation.
today’s societies, and it is essential that young people have the means to confront these challenges,” she said.
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Dr Au approaches death from the cellular perspective, the so-called science of death. “The cell is the basic unit of life. From a scientific viewpoint, cell death and the subsequent loss of cellular function are the basic mechanisms leading to termination of a life form,” she said. “Research on unravelling the underlying molecular mechanisms of cell death is essential for identifying the clues for cancer therapy and immortality, which is a positive way of looking at death.” A legal perspective on death and dying assesses issues related to elder law and the ramifications of death, in particular a suicide, on families and society in general. “The legal circumstances surrounding death are very complex for practitioners in the fields of criminology, forensics, and criminal law as well as for older people in terms of making wills, managing estates and handling end-of-life concerns,” said Dr Lakhani, who won a second IPDA for a GE course titled. “Law, Reasoning, and Morality: A Critical Analysis” with Dr Julian Lai Chuk-ling Associate Professor in SS. Dr Lakhani brings to the GE course on death her experience in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) particularly with regard to managing and resolving conflicts related to the rights of elders and healthcare.
“...that death is a good teacher of life, and that a proper attitude towards death helps us treasure life and what we have.”
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Sensitivity issues The team of scholars working on the course stressed the importance of sensitivity when dealing with young people and death. “Talking about death is a very emotional experience,” said Dr Chong, who has many years’ experience training counsellors. “One of my former students, a thirty-year-old man, broke down in tears sharing with classmates his guilt over how he failed to properly bury his pet dog—his best friend for many years—when he was a child,” she said. Feelings of grief may stay with us for a very long time and it is not easy to express ourselves, especially when society is not open to talking about death, she added. “Even today in Hong Kong, some people don’t like to use the number four as an apartment or floor number,” she said, referring to a superstitious dislike of the pronunciation of the word “four” in Cantonese because it sounds very similar to the character for “death”. From left: Dr Au, Dr Chong and Dr Lam
Dr Au stressed the need to broach subjects such as suicide with a great deal of care, too. One of the demographics most at risk of suicidal feelings
“We want to show students on the course that death is a part of life and
is young people. “We must make sure that by saying death is important to
ageing is a natural process, too,” said Dr Chong, citing Tuesdays with Morrie,
life that we don’t encourage an indifference to death.”
the 1997 non-fiction novel by American writer Mitch Albom and The Last Lecture by the late US academic Randy Pausch as relevant texts.
Positive thinking The team wants to reference landmark events in popular culture that
“Something I would like to pass to the students on this course is that death
speak positively about death. For instance, the speech that the late Steve
is a good teacher of life, and that a proper attitude towards death helps us
Jobs, CEO and co-founder of Apple and Pixar, gave at Stanford University
treasure life and what we have. We can ask ourselves how to make our lives
in 2005 was given a lot of exposure in the weeks after his death. In the
meaningful and if we can do something of value that will live on even after
speech, he talks of death not as something to fear but as a motivator to
our death,” she said.
make the most of your life.
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ϋə ܰمผɐႏݯɺփᘩʥؿᕀcߗτɁقӰಲҀᇹሃ ଡ଼ჱɻۄճཊऋ˔ɥֺီؿԅ ɺ౦τȹࣁɁΑԞ༦ुؿ ोɾਝ cగผ̬ݯɺ̳e
႓i ҈ࠨᇹሃϋəcగ߬˳ф࠷ଉነdրઠdɁ༞˚ຮޢؿӠeΪ
ɺ༦cےɣτడϽ༎ነޫޢӠؿነّ̳உؒརαႦɁౖʶॳc˞༖
ᅩɡڬୀߋነӯ۹দϋəcֶ˿႓ܰޢӠϋəޫነe ୀߋܰ́
ྸؿי۹˾܆ϣϋəe
՜ؿਥ̯௰ϽeޫነؿᜮᒨԞޜcୀߋϋəʵୀߋ˲ॶ௪̖cܰȹ
ᅥϋd́کፘᜅ೩ᇾᕀΕʌʨمؿผ̳ˀऩՇࠇ഼cϤαڇɁ۾τ̦߬ ነผΣЄࠍྦྷԒᗒᕀe
́՜үӶΉୄؿਥ̯ዀԹc ႓e ᘻעୀߋϋəؿʗɥነ ҈ೕଊྦྷτᗐϋəؿদሃcαႦɁઅνࢠڌؿɺc ́ذʥʝ
ዀԹޢؿӠcྦྷכఖұᏼट؝ᏻؒdव́ٽɺϢɾᑜc̦ܰɺ˿ʭ
ነӡ৹ઠ׳ᅼജɡ႓༞hˢ˚ޢܛӠஉȹپณᄈؿ၀൬ઠөᇾೡ
ؿcɖܰ˞ዶรྸ۹ۿޜϋəؿ২ؒe
ϋəiณ഼ӯɎؿॗ e ؒ܁ӯ۹ۿޜϋəʥᐽୄ༦ೡcڬผদၤϢαɁؒޚ܁ᗐؿਐᕀc ׳ɡ႓cȹʿࠍcஈΛΔʿمؿผɺʔᇹሃϋəc˳ܢΈΔജɁh
˞ʥϋə ऋПܰϬ ྦྷࡼمผΈʿʵೕؿᄧᚊe
ЎܰΕཋ༝Ꮋdཋᄧdɣଠඨఌɻc҈ࠨࠍقڳϋəؿౡcϤ˘྇ ཫ֡֡ӔᅘϤ༡भe
ϋəֺࣹʥ܁ؒؿਐᕀcΣፘᜅԹցdፘଐဳଉdᐽୄਐᕀ୮ଉ೩ԑ ඖcɺඩ˥ϢαɁᘨᗒᎷcЩԚ̻ܰຬነdؒᔢነdͷԑؒ೩ეਟؿ
ΣЄۿޜϋə
ਨพɁɡɖᘨɊʗᇲᔵc /DNKDQL ɡ႓eၤᎶ͂مผޫነӡ৹ઠ
ɓτ́՜ɾذcޑዃԭͧɣԑiȹܰˮֶ́cɀͧగܰϋ
ቭूᙍɡஉ̊ؿȹپ၀൬ઠөᇾೡ ؒ܁dଉኣʥ༞ᄨiғРʗ
əeɐ߸پ၀൬ઠөᇾೡ࿘Ᏽےɣࠖ։ ༎ነޫਿพೕࢄᆉ cԯր
cɖᏵ ༎ነޫਿพೕࢄᆉ e
ο̳ܰ啓ೕነ́˾ᄗ഼ϋəࣹʥࠇိိؿɣਐᕀe ׳ɡ႓i ᇾೡʵეነ́ႏᖫΛپነޫΣЄॗϋədঞϢd́ ̦τϋdԞ˖ˢ́೩ᇾᕀeϋəผʵೕ۾Λࠇɣਐᕀc҈ࠨؿᇾೡగܰ ઠɁ˞ΛိΛᅚؿ഼ӯۿޜϋəଊോdұԯɻ૯෮e
The “in-house sabbatical” The Interdisciplinary Professional Development Awards (IPDAs)
ᑟپᇾೡ྆ؿඅcමၙȿ༎ነޫؿነّíذʥʝነӡ৹ઠᅩᄫ
launched in 2011 offer teams of full-time faculty and teaching
ఉɡdᎶ͂مผޫነӡ৹ઠעᇘɡdؒ܁ነХଉઠ$YQLWD
grade staff the time, space and resources to develop cutting-edge
/DNKDQLɡcΈੀϬɯؿਿٽޢӠ؇Ƀᇾೡʑࢀe
interdisciplinary research initiatives and CityU Gateway Education (GE) courses that emphasise discovery and innovation. The expected
҈ࠨི߮Ͳଈʔͳᇯ́ؿӯ۹ۿޜϋəcদਥΐd؝ܧdᏜ೩
outcomes cover new interdisciplinary research opportunities and new
ᄧᚊɁᗘྐ՜ؿΐॖc ׳ɡᘷ႓cϾΕʇფਝࡼcޅϭ́ݠΕ࡚
GE courses for CityU students that can be taught as early as Semester
ȹɣݘcผᄧᚊԷ҈ࠨؿϋΐྐ՜e
A of the 2012–13 academic year.
