Bulletin No. 1, 2011

Math Students Win Awards F ive undergraduate, master a n d P h D m a t h e m a t i c s students received the New World Mathematics Awards for their outstanding theses. They are Mr. Chan Kwok-wai (2nd right, 2nd row), winner of Doctor Thesis Awards—silver prize, currently a postdoctoral fellow in Tokyo University; Mr. Fan Sin-tsun Edward (1st left, 2nd row), and Mr. Ng Kashing (2nd left, 3rd row), winners of Master Thesis Awards— silver prizes, currently PhD students at Caltech and the University of Waterloo respectively; Mr. Hui Heung-shan Theodore (6th left, 3rd row) and Mr. Lam Ka-kit (5th left, 3rd row), winners of Bachelor Thesis awards—gold prizes, currently year 4 mathematics students. Mr. Yeung Wai-kit, another undergraduate mathematics student, was awarded the Chern Medal—bronze award at the S.T. Yau College Student Mathematics Contests. He also received an honourable mention in the subject of Analysis and Differential Equations with another student Mr. Shi Fanye. The Best and the Brightest   41  Students Win Prospective English Teachers Scholarship T he Education Bureau announced the results of the first Prospective English Teachers Scholarship on 18 February. A total of 20 CU students were awarded, accounting for over 40% of total recipients. CUHK took largest share among the local institutions. The awardees came from the three full-time English training programmes: Bachelor of Arts in English; Bachelor of Arts (English Studies) and Bachelor of Education (English Language Education) Co-terminal Double Degree and Postgraduate Diploma in Education. Each student will be awarded HK$50,000 per year for the normal duration of the study programmes, if their overall performances satisfy the requirement for the renewal of the scholarship. The recipients have to teach English in local primary or secondary schools for three years. Established by the Education Bureau, the scholarship is one in a series of measures to enhance the professionalism of English teachers in Hong Kong. Miss Kanthleen Yu (right, Year 1, Bachelor of Arts in English) and Miss Irina Chong (left, Year 1, Bachelor of Arts [English Studies] and Bachelor of Education [English Language Education] Co-terminal Double Degree), two of the scholarship recipients, are determined to become English teachers