04 Sep 2018 Issue no .146
   
University News

  • CUSCS "Health 360 – A Journey to Wellness" Talks and Workshops
  • Lecture: "Medical and Technological Breakthroughs Shaping the Future of Health and Medicine and Their implications for Society"
  • 20th Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk Factors: East Meets West Symposium - Hong Kong Institute of Diabetes and Obesity
  • Lui Che Woo Prize for World Civilisation Laureate Public Lecture
  • 'Beyond 60°S' Exhibition - Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change
  • Art Museum Exhibitions  
  • CUSCS "Health 360 – A Journey to Wellness" Talks and Workshops

    Date 15 Sep (Sat)
    Time11:00 am - 6:00 pm
    Venue CUSCS Central Learning Centre (Map)
    Details

    Hosted by the School of Continuing and Professional Studies (CUSCS), the series of themed activities covers topics such as qi gong, traditional Chinese medicine, nutrition, vegetarian diet and pain therapy, all conducted by health professionals. 

    Click here for more details. (Chinese version only)

    Enquiry

    Tel: 3111 7249
    Email: scs-health@cuhk.edu.hk


    Lecture: "Medical and Technological Breakthroughs Shaping the Future of Health and Medicine and Their implications for Society"

     
    Date 17 Sep (Mon)
    Time2:30 pm
    VenueLecture Theatre 6, 1/F, Lee Shau Kee Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    TopicShun Hing Lecture by Dr Victor Joseph Dzau on "Medical and Technological Breakthroughs Shaping the Future of Health and Medicine and Their implications for Society"
    SpeakerDr Victor Joseph Dzau
    President of the US National Academy of Medicine
    Vice Chair of the National Research Council
    Chancellor Emeritus and James B. Duke Professor of Medicine at Duke University
    Details and Registration Please click here
    AdmissionFree admission
    Enquiry

    Tel: 3943 8893


    20th Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk Factors: East Meets West Symposium - Hong Kong Institute of Diabetes and Obesity

    Lay Programme

    Date / Time29 Sep (Sat)
    Time2:00pm – 5:30pm
    VenueConvention Halls,
    Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Old Wing)
    FeeFree of charge
    Online RegistrationPlease click here
    Activities*- Talk on sleep and diabetes
    - Exercise to prevent night cramping for people with diabetes
    - Booth Exhibition and Games
    - Interactive activities on glycemic index and diabetes
    - Talk on latest update on continuous glucose monitoring system
    * All activities will be conducted in Cantonese.
    Enquiry 

    Symposium Secretariat
    Tel: 2646 0375
    Email: enquiry_EMW2018@cuhk.edu.hk

    Scientific Programme

    Date / Time30 Sep (Sun)
    Time9:00am – 5:40pm
    VenueConvention Halls,
    Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Old Wing)
    Online Registration Please click here
    Symposium DetailsPlease click here
    Enquiry

    Symposium Secretariat
    Tel: 2647 8806
    Email: enquiry_EMW2018@cuhk.edu.hk


    Lui Che Woo Prize for World Civilisation Laureate Public Lecture

    OrganizersThe Chinese University of Hong Kong and Lui Che Woo Prize Limited
    Date 5 Oct (Fri)
    Time11:00am
    VenueCMA Lecture Theatre (Lecture Theatre 2), G/F, Yasumoto International Academic Park, CUHK
    Topic "Global Zero-emission Economy based on 100% Renewables is Feasible, Economical and a Prerequisite for a Sustainable & Peaceful World"
    (Speaker: Mr Hans-Josef Fell, President of the Energy Watch Group)
    Details and registration

    Please click here

     


    'Beyond 60°S' Exhibition - Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change

    DateNow – 30 Nov
    Time9:30 am – 5:00 pm
    VenueJockey Club Museum of Climate Change, Yasumoto International Academic Park 8/F, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT
    Details

    Please click here


    Art Museum Exhibitions

    Refilling the Interregnum: Newly Discovered Imperial Porcelains from Zhengtong, Jingtai and Tianshun Reigns (1436-1464) of the Ming Dynasty

    Exhibition PeriodNow - 16 Dec
    TimeMon - Sat 10:00am - 5:00pm
    Sun and Public Holidays 1:00pm - 5:00pm
    Closed
    Thu, Christmas, New Year, Lunar New Year and Easter Holidays
    VenueGallery I, Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    DetailsPlease click here
    AdmissionFree Admission. Members of the public are welcome to visit the exhibition.
    EnquiryTel: 3943 7416

    Jewels of Transcendence: Himalayan and Mongolian Treasures

    Exhibition Period30 Sep 2018 - 24 Feb 2019
    TimeMon - Sat 10:00am - 5:00pm
    Sun and Public Holidays 1:00pm - 5:00pm
    Closed
    Thu, Christmas, New Year, Lunar New Year and Easter Holidays
    VenueGallery II, Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    DetailsPlease click here
    AdmissionFree Admission. Members of the public are welcome to visit the exhibition.
    EnquiryTel: 3943 7416

    Behind The Art — Chinese Export Tea Ware

    Exhibition PeriodNow - 31 Oct
    TimeOpening hours:
    Mon, Wed to Sun: 10:00am – 6:00pm
    Christmas Eve and Chinese New Year's Eve: 10:00am – 5:00pm
    Closed on Tues (except public holidays), and the first two days of the Chinese New Year
    VenueFlagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware (G/F)
    (Address: 10 Cotton Tree Drive, Central, Hong Kong (inside Hong Kong Park))
    DetailsStaging more than 60 exhibits from the collections of the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware and the Art Museum of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, the exhibition presents the special style and decorative motifs of the Chinese export tea ware and reveals its influence on tea ware decoration in Southeast Asia and Europe.
    WebsitePlease click here
    Admission Free Admission
    EnquiryTel:2869 0690

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