On November 9, the Globalisation and Development(GAD) invited a a group of enthusiastic alumni to share their study experience in the GAD/GIR and their achievements in multiple fields, from business to academia, energy analysis, environmental governance and public policy.I learnt information literacy skill and independent thinking habit in GIR/GAD. Rigorous curriculum in GIR/GAD build a solid ...

On November 2, 2022, the Globalisation and Development (GAD) Programme, in the context of the Department's "Social Sciences for the Globalised and Digital World Lecture Series", had the honour of hosting the lecture of an internationally renowned guest - Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy, former Governor of the Sri Lankan Central Bank (2016-2019).During this special event, which saw the participation o...

On October 26, 2022, the Globalisation and Development (GAD) Programme had the honour to invite Dr. Fangxin Yi, research fellow at the School of Social Development and Public Policy of Beijing Normal University of China, delivering a lecture on “Smart City and Digital Public Administration”.In this lecture, Dr. Yi reviewed the global characteristics, policy, and technology development of smar...

On October 17, 2022, the Globalisation and Development (GAD) Programme had the honor to host Dr. YIN Hui - lecturer at the Department of Global Health of Peking University - as a special guest to the “Digitalised and Globalised World” Lecture Series, delivering a lecture on “Development Aid for Health (DAH): Practice and Experience”. The lecture first addressed basic concepts of DAH, whic...

The Division of Humanities and Social Sciences (DHSS) Exhibition of Student Achievements 2022 for Best Final Year Projects (FYPs) and Award-Winning Projects was held on May 18, 2022. Five senior GIR students - Ms. Guo Lingxiang, Ms. Wang Yuejiao, Ms. Wei Ruoyan, Ms. Qin Siyao, and Ms. Zhong Yuyi who excelled in their respective projects - received the FYP Awards and presented posters of their w...

On April 27, 2022, GAD had the honour to invite Mr. Tang Zhifeng, the Executive Deputy Director of Beijing DHH Law Firm, as a guest speaker to the DHSS Lecture Series. Mr. Tang gave a lecture on the rapid development and huge potential of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA) to inspire young people to seize the many opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship that the GBA...

On April 16, the UIC Sustainable Development Research Group (SDRG), founded by Globalisation and Development (GAD) Programme’s students and now encompassing members from across the entire college, held its 2022 annual forum on the topic of “Sustainable Development: A New Paradigm for Higher Education”. Hosted by the founder of SDRG, GAD student Mr. Frank Chen Chaofan, the virtual forum conv...