Topic: We work to give life back its dignity
Date: 11 January 2020 (Saturday)
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Venue: School hall, New Asia Middle School (entrance on Hop Yat Road), 6 Farm Road, Tokwawan, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Moderator: Mr. Wong Ho-chiu, Trustee of New Asia College
For enquiries, please contact Ms. Ellie Lau of the College Office (Tel: 3943-7627; E-mail: ellielau@cuhk.edu.hk).
B. Ch'ien Mu Lecture in History and Culture
The Ch'ien Mu Lecture in History and Culture has been receiving permanent endowment of the Mr. Chan Chi-sun Chinese Culture Fund. Professor of Sinology of University of Leuven Nicolas Standaert will visit New Asia College in mid-March 2020 to host the 33rd Ch'ien Mu Lecture in History and Culture. Professor Standaert will deliver the following three lectures during his stay in Hong Kong:
First Lecture:
Topic: The Art of In-Betweenness: Cultural Contacts between China and Europe in the Seventeenth Century as an Example
Date: 13 March 2020 (Friday)
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Venue: Sir Run Run Shaw Hall, CUHK
Moderator: Professor Wong Nai-ching Henry, Head of New Asia College, CUHK
(This lecture will be held at a College Bi-weekly Assembly)
Second Lecture:
Topic: Sino-European In-Betweenness and Displacements: The Circulation of Prints between Europe and China in the Seventeenth Century
Date: 15 March 2020 (Sunday)
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Venue: Lecture Theatre, G/F, Hong Kong Central Library
Moderator: Professor David Faure, Wei Lun Research Professor of History, CUHK
(This lecture is jointly organised with the Hong Kong Public Libraries)
Third Lecture:
Topic: Joining the Global Public in the Early Qing Dynasty: The Chinese "Gazette" in European Sources
Date: 16 March 2020 (Monday)
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Venue: Cho Yiu Hall, CUHK
Moderator: Professor Leung Yuen-sang, Emeritus Professor and Research Professor of the Department of History, CUHK
(This talk is jointly organized by New Asia College, CUHK and the Department of History, CUHK)
All lectures will be conducted in English. For enquiries, please contact Ms. Angela Chan of the College Office (Tel: 3943-7601; E-mail: angelac@cuhk.edu.hk).
C. Yen Kwo-Yung Lecture in Life Sciences (Upcoming)
The Yen Kwo-Yung Lecture in Life Sciences has been receiving permanent endowment of the Mr. Yen Kwo Yung Memorial Fund. Professor Tsai Ming-daw, Distinguished Research Fellow of the Institute of Biological Chemistry of Academia Sinica, Taiwan, will visit New Asia College in late-March 2020 to host the 6th Yen Kwo-Yung Lecture in Life Sciences. Professor Tsai will deliver the following three lectures during his stay in Hong Kong:
First Lecture:
Topic: TBC
Date: 26 March 2020 (Thursday)
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Venue: L2, University Science Centre, CUHK
Second Lecture:
Topic: TBC
Date: 27 March 2020 (Friday)
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Venue: Sir Run Run Shaw Hall, CUHK
(This lecture will be held at a College Bi-weekly Assembly)
Third Lecture:
Topic: Recent development in protein structure and function
Date: 28 March 2020 (Saturday)
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Science Museum
(This lecture is jointly organised with the Hong Kong Science Museum)
For enquiries, please contact Ms. Ellie Lau of the College Office (Tel: 3943-7627; E-mail: ellielau@cuhk.edu.hk).
