November 2021 Issue

Spotlight

HKMU to confer Honorary University Fellowships on three outstanding personages (5 Nov)

First talk of the Talk of the Metropolis by the Hon Mrs Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, the Chief Executive of the HKSAR (10 Sep)

Talk of the Metropolis: Financial Secretary of the HKSAR the Hon Paul Chan Mo-po talks about the future of Hong Kong economy
(19 Oct)

What’s New

•	Alumni exclusive offer: Senior Citizen Home Safety Association

•	MUSU Notebook Program 2021

•	Launch of New BOC HKMU Dual Currency Platinum Card

•	International Conference on Gerontechnology (ICG2021) (23-25 Nov)

•	IIBG Academia-Industry Exchange 2021 (3-4 Dec)

•	Library: Launch of HKMU Student Works Repository

Profile

Exploring the universe for half a century Electronics alumnus Chan Chu-lok, first president of the Hong Kong Amateur Astronomical Society (now known as Hong Kong Astronomical Society), has been working assiduously to promote public education in astronomy for more than 50 years. His passion for exploring the vast universe and its millions of stars has never diminished even after retirement.

Recaps

A press conference was held on 17 Sep to renew the collaboration between the University and Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) on the new series of Knowledge for All TV programme broadcast on TVB Pearl every Sunday morning.

The University has received funding of over HK$16.1 million for 18 projects from the Research Grants Council (RGC). The total amount granted for the Faculty Development Scheme (FDS) proposals, as well as the total number of FDS funded proposals, are both the highest among all self-financing institutions.

Rediscover Your Alma Mater

Upholding the belief of knowledge is power, the University has been producing educational programmes and broadcasting on public channels to share knowledge with all citizens since its establishment as Open Learning Institute in 1989. There was not much experience for the Institute to produce a TV programme back then, and therefore it collaborated with the RTHK to produce the first series of programme World of Learning. The programme covered the arts, mathematics and science foundation courses which gathered information from The Open University of the UK. In 2015, the University launched a new series of programme Open For Learning and included the ‘Great Speakers Series’ which invited scholars and experts to speak on various topics. Later, the programme appeared as Knowledge for All and the new series has just been launched and broadcast on TVB Pearl.

Happy Share

•	Sharing on loving home recognized

•	Appointed distinguished professor of overseas university

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