Lingnan University e-News

Campus news

• Fundraising Dinner raises over HK$3.4 million to support student development
• Student Exchange Programme with Lingnan (University) College, Sun Yat-sen University
• 700 alumni reunited on Homecoming Day
• Farewell dinner of the Shanghai-Hongkong Future Leaders (Lingnan Elites) Internship Programme

Awards and people

• New Appointments and re-appointments to the Council and the Court
• Lingnan University appoints new Associate Vice-Presidents and Dean of Faculty of Arts
• Lingnan Karate Team wins second runner-up in joint university competition
• Lingnan Rugby Team scores championship of Standard Chartered Rugby Tertiary League – Varsity Cup

Research and academic activities

• Lingnan achieves excellent results in RGC grant applications
• Visual Studies teachers and students participate in curatorial work for the “Made in Hong Kong: Our City, Our Stories” exhibition
• Master class gives comprehensive approach to the empirical study of culture

Publications

• Read the stories of two outstanding international students in "Lingnan Chronicle"
• Prof Ip Iam-chong’s new book reviews theories and ideas on the eve of the Umbrella Movement
• New book by Prof Law Wing-sang investigates hotly debated identity of Hong Kong Chinese after handover
• Prof Annie Chan’s new book showcases changes in women’s role in Hong Kong Police
• New book by Prof Ma Kwok-ming explores the meaning and possible development of civil disobedience movements
• Prof Chin Wan-kan’s new book on city-state sovereignty released
• Lingnan Gardeners Newsletter No. 8

Upcoming events

• Seminar on “Cheap-Talk Information Disclosure in Auctions” (3 August 2015)
• Lingnan University Fundraising Walkathon 2015 (25 October 2015)
• 2015 Academy of International Business Southeast Asia Regional Conference (3-5 December 2015)