Faculty of Architecture // Community Project Workshop

Faculty of Architecture Community Project Workshop The Faculty of Architecture has established the Community Project Workshop (CPW) which provides design and consultancy services to government and non-government organizations. Students are encouraged to join the CPW and learn to critically evaluate, analyze, and synthesize problems in a ‘real-life’ project context. Introduction The Faculty of Architecture at […]

Faculty of Business and Economics // Joe Lee

Faculty of Business and Economics Joe Lee “I don’t have to do business because I’m a business student. I can do more, such as fulfilling civil duties and social responsibilities.” Year 2 Summer internship: Business Consulting Practicum Task Performed I went to work in a Social Enterprise Centre located in Wan Chai mainly as a […]

Common Core Teachers Forum

As the end of the first semester in 2010-2011 draws near, a Common Core Teachers Forum was held on December 9, 2010. The aim of the forum was for Common Core teachers to share experiences and discuss issues pertaining to the teaching of Common Core courses. In this forum, over 70 teachers and tutors – […]

Higher Education Reform In United Kingdom

(Brief Summary) Introduction White Paper: The Future of Higher Education (2003) References Introduction In the last 40 years of the twentieth century, higher education in the UK has changed profoundly. Major systemic changes include: A threefold increase in the number of universities since the 1960s; A growth in consumers which outstripped the growth in providers; […]

Higher Education News Archive 2006-2008

Science Facilities Reconsidered By Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Ed Thursday, 6 March, 2008 As universities in the UK endeavour to create strong undergraduate programmes in the so-called STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and math) to cater for the growth of undergraduate science enrolments, the Project Kaleidoscope has been formed recently with an overall focus on […]