Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 2001

Anthropology Students Visit Guangxi Nineteen students f r om the Departmen t of An t h r o p o l o gy we n t to Gu i l i n , Longsheng, and Na n n i ng of the Guang xi Mu n i c i p a l i ty f r o m 2 7 t h M a y to 9 t h J u ne 2 0 01 t o investigate ethnic cultures a n d t o u r i sm , and to visit archaeological caves and shell- m i d d e n sites. The a n n u a l s ummer s t u dy tour was organized b y the department and partially sponsored b y N e w As ia College. Anthropology students chatting with the headman of a Dong nationality village in Longsheng The tour not only gave the students the o p p o r t u n i ty to stay at the homes of f o ur ethnic groups a n d examine h o w t o u r i sm has i mpa c t e d the landscape a n d people's c u l t u r e , b u t a l so f o s t e r ed a c a d e m i c e x c h a n g e b e t w e e n H o n g K o n g a n d Gu a n g xi students . Scottish Summer for B.Ed. Students N i n e Year 2 B.Ed. (Language Edu c a t i on ) students too k pa rt i n a six-week s ummer i mme r s i on p r o g r amme at the Un i v e r s i ty of Ed i n b u r g h , Scotland, i n Jun e a nd Jul y 2001, being the second overseas i mme r s i on p r o g r amme o r gan i z ed b y the Fa c u l t y of Education. Adm i n i s t e r e d b y the Institute of A p p l i e d L a n g u a g e S t u d i es of t he Un i v e r s i t y of Ed i n b u r g h , the p r o g r amme a i med at p r o v i d i n g s t u d e nt teachers of English an o p p o r t u n i t y to understand the cultures of En g l i s h - s p e a k i ng countries, e x p a n d i n g their exposure to educational practices overseas, a n d p r omo t i n g their competence i n English. The p r o g r a mme c omp r i s e d E n g l i sh language enhancement sessions, teaching me t h o d o l o g y wo r k s h o p s , presentations o n B r i t i sh culture, visits to schools, a n d other social and cultural activities. D u r i ng the six weeks , the students stayed w i t h host families i n Ed i nbu r gh. A Big Thank You to Scholarship Donors M a n y s t u d e n t s of the U n i v e r s i t y h a v e bene f i t ed f r o m scholarships t hat enable t h em to go abroad for further studies an d academic exchange. Some are the winners of h i g h l y c omp e t i t i v e a n d p r e s t i g i o u s s c h o l a r s h i p s , s u c h as t h e R h o d e s S c h o l a r s h i p , t h e Sir E d w a r d Y o u d e M e m o r i a l F e l l o w s h i p s f o r Ov e r s e a s Studies, scholarships f r om the Jockey C l ub Mu s i c a n d Dan c e F u n d, a n d th e H o n g K o n g B a n k F o u n d a t i o n O v e r s e a s Scholarship. To express the Un i v e r s i t y ' s i mme n s e g r a t i t u d e to the dono rs w h o hav e ma de possible these l e a r n i ng o p p o r t u n i t i es to the students , a Soaring D r agon s presentation c e r emo ny was h e l d o n 31st M a y 2001 at the H o n g K o n g Co n v e n t i o n a n d E x h i b i t i on Centre. There we r e over 200 participants i n c l u d i n g guests, awardees a n d t h e ir p a r e n t s . T h r ee s c h o l a r s h i p r e c i p i e n t s w e r e i n v i t e d to shar e t h e i r l e a r n i n g experience overseas w i t h the audience. News in Brief 61