University and Society
This course aims to assist students to adapt to University life. It also introduces the role and function of University in society. There are three parts: the first part introduces some basic issues of university learning. The second part covers issues of modern university and the third part talks about overcoming learning barriers and advices on university life planning.
Environmental Problems in Hong Kong
The purposes of this course are to
- introduce the environmental problems encountered in Hong Kong;
- help students understand the scientific nature of these environmental problems;
- enable students to use scientific concepts developed in the course to evaluate the options available in dealing with these environmental problems; and
- provide students with a general overview of the Hong Kong Government's environmental programmes.
Science and Our Lives
What is Science? How did/does/will it change the way we live? Is our food safe to eat? What are GMOs? Why are we prone to diseases? Are radioactive substances friends or foes? How are weather data collected and what these data meant to us?
Open letter from College Heads/ Masters and Dean of Graduate School
Dear Students,
Once again, a new season and a new vista are upon us as we welcome the Year of the Rat, the Chinese zodiac animal often associated with ingenuity and vivacity. We wish you the same ingenuity and vivacity in a successful and healthy new lunar year.