Bulletin Spring‧Summer 2001

programme is conducted by teachers of the faculty. It consists of four modules covering financial planning and budgeting, investment management, taxation and tax planning, retirement and estate planning in Hong Kong . Ma n u l i f e agents who complete the programme w i l l receive a professional certificate from the University. New Course for Media Professionals The School of Continuing Studies w i l l begin offering a Graduate Certificate i n Multicultural Journalism w i t h the Graduate School of Journalism of the University of Wollongong in Australia in July 2001. A memorandum of understanding was signed between the tw o parties on 17th January. The professional programme is a part-time distance education programme to be completed in two semesters in a year. A t the beginning of each semester, t u t o r i a l classes w i l l be c ondu c t ed by s t a f f f r o m Wo l l o n g o ng University. E-mail discussions will also form a crucial part of the programme. Designed for working adults who wish to enhance their journalism skills and critical understanding of media practices in Hong Kong, it paves the way for them to pursue a Master of Arts programme in journalism, full-time or by distance learning, at the University of Wollongong. Prof. Rob Castle (left), pro-vice-chancellor (academic) of the University of Wollongong, and Mr. Victor Le e (right), director of the School of Continuing Studies , congratulating each other after signing the memorandum of understanding On-line Education of Chinese Medicine The Institute o f Chinese Medicine ( I CM ) signed an agreement with Greaterchinaherbs. com Ltd. (GCT ) to launch a pilot project of on-line education of traditional Chinese medicine. The pilot project w i ll have two modules: prescription of traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese medicine formulation . Both w i l l follow the syllabus of the taught certificate programme newly offered by the University's School of Continuing Studies. GCT wil l provide the website, hardware, software, and manpower for the registration and operation o f the two on-line course modules. The courses w i l l be on-line by September 2001. Conferences/Workshops/Seminars • The First Beijing-Hong Kon g Symposium: Life Sciences on Epithelial Cell Biology, 16th to 18th October2000 ,Jointly organized by the University and the Academy of Military Medical Sciences; • International symposium on smart structures and microsystems, 19th to 21st October 2000, by the Department of Automation and Computer-aided Engineering; • The Australian and New Zealand Society for Laboratory An imal Science M i l l enn i um Conference, 13th to 17th November 2000, by the University' s Laboratory An i ma l Services Centre, the Hong Kong Veterinary Association, and the University of Hong Kong; • The F i f t h International Symposium o n Japanese Studies and Japanese Language Education, 25th and 26th November 2000, by the Department of Japanese Studies and the Society of Japanese Language Education; • Seminar on Working with Single Parent Families, 25th November 2000, b y the Chinese University Bulletin Spring • Summer 2001