The world's top 2% scientists list for 2024, made by Stanford University and Elsevier, has been published with 13 UIC scholars included.The research of the selected UIC scholars spans multiple fields, including numerical and computational mathematics, information systems, artificial intelligence and image processing, logistics and transportation, food science, statistics and probability, networ...
汪一 FHSS DGSAs the first session of one academic year exchange students participated in the ESP program between UIC and HKBU. I must acknowledge that embarking on a journey at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) is not just about academics, rather it's a holistic experience that encompasses diverse facets of my life in Hong Kong. From academic rigor to enriching extracurricular activities and ...
On July 31, a field trip was conducted at Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Bangkok, Thailand. The goal was to interview various groups of Thai college students to understand the challenges and opportunities faced by international college students from Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries when they study abroad in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) region. The field trip at Suan Sunandha Rajabhat ...
On April 25, 2024, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS) organized a roundtable discussion on the topic of “Teaching and Learning History in China”. Four esteemed experts, including Paul A. Van Dyke, who is the One-Hundred Talents Project Fellow and a Retired Professor from the History Department of Sun Yat-sen University; Chao Huang, a Professor from the Academy of Cultura...
UIC students were privileged to have Dr Freek Olaf de Groot back on campus again. In collaboration with Dr Jackie Yeoh, a lecturer from the English Language and Literature Studies (ELLS) programme, he facilitated a hands-on workshop on delving into the boundless possibilities of Generative Artificial Intelligence in education. This workshop which took place on 9 April 2024 captivated the attent...
Teaching staff in the English Language and Literature Studies (ELLS) programme at UIC have launched a free Massive Online Open Course: Introduction to Language Study: English Linguistics. Aimed at senior high school pupils and first-year university students, it gives students a taste of linguistic study in higher education. This is one of a number of projects developed at UIC and funded by Guan...
On 26 March 2024, the Department of Languages and Cultures (DLC) hosted a lecture entitled "Generative AI in Teacher Education: A Sociocultural Approach to Learning, Teaching, and Assessment Practices". The lecture, generously funded by FHSS Teaching and Learning Grant, featured Dr. Freek Olaf de Groot, a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Department of English, City University of Hong Kong, a...
On March 20th, Dr. Nan Zhang, Associate Professor in English Studies at the University of Hong Kong, delivered a speech entitled "Modernism and the Observant Eye" at UIC. As introduced by Dr. Xi XU, Dr. Zhang, with a dual background in International Finance and Literature, is a scholar with a unique perspective. Deeply fascinated by Virginia Woolf's writings, she wholeheartedly immersed herself...
