Department News
Briefing Session for Summer Internship Programme 2018
The Department of History has organised the Summer Internship Programme for its students since 2000. For the current year, 15 partner organisations in Hong Kong, the Mainland and Taiwan, which include government departments, publishers and museums, offer over 30 intern positions to History full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students (including the MA Programme in Comparative and Public History). The application deadline is 9 March 2018. Please visit https://www.history.cuhk.edu.hk/intern_application.html or attend the following briefing session to learn more about this programme.
| Date: | 28 February 2018 (Wednesday) |
| Time: | 1:00pm–2:00pm |
| Venue: | Room 101, 1/F, Fung King Hey Building, CUHK |
For enquiry, please call Miss Tsang at 3943 7117.
Application for the Leung Hung Kee Scholarships for Distinguished History Undergraduate Students to Undertake Research Work
Leung Hung Kee Scholarships for Distinguished History Undergraduate Students to Undertake Research Work are now open for applications. The application deadline is 15 March 2018. Late or incomplete applications will NOT be considered. For details of the Scholarships and the application form, please download at: https://www.history.cuhk.edu.hk/internal/ug/
Leung_Hung_Kee_Scholarships_for_Hist_Ugs_to_Undertake_Research_Work_1718.pdf
Should you have any questions, please call at 3943 7117 or email to vickitsang@cuhk.edu.hk.
Personalia
Our welcome to Ms. TANG Cheuk Lam Janet, who has joined the Division Office as Executive Officer II with effective 22 February 2018. Ms. TANG will be responsible for matters of the Graduate Division as well as academic and research activities of the Department.
Upcoming Events
Public Lectures on History and Business in China 2017–18
Public Lectures on History and Business in China 2017–18 will be held in March 2018. Professor Geoffrey G. JONES, Isidor Straus Professor of Business History of Harvard Business School and Faculty Chair of the School’s Business History Initiative, has been invited as the guest speaker to deliver two public lectures.
| Date : | 1 March 2018 (Thursday) |
| Time : | 5:00pm–6:30pm |
| Venue : | Cho Yiu Conference Hall G/F, University Administrative Building The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Moderator : | Prof. David FAURE Wei Lun Research Professor of History The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Date : | 2 March 2018 (Friday) |
| Time : | 7:00pm–8:30pm |
| Venue : | Lecture Theatre G/F, Hong Kong Central Library 66 Causeway Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong |
| Moderator: | Prof. LEUNG Yuen Sang Dean, Faculty of Arts The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Lectures will be conducted in English.
Admission is free; reservation is required. To reserve a seat, please
– Register online at www.history.cuhk.edu.hk/Event/2018_HBC/
– Call at 3943 8541
For more information, please visit www.history.cuhk.edu.hk/Event/2018_HBC/ or www.hkpl.gov.hk
Organisers: Department of History, CUHK; Centre for Comparative and Public History, Department of History, CUHK; MA Programme in Comparative and Public History, Department of History, CUHK; Hong Kong Public Libraries, Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Academic Seminar
| Date : | 2 March 2018 (Friday) |
| Time : | 3:00pm–4:30pm |
| Venue : | Room 221A, 2/F, Fung King Hey Building, CUHK |
| Topic : | Commercial Partnerships in Late Imperial China |
| Speaker : | Dr. Joseph MCDERMOTT University of Cambridge |
| Language : | English |
| Enquiry : | 3943 7198 |
Organiser: Centre for Chinese History, Department of History, CUHK
Co-organiser: Research Centre for Ming-Qing Studies, Research Institute for the Humanities, CUHK
Academic Seminar
| Date : | 6 March 2018 (Tuesday) |
| Time : | 2:30pm–4:15pm |
| Venue : | Room 101, 1/F, Fung King Hey Building, CUHK |
| Topic : | 一位地方文史工作者眼中的歷史田野調查 |
| Speaker : | Prof. BI Xinding Research Center of Hui Studies, Huangshan University |
| Language : | Putonghua |
| Enquiry : | 3943 7198 |
For teachers and students who have information to share with the Department,
please email your articles in both Chinese and English to chanfiona@cuhk.edu.hk by 4:00pm every Tuesday.