Issue
18
07 Jul 2018
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From the Editor
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We are pleased to bring to you Issue 18 of the CW Chu College Newsletter, which summarises the events and achievements from February 2018 onwards. The growth of the College and of our students is marked by a long list of events such as our third Photo Day, the launch of the Mentorship Scheme and the presentation of scholarships and certificates, and the naming of Chong Kin Wo Hall.
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A group of Kyrgyz students promoting the Kyrgyz Cultural Night at a communal dinner
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Donations (1 February–30 June 2018)
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The College expresses its sincere appreciation to the following donor for her generous support.
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Personalia (February–June 2018)
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Senate Committee Representation
The following College Fellows have been nominated by the College Master to serve as staff representatives on two Senate Committees for the period 1 Aug 2018–31 Jul 2020:
Staff-Student Consultative Committee: Prof Thomas AU Senate Committee on Student Discipline: Prof Stephen HALL
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Naming of Chong Kin Wo Hall
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The College is pleased to name its Multi-purpose Hall as Chong Kin Wo Hall in honour of Madam CHONG Kin Wo, 'The Dumpling Queen', in appreciation of her support of the College's vision.
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Visits from Japanese Students
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In Term 2, 2017–18, the College received the following visitors from Japan:
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Mr Ryuta HAGIWARA shared his wonderful moments at the College with his teacher and classmates.
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Study Tours in 2017–18
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The following study tours were organised by the College in May and June 2018 to enhance student exposure to different cultures:
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Prof Kenneth YOUNG delivered a talk on ‘Big Bang: the Origin of the Universe’ at Ningbo University.
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Kyrgyz Cultural Night
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A group of College students from Kyrgyzstan organised the Kyrgyz Cultural Night on 28 February 2018 to introduce their country and culture to College mates.
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The Kyrgyz Cultural Night, hosted by a group of Kyrgyz students from the College, demonstrated the cultural diversity of the College.
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Photo Day 2018
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The College is pleased to have the third graduating class in 2018. They will soon leave the College to embark upon various careers or to pursue further studies. To celebrate this memorable occasion, and to wish the graduating class the best in the days ahead, the third Photo Day of the College was held on 9 March 2018.
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The photo backdrop for the Photo Day 2018
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Launch Ceremony for the Mentorship Scheme and Presentation of Scholarships and Certificates 2017–18
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The Launch Ceremony for the Mentorship Scheme and Presentation of Scholarships and Certificates 2017–18 was held at the Multi-Purpose Hall on 17 March 2018, in the presence of over a hundred people, including Dr Charles JOHNSON, President of Vincennes University in the US, scholarship donors, mentors and mentees, guests and friends of the College, College affiliates, parents, as well as award and certificate recipients.
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Prof Wai-Yee CHAN, College Master
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Career and Internship Scheme
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College Internship Scheme 2018
The College Summer Internship Scheme 2018 was open for application in late March 2018 and expressions of interest were received from 30 students. Some 20 summer internship opportunities were sourced from 16 companies/ organisations across various fields, such as accounting, engineering, finance, marketing, press, product development, programming, research and development and social services.
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Ms Tessa STEWART guiding students to write better CVs
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The Professor Julie Hung Hsua Yu Scholarship for Intellectual Excel-leration (2017–18)
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The Scholarship this year was open for application in late January after the Workshop on Creativity and Introduction of the Scholarship, and closed in late March 2018.
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Award
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Prof Tjonnie LI: Croucher Innovation Award 2018
The College congratulates Prof Tjonnie LI, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, on receiving the Croucher Innovation Award 2018.
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College Service Team
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College students starting from our first cohort have each year formed a Service Team. With the generous support from The D. H. Chen Foundation, the College Service Team has launched its service projects smoothly throughout the years and they have positively influenced the life of both university and secondary school participants of the projects.
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Mr WONG Shing, a member of Servistar, introduced the Service Team and their project at HHCKLA Buddhist Ching Kok Secondary School.
