Calendar 2014–15

24 Part 1 • General Information Part 1 To enrich the cultural and academic life on campus, New Asia College organizes scholarly visits and various cultural activities throughout the year under different programmes such as Ch’ien Mu Lecture in History and Culture, Yu Ying-shih Lecture in History, New Asia Lectures on Contemporary China, New Asia Lectures on Confucianism