Lingnan University e-News

Campus news

• Forbes names Lingnan University one of the “Top 10 Liberal Arts Colleges in Asia”
• History graduate earns full scholarship to pursue PhD at London University
• President shares Lingnan’s teaching and research development in his “Letter to Lingnanians”
• Nine more exchange partners help widen students’ international exposure
• Lingnan scholars share research excellence with the media
• Welcoming new students to the Lingnan family
• 36th Seminar for the Senior Officials of the Minority Nationalities Autonomous Prefectures in China
• Kick-off Ceremony of Lingnanian Career Mentoring Programme 2015/16
• Alumnus Mr Nicky Tse shares his pursuit in the legal field at “Tuesdays with Mentors” dinner talk
• The 17th and 18th Seminars for Senior Administrators from East Guangdong Region

Research and academic activities

• Roundtable and forum on “Enhancing Trade in Education Services: Education Hubs, Student Mobility and Policy Challenges”
• Lingnan University co-organises international symposium on social policy and urban governance
• Asia-Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies assists the Macau Government in its public consultation on “Old-age Security Mechanics”

Awards and people

• Prof Victoria Yeung receives Fulbright-RGC Hong Kong Senior Research Scholar Award
• Lingnan University to confer honorary fellowships upon three distinguished individuals
• Lingnan University appoints seven Honorary Court Members
• Chinese Debate Team wins the first runner-up and the title of best debater in the Basic Law Debate Competition
• Woodball Team achieves excellent results in The Hong Kong Institute of Education Open 2015

Publications

• Office of Service-Learning Newsletters, Volume 19: Regard all elderly people as your own parents
• Lingnan Gardeners’ Newsletter No. 10
• Centre for Advancement of Outcomes-Based Education Teaching and Learning Centre Newsletter No 5
• Centre for English and Addition Languages Newsletter September issue

Upcoming events

• Art Exhibition “Affinity” (25 September – 6 October 2015)
• Seminar on “Sanctioning for Antitrust Violations: Are We Doing Enough to Deter Cartels?” (2 October 2015)
• Seminar on “Freedom Planned: Enterprise Zones, Special Economic Zones and the Neoliberal City” (5 October 2015)
• Seminar on “Computational Models of Holistic and Global Inference” (5 October 2015)
• Seminar on "Is High Cash Flow a Blessing or a Curse? Evidence from Bidder's Long-term Performance" (6 October 2015)
• "Art and Life" Film Series (8 & 22 October 2015)
• Drama on “A Kitchen of Her Own” (12 October 2015)
• Information Day 2015 (24 October 2015)
• “Walking with Lingnanians” Fundraising Walkathon 2015 (25 October 2015)
• Seminar on “Seminar on “Liberal Arts Education of Lingnan University” - Tin Ka Ping Mainland Scholars and Senior Administrators Exchange Programme 2015 (23 November 2015)
• 2015 Academy of International Business Southeast Asia Regional Conference (3-5 December 2015)