GAD Alumni Gathering 2021

On November 15, the Globalisation and Development (GAD) Programme invited a group of enthusiastic alumni to share their experience of studying in the GIR/GAD as well as their many accomplishments - in multiple fields, from business to academia, energy analysis and public policy – after graduation.“As the Deputy Secretary General of UIC Alumni Association, over time I have noticed that both gi...

2021/11/25

Visit to alumnus’ global currency exchange business

On November 10, 2021, Year 3 Globalisation and Development (GAD) students, accompanied by Dr. Sharon Wu Shuang and Ms. Cinnamon Sun Yuan, visited “XCurrency”, a Zhuhai-based, high-tech and high-end service company founded and operated by GIR-GAD alumnus, Bruce Chen Jiaxin. The core activities of XCurrency include worldwide online currency exchange, exchange rate information service, as well a...

2021/11/11

UIC explores ties with French universities

The Attachée for Science, Technology and Higher Education in Consulate General of France in Guangzhou, Dr Veronique Anton, and the University Cooperation Officer, Mr Zheng Peng, visited UIC to discuss collaborative opportunities with UIC on 19 October.Both parties explored the possibility of students going to study in France, in addition to discussing research opportunities between UIC and Fren...

2021/10/19

ELLS Symposium on Developing Pedagogical Innovations

The Symposium on Developing Pedagogical Innovations was held in T2-102 and on Tencent Meeting on 6 October. It is a part of a research project conducted by the English Language and Literature Studies (ELLS) Programme and funded by the Education Department of Guangdong Province’s 2018 University Innovation and Enhancement Project.All live and virtual participants took a group photo to mark the ...

2021/10/18

Scholar shares passion for translation and literature

Prof Douglas Jack Robinson, a professor in the School of Humanities and Social Science, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, was invited as a guest speaker by the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences (DHSS) High Table Dinner on the evening of 12 October and shared his experience as a translator and teacher.Prof Robinson taught previously at the University of Jyväskylä, Universit...

2021/10/15

On pandemic, research and services in Humanities and Social Sciences: DHSS launches new centre and book

The Inauguration of Centre for Research and Services in Humanities and Social Sciences (CRSHSS) and Book Launching Ceremony, organised by UIC’s Division of Humanities and Social Sciences (DHSS), was held on 24 September.Inauguration of Centre for ResearchDHSS’s previous Centre for Social Management Research and Service had been highly successful in attracting local and provincial funding for ...

2021/09/28

DHSS recognises students' achievements

On 18 May, UIC's Division of Humanities and Social Sciences (DHSS) Exhibition of Students Achievements 2021: Best Final Year Projects (FYPs) and Award-winning Projects was held, with 61 outstanding graduation works exhibited in total. In addition, the students put forward their opinions on topics including environmental protection, poverty alleviation policies, population ageing, internat...

2021/05/25

UIC provides disability services at Jinwan Centre

Jinwan Centre for Disability Services (Jinkangyuan Branch, Zhuhai) was unveiled on 30 April. Party secretary of Jinwan District committee, Yang Huabing; District Head of Jinwan, Zhao Weiyuan; Vice Head, Liu Xiaoman; Director of Zhuhai Disabled Person's Federation, Liang Zhuang; and UIC Provost, Prof Chen Zhi, unveiled Jinkangyuan together.Jinkangyuan will provide free services to disabled ...

2021/05/03