The College organizes Bi-weekly Assemblies regularly to enrich students’ knowledge on University life, social issues, arts and culture through a series of talks. The College also organizes numbers of public lecture by inviting people from all walks of life to speak and share on different topics, aiming to enrich students’ knowledge of Chinese culture and various topics, and broaden their horizons.
Dates and topics of the Bi-weekly Assemblies and public lectures & workshop of this term are as follows:
| Bi-weekly Assemblies
Formats: On-site: Sir Run Run Shaw Hall |
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| Date & Time | No. | Topic | Speaker | Registration Quota | |
| On-site | |||||
| 12/01/2024 (Fri) 11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. |
664 | A.I. Meeting Sci-Fi | Prof. LEE Ho Man Jimmy | 1,760 | |
| 02/02/2024 (Fri) 11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. |
665 | From Losing Control to Taking the Helm – How Learning Chinese Transformed My Life | Mr. TSANG Heung Kam | 1,760 | |
| 22/02/2024 (Thu) 6:30 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. |
666 | Movie : “To Be Continued” | Ms. Dora CHOI | 1,500 | |
| 01/03/2024 (Fri) 11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. |
667 | The Voice of the Historian in Early China
The Ch’ien Mu Lecture in History and Culture1 |
Prof. Martin KERN | 1,760 | |
| 27/03/2024 (Wed) 6:30 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. |
668 | Urban imagination and ‘strollology’ | Dr. Sampson Wong | 1,500 | |
| 05/04/2024 (Fri) 11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. |
669 | Preparation for the next pandemic: lessons since 1997
Yen Kwo Yung Lecture in Life Sciences1 |
Prof. YUEN Kwok Yung | 1,500 | |
| Public Lectures | |||
| Date & Time | Topic | Speaker | Registration Quota |
| 03/02/2024 (Sat) 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
A.I. Meeting Sci-Fi | Prof. LEE Ho Man Jimmy | 80 |
| 02/03/2024 (Sat) 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
The Shijing in the Warring States: Evidence from Newly Discovered Manuscripts
The Ch’ien Mu Lecture in History and Culture1 |
Prof. Martin KERN | 50 |
| Colloquium | |||
| Date & Time | Topic | Speaker | Registration Quota |
| 19/03/2024 (Tue) 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
From Antarctica to COP28: Reimagining the Future of Blue Economy and Carbon Neutrality | Ms. Natalie Chung | 250 |
| 26/03/2024 (Tue) 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
To See a World in a Rock: Chinese Garden in a Global View1 | Prof. LEE Hui Shu | 200 |
| 16/04/2024 (Tue) 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
Foreign Banks in China : Opportunities and Challenges amid fast changes in the financial market1 | Mr. WANG Tong Sai Eddie | 250 |
| SRRSH Event | ||||
| Date & Time | Topic | Type of Event | Speaker | Registration Quota |
| 22/03/2024 (Fri)
6:30 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. |
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Beyond/Time/Space/Imagination | Talk | Dr. Wong Chi Chung | 800 |
Remarks:
¹ Conducted in English Language.
| Brief introduction of the speakers | |
| Speaker | Brief Introduction |
| Prof. LEE Ho Man Jimmy | Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering of CUHK |
| Mr. TSANG Heung Kam | Part-time Instructor
Department of Chinese Language and Literature |
| Ms. Dora CHOI | Documentary Director |
| Prof. Martin KERN | Professor in Asian Studies, Princeton University. President of American Oriental Society |
| Dr. Sampson Wong | Lecturer, Department of Geography and Resource Management of CUHK |
| Prof. YUEN Kwok Yung | Henry Fok Professor in Infectious Diseases
Chair of Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology, HKU |
| Ms. Natalie Chung | Member of HKSAR Council for Sustainable Development |
| Prof. LEE Hui Shu | Professor, Chinese Art, UCLA |
| Mr. WANG Tong Sai Eddie | Former President of HSBC China, Former President of Minsheng Bank of
China, Senior Consultant of McKinsey & Company in Asia Pacific |
All full-time undergraduate students (except students of Medicine, Nursing and Chinese Medicine, who are having clinical training) are required to attend college assembly within their normative study period. Students must register for and attend the following number of Bi-weekly Assemblies and/or public lectures/ colloquium in this term of this academic year:
- THREE Bi-weekly Assemblies OR
- TWO Bi-weekly Assemblies and ONE public lecture/ colloquium
(A designated cultural event organized by Sir Run Run Shaw Hall can be selected as one of attendance requirements per academic year)
The first Bi-weekly Assembly of this term will be held on 12 January 2024 (Friday) at 11:30 a.m. at Sir Run Run Shaw Hall.
Students must register for the required number of Bi-weekly Assemblies and public lecture/ colloquium at the RAS website: https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/ras. The captioned web-site will be open for on-line registration during the following periods:
From 11:00 a.m., 05 January 2024 (Fri)
to 12:00 noon of 2 working days before each Assembly/ public lecture/ colloquium
Due to limited seats, students can only attend one public lecture/ colloquium in each term. All College students may register for the public lecture at the aforementioned period.
All Assemblies and public lectures (unless otherwise indicated) will be conducted in Cantonese. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided to non-local students at the Bi-weekly Assemblies. Please contact Ms. Kayla Zhong (email: nacassembly@cuhk.edu.hk or telephone: 3943 1584) of the Dean of Students’ Office at least three working days in advance if this service is needed.