Department News
Briefing Session for Summer Internship Programme 2019
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 8 March 2019. Please visit https://www.history.cuhk.edu.hk/intern_application.html or attend the following briefing session to learn more about this programme.
| Date: | 27 February 2019 (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 application. The application deadline is 15 March 2019. 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.pdf
Should you have any questions, please call at 3943 7117 or email to vickitsang@cuhk.edu.hk.
Upcoming Events
Chiu Chin Yin Fund Visiting Scholar: Public Lectures by Prof. Hsing I-Tien
Prof. HSING I-Tien, Academician of Academia Sinica, has been invited by the Department to give the following two public lectures:
| Date: | 4 March 2019 (Monday) |
| Time: | 4:30pm-6:00pm (Tea reception starts at 4:00pm) |
| Venue: | G24, G/F, Fung King Hey Building, CUHK |
| Date: | 8 March 2019 (Friday) |
| Time: | 4:30pm-6:00pm (Tea reception starts at 4:00pm) |
| Venue: | G24, G/F, Fung King Hey Building, CUHK |
The lectures will be conducted in Putonghua. For enquiries, please call 3943 8541.
Organisers: Department of History, CUHK; Centre for Chinese History, Department of History, CUHK
Sponsors: Chiu Chin Yin Fund; Faculty of Arts, CUHK
Academic Seminar
| Date : | 13 March 2019 (Wednesday) |
| Time : | 2:30pm-4:15pm |
| Venue : | Room 208, 2/F, Lee Shau Kee Building, CUHK |
| Topic : | 中國國家博物館藏與商周史事相關青銅器擷萃 |
| Speaker : | Dr. TIAN Shuai National Museum of China |
| Language : | Putonghua |
| Enquiry : | 3943 8541 |
Academic Seminar
| Date : | 13 March 2019 (Wednesday) |
| Time : | 4:30pm-6:00pm |
| Venue : | Room 101, 1/F, Fung King Hey Building, CUHK |
| Topic : | 論清史的編纂歷史 |
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Speaker : |
Prof. WANG Jingsong Research Institute of History and Culture Peking University |
| Language : | Putonghua |
| Enquiry : | 3943 8541 |
Academic Seminar
| Date : | 18 March 2019 (Monday) |
| Time : | 6:30pm-8:00pm |
| Venue : | Room 402, 4/F, Yasumoto International Academic Park, CUHK |
| Topic : | Decolonization and the Making of New Shanghai, 1949-1976 |
| Speaker : | Dr. Jonathan HOWLETT Department of History, University of York |
| Language : | English |
| Enquiry : | 3943 8659 |
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.
| Date: | 21 March 2019 (Thursday) |
| Time: | 7:00pm–8:30pm |
| Venue: | Lecture Theatre G/F, Hong Kong Central Library 66 Causeway Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong |
| Moderator: | Prof. David FAURE Wei Lun Research Professor of History Department of History, CUHK |
| Date: | 22 March 2019 (Friday) |
| Time: | 5:00pm–6:30pm |
| Venue: | Cho Yiu Conference Hall G/F, University Administrative Building, CUHK |
| Moderator: | Prof. HO Pui Yin Vice Chair and Professor Department of History, CUHK |
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
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.
