Objective

To provide 1st year research postgraduate (RPg) students with a support network of peers outside their own RPg programmes.

1st year RPg students will be paired with an experienced 2nd year, 3rd or 4th year RPg student, who will serve as the peer buddy for the 1st year RPg student. The students will be paired for one academic year.

Peer buddies will be matched from different Graduate Divisions in the Faculty of Arts to expand students’ peer networks within the Faculty. The Graduate Divisions in the Faculty of Arts are:

• Anthropology
• China Studies
• Chinese Language and Literature
• Cultural Studies
• English
• Fine Arts
• History
• Japanese Studies
• Linguistics
• Music
• Philosophy
• Religious Studies
• Translation

Benefits

RPg students who join the peer buddy scheme benefit from meeting students from other disciplines in the Faculty of Arts and expanding their research and social networks. They may also enrich their experience of CUHK’s research culture.

In addition,

1st year students will benefit from developing a support network of peers outside of their own academic programmes.

2nd + year students will benefit from serving as a peer buddy as they can support 1st year students in adjusting to a new academic environment. In addition, serving as a peer buddy to junior researchers is also a part of professional development and can be listed on students’ CV. RPg students who serve as peer buddies will also receive a certificate for serving as a buddy for one year.

Eligibility

• All RPg students in the Faculty of Arts are eligible to join the scheme.
• 1st year RPg students who join the scheme will receive a peer buddy.
• 2nd year or above can apply to become buddies to 1st year RPg students.

Expectations

• RPg students who have been selected into the scheme to serve as buddies will first participate in a one-hour training workshop.
• After the workshop, they will be paired with one or maximally two 1st year RPg student(s). As much as possible, the pairs will be interdisciplinary, with students from different RPg programmes.
• Buddies are expected to provide support and guidance to 1st year students in informal settings so they may get a better picture of what it is like to pursue MPhil/PhD at CUHK.
• The Faculty of Arts will arrange two social events – one in term 1 and one in term 2 – for students to meet their buddies. Students are expected to arrange minimally two additional meet ups during the academic year.
• Conversation topics during meet ups are up to the peer buddies but the tone should be supportive, informal and respectful of everyone. Suggested topics include: adjusting to academic life, CUHK and Hong Kong; university processes and resources; and study and time management skills.
• At the end of the year, students in the scheme will be asked to fill out a brief survey about their experiences, so that the programme can be improved for the following academic year.

Application Procedure
Fill in the online application form to express your interest by the application deadline.

1st year RPg Students – Sign up for a Buddy

2nd Year or above RPg Students  – Become a Buddy

Application Deadline
30 September 2024

Enquiries
Email to arts@cuhk.edu.hk

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Symposium schedule please find: https://60.theology.cuhk.edu.hk/conference#schedule 
Details please find: https://60.theology.cuhk.edu.hk/conference#speakers

All are welcome│ Free of Charge│Cantonese and Mandarin interpretation provided.
Zoom link will be provided to participants outside of Hong Kong.

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Speaker
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Ms. Carol Kong, Learning Services Librarian

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Speaker
Prof. Brook Ziporyn
Prof. Alan K. L. Chan
Prof. Qingjie Wang
Prof. Lai Shi-san
Prof. Cheng Chung-yi
Prof. Chris Fraser
Prof. Fabian Heubel

The long history of the relationship between Russia and China has been in the news a lot lately, but contemporary concerns often obscure its true nature. Spies and Scholars looks at Russian espionage in eighteenth-century China, its history, methods, and what it was supposed to accomplish. It also examines how Russo-Chinese relations fit into a broader global context, especially Russia's long imperial rivalry with Great Britain. As we'll see, to understand Russia's aspirations to world power, it's essential to understand how it produced and consumed different kinds of knowledge.

Speaker
Prof. Gregory AFINOGENOV
Department of History, Georgetown University

ZOOM Meeting ID: 990 8868 4183;
Meeting link: https://cuhk.zoom.us/j/99088684183

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Speaker 
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ZOOM Meeting ID: 990 8868 4183;
Meeting link: https://cuhk.zoom.us/j/99088684183

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Speaker 
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Associate Professor of Digital Humanities in the Department of Information Studies, University College London
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Venue: 
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16 December - LT2, 5, 6, 7

Speaker
Professor YU Wanli
Chair Professor, Ma Yifu Academy of Zhejiang University
 

1st Lecture

• Topic: “Tracing the Source: Confucian Classics the Book of Poetry and the Analects”
• Moderator: Professor CHEUNG Kam Siu, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, CUHK
• Date: 4 October 2023 (Wednesday)
• Time: 6:30pm – 8:00pm
• Venue: Sir Run Run Shaw Hall, CUHK
  (This lecture will be held at the College Bi-weekly Assembly)

2nd Lecture

• Topic: “Confucius’s Joy and Concern: Seen from Confucian Classics”
• Moderator: Professor CHENG Chung Yi, Department of Philosophy, CUHK
• Date: 7 October 2023 (Saturday)
• Time: 3:00pm – 5:00pm
• Venue: Function Room AC2, 4/F, Administration Building, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon

3rd Lecture

• Topic: “Stone Classics in Han and Wei Dynasties: Similarities and Differences between New Text School and Old Text School”
• Moderator: Professor David Chai, Department of Philosophy, CUHK
• Date: 9 October 2023 (Monday)
• Time: 4:30pm – 6:15pm
• Venue: Cho Yiu Conference Hall, G/F, University Administration Building, CUHK
  (This Lecture is jointly organized by New Asia College and Department of Philosophy, CUHK)

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Speaker 
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Academic Technology Specialist in Literatures, Cultures, and Languages, Center for Interdisciplinary Digital Research, 
Stanford University
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