Month: September 2022

Upcoming Webinars Does Formal Liberal/General Education Have a Role in the Universities? A Transatlantic Debate between USA and UK (1920-1980) October 14, 2022 (Friday) 10:00 - 11:00 Hong Kong time In this seminar, Dr. Shen will discuss the role of formal liberal/general education in universities. Through a historical review of the Transatlantic debate between USA and UK (1920-1980), he attempts to answer why the UK and the US chose different paths for undergraduate education in the 20th century on the one hand, and to provoke contemporary reflection on the relationship between liberal/general education and the university on the other. Chair: Prof Gerard A Postiglione The University of Hong Kong Speaker: Dr Shen Wenqin Peking University Discussant: Prof Zha Qiang York University Registration Early Career Researchers Networks in Asian Higher Education Series September 30, 2022 (Friday) 15:00 - 16:00 Hong Kong time by zoom Ms Zhepin Zhuang will discuss China's ethnic minority educational preferential policy through a case study of investigating the Bonus Score Policy. Speaker: Ms Zhepin ZHUANG La Trobe University, Australia Chair: Dr Jisun JUNG The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Registration Watch...