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Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR)
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One of the College students, Mr YEO In Hyuk David, participated in an international conference organised by the Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) at Harvard University during 16–19 February 2018, with sponsorship from the College. The following is an extract of his sharing about his experience:
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Mr YEO In Hyuk David in front of the main entrance of Harvard University
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Sharing by Students Returning from Outbound Exchange
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Academic Exchange at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France (Ms YAN Chenji, Year 3, Integrated BBA)
During the academic year 2017–18, I studied at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (also known as Paris 1) as an exchange student. It is a highly reputable French public research university established in 1971—in the wake of the volatile period of civil unrest in France in May 1968. The university has its headquarters at the Place du Panthéon in the Latin Quarter, on the left bank of the Seine, in the 5th and the 6th arrondissements of Paris. The campus retains its historic appearance, with a rich sense of cultural atmosphere.
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The Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
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Sharing by Incoming Exchange Students (Term 2, 2017–18)
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Ms Majbrit Woller JENSEN and Mr Felix Valentin KEMMLING were incoming exchange students of the College in Term 2, 2017–18, from Aarhus University in Denmark and Ruprecht-Karls-Universitat Heidelberg in Germany respectively. They share with us their experience in Hong Kong.
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Ms Majbrit Woller JENSEN at the Main Entrance of CUHK
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Alumni Greetings
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In this Issue, Ms CHOI Azura Yuk Chin, a graduate of 2016, shares about her life after graduation.
The College wishes to keep up with its alumni. Alumni are welcome to share news about their careers, plans, or even family updates. Alumni sharing will be a feature in future issues.
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Ms CHOI Azura Yuk Chin in the Multi-purpose Hall after the first Graduation Ceremony of the College
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High Table Dinners in 2017–18
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Third High Table Dinner: Non-invasive Prenatal Testing—Translating a Dream to Clinical Impact (Prof Dennis LO)
The third High Table Dinner of the College in the academic year 2017–18 was held on 27 February 2018. Prof Dennis LO, our guest of honour, spoke about how he pioneered non-invasive prenatal diagnosis.
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Prof Dennis LO sharing about his road to discovery
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College Activities
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The College organised the following activities, talks and workshops in February and March 2018 to enrich students' campus life:
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Participants and their finished bouquets at the DIY Bouquet Workshop
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Outreach Activities
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Academic Planning Day for Secondary 5 Students
The Academic Planning Day for Secondary 5 Students organised by the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid was held on 24 March 2018. A promotional booth of the College was set up in the Cheng Yu Tung Building with student ambassadors answering enquiries and introducing the features of our fully residential College. Secondary 5 students responded positively and obtained valuable information about the College.
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Student ambassadors showing pictures of the College to secondary students during the Academic Planning Day
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Residents' Association
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The Fourth Executive Committee of the Residents' Association, Calyx, in office since November 2017, has organised a number of activities, the details of which are as follows:
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Students creating their resin wish bottles
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Culture and Language Enhancement
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Social English Workshop
The College organised three sessions of Social English Workshop on 30 January, 6 and 13 February 2018 to enhance students' English for different social occasions.
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Ms Gillian KEW hosted the Social English Workshop.
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Sports
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College Sports Teams (Term 2, 2017–18)
The following College sports teams participated in Inter-collegiate Tournaments in February 2018:
1. Men's and Women's Badminton Teams (10 February 2018) 2. Men's and Women's Table Tennis Teams (11 February 2018) 3. Men's Tennis Team (25 February 2018)
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Men's Badminton Team of the College
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Visitors
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In April and June 2018, the College received several groups of visitors, as follows (in chronological order):
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(From left) Mr David BOYER, Ms Shawna KNAUFF, Prof Ramón SALDÍVAR, Prof Wai-Yee CHAN, Prof WONG Suk Ying and Ms Melody LEE
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Next Issue
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The next issue of CW Chu College Newsletter will be published in February 2019. College members are welcomed to provide news and contributions (in either Chinese or English) to the College Office via email (info.cwchu@cuhk.edu.hk) by 31 December 2018.
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