Convocation Newsletter, Summer 2018

27 The 2018 Symposium marked the first visit to HKU by China’s Education Minister Chen Baosheng 陳寶生 , who spoke at the Opening Ceremony. He was joined by Chief Executive of the Hong Kong SAR the Hon Mrs Carrie Lam 林鄭月娥 (BSocSc 1980), HKU Council Chairman Professor the Hon Arthur Li 李國章 , Hong Kong Secretary for Education the Hon Kevin Yeung 楊潤雄 (BSocSc 1985), and the then HKU Acting President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Tam 譚廣亨 . The focus of the Symposium’s Leadership Summit and the Panel Discussions was on cutting-edge teaching and learning practices, both inside and outside the classroom, and the vital role of technology. One larger theme was on crossing borders – whether between departments and faculties, or between countries and cultures. “Common Core is on the move,” said HKU Vice-President and Pro-Vice Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) Professor Ian Holliday. “For students, it opens up new modes of thinking and doing. As an institution, HKU is ready to move beyond expectations.” www.tl.hku.hk/c91-2018 STUDENT SHARING – The C9+1 Student Learning Festival was an opportunity for young people from participating universities to network. It included 20 student presentations and sharing ses- sions, local cultural activities by HKU student ambassadors, and awards for best video (won by Peking University) and best poster (won by HKU). C9+1 • Fudan University 復旦大學 ( founded 1905) • Harbin Institute of Technology 哈爾濱工業大學 (1920) • Nanjing University 南京大學 (1902) • Peking University 北京大學 (1898) • Shanghai Jiao Tong University 上海交通大學 (1896) • Tsinghua University 清華大學 (1911) • University of Science and Technology of China 中國科學技術大學 (1958) • Xi’an Jiaotong University 西安交通大學 (1896) • Zhejiang University 浙江大學 (1897) • The University of Hong Kong 香港大學 (1911) CONVOCATION NEWSLETTER