Dr. Charlie Reis from the Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University gave a lecture at UIC

On October 24th, 3:00 PM, Dr. Charlie Reis, the Director of Educational Development Unit of the Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, invited by DCOM, FHSS, gave a lecture at T7-104, entitled “Confucian Professional Standards Framework: Intercultural Educational Leadership.” The lecture was hosted by Dr. Jianing Chen. Dr. Xiaolong Diao from CCGC, Dr. Milen Gotchev Jissov, Associate Director o...

2024/10/24

Art and ritual in the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead—RCHC Conversation series

On the evening of September 25, 2024, Research Centre of History and Culture  held the first series of casual tea and academic exchange lectures of the Autumn semester 2024 , which was sponsored by the Centre offor Foreign Languages and Cultures of the FacultySchool of Humanities and Social Sciences and FHSS Teaching and Learning Grant. In his presentation, Dr. Rune Nyord of Emory University in...

2024/10/09

Global top 2% scientists' rankings released with 13 UIC scholars on

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...

2024/10/08

ESP Program experience sharing

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 ...

2024/09/20

Field Trip at Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University on International Student Perceptions of China’s Greater Bay Area

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 ...

2024/08/22

FHSS Roundtable Discussion: “Teaching and Learning History in China”

    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...

2024/05/27

Unleashing creativity: Harnessing the power of Generative AI in Education

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...

2024/04/24

ELLS Programme launches its very own MOOC!

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...

2024/04/10