༎ነޫਿࡼΈࢄֺٽ ɡܰϢαञነਿࡼcޢӠጙመ૪ၰΈΔജɁمผؿϢαɁܧ೪ၤٽ ّ৻רc˞ʥ́՜ᐽୄਐᕀcদϋəʵؿτᗐ́՜ؿᇲᔵਐᕀe
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۬ࠍܨԑ
Εᗐכϋəؿ၀൬ઠөᇾೡɻc/DNKDQL ɡ؇ɃȿϬɯԑ ౧ˤֲ
ዶรᅥᜮ
ٍय़ҺዀԹ ؿɮАcऋПܰ୮ଉʥҺϢαɁᚬСᔢᏻړ৪
ᇾೡɩୂѴશʵ͂ݚϷʼʝɻࠇؿɣԑԝc˞ዶรྸ۹দሃϋəeԝ
ٍय़ؿe
Σcᘢཋʥ֤৽܆ೋؿϷܧᐢസ࠹АնɁ̌ແʩg௶̠ɺɔ ˖˾کcϊ܃ᅕܱ౨ʑcˢ כαΕ̌ɽါɣነֺАؿᑟ፣ཫȹʹ
ણᕀ
ᄤՇඨeˢΕᑟɻ႓cϋəԎ֮˿ڈɾԑcϤܰ˥Ɂݠˮ˨ྡྷ́՜
߲ஐپᇾೡؿΈϽነّяੜሁcၤαႦɁদሃϋə̦Ɋʗᔑe
৽ؿɈe
ɡτফʶଉႤኒࡗؿᔔఒc႓i ᇹሃϋəڈࢀמᘩ৽ ੱe҈کτነ́cܰɍɊัؿӘɡcܺωၤነ႓Ϭɯ૯ʑ
҈ࠨ߬ྦྷ࠳ᚾϊᇾೡؿነ́႓עcϋəܰ́՜̦τؿආݒcϤঞϢɖ
ؿؾȹͧԑ zz ɩࣂ࠰cၤˢΛαጱΣʤؿᕠشذϋȿcϬɯڳӀ
ܰʨಳ༦ೡc ɡ႓cԎᄩʵਝАࡼ0LWFK $OERPೕ כٲα
τΡΡΪ້Ӓcȹ႓Ԟʋɺຑ̖ᐰࡖe ᑹ႓cభඬɾੱผٽα
ྡྷؿАܱޚ ۂ౨ɀ c˞ʥɰܨਝነّ5DQG\ 3DXVFK ؿ܃
Ђ፭҈ࠨcɾɺ˾cᗒ˞ۧݩcʮԯܰΕɺஈʔᇹሃϋəمؿผe
ȹᑟ cɀّܰʘᕀؿʼᘆe
႓i ޅϭΕʌʨࠗؿಋcᑹτɁিᑷ͂ᅕΥ ̒ Аپݯಶֶᅢᄙ
Εپᇾೡɻc҈߬Ԛነ͉́עȹ༞ଉiϋəܰઠɁႏᖫ́՜ؿӪ
ؿ໔ᆦe ̯ܰؿܞΔɁ˞ ̒ ݯϋ ڌ়ؿຑҀcΐݯຣႍɻ
h̳ᆢྦྷۿϋəcผԚɁෲੴ́՜dނ഼ʌʨኟτؿȹʘe҈ࠨɺљ
ؿԭΥೕࠑٶޚe
Ϭਐi܉ᅚɷॶݠˮτ෮ຮؿɁ́jॶЯАˮȹԒτძࠤؿԑੱ˥Ϭɯ ᒖϋಹ́j
ᅩɡੜሁ႓cొϬɾᗘؿᕀ߬ࣟ̔ɩʶcΕΈαᙍୂПɾɻc ɣcЎ҈ࠨԎڈརྦྷϋəܛɺΕ˝ؿʶྸe
ϋəܰઠɁႏᖫ́՜ؿӪh̳ᆢྦྷۿϋəc ผԚɁෲੴ́՜dނ഼ʌʨኟτؿȹʘe
In addition to the two IPDA projects mentioned in the story, three other
࣎ʑነͤ
projects have received IPDA funding so far: “Data is Beautiful: Visualization
༎ነޫਿพೕࢄᆉི߮ உ͓ כαcοΕ˥ͲᓻઠነɁࡗୂι
in the Humanities”, with team members from the Department of Chinese,
྆ؿඅᏵӷਪࣂؿංdيං༅c˞Ꮓ߯άဲ༎ነޫޢӠི߮c
Translation and Linguistics, and the School of Creative Media; “Integrating
ֶஉ߮ˮࠇॗdұณےؿɣ၀൬ઠөᇾೡeི߮ؿιੀ˳ܢณ
Social Sciences and Technological Networks to Develop a New Framework
ؿ༎ነޫޢӠི߮ʥณஉؿ၀൬ઠөᇾೡeےɣነ́τશΕ ነ
for Interdisciplinary Research and Education”, with team members from
αȹነ౨࠳ᚾԒณᄈᇾೡe
ڇαɁഢೕႦ́֨ࠓؿ፮ঢ়e ҈ࠨ߬႓עcϋəྦྷ́՜ؿ෮ຮࠇ
the Department of Media and Communication and the Department of Electronic Engineering; and “The Science and Humanities of Vision”, with
ȿɐʼొʥؿԭ၀൬ઠөᇾೡɾ̔c̊τɎͶɍᇾೡɖᏵȿ
team members from the Department of Physics and Materials Science, the
༎ነޫਿพೕࢄᆉི߮ ༅Хi ᅕኣɾiɁʼޫነɻؿౡോ c
School of Creative Media, the Department of Mathematics, and the School
Аّ྆අʗПԞϬɻʼdᓺᘭʥႍӰነӡၤ෮ఌነ h مผ
of Law.
ޫነၤޫҌ၉c͓ۺ༎ነޫઠөʥޢӠؿณܼ࿚ cАّ྆අԞϬఌ ၤඨᅌӡၤཋɥɮೡነӡh ϬಳޫነၤɁʼޫነؿ഼ய cАّ྆ අԞϬذଉʥҥࢿޫነӡd෮ఌነdᅕነӡdؒ܁ነe
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ਿพઠөၤޢӠ
Musical loops for lateral minds ڈȹঁࠑᅥА
By Eliza Lee
ʼiңऔݿ
What does a brainwave, a robotic arm or a printed circuit board have to do with music? Everything, according to Mr Samson Young, Assistant Professor in the School of Creative Media. As a child, Mr Young studied classical music but in retrospect he feels overly rigorous training can narrow one’s vision. It was only during his graduate years at Princeton that a whole new world of music opened up to him, after he saw students playing a quartet on their laptops. “It was inspiring how they turned a musical performance into a fun experience,” Mr Young said. Since that revelation, he has immersed himself in emergent multimedia performance, combining technology and mechanic and visual elements for use in next-gen music composition. His eclectic choice of musical devices includes brass and stringed instruments, video games, smartphones and, believe it or not, dental floss.
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In 2010, Mr Young and his iPhone orchestra performed for the first time
“The entry barrier to music learning has been lowered significantly with
in Hong Kong, and at Microwave International New Media Art Festival
the internet,” he said. “What sets a musician apart now is an ability to think
2011, his unconventional choice of instruments included brainwave
laterally. To make music that delights, it is important that one builds on
sensors, woodblocks and snare drums. Music aside, he has created several
serious skills acquired from the traditional camp by equipping oneself with
installations such as “Machines for Making Nothing” which explore human-
interdisciplinary know-how in electronic sciences and technology, stage
machine interaction.
visuals, lighting and performing arts.”
Drawing on his multidisciplinary expertise, Mr Young has incorporated
He hopes his students will come to discover for themselves what interests
elements of classical music, technology and new media into his unique
them and what they are good at through programmes at CityU and the
intermedia works. A regular guest at festivals and exhibitions in Hong Kong,
various creative media they work with.
Australia, the US, Iceland, Germany and other parts of the world, he became the first composer from Hong Kong to receive a prestigious Bloomberg Emerging Artist Award in 2007. In 2009, CNN’s global portal CNNGo.com named him one of the top 20 people to watch in Hong Kong.
