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SCMP Reporter

Schools & Families

English Club: Room 405, British Council, 3 Supreme Court Road, Admiralty. Sundays 3pm-6pm. $50/year; my_bcec@yahoo.com

Higher & Continuing

Summer Institute - Asia as the Global Future: (undergraduate), HKU Dept of Social Sciences and CAS. HK-Macau-Beijing. Tomorrow until July 21. Today is the last day for registration. Tel 2241 5541; email pettylee@hkucc.hku.hk

Gene regulation in metabolic and growth control: HKU Dept of Physics/HKBU-CUHK joint lecture. Speaker Prof Terrence Hwa, University of California, San Diego. Lecture Theatre P4, LG-1/F, Chong Yuet Ming Physics Building, HKU. Tuesday 3.30pm-5pm. Tel Eva Wong 2859 2360; email physdept@hkucc.hku.hk

Oxford Brookes University, UK: Enrolment interviews for F6 and sub-degree, HKALE, GCE and A-level students. Suite 1905, Lippo Centre Tower 2, 89 Queensway, Admiralty. Tuesday to Friday,  noon-6pm. Tel Alice Wong, 2110 9374.

The clinical data-mining dissertation - a new doctoral research paradigm: HKU Dept of Social Work and Social Administration workshop. Room 1302 AB, K.K. Leung Building, HKU. Wednesday, 9.30am-12.30pm. Tel Anna Lau, 2859 2075; email akyyip@hkusua.hku.hk

Dark energy and the homogeneous universe: CUHK Dept of Physics/Institute of Theoretical Physics modern cosmology lecture series, all same venue, Room LG23, Science Centre, and time, 3.30pm-5pm. Speaker Prof Lam Hui, ColumbiaU.  [2] Dark matter and the large scale structure of the universe. July 11. [3] Inflation and the early universe. July 18.  Tel 2609 6339.

American culture and life as a student in the US: pre-departure orientation. Level 5 Conf. Centre, One Pacific Place, 88 Queensway. Friday, 3pm-5pm. [2] IIE Study US seminars for F5/F7 students. Activity Room 1, Central Library, 66 Causeway Road. July 17, 3pm-5pm; [3] seminars for F5 students, same venue, August 9, 3pm-5pm. Tel 2603 5771, email info@iiehongkong.org

Semiconductor optical refrigeration - could a LED ever become a cooler? HKU Dept of Physics seminar. Speaker Prof Yong-Hang Zhang, Arizona StateU. Room 522, Chong Yuet Ming Physics Building, HKU. Friday, 4pm-5pm. Tel Eva Wong, 2859 2360; email physdept@hkucc.hku.hk

Global study survey: British Council online questionnaire for students contemplating overseas education (July-September). Tel 2913 5100; email enquiries@britishcouncil.org.hk

Exhibitions & Events

Education Australia Expo: IDP Education Ltd. HK Conference and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai. Today and tomorrow. For times, tel 2827 6362; email info.hongkong@idp.com

HKBU Chinese medicine week: exhibition, lectures, consultations. Olympic City II. Today and tomorrow, 10am-7pm. www.hkbu.edu.hk/

ED-EX 2007 - Education Expo: Key Media International Ltd. HK Conference and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai. Next Saturday and Sunday. For times and details, tel 2815 5988; email katherine@kmimail.com

Public Overseas Education Exhibition: HK Overseas Studies Centre. HK Conference and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai. July 14-15. For times, tel 2730 2068; email education@hkosc.com.hk

Asia's first Game On exhibition: history and culture of computer games. Interactive gaming, seminars and workshops. British Council/Barbican Art Gallery, London. Shop 309-312, The Arcade, Cyberport. July 19-October 7. Adults $50, children/students $30, groups of 20 or more, $15. Children born in 1997 free. Tel 3166 3111. enquiries@britishcouncil.org.hk

4th International Education and Job Expo: Neway International Trade Fairs Ltd. HK Convention and Exhibition Centre. August 3-5. Tel: 2561 5566; email: info@newayfairs.com

Australian Education Festival 2007: Australian Trade Commission. HK Convention and Exhibition Centre. August 10-12, Tel 2588 5307; email wilson.tang@austrade.gov.au

Chinese ceramics and the maritime trade pre-1700: HKU Museum and Art Gallery/Museum of East Asian Art, Bath/British Council exhibition. HKU museum until October 10, 9.30am-6pm. Email Anita Wong: museum@hkusua.hku.hk

A Journey to Excellence: HKUST exhibition of its archives collection: Lee Shau-kee Library. Until December 7, 4pm-11pm. Tel Alice Ho, 2358 6707; email: lbalice@ust.hk

Looking Ahead

Playing sports with sports stars: HKBU Social Sciences Dept lecture. July 8, 9.30am-12.30pm. Speaker Prof Frank Fu. Dialogues with sports stars, Room 204, Wing Lung Bank Building, Shaw Campus, HKBU. [2] PhysEd Dept activities: Basketball: Wai Hang Sports Centre, Kam Shing Road; Fencing: Mau Memorial Chapel, Student Residence Hall, BaptistU Road Campus; Table Tennis: Hui Sports Hall, Lam Building, Shaw Campus. Same day, 2pm-5.30pm. Tel Ms Lai, 3411 2756.

Enhancing learning through technology - emerging technologies and pedagogies: OUHK/Web Symposium Consortium conference on IT and communications in teaching and learning. July 9-10. Tel 2768 6402; www.ict2007.ouhk.edu.hk

Enhanced transmissions of classical waves through sub-wavelength apertures: HKUST Dept of Physics Ph.D thesis presentation. Speaker Mr Hou Bo. Room 4505, lifts 25/26, Academic Building, HKUST. July 10, 10am-11am. Tel Ms Jacma Said, 2358 7501; http://web.phys.ust.hk/images/stories/com_seminar/houbo.pdf [2] Three essays on the strategic impacts of ICT innovation on consumers: I&SM Dept. Speaker Ph.D candidate Mr Xu Xin. Room 4379, lifts 17/18, HKUST. Same day, 11am-1pm. Tel Winnie Lee, 2358 7633.

Performance Assessment: (Primary schools). HKIEd Centre for Assessment Research and Development seminar: speaker Dr Margaret Hui. Room 202, HKIEd Town Centre, Tai Kok Tsui. July 10, 2pm-5pm. [2] PA (Secondary schools). Speaker Dr Leung Chi-cheung. Same venue and time, July 12. Tel Cheris Lok, 2948 8591.

Challenges and advances for adaptive service-based systems with multiple QoS requirements: HKUST CSE seminar. Speaker Prof Stephen Yau, Arizona StateU. Leung LT F, lifts 25/26, HKUST. July 10, 4pm-5pm. Tel 2358 7008.

Real language data and style models - is there an African style in academic English? CityU Dept of English and Communication seminar. EN New Media Laboratory, Y7544, Academic Building, CityU. July 11, 4.30pm-6.30pm. Speaker Josef Schmied, ChemnitzU of Technology. Tel 2788 8870; email english@cityu.edu.hk

16th General Knowledge Lecture: Office of University Development and Public Affairs. Speakers Drs Chan Chun-man and Agnes Ku Shuk-mei, HKUST. Citigroup Lecture Theatre A, HKUST. July 14, 1pm-4.30pm. In Cantonese. Tel Susanna Au, 2358 7462; www.edp.ust.hk/gkls/index.htm M.Sc



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