by | May 3, 2020
As the new ‘I’ of ‘inclusivity’ was unofficially added to the University’s mission statement in 2015, the question of instituting gender studies as an academic programme became central to the pursuit of establishing that inclusivity within the curriculum. In December...
by | Nov 7, 2019
A home base has figured highly in the career of Professor Frederick Leung Koon-shing, Chair Professor and Kintoy Professor in Mathematics Education. He grew up in Hong Kong, did his undergraduate and master’s degrees at HKU, and stepped into a Teaching Consultant job...
by | Nov 7, 2019
The wicked witch in this particularly grim fairytale is the modern world – where parents are too busy to play with their children and where the only interaction occurring during play is between the child and his/her digital device, be it iPhone, iPad, or computer.This...
by | Nov 7, 2019
The primary objective of the ‘STEAM’ competition, organised by the Faculty of Engineering and the Arts & Technology Education Centre (ATEC) and supported by the Knowledge Exchange Fund, was to enhance interest in and knowledge of how to engineer musical...
by | Nov 7, 2019
A swimming pool might be a luxury add-on in some places, but in the village of Trung Dung in Vietnam, it was seen as a lifesaver. Several children had drowned in a dirty pond that was situated between the primary and secondary schools. A proper swimming pool with...