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ਿพઠөၤޢӠ
ཋؐdዀુʹᐷdཋ༏خcԒޜɐ˾Ѝ˝ၤࠑᅥࠓ˒ɺ ޚʥcЎ෮ఌነХଉઠฦཽሣͱ́ႏͲࠨ̚ݯၤࠑ ᅥτᗐe
ٲeȿࠑᅥАcˢɖАɺʭສᖚۂcณӡͶΊ ݯಲ ݯዀኂ cॗɁዀʃ৽ؿʿβe ฦͱ́ጪ̀ࠑᅥdޫҌʥณఌʏॖc༜͂ΛነޫكᖫcАˮ
ฦͱ́ɩઅՇ̀ࠑᅥফcΑᚋ༦˾cˢႏݯร۹ᗲࣟؿফᆻ༦ೡ
ዟԮɁࠓࣟؿАۂeԒАۂΕࠗಋdዌݘdਝd͵ࢌdᄨਝ
˿ॶԚɁ഼யऍौeقϭ߲ἐਝౝ׳ནɣነcಳޜԷ̒Ίነ́Έ
ʥԯˢΔਂؿᖚຝࢄᙴผɐٲֶࢄˮe αcˢιࠖݯϽ
ܛȹʹొཋٲ֞ᅥ̒ࠇۗcݯˢ̨ȿА̊ؿȹːʨيe ೕ
Ᏽፕ ݯ%ORRPEHUJณȹˤᖚࡼ ̯ؿಋࠑᅥАɁhԎΕ α
ଊࡈԞࠑᅥٲ˿˞ფτመc ฦͱ́႓e
Ᏽਝτᇃณၘ၉၉ॎ&11*R FRPፕࠗݯಋࠤᜮؿޜɀɊɁ ɾȹe
ϬϊcˢȹقᝃޢณѼβΛఌࠑᅥٲcᅥኂԎɺࠉဳכᅥኂʥ֞ᅥ ኂc༝Ꮋዀdౣॶཋcޅϭˑᇃ೩ͧذιݯˢτመؿᅥኂeˢᑹΕ
Εʃᐲ၉αˤcነୌࠑᅥˈ˞מࢀکΛȿc ˢ႓e ֺ˞
ࠑᅥАɻጪɃޫҌdዀુc˞ʥ഼ཫʏॖe
Аّҡ߬Ή܆ၐcɺ௰߬Ԯௐਿ၀ؿcҡ߬Ӹ࠹ΛᓻcᎷ ၦ഼̎ཫdͮcޅϭၤˮcʹཋɥޫҌʏॖԞеଊ˥Ɂ
αcˢؿL3KRQHᅥඅࠖωΕࠗಋٲe˾αcˢɌ͂ཋؐᎶ
Ϧ͌ȹณؿАۂe ˢѴશነ́˿˞ΕےɣᇾೡɻነୌʥೕઈΈβΈ
ኂd˃ேʥɩརΕ α෬ؐਝณఌᖚຝɐ২ȿȹωП́ࠍؿ
ᅚؿАఌʍcᏵ啓ೕcϤҒԷϬɯؿጙመٽ୮e
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Sustainable cinema ˿ܛᙩᄧː
By Joan Yip
ʼi່ԣ٠
On a weekday afternoon last November, a group of local primary school students were drawn to an oddly interesting sculpture on display while they were touring the Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre. The installation featured spinning gears that ran a shadow puppet show. After a few moments one of the students suddenly pointed at the cloth windmill installed on top of the sculpture. That’s when the whole class realised the sculpture was not powered by electricity. “The wind powers the machine that plays the animation, creating a sustainable type of cinema,” explained Mr Scott Hessels, an associate professor at the School of Creative Media (SCM) and the artist behind the sculpture. The artwork, named “Shadow Play”, is one of three wind-powered sculptures in the “Sustainable Cinema: Kinetic Sculptures” series created by Mr Hessels, a media artist and filmmaker. Kinetic sculpture contains moving parts or depends on motion for its effect.
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“The machines are built to make people think and to start a conversation,”
Over the years Mr Hessels has experimented with a variety of interesting
said Mr Hessels, referring to the primary school students’ revelation. “The
mechanics for his kinetic sculpture family, ranging from a four-metre high,
interaction of the environment and moving images makes people look
water-powered image wheel to retrofitting a rickshaw and a helicopter into
at how we can make the media—our phones, our televisions and our
a mobile theatre.
computers—more sustainable,” he said. In his next project Mr Hessels will take 25 SCM students on an expedition Bringing nature into art is one of the distinctive dimensions of Mr Hessels’
to the Mojave Desert and Joshua Tree Desert in California in March 2012.
sustainable cinema series. “As an artist, you share your voice with nature.
The students will team up with Californian scientists to use environmental
By giving up a bit of control to nature, the artwork is shaped with new
data, such as humidity, the flow of water or the ripples of the sand to create
meaning,“ he said.
media art and sculptures.
Another characteristic of his artworks is that they change and “move”,
“The desert is one of the flash points of climate change. Instead of just
in contrast to older art forms that are static, such as paintings and
photographing the desert, there will be a new approach to reading nature,
photographs. The element of motion, as often seen in other media art
and a new way for scientists to visualise their data and explain climate
forms, renders Mr Hessel’s pieces more about the present—“this moment
change.
in time and society”, as Mr Hessels puts it—and provide food for thought on current social issues.
“Artists and scientists, two of the furthest apart groups, will be working together to present nature in a new way. This is truly interdisciplinary and it
“Almost all of my work is about taking moving images from theatre and integrating them into the real world. They are not artifacts. They are more about the possibility of a direction that society may take,” he said.
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could lead to some interesting innovations,” Mr Hessels said.
ਿพઠөၤޢӠ
α ˂ܺɮАˀؿɎʟcȹ羣̳Εᜮےɣٷ൫ʩ ෮ఌɻʶ̯ؿΔɩነ́cࢄᜨ裏ȹͧթऋτመؿ፯м ʵϾȿe
Ϭಳၤᖚጪ̋ܰ+HVVHOVͱ́Аܛ˿ؿᙩᄧːӡͶؿऋϳɾ
ͧສАؿۂऋϳܰcΕቯረ৽Ɏผᅌ͊יᄧᎻe༦ȿȹผԫcȹ
ˢؿᖚА̊ؿۂȹऋϳܰᛰʝၤ ৽ݠcτПכᖒೋd
ȹe ᖚࡼ߬ᜑϬಳɖၤٲ༠e̋෬ಕʭȹᒨઁԹcᜑϬಳ ೕɈ൴cᖚۂగผ藴фณؿ෮ຮc ˢ႓e
ነ́ޯಳܞ着፯ဲࠓ̠ؿӹcͲऒነ́ࣂɷ͉עc፯ࡈԞɺ
๑ː೩༖ඨؿ፷˅ᖚѼβeఌᖚѼβ裏Ӯ৽ݠؿʏॖ
ܰ͂ཋɈᚎ৽ؿe
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Аͧ፯ؿᖚࡼܰےɣ෮ఌነ৹ઠ6FRWW +HVVHOVͱ́e ˢᘷ႓i ࠓɈઐ৽ዀኂᅌ৽ݠיᄧೋcϤˮȹိ˿ܛᙩᄧ
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ːe +HVVHOVͱ́͛ܰఌᖚࡼዟ͓ႇːɁe
˖ވe̚ࠨɺܰɮᖚۂcϤܰ༖ٲכٶଊمผ˿ॶؿӶΉc ˢ႓e
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৽ ፯ фτ˿৽ͧcֶՇ̔Ɉᚎ৽Ϥ৽ݠe
৽ݠ፯ࡼપcΣ̒ʔʯঢ়ˋؿɈᚎ৽ᄧཫᔝረc˞ʥੀɁɈӹ قʠዀҝݯଫ৽ᄧ೩e
ᇹԷɩነ́ࠨؿ෮̔ೕଊࣂc+HVVHOVͱ́႓i ႇАԒዀኂ͌ؿ ؿΕڔכԚɣࡼ˾܆ϣᇹሃeྊၤ৽ྸᄧཫѼιؿʃ৽cʵኒ҈ࠨ
+HVVHOVͱ́ؿɎȹི߮ܰΕ α ˂ე Ί෮ఌነ
܆ॗ܉ᅚԚఌ zzΣ҈ࠨؿཋdཋ഼dཋ zz ҡ˱ړe
ؿነ́Ⴉ߳ਝ˱ήୣࠏۄҳ࣊ԓኹҳeነ́ੀၤ˱ήޫؿ ነࡼАcС͂Ꮶ۹dˋֶݚҳ॔೩ྊᅕኣАఌᖚАۂၤ ፯e +HVVHOVͱ́႓i ҳࣩܰ࠰ᛰʝ ؿᒨ e҈ࠨɺॶ̋ӷכ ҳడਜ਼๑ːcϤ߬͂ณؿʿؒ˾ᚾϬಳeޫነࡼ˿˞͂ိ ณʿؒҐᅕኣѼോʝcᘷࣩ࠰ᛰʝeᖚࡼၤޫነࡼ̯ܰПɣ ؿԭᗘɁcϤଊΕ߬ڳʶԾɈc͂ณப˾ٲଊϬಳe˿့ܰभ ̳ؿ༎ነޫАcȹցผʵೕȹԒτ෮ຮؿณ෮֨e
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January 2012
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Professional Education & Research
Innovation: key to the future ณḭԞೕࢄؿᗐᒄ
By Michelle Leung
ʼiષɥშ
Many problems in society require teams from multiple disciplines to achieve significant breakthroughs. That is why CityU promotes interdisciplinary learning through its new Discoveryenriched Curriculum, emphasising the culture of “discovery and innovation”. Public administration itself is interdisciplinary as it draws on subjects such as political science, economics and sociology to understand the functioning of government. Innovation is essential, too, as it is central to devising successful solutions for many societal problems. “One of my research projects is to develop an ‘innovation radar’ for the public sector, i.e. develop a tool that will help public organisations better understand how they can innovate,” explained Professor Richard Walker, who joined the Department of Public and Social Administration in the summer of 2011. He is an expert on innovation within public organisations. Professor Walker’s special interests lie in service and process innovations. He looks at the central services that public organisations should develop. Taking a university as an example of a public organisation and a new course as its service, Professor Walker looks at the underlying processes of innovation that allow the new course to be delivered.
