Search results

1. Work ethic lacking in HK graduates: poll

   Posted Jul 27th 2007, 12:00am by Nora Tong

   ... and research performance, as well as a survey of public perception. Edward Chen Kwan-yiu, head of Lingnan, said it was inappropriate to determine university ranking by public opinion. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/602018/work-ethic-lacking-hk-graduates-poll
2. Funding cut comes under fire

   Posted Feb 23rd 2006, 12:00am by Nora Tong

   ... Deputy Secretary for Education and Manpower Edward Yau Tang-wah said the allocation of hostel places among higher education institutions would depend on whether it suffered a shortfall in rooms ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/537573/funding-cut-comes-under-fire
3. Lingnan head upset by negative labelling

   Posted Jul 06th 2007, 12:00am by Nora Tong

   ... Lingnan University's outgoing head, Edward Chen Kwan-yiu, says the labelling of the university as inferior by secondary school educators continues to upset him. Speaking at a farewell gathering yesterday, Professor Chen said he was proud of his role in nurturing 'most probably the happiest university students in Hong Kong'. And he was glad to see his students were ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/599462/lingnan-head-upset-negative-labelling
4. University president launches lecture series, to praise from famous students

   Posted Jun 16th 2007, 12:00am by Nora Tong

   ... to pay their respects to Professor Chen as he delivered the inaugural lecture in the Edward K.Y. Chen Distinguished Lecture Series, speaking on economic development theories. Mr Leung further ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/597065/university-president-launches-lecture-series-praise-famous-students
5. Living in is all about taking part

   Posted Sep 02nd 2006, 12:00am by Nora Tong

   ... Orientation ceremonies at Lingnan University come and go every year, as in other public tertiary institutes in Hong Kong, but this year's was a bit different - it was the last time president Edward Chen Kwan-yiu addressed eager new faces before stepping down next year. At the opening ceremony on Monday, Professor Chen spelled out the liberal arts rationale. It did ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/562483/living-all-about-taking-part
6. Playing the numbers game

   Posted May 12th 2007, 12:00am by Nora Tong

   ... Some European states are keen on three-year basic degrees followed by one to two-year master's courses, because they are cheaper, an academic has said. Edward Vickers, a senior lecturer at the Institute of Education of the University of London, said for governments, the main advantage was cost. 'In countries such as Germany, university students have often taken seven ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/592431/playing-numbers-game
7. HKU opts to preserve historic water treatment works

   Posted Mar 07th 2007, 12:00am by Audrey Parwani, Nora Tong

   ... with 1,400 sites listed for grading, chairman Edward Ho Sing-tin said. But board members did not recommend Queen's Pier, the landing place for royalty and colonial governors, be given priority ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/584050/hku-opts-preserve-historic-water-treatment-works
8. Lingnan graduates to next level

   Posted Nov 04th 2006, 12:00am by Nora Tong

   ... Lingnan University will be ready to almost double its graduate student population in the triennium of 2009-2012, according to its president. Edward Chen Kwan-yiu this week said that he hoped the University Grants Committee would increase Lingnan's quota of graduate students from the current 42 to between 60 and 80 in 2009-2012. 'By 2012, we'll have around 170 ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/570251/lingnan-graduates-next-level
9. Lingnan to help less privileged

   Posted Sep 30th 2006, 12:00am by Nora Tong

   ... is in the process of raising half of the amount, while the other HK$10 million will be matched by the government. President Edward Chen Kwan-yiu is optimistic that the scholarships will be available from ...

   http://www.scmp.com/node/565912
10. Lingnan enters a new era

    Posted Apr 14th 2007, 12:00am by Nora Tong

    ... The research capacity of Lingnan University is superior to any liberal arts college in the United States, the university's president has claimed. Referring to the Research Assessment Exercise that ranked Lingnan fourth in the quality of research among eight public tertiary institutes in Hong Kong, Edward Chen Kwan-yiu said he was proud of the university, especially as it had ...

    http://www.scmp.com/article/588920/lingnan-enters-new-era

Pages