CUHK E-Newsletter

Volume 2 No. 10

23 April, 2005

CUHK Sets up Centre for the Study of Humanistic Buddhism

The Department of Cultural and Religious Studies at the Chinese University has established a Centre for the Study of Humanistic Buddhism to promote Buddhist culture. Officiating at the inauguration ceremony on 18th April 2005 were the Venerable Master Hsing Yun, director of Fo Guang Shan Foundation for Buddhist Culture and Education, and Prof. Lawrence J. Lau, vice-chancellor of the University.

Venerable Master Hsing Yun (left) and Prof. Lawrence J. Lau (right)

CUHK Graduates Win Best Paper Award of the Association of American Geographers

A Ph.D. and a master graduate of the Department of Geography and Resource Management of the Chinese University won the first and second prize respectively of the Best Student Paper Award of the Association of American Geographers in early April 2005. This marked the first time one of the awards was bestowed on a non-American student.

(From left): Prof. Victoria A. Lawson, president of Association of American Geographers, Dr. Li Xiang and Mr. Yu Hongbo

CUHK Chinese Major Wins Laurels at National English Speech Contest

Edward Wong, a final-year student of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature of the Chinese University, recently came fourth place in the Tenth 21st Century English/Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press Cup National English Speaking Competition in Beijing.

- CUHK Sets up Centre for the Study of Humanistic Buddhism

- CUHK Graduates Win Best Paper Award of the Association of American Geographers

- CUHK Chinese Major Wins Laurels at National English Speech Contest

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