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Members of CityU's Cultural Synergy programme about to embark on a two-week cultural tour of Australia were given a special send-off.
CityU scientists have developed an optical fibre that is expected to revolutionize wideband telecommunications by enhancing the quality and stability of high bandwidth data transmission.
Demonstrating its commitment to building greater collaboration and exchange arrangements with top international institutions, CityU has signed a co-operative agreement with France's largest university, Universite Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne.
The University Grants Committee (UGC) hosted a reception on 19 December for outstanding students and to acknowledge the support of the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) for a pilot scholarship scheme to allow mainland students to study in Hong Kong. Thirteen CityU students were awarded certificates at the ceremony in recognition of their outstanding achievements.
Hong Kong consumers were less happy this year, with the Hong Kong Consumer Satisfaction Index shrinking to 66 in 2001, a 2.2 % drop over last year, CityU's Department of Management Sciences announced this week.
CityU's Student Exchange Fund, formally established this financial year following a three-year pilot scheme, has been warmly received and is expected to enrich students beyond their academic pursuits.
Following the establishment of a research base at the Shenzhen Virtual University Park (SVUP), CityU has launched another such centre in Zhuhai's Southern Software Park at the end of this year.
CityU's College of Higher Vocational Studies and the University of Hull, UK, agreed on 20 November, to promote greater cooperation and work towards an agreement that the latter would accept qualified College students into selected undergraduate programmes at advanced standing.
A delegation of consuls-general representing Belgium, Hungary, Indonesia, Norway, Spain and Thailand were given an exclusive campus tour on 12 December by President H K Chang.