“Scholarship for History Undergraduate Students to Undertake Research Work” and “Study Abroad at the Universities in Europe and America” were established with a generous support of the Eminence History Department Fund, CUHK to be awarded to students, aiming at encouraging and supporting History major students to conduct overseas academic research, and History undergraduates and local MPhil graduates for further studies abroad at universities in Europe and America.

Both scholarships are now open for applications.

• Scholarship for History Undergraduate Students to Undertake Research Work
   Application deadline: 15 June 2019

• Study Abroad at the Universities in Europe and America
   Application deadlines: 1st round — 31 January 2019; 2nd round — 31 May 2019

For more information, please visit
Undergraduate students: https://www.history.cuhk.edu.hk/ug_scholarships.html
Postgraduate students: https://www.history.cuhk.edu.hk/pg_scholarships.html

 

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Academic Seminar

Western Book History Workshop by Professor Stuart McManus

HIST4306 “The West and the World: Early Modernity” will visit the Rare Books Collection on 13 February 2019 to examine historical Western books (including works of Shakespeare, Confucius, Galen, etc. printed in Europe). An additional 10 spaces are available for students (either undergraduate or postgraduate) who want to learn more about Western Book History.

Interested students should email the Teaching Assistant, Mr. WANG Jiayao wangjyhis@link.cuhk.edu.hk. First come first served.

 

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Public Lectures on History and Business in China 2018–19

Public Lectures on History and Business in China 2018-19 will be held in March 2019. Professor Jean-François HUCHET, Professor of Economics and Vice-President for Research of National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilisation (INALCO), has been invited as the guest speaker to deliver two public lectures.

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/2019_HBC/
– Call at 3943 8541

For more information, please visit www.history.cuhk.edu.hk/Event/2019_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

Sponsor: Eminence History Department Fund, CUHK

 

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please email your articles in both Chinese and English to chanfiona@cuhk.edu.hk by 4:00pm every Tuesday.