/ Congratulations to Dr Rami Chan and Dr Gary Tang on their success in obtaining grants for Public Policy Research (Special Round). The Special Round was launched by the Policy Innovation and Coordination Office (PICO) in November 2019 to support research studies on topics relating to the underlying causes of the recent social incidents. / The two Funded Projects…
The Department is very much delighted to have Dr Kunihiko (Kuni) Terasawa to stay with us as a Visiting Scholar for this semester. / Dr Terasawa is currently an Associate Professor of Religion at the Department of Religion and Philosophy of Wartburg College in the US. His recent major reserch interest interested in how interreligious/transnational solidarity of religions can…
In view of the further infection prevention and control measures announced by the Government, the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (HSUHK) announces to further suspend all face-to-face teaching activities in this semester until further notice. Online teaching will be arranged during this suspension period. The University will also extend the teaching period of Semester Two until 15 May…
HSUHK 3rd Asian Studies Seminar 2019-2020 Date: 16 January 2020 (Thursday) Time: 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Venue: D406 Topic: Stress Management and Mental Well-Being Guest Speaker: Dr. Edgar Chow Please click this link for more information. Meeting with Personal Tutor
In 2020, two study tours have been organised by the Department to visit Taiwan and Mayazaki, Japan. / In Taiwan, students have visited various institutions, like The National Taiwan University (NTU), National Policy Foundation, TVBS, and the National Human Rights Museum, and witnessed the Presidential Election on Jan 11, 2020. / In Mayazaki study tour, students learned the original…
The Department is very much delighted to have Prof. Wayne Patterson to stay with us as the Asian Studies Visiting Scholar for this semester.
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Prof. Patterson is currently Professor of History at St. Norbert College, USA. He is an expert in modern East Asian history and has held visiting professorships at Harvard University, University of Chicago, University of California-Berkeley, Korea Univesity, and Yonsei Univesity, among others. His research publications cover imperialism, immigration and diaspora, and the missionaries in Asian countries. More recently he co-authored the book, Modern East Asia: A History (San Diego: Cognella Academic Publishing, 2019). He will teach the module, ASI2001 International Relations of Asia, for our BSocSc-AS majors.
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His office is in M529 and can be reached at waynepatterson@hsu.edu.hk / ext. 668. Let’s join hands to welcome Prof. Patterson!
The Department of Social Science cordially invites you to join our SSC Research Seminar with details as follows: Date: 12 December 2019 (Thursday) Time: 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Venue: M502 Speaker and Topic: Dr. Shiru WANG: Constructing the National Identity in Hong Kong Dr. Rami CHAN: “Did Macau Government Learn a Lesson? The Crisis Management of Typhoon Hato and…
The Department of Social Science Research Seminar / (DATE CHANGED) Tea Science and Culture in Undergraduate Asian Studies / Speaker: Dr. Dan Choffnes (Visiting Scholar in Asian Studies, Department of Social Science and Associate Professor of Biology and Asian Studies Carthage College, Kenosha, Wisconsin (USA)) Date: 14 27 November 2019 (Wednesday) Time: 14:00 – 15:00 11:00 – 12:00 Venue:…
CALL FOR PAPERS / International Conference Heritage Conservation along the Belt and Road Zones: Between Politics and Professionalism / 4-5 June 2020, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR, China The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been regarded as “the most significant and far-reaching initiative that China has ever put forward”. The primary aim…
Due to the recent social unrest, The University has decided that all remaining face-to-face classes in the first semester will be cancelled. Detail arrangements about learning and assessment will be announced by the Registry as soon as possible. Students are asked to take care of your personal safety, health and emotions, honour your own duties, and strive for an…