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ਿพઠөၤޢӠ
“I try to understand how we put into place the administrative and managerial processes that
۾Λمผਐᕀ߬Λነޫ྆ؿඅͳЦɈɷॶᏵࠇɣޯवeےɣஉ ࠇ ॗұณᇾೡ cኒ༎ነޫઠነcੜሁ ॗၤณ ʼʝcԯࡈΐ̳̳Εϊe
allow organisations to deliver the innovations that they do, but there is currently not much
ʔͳဳଉ̯Ӹగܰ༎ነޫؿነਐcΐ߬ݯȿؿ֚ܧ༜Аc̦༜͂؝ܧነdᏜነdمผነ೩
research done in these areas,” he added.
ነޫكᖫeϊ̔c߬ι˲ҺᇽΛمผਐᕀcณɊʗࠇ߬cϤ˘ܰᗐᒄֺΕe
His other research interests include publicness,
҈ޢؿӠɮАɾȹగܰݯʔͳپஉ͓ ณཊ༠ c͛ЩఖҒȹိʿؒcᎳХʔᏪዀ࿚૯
red tape, strategic management and
ɃȿΣЄณc 5LFKDUG :DONHUઠᘷ႓eˢܰਿޢʔᏪዀ࿚ณؿਿࡼc αࡧտ˱
organisational performance in public agencies
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together with management reform in Asia. :DONHUઠ˚߬ޢӠʔᏪዀ࿚Ꮆೕࢄ࣏ؿʶ৻רcऋПܰ৻רณၤ༦ೡณeᐾԝԞ႓cɣ ነɖܰʔᏪዀ࿚cஉȹپณᇾೡЩܰొԜ৻רc:DONHUઠޢӠஉณᇾೡ߇ؿ܃ณ༦ೡe ҈ֺ২ؿΕכသɈȿ܉ᅚԹցϷܧၤဳଉ༦ೡcϤ˥ʔᏪዀ࿚ೕณॶɈeɺ༦c͌ک ԒეਟޢؿӠɺΛc ˢ႓e ˢޢؿӠეਟ͛˳ܢʔᏪዀ࿚ؿʔͳֲdւཀྵАࠓd೪ဳଉdୂᓱᐜࢽ˞ʥԓဳݘଉҝࠎe
Professor Walker has held senior positions in
:DONHUઠc౦כዌݘdࠗಋdɻਝʑΔd
Australia, Hong Kong, mainland China, the
୩ᙬdߜਝؿΛֺঢ়೩࣎Ͻֈ߬ᓻe࣓ኣ
Netherlands and the UK. He was placed in
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the top 1% of social scientists according to
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the ISI Web of Knowledge Essential Science
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Indictors, based on total citation counts and
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cites per paper scores, in 2010 and 2011. He
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is also a Fellow of the Advanced Institute for Management Research.
January 2012
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Professional Education & Research
The incompatibility of the fluorescent lamp system and the light-emitting diode (LED) lamp is one of the main obstacles to accelerating the popularity of LED lamps. But two CityU scientists might have found a solution.
Currently, most of the LED lamp drivers on the market only suit one power source. “The concept is environmentally friendly because the lighting network can be converted from fluorescent into LED without modifying the
When replacing a fluorescent lamp with an LED lamp, people have to get rid
infrastructure of the lighting network or replacing any type of ballast
of the fluorescent lighting system as it is incompatible with the operating
circuitry,” said Professor Chung, after spending six months developing the
frequency and voltage levels of the LED lamps. Despite LED’s energy
new technology with Chen Nan.
efficiency, the costs of replacing the entire lighting system drive away many potential users.
Chen Nan expects the new technology to promote the use of LED lamps and help reduce electricity consumption. “I hope the general public will be
Professor Henry Chung Shu-hung (above, left) from the Department of
able to buy these LED lamps and place them into the lighting fixtures of a
Electronic Engineering and Chen Nan (above, right), a PhD student on
fluorescent lamp by themselves easily and safely,” he said.
power electronics, have invented an LED replacement lamp driver with universal compatibility that enables LED lamps to fit into the fluorescent
“Although the driver will slightly raise electricity consumption and thereby
lighting system.
increase the cost of using the LED lamps, they are still worth using,” Chen said. “Its electricity consumption can be one-third less than that of a
Using the CityU driver, LED lamps can automatically identify and fit into
fluorescent lamp. And the price of an LED replacement lamp is lower than
different kinds of lighting power sources, i.e. a wide range of operating
the total cost of replacing the entire lighting system.”
frequency and voltage levels, irrespective of the type of ballast used.
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ਿพઠөၤޢӠ
Taking the lead with LED ೕͮɀรဳ ͮ๑ɝຒࡼ
ဌͮສၤೕͮɀรဳ /(' ʃɺ࠹ࢀcܰ/('ಲؒ ӾౝʥؿȹɣᖄcЎԭΊےɣޫነࡼɖஈɰҒԷҺ ፒؒe
By Christina Wu
ʼi߈ྮ
ཋɥɮೡነӡઠᒉኹᒤઠʥޢӠཋɈཋɥҌؿɡ́ஹมೕעȿ ȹိౝ༧࠹ࢀؿᚎ৽ኂc˿˥/('ሬ͂כΈိဌͮສe τȿိᚎ৽ኂc/('Щ˿Ϭ৽ᖫПԎሬᎶΈိ๑עཋcಲሃԯ፼
ߗ˞/('Յˤဌͮc̦ҡԯͲສcΐݯဌͮؿ፼ଅʥཋ
ଅཋᎦঢ়ГcֶԚ͂Єိᔪݚኂeଊࣂ̟ࠍɐؿ/('ᚎ৽ኂ̋ሬ͂
Ꭶၤ/('ɺ࠹ࢀeΐϊc/('ᒖ˿ޘཋcͲᆚҡ๑עສι̯
כȹိཋe
ঢ়סc˥ɺʭτ෮ҝ/('ڳࡼ͂ؿүe
ᒉઠ႓i ࿚܆τСړcΐݯ๑עӡ˿ͅဌͮᔝݯ/(' Ϥಲҝ৽ਥ̯உௐcɖಲҡᔪݚኂཋ༏e ˢၤஹม͂ȿʒ˂ ޢӠိณҌe ஹมདࢿඖณҌ˿རɁࠨԚ͂/('cಕʭ३ཋeˢ႓i ҈Ѵ શɣଠੀԞॶמࢀ۾ൕԷԒ/('cϬɯ৽ʹЩ˿Ϊ౧ᓿဌͮ ဳe ஹม͐ٲcᒖಳᚎ৽ኂผݯᄈ˱३ཋcొঢ়/('Ԛ͂ι̯cЎᐢ ʋಳ့eʑສౝ༧࠹ࢀֲᚎ৽ኂؿ/('c३ཋ൴˿ˈဌͮʭɍʗ ɾȹhൕȹ/('cɖˈҡኬ๑עӡڏփe
January 2012
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Institutional Development
Opportunities for innovation ณɾዀ
By Michael Gibb
ʼiሲౣʤ
Perhaps what makes Professor Wagner such
“As associate provost I am assisting with two
a good fit for this multifaceted role is his
major projects aimed at bringing the best out of
interdisciplinary background. His bachelor’s
our teaching and learning,” he said. “Firstly, we
and master’s degrees are in engineering from
are revamping the teaching assessment system
Admittedly, the stunning green panorama of
Germany, and his PhD in business from the
to make it more comprehensive and informative,
the Kowloon hills that greets visitors to his
University of British Columbia. He worked at the
while at the same time combating evaluation
7th floor office in the Run Run Shaw Creative
University of Southern California before joining
fatigue.”
