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  • HKU Mentorship for Graduates in Beijing 2021-2


    港大「師友計劃」(北京) debuted last week at an online induction hosted by Development and Alumni Affairs Office  and  HKU Beijing Alumni Network.

    Hats off to 13 alumni Mentors for supporting 24 new graduates Mentees who are starting their career journeys in Beijing.

    Special thanks to Mr. Thomas Tso 曹万泰 , former Director of  HKSAR Beijing Office and long-time  HKU Mentor, for sharing great insights and tips to our new Beijing Mentorship family.

  • HKU Fireside Chat  一齊好好拍電影 (許鞍華 張婉婷 楊紫燁)

    The upcoming online Fireside Chat will feature world-renowned Hong Kong directors: alumnae Ann Hui and Mabel Cheung, and Oscar-winning documentary director Ruby Yang.

    How did HKU inspire the three directors? Tips for aspiring young film makers? How to produce high quality films with limited resources?

  • 2021 March 16 – Marking the 110th Foundation Day

    On March 16 one hundred and ten years ago, the University of Hong Kong was founded. With shared values and a determined quest for excellence, and through the collective effort of countless members of the university community, we have built this citadel of knowledge and contributed at various junctures in history.

  • 2021 February – Recent HKUAASC Website Traffic Statistics:
Year-Month Unique Visitors Pageviews
2021-01 2,358 6,122
2020-12 1,275 3,291
2020-11 1,440 6,553
2020-10 1,595 11,161
2020-09 1,592 5,930
2020-08 1,481 15,942

「因為疫情嚴重,我想用歌聲去帶正能量俾所有香港人同你地,希望你地都乖乖地留係屋企睇我,一齊留家抗疫!」

Date:   12 April 2020 (Sunday)
Time:  HKT 1700 live online
Watch live on Facebook:  HKU100     Website:  HKU Fight COVID-19

Live with Prof. Yuen Kwok-yung, Microbiologist, Henry Fok Professor in Infectious Diseases, Chair Professor of Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology at The University of Hong Kong. Prof. Yuen’s field of interest is novel microbes in emerging infectious diseases. He will share his insights on “Masks and other lessons from Asia” of the COVID-19 pandemic and take your questions from around the world. The live online event will be held at 21:00 HKT April 2, Thursday. (Click Link for Details)

Dr Kwan Ming Chan 陳鈞銘教授 has become  a HKU Faculty of Science Distinguished Alumnus on November 2019.  Our heart felt congratulations to him, we are truly proud of his achievements.  (Click for Album) 

2019 June – More than 60 alumni attended the dinner held at The Athenaeum at the California Institute of Technology (CalTech). HKU President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Xiang Zhang 張翔教授 shared the vision and the mission of the University, and thanked the alumni for their continued support.

 

View Banquet Photos and Videos HERE

  • Farewell to Dr Jerry Wang 王若煜博士 , his wife, Dr Venus Huang 黃聞馨博士 and family

2019 September – Dr. Wang was offered a job in Boston where they are to depart shortly.  Let us take this opportunity to thank the couple for their faithful support and commitment to serve as Mentors in the past years and wish the family all the best in Boston.

Dr and Mrs K. M. Chan  and Dr Peter Poon were among the Science 80 Stories published by the Faculty of Science at the HKU Science 80 Anniversary.  Dr. Poon is already a HKU Faculty of Science Distinguished Alumnus.  Our heart felt congratulation to them , we are truly proud of their achievements.

 

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  • AACYF (All American Chinese Youth Federation) Top 30 under 30

2019 March – Former HKU Mentee, Roger Luo Jie 羅杰, who was educated at both HKU and the California Institute of Technology, has been awarded one of the “AACYF (All American Chinese Youth Federation) Top 30 under 30” this year in the Art, Culture, Science Category. This award recognises the most influential and talented Chinese American and Chinese students in the States.


The Los Angeles Post

All America Chinese Youth Federation

Roger is a former mentee of Professor Brown during his exchange at the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2013.  He graduated from HKU BSc (Physics and Mathematics) in 2014 with First Class Honours, and is a PhD candidate and research assistant at the California Institute of Technology.

  • Re-construction of HKUAASC Website


    2019 August – Re-construction and enhancement of HKUAASC website is complete.  You may view multimedia on HKUAASC website with desktop, tablet and mobile devices. Below is a brief description of its architect and navigation:  

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