On the afternoon of 20 May 2026, the Institute of Cross-Cultural Studies (ICCS) and the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS) jointly hosted the Teaching Award Ceremony to honour outstanding contributions to teaching excellence, pedagogical innovation, educational leadership, research mentorship, instructional support, administrative services, and student research assistance. The ceremony was attended by Professor Li Jianhui, Academic Registrar of BNBU; Professor Tang Beibei, Dean of FHSS; Professor Indika Liyanage, Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning) of FHSS and Director of ICCS; Professor Steve Zhongshi Guo, Associate Dean for Research and Development of FHSS. Faculty members, Associate Instructors, Faculty Office colleagues, and Student Research Assistants gathered to witness this meaningful occasion celebrating teaching excellence and the spirit of a shared educational community.

On April 11, 2026, the ICCS Seminar entitled “Media Accessibility and Language Services in the AI Era: Pedagogy and Practice in Translation” was held successfully at Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University (BNBU) in Zhuhai. The seminar was co-organized by Dr. Kangte Luo from the Institute of Cross-Cultural Studies (ICCS) at BNBU, Prof. Jackie Xiu Yan from the Department of Linguistics and Translation at the City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK), and the Hong Kong Audio Description Studies Association (HKADSA). The event brought together leading global experts and scholars in media accessibility and language services from Beijing, Shanghai, Xiamen, Hong Kong, Macau, Zhuhai, the UK, and Spain.

The Institute of Cross-Cultural Studies (ICCS) is delighted to invite to join the guest lecture:Topic: GenAI-Assisted Digital Multimodal Composing in Language Teacher EducationSpeaker: Benjamin Luke Moorhouse, Department of English, City University of Hong KongDate & Time: March 31, 10 - 11:30 amVenue: T5-105AbstractIn this talk, I will share a study that explored how pre-service language teachers ...

The Institute of Cross-Cultural Studies (ICCS) is delighted to announce a guest lecture organized by the Institute of Cross-Cultural Studies (ICCS), featuring Prof. Jorge Díaz-Cintas, Professor of Translation and founding director of the Centre for Translation Studies (CenTraS) at University College London, UK.The lecture will take place on Tuesday, 31 March, from 15:30 to 17:00, in T2-101.Talk Title:...

The Institute of Cross-Cultural Studies (ICCS) is delighted to  invite you to a special workshop entitled ‘Digital Traces, Social Stories: A Student-Led Interdisciplinary Workshop on Publishing in Top Academic Journals’.This event will feature three of our FHSS Year 4 students, who will share their firsthand experiences of how they used data to shape, support, and tell a story in their published ...