Media Centre is impressive. But equally so is his
CityU 15 years ago.
When Professor Chris Wagner says he has the best view in town, he isn’t referring to his office vista.
Previous teaching and learning assessments
unique position at CityU as an administrator Surprisingly, Professor Wagner contends
have been criticised for not being sufficiently
that the most important preparation for his
integrated and questioned in terms of their
As Associate Provost for Quality Assurance,
current responsibilities has not been his prior
validity.
Associate Dean of the School of Creative Media
appointment as Associate Dean in the College
and Professor with affiliation in Information
of Business, but his position as a programme
“We want to create an all-in-one diagnostic
Systems, he has hands-on responsibility
leader many years ago. “Programme leaders have
system for faculty and teachers that gives
for institutional-level strategy as well as
many responsibilities, but usually little authority.
genuinely useful information, drawing on several
undergraduate teaching.
To achieve results, one has to learn to lead by
information sources. We also want to make sure
conviction and example. It is an important
that by the time it is implemented, we have
lesson,” he said.
an agreed upon, well-consulted, reliable and
and scholar.
“My different roles let me see on a daily basis
productive teaching and learning feedback
what is happening in central management
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and in the academic units, and so I am always
Academic and administration experience is
reminded of the delicate balance between
feeding into a number of projects supervised by
central and academic needs,” he said.
Professor Wagner in his various guises.
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form,” he said.
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January 2012
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Institutional Development
For Professor Wagner, quality assurance is not about policing. He subscribes
The new TEA scheme, which will be set in motion in January 2012, with
to the school of thought that a manager should be more like the conductor
outcomes to be announced by May 2012, will be more streamlined. It
of an orchestra, aware that everyone is an expert in his or her field and that
will lessen the workload of the nominees and make participation more
the manager’s role is formative and coordinating, i.e. developing leadership,
rewarding, said Professor Wagner, who won the award in 1999.
setting the scene, creating enthusiasm and ensuring synchronicity. Another initiative he looks after is aimed at creating more access and “An orchestra can play without a conductor if the musicians work together
opportunity for academic staff and students to innovate and jointly
to realise their potential,” he said.
develop intellectual property. The Ideas Incubator is directly aligned with the birth of the University’s newly implemented Discovery-enriched
This idealistic drive for greater personal empowerment in one’s profession is
Curriculum.
seen not just in the reformulation of the teaching and learning assessment, but also in plans to redesign CityU’s Teaching Excellence Award (TEA). A
“The Ideas Incubator is quite simply a chance for teams, comprising staff
latent concern has been that the TEA in its present form places too much
and students, to explore breakthrough ideas. CityU will provide the space,
pressure on nominees and that those who are finalists but don’t win may
the resources, and the funding to generate new products and practices
perceive themselves as “losers”.
across the disciplines,” Professor Wagner said.
“An orchestra can play without a conductor if the musicians work together to realise their potential.”
The first round of proposal was considered last November, with five projects awarded resources. “This initiative is not just for scientists and engineers. Social scientists are getting involved just as enthusiastically. One of the funded projects, for instance, sets out to enable low carbon living in Shek Kip Mei,” he said.
“We want more colleagues to be nominated and to create a broader platform of winners, to really make this a celebration of outstanding
The message is that opportunities for innovation are everywhere, as long as
teaching,” he said.
we don’t limit our minds.
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&KULV :DJQHUઠ႓ˢኟτࠗಋΡ ؿ഼ய ࣂcˢܞ ؿԎڈፒʔ۩̔ࠍؿౡϳe
҈ࠨѴશ͓ۺȹΛ˲ॶؿൈᒾӡcᜑઠޢɁࡗ༦Λိಒ༞ొԜ भ̳τ͂ؿ༅e҈ࠨѴશ̳βྡྷࣂܪcॶτȹ༦૯Ƀጺdɣࡼ ȹߎႏ˿cԎࠤڌፆఒτιࢽؿઠነ෮Ӯሁ݅ٲc ˢ႓e
ˢؿፒʔ۩Ͻےכɣٷ൫ʩ෮ఌɻʶȼᅢc˿ࠝ᐀Ⱦ᎘ؿɬ˙c ᇡ㎟ၵၕc͝ЃΕॐٴ۪cؿᆢሌʶࢧ͌eЎˢАےݯɣဳؿଉّၤ
:DJQHUઠႏݯcॖሔړᖬɺܰဟဳeˢႏဳଉّగཫ͚ܰᚊᅥඅ
ነّؿዟऋΔϽɖᅚˮϳe
ؿܞؒc͉עҰᅥʹܰΈϬეਟؿਿɷcϤဳଉّؿᓻஐܰԹ ߯ܧ೪Ծሁ zz ೕეኒɷॶcᏪcውɡࣩcᆢړүe
:DJQHUઠଊͨےɣԾଉነ৻৹࣎ ٽॖሔړᖬ d෮ఌነ৹ ٽd༅ӡઠeˢȿྡྷၤԹ߯ነ࣎ᄙࠍؿ೪ɾ̔c͛ ̯ޫ́ɐᇾe
Σ֞ဳᅥඅؿҰᅥʹॶ၀Аcೕ ᅶॶcᅥඅಲॶ͛ܞۗe
ኪͨɺᓻ৻ॶԚ҈ޜԷ࣏ʶဳଉᄙၤነپҰʨೕ́ؗੱؿcΐ ϊ҈ผ࠹ᚋဳଉپነؿپұcသɈՅ̡ጫc ˢ႓e
Σ֞ဳᅥඅؿҰᅥʹॶ၀Аcೕᅶॶcᅥඅಲ͛ܞ ॶۗc ˢ႓e
:DJQHUઠॶਪͨɺᄙࠍؿᓻ৻ɖஈᓊ˲כˢؿ༎ነޫ߇ౡeˢ ΕᄨਝՅɮೡነɡဨɡነϽcᘗϤߜᙔࡐ࠷ˈԓɣነՅਆነࡑ
ˢؿଉܰcᜑઠޢɁࡗΕਿพეਟɻԔτҡɣϬ˚ᚬcိؒɺ̋
ነɡነϽeˢ౦ͨᓻ˱ڲכήɣነc α˱کɃےɣe
ܰଊΕҝӪઠነിЅɐc͛ଊ כˮઠነᆉ ི߮߯࠳ؿɾɻe ͌ؿکˮઠነᆉ࠰ፕɁʪΛᎦɈcɃϤ̰Ᏽᆉّ˿ॶႏݯϬɯܰ
˥Ɂ෮ɺԷܰؿc:DJQHUႏک͌ྦྷݯᓻ৻τᎳХؿcɺܰ౦
ፏࡼ cਐᕀȹقՇԷᗐ؇e
ኪͨਆነ৹ٽcϤܰΛαک২༦ᇾೡ߲ஐɁe ᇾೡ߲ஐɁᓻஐ ᐥΛcЎӀτΛɣྡྷᚬe߬Յιc̦ע֨ڌᆢc˞ӸАڬcܰ
҈ࠨѴશτҡΛԑᏵొΊcݯᏵᆉّҡɣ̡̎ؿcᜑઠነᆉ
۾ᗸൔؿc ˢ႓e
भ̳ιݯབˮઠነؿᆉc ˢ႓e
ነʥဳଉԚˢΕ߲ஐΛိඖ͌ࣂΣٯᐮe
:DJQHUઠ႓cณؿˮઠነᆉിፕི߮ੀ כα ˂նྡྷܪcԎ ੀΕ α ˂ɾکʔЗeณི߮ೡѵ༖ݯ၀ᓯcੀಕʭᏵొΊّ
ΕԾଉነ৻৹࣎ٽᓻϽɐc҈̳ԾХܪϷԭඖࠇི߬߮c͌ܰؿᜑے
ؿɮА൴cԎԚၤّνᖆҡΛeˢϬɯ౦Ε α࿘Ᏽᆉඖe
ɣؿઠၤነяॶ၀ऩұ၀c ˢ႓e ࠖͱc҈ࠨ̳Ε࠳߯ઠነിЅԹ ۹cԚɾҡͲࠍ༅ࢿҡသcࣂᑷЛଐ́ിЅठe
ˢၤ̊ؿȹඖณᐾઉܰ ෮̙өኂ cοΕݯઠޢɁࡗၤነ́ొԜ ҡΛڏСૈͧၤዀผcڔ൬ณcكׅᖫଐᚬe෮̙өኂقઅණ́
ͱؿکઠነിЅႏݯɺਪͲࠍ˞ʥ̰ॶʦܮ߬ϣྦؿʑࢀϤՇԷ
ȿےɣٶԞઐϷࠇ ؿॗұณᇾೡ e
ғിe ෮̙өኂ۾ᓯ௰cగܰےɣΈ྆අȹॗณ෮֨ؿዀผe ྆අ˿ͅઠᓻࡗୂιcɖ˿́ͅୂιe҈ࠨʀيංdஉܪd༅ټ ࣂංcᜑˢࠨА༎൙ነޫؿณଐۂณི߮c :DJQHUઠ႓e ȹረొ࣐˾α ˂ɰদሃ༦cԯɻʄඖ͌Ᏽ༅Хe ඖི߮ɺඩޫݯነࡼၤɮೡϤஉcمผޫነࡼɖዶรၤeˈ Σ႓cԯɻȹඖᏵ༅Хؿඖ͌ܰᎳХ͏⎻Ѯιྡྷ˿ݯϷГဧ́ؿݠΔ ʿc ˢ႓e ̋ࢠڌτȹi̋߬ౘޯכवcณؿዀผࠝܰޑܣe
January 2012
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Institutional Development
The discovery lab ෮ྡྷ۩
By Michael Gibb
ʼiሲౣʤ
Space always comes at a premium in Hong Kong, and a designated area where you can test out your own ideas with state-of-the-art equipment is a precious concept. The Gateway Education (GE) Discovery Laboratory, due to open later this year, will provide CityU students with such an environment. This purpose-built, multi-function wet lab will provide facilities for up to 30 students at any one session to develop innovative ideas as part of their GE courses. Managed by the Office of Education Development and Gateway Education (EDGE), the lab will house a rapid prototyping machine and a 3D scanner, enabling students to transform digital designs and models, for instance, into physical objects. There will also be a soundproof “show and tell” studio where students can showcase their discoveries, display them online and practice their communication skills. And quiet rooms and mobile work benches can be shifted around to provide more space or to alter the dynamics of the learning ambiance. Two dedicated engineers will be on-site to provide vital technical support. “Discovery is about building on something that already exists and making it new in some way,” said Professor Cheng Shuk Han, the Director
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of EDGE and a professor in the Department of Biology and Chemistry. “We believe the equipment we have planned for the lab will let students experience the thrill of seeing their ideas come to life.” The lab will be much sought after by students taking GE courses in the new 4-year curriculum. To graduate, students need 25% of their credits to come from interdisciplinary GE courses, but not all students have easy access to laboratories on campus. This additional lab will complement the existing labs in the College of Science and Engineering (CSE), the language labs and the brand new facilities in the new Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre. EDGE manages several initiatives that support this new curricular focus of discovery and innovation. “Our role is to engage the campus in discussions and provide pedagogical suggestions in support of the new Discoveryenriched Curriculum (DEC),” explained Professor Cheng, who has won many innovation awards at international exhibitions, including the Gold Medal at the 35th International Exhibition of Inventions, New Techniques and Products of Geneva in 2007, and several gold and special awards from the
The Fulbright scholar associated with EDGE, Professor Martha
Korean International Women’s invention Expositions since 2009.
Carothers, a book artist experienced in general education at the University of Delaware, is acting as a consultant on EDGE teaching and
“We are here to find out what staff want and what they need to embed in
learning projects, while the General Education Course Evaluation Panel
their courses and programmes for students to discover and innovate,” she
(GEEP) coordinators facilitate the launch and implementation of the GE
continued. “We provide food for thought by looking at GE in holistic terms.”
curriculum.
“Discovery is about building on something that already exists and making it new in some way.”
“The new discovery lab is just one way we are working with faculty to integrate the DEC into the undergraduate programmes, and we are very excited about the projects that the students will be working on and the discoveries that wait to be made. This new GE Discovery lab will provide a venue for students from non-CSE departments to get their hands wet and transform their dream design into prototypes,”
At the end of last year, EDGE hosted a series of institution-wide events
Professor Cheng said.
aimed at building consensus on the varied aspects of the DEC. Two DECimplementation workshops were held in November for associate and assistant deans to share ideas about the DEC with programme leaders. Additional sessions were held for Fulbright scholars to discuss how different aspects of discovery have been implemented in their own courses at their home institutions.
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Institutional Development
ےɣੀι͓ȹֺΛ˲ॶ ؿ၀൬ઠө ॗྡྷ۩ cτͱ൬ؿஉௐcਿԜ ነ́ಡԎೕϬɯؿณ෮֨eྡྷ ۩ੀι࠳ݯୌ၀൬ઠөᇾೡؿȹc כʌαʑ啓͂c˿ࣂࢀढ़ Ίነ́h ΕʯɠɨࠗؿټಋcᏪΣϊውೕ෮ ؿྊc˿ጽᗒॶ˿ൔe
ྡྷ۩ͅઠөೕࢄʥ၀൬ઠө୮ဳଉcௐȿ҄ࡈێዀɍၐઍూშcነ́˿Ԛ͂Ԓஉௐ Ґᅕᆦஉ߮ၤᅕᆦᅡێᔝιྡྷͧذe ྡྷ۩ᑹτȹངࠑ۩͐ࢄؿcԜነ́ࢄ͐ϬɯؿೕଊcΕ၉ɐА͐cԎᆻୌҌ̝e̊τ డ፷۩cʑτ˿Ϭͅଫ৽ؿɮА̎c˞ᒷɣነୌيؿංcֶᛰ৽ԯɻؿສeτԭϽਿᓻɮೡ ΕԾХcొԜᗐᒄؿҌܞኒe ֺጽೕଊcగܰС͂ܫτؿԑذc˞ܺိʿβઐஹˮณc ઠөೕࢄʥ၀൬ઠө୮୮ٽd́ذ ʥʝነӡઠሲૠᄐઠ႓e ҈ࠨڌޚc҈ࠨྡྷݯ۩ᘐིؿஉௐcੀԚነ́˞͌Ϭɯؿ ෮֨ᛰιྡྷذcͅϊଐ́ؿጙኍɾੱe ณ̒ؿαነԹܪϷ܃cྡྷ۩ੀผι࠳ݯᚾ၀൬ઠөᇾೡነ́ؿᆅپֺeነ́߬ѧιነ พcగ̦Ε༎ነޫؿ၀൬ઠөᇾೡɻᏵଓพֺ̒ؿʗɾȹነʗe࣎ʑଊτྡྷؿ۩˳ޫܢ
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ነʥɮೡነΈྡྷ۩dႍӰྡྷ۩c˞ʥτͲณஉௐٷؿ൫ʩ෮ ఌɻʶcЎᗒ˞ԜͲነ́Ԛ͂eณᄈؿֺ၀൬ઠөॗྡྷ۩c ˿˞Ꮄɺӷe
ֺጽೕଊcగܰС͂ܫτؿԑذc ˞ܺိʿβઐஹˮณe
ઠөೕࢄʥ၀൬ઠө୮߲ஐؿడඖઉܪcяοΕઐϷࠇॗұณؿณ ᇾೡeሲઠᘷ႓i ҈ࠨؿᓻஐܰڔԚےɣ́එ܆ᄤऩcొᘪΈ ိઠነؒc˞ʻࠇܛॗұณᇾೡe ሲઠ౦࿘ᏵΛඖਝࢄᙴؿ ณᆉcԝΣ ։ˀʑ̿ਝೕעʥณҌၤଐࢄۂᙴټᆉc˞ʥ αϭʌᒚਝਝਯɤೕؿࢄעΛඖټᆉe ҈ࠨȿઠ߬Ԓʇფcᇾೡʥޫ͌裏߬˳фʇფcɷผ˥ነ ́τዀผ˾ೕଊd˾ณc ႓e ҈ࠨͲѫؿӯ۹ۿޜ၀൬ઠө ᇾೡc啓ೕɣࡼ܆ϣe ݯȿᜑɣࡼྦྷ ࠇॗұณᇾೡ ؿΈʿࠍՅͳᖫcઠөೕࢄʥ ၀൬ઠө୮˾αα֛˚ፒȿȹӡͶࠇ߬৽ݠ࣎Ͳؿe୮˂ כઐˮ ԭɮАыcᑼᇼ৹ٽdХଉٽᇾೡ˚ͨȹদሃΣЄܪϷ ࠇ
ॗұณᇾೡ c፭܃ɌᄈፒΛɮАыcᑼᇼےɣΛϽఒ̠ഠऋ ਐነɁদሃˢࠨΕ̯ਝঢ়೩࣎ΣЄੀॗณؿʏॖ؇Ƀᇾೡɾ ɻe ఒ̠ഠऋਐነɁdႇ࣊ᖚࡼ0DUWKD &DURWKHUVઠኪͨ୮ؿઠ ነඖ͌ᚋਐc౦כਝऋּജɣነઐϷɷઠөcᔔఒe̊ ̔c၀൬ઠөᇾೡിЅɩୂؿᘐɁࡗ͛ԾХ啓৽ઐϷ၀൬ઠө ᇾೡe ҈ࠨ̳ΕၤઠАc߬ੀࠇॗұณᇾೡጪɃ̯ޫ́ؿᇾೡc ֺณؿॗྡྷ۩ඩܰАؿபɾȹc ሲઠ႓e ྦྷכነ́ ੀ߬২ؿඖ͌d̰Ԟؿณೕଊc҈ࠨ˨౨ۿeณᄈ၀൬ઠө ॗྡྷ۩cԚޫነʥɮೡነɾ̔ؿነ́ɖτጱϬ৽ʹ২ྡྷؿ ΔcҐྒؿஉ߮ᔝʝذྡྷݯᔷѼe
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Through the Lens
Cutting-edge building άဲۺዾ
Photo: Sunny Wong
ᙘᄧiඡณ
It is a landscape of space, stretching horizontally and vertically, pushing our imaginations to the frontiers of possibility, and capturing the creative soul of Hong Kong. Designed by the world-famous architect Daniel Libeskind, the Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre (CMC) is a landmark building for Hong Kong, embodying the spirit of discovery and innovation.
ٷ൫ʩ෮ఌɻʶͅ˖ވടΊۺዾ 'DQLHO /LEHVNLQGஉ߮cԯᐣЊࢄؿ ێcԚɣᅢيං܋Σ͓ɬˋೋఝcው ೕᜮّಲᆯؿཫɈeɣᅢသᛷࠗಋ ෮၀ुcԎɰιݯോᄩ̯Δॗၤณ ၀ुؿΔᅟe
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ͮᄧ˖ވ
January 2012
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In the Know
Alternatives to the nuclear option ࣏ॶ˞̔ؿፕእ
Professor Johnny Chan Chung-leung Dean of the School of Energy and Environment
ʼiॶʥྊነٽ ஹͦӪઠ
Demonstrations against the use of nuclear energy were staged worldwide following the radiation leaks at the stricken nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan in March 2011. The incident highlighted the concerns of many people of using nuclear power as an option in addressing the issues of climate change, alternate energies and energy security. Besides the possible environmental effects, there is the issue of cost to contend with. Building a nuclear power plant is very expensive: the best construction materials are required for a strong protective shell; multiple safety measures and contingency plans have to be put in place; and nuclear waste has to be treated and disposed of. However, nuclear energy has proved popular; for example, it currently accounts for around 23% of the total electrical power consumed in Hong Kong. Many now feel that we have no other option but to go nuclear especially as a reliable, cost-effective and renewable energy supply has yet to be identified. As an alternative to nuclear energy, and until we can create a sustainable alternative with less of a perceived threat to the environment, we should allocate more resources to researching the more efficient and cleaner use of fossil fuels so as to reduce the amount of pollutants and the emission of greenhouse gases. Coal can be made cleaner and more efficient, for example. Newly developed devices can reduce the amount of sulphur dioxide emitted when coal is burned, while coal gasification is a promising method of exploiting the planet’s richest source of fossil fuel. Similarly, scientists are developing carbon capture and underground storage technologies that
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mitigate the carbon dioxide created when natural gas is burned, although a
As Hong Kong is surrounded by water, we can explore the possibility of
lot of energy is consumed in this process.
turning the energies of the sea, such as the kinetic energy of wave and tide, into electricity. CityU is studying how to use the regular tidal pattern
Researchers are investigating how to develop an artificial photosynthesis
for power generation. In addition, because wave conditions in Victoria
process that simulates the way plants break up carbon dioxide’s strong
Harbour have become rougher due to land reclamation projects, we can
molecular bonding. Another approach is to look for ways of extracting
explore the possibility of using wave energy.
carbon atoms from carbon dioxide and combine them with hydrogen for fuel.
Before building any kind of device that can convert energy into electric power, we need to assess the whole production process, from
Experts are currently looking at ways to diminish the consequences of
the extraction of the raw materials and power generation to waste
using silicon in the production of solar energy. Although the actual process
management. Especially we need to study the pollution caused by
of power generation through solar energy produces minimal pollution,
the production process and the deployment of manpower and other
extracting silicon—the raw material for the production of solar cells—from
resources.
the earth and transporting it to the plant can damage the environment. The practical solution to the deficiency of nuclear energy and fossil fuels Carbon is contained in food waste, sawdust, the internal organs of animals,
is to develop a more environmentally friendly energy that will ensure the
and even fallen leaves and branches. Using them intelligently, we can
sustainable development of the economy.
create fuel. Organic waste can even be used for the production of plastics which would reduce the over-reliance on petroleum.
α ˂ˀ̯ါࢌ࣏ཋᄥԑ܃ܨcͲଈΛਝࡼˮଊʦ࣏͐ ۤeါࢌ࣏ԑ˱ܨ૯ȿɣଠؿဘᄬcሔဘ࣏ॶܰЯሬАݯ౧ ˤॶcᎶྦྷࣩ࠰ᛰʝ˞ʥॶΪͲe
ϊ̔c͛τޫነࡼΕޢӠɁɮͮА͂cཹઔ͂ᗘЍ౺ͮذА͂
࣏ॶȿ˿ॶྦྷྊιᗲࠇࡻcᑹϣᄬι̯ਐᕀe࣏ཋᄥؿძ
ʪඈॶೕཋࣂడ˝ɺผ́ιϔܷذcЎݯȿႇʪඈॶཋϑcઔԯ
Ɋʗঢ়סcɺඩԚ͂ΡؿҥࢿႇιਠྡྷؿΪͲړᙶಆcϤ˘ઔՅ
ࡈࢿ لၤ༜ፏ༦ೡ˿ॶवᕝྊeޫነࡼ̳ΕޢӠಕʭᄧᚊྊ
ΛࠇΪͲઉܪஉցΛိ՚ؿᎶᛰི߮eϊ̔cι့̯߮ᑹᎶ˳ܢ୮
ؿʿؒe
ؿዀԹcʗ࿚ਠ՞ؿɀ࣪ʝဧʗɥe̊ȹޢӠʿΉܰஉؒɀ ࣪ʝဧɻొՅဧࡈɥcԎ˱Ƀʏॖၤɾcಳ܃ႇιዝࢿe
ଉ࣏ᄠࢿؿ͂e ᄡd˃ࢃd৽ذʑᚺcޅϭໃ່ܽײфτဧʏॖcߗഁ˱С͂c ɺ༦࣏͌کཋʋޚౝ༧cԝΣcࠗಋଊࣂԚ͂ؿཋॶᐢ൴ɻcԞϬ࣏
ॶਪ͂Аዝࢿéذᄠࢿɖ˿ႇᇒc˞ಕʭྦྷ͏ؿؖԗፆe
ॶّЌ eɺʭɁႏݯcΕҒԷΪͲ˿ቌɌଲι̯ࢽऩ́ʹ˿ؿ ॶɾکcԚ࣏͂ॶЍ˝ಲ˿ᑷЛe
ࠗಋ̒ࠍࣵc҈ࠨ˿˞ޢӠΣЄС͂ɣࣵɻؿΛိॶ൴ Σ࣯ؐ ᅸϒ৽ॶ Ԟೕཋeےɣ̳ޢӠΣЄС͂ࣂܘঽؿᅸˋઐ৽ೕཋ
҈ࠨޢೕҡτСྊؿ౧ˤॶࣂcᎶࣂҙɃҡΛɁɈذɈc
ዀeϊ̔cිࣵɮೡԚၐಋࣵࠍ࣯ؐؿᄈɣcܰЯ˿С࣯͂ؐॶԞೕ
ॗΣЄొঢ়ʝ͏ዝࢿॶؿࢽऩcಕʭʝ͏ዝࢿೕཋࣂખˮؿϔܷذၤ
ཋcɖܰȹೕࢄʿΉe
ใ۩ࣩe ΕႇͨЄȹိੀॶᔝʝݯཋॶؿɮԮࣂc҈ࠨᎶࡈࢿd́ଐd ᐾԝԞ説 cዝ๏ೕཋɰˈ˞کᅳcॶࢽऩɖҡঢ়eΕΈᗘʝ͏ዝࢿ
قϭᄠૃؿذສ୮ଉ˱˞ിЅcϣᄬኬ༦ೡผЯϔܷྊdɁɈذ
ɻc๏ؿᘤᔀᔔఒcޫነࡼଊɰޢೕˮଥສc˿ዝ๏ࣂଐ́
ɈΣЄສ೩ਐᕀe࣏ॶʥʝ͏ዝࢿяτॠᒨc৻ྡྷؿˮ༏ΕߎכɈ
ؿɀ࣪ʝଥe๏ؿዝዖ༦ೡɖ˿˞˱˞ҝ൬cԝΣੀ๏ࣩʝʹ܃ዝዖe
ೕҡॶؿړcɷܰᆢمړผᏜ̷ᙩೕࢄɾ༞e
ၤϊࣂcޫነࡼ̳Εೕဧࢰࢴʥ۬ΦҌcੀዝዖʨಳࣩખˮؿɀ ࣪ʝဧʝcνඑ܃ΦכΔɎcЎኬ༦ೡ३ॶ൴ɺʭe
January 2012
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Gown to Town
Pass it on ᑀˌޚඨ Communications experts Dr Helena Pan Xiaowei (right) and Dr Zhou Yuqiong are applying the teaching mode and international vision that they acquired when studying at CityU to enhance their professional development and teaching at Shenzhen University.
By Mirror Fung
ʼiඟށ
“Notable figures in the field of Chinese media such as Professor Lee Chin Chuan, Professor Jonathan Zhu and Dr He Zhou work in CityU’s Department of Media and Communication,” Dr Pan said. These CityU scholars impressed the two Shenzhen University academics with their knowledge, teaching and research principles and methods, and
It was CityU’s reputation in the field of communications that prompted
their ways of reasoning.
Shenzhen University colleagues Dr Helena Pan Xiaowei, Associate Professor and the Head of the Department of Mass Communication, and Dr Zhou
“CityU’s education emphasises theoretical attainment and at the same time
Yuqiong, Associate Professor in the same department, to enroll here in 2001.
highlights methodological training. In addition, the overseas exchange
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“The teachers helped me broaden and upgrade my academic interests.” experience I had gave me the opportunity to co-operate with excellent scholars from different countries. The teachers helped me broaden and upgrade my academic interests. Having mastered advanced theories and
ᅾኮᄫɡ ̞྇́ ՚ᕽɡΛαکΕےɣ࠳ᚾඨᅌ ነcነι܃ੀ̴࣎ؿઠነʿβਝ഼யԷ૯Γɣነcܫ ͂כਿพɐ၀ऩұ၀cɖઐ৽ҝ൬Δؿઠነe
methodologies, I can examine the Chinese communication industry with a deeper and wider perspective,” Dr Zhou said.
૯Γɣነඨᅌነ৹ઠ࠹ඨᅌӡӡ˚ͨᅾኮᄫɡcၤȹነ ؿ৹ઠ՚ᕽɡc כαȹԞԷےɣ࠳ᚾඨᅌነeԭɁଔɟ
Using their CityU experience, these two “returnees” try to get their students
ᐰ͐ٲcٱፕእɃᚾےɣcȽܰᄮΊϤԞe
to understand the international environment and global academic development.
ےɣඨᅌӡτడϽઠΕജɁඨఌޅވτΊࣩcΣңټႿઠd ूۺജઠdЄϱɡc ᅾɡ႓eడϽઠؿነᖫdઠነޢ
“ ‘Teachers talk and students listen’, – that was how education used to be.
Ӡؿଉ֨ʿؒc˞ʥҺਐᕀ܆ؿ༏cྦྷࠨɣτ啓ೕe
Examinations stressed concepts and theories, and students tended to be
passive in their approach. Moreover, a single course only covers a single
՚ɡ႓i ےɣؿઠነcܫ؇ࠇଉሃॖቔcɖੜሁʿؒؿফᆻe҈
textbook and that book remained unchanged for years,” Dr Pan said.
ᑹᏵઐᔈԷਝ̔А͚́cτዀผၤਝӞነّАeϢᎳХ҈ ׅᄖȿଡވcɖొঢ়ȿነۂՈcుోȿ༖ͱݯ൬ؿଉሃʿؒɾ
She advocates education reform, selecting world-class teaching materials
܃cΑ˾Ӡɻਝඨᅌพؿଊോc˿˞ޜҡ૯ҡᄤe
that are supported by updated supplementary information. She uses a lot of real-life examples in class, making sure theory is put into practice.
ԭϽ ࣵᓊ Ϣ༜͂ࠨΕےɣұነؿcʵኒነ́ႏᖫਝ ྊd؇഼˖ވነ൬ࢄe
“My students participate in international academic conferences where they meet renowned professors and widen their vision. I have also
ᓿࣂؿઠነcܰϢᑟdነ́ᚹcϣڬৱࠇล֨ଉሃcነ́ؿ
recommended CityU to my students,” she added.
ነୌྸ۹ᑭ৽כhϤ˘ȹپᇾȹ̯࣊cᇾ̯ޅϭΛαɺᛰc ᅾɡ႓e
Interestingly, Dr Zhou’s self-introduction on the Shenzhen University webpage quotes a line from a classical Chinese poem “Sorrow after parting” by Qu Yuan: “The way ahead runs long and far, yet, I shall look high and low to search the truth”. In other words, the younger generation should use the
ϢᎳХ҈ׅᄖȿଡވcɖొঢ়ȿነ ۂՈe
cherished lessons of their teachers to inspire the next generation. ዶรઐ৽ઠነҝࠎcፕ͂˖ވज़ઠҥc˞၇ൎࣂˤؿႤХ༅ ࢿcᑟᇾɻ༜͂ɣ൴ྡྷԝcԚଉሃጪɃྡྷeᑹ႓i ҈ეነ́ ˱ਝነผᘪcᖫਝكΊؿઠcׅˢࠨؿ഼யcϤ˘ઐ ᔈȿɺʭነ́Էےɣ૯e ૯Γɣነ၉ॎɐc՚ɡؿϬ҈ʍଽфτԞϬևࡈ ᔴᙃ ؿȹ̏ʵ ʼi ༏ԯ࠳ႩʓcЮੀɐɎϤұॗe ܃ነّɺѿফ͓ҁֻ ͱ啓ֻؿ܃ጻcͅϊȹӰ༞သe
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Books
Dr Federico Ferrara, Assistant Professor, Department of Asian and International Studies Thailand Unhinged: The Death of Thai-Style Democracy Equinox Publishing, 2011 Thailand Unhinged: The Death of Thai-Style Democracy offers a trenchant analysis of Thai politics and society over the tumultuous years that followed the ouster of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Thailand’s on-going political crisis is explained through the prism of the country’s painful post-absolutist history – a history marred by the systematic sabotage of any meaningful democratic development, the routine hijacking of democratic institutions, and the continued suffocation of the Thai people’s democratic aspirations orchestrated by an unelected ruling class in an increasingly desperate attempt to hold on to its power. The book includes scathing critiques of both Thaksin’s administration as well as the military-backed government that came to power in late 2008, following the week-long siege of the country’s busiest airports staged by the “yellow shirts� of the People’s Alliance for Democracy. The essays are written in a provocative, confrontational style – making Thailand Unhinged a decidedly unconventional mix of academic scholarship, literary journalism, and radical pamphleteering.
Professor William Case, Professor and Acting Head, Department of Asian and International Studies Executive Accountability in Southeast Asia: The Role of Legislatures in New Democracies and Under Electoral Authoritarianism Honolulu: East-West Center, 2011 In an influential study, Fish and Kroenig argue that “overarching institutional designs� (i.e., presidential, parliamentary, and dual systems) tell us less about the prospects of a new democracy than does the particular strength of the legislature. Specifically, executives are best checked where legislatures are powerful, generating horizontal accountability. In addition, ordinary citizens are better informed by the robust party systems that strong legislatures support, fostering vertical accountability. In comparing Freedom House scores with their Parliamentary Powers Index (PPI), Fish and Kroenig show clear correlations, leading them to conclude that democracies are made strong by legislatures that are empowered. In this monograph, this thesis is tested in five country cases in
Ô“â€ŤÝ˜â€ŹĘĽŕ¨?჌áŠ?ÓĄĐĽŕŹ‰ŕŞ ŕŞ’)HGHULFR )HUUDUDŕŻ&#x;ÉĄ
Southeast Asia: the Philippines and Indonesia, both new democracies,
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and Malaysia, Cambodia, and Singapore, cases of electoral authoritarianism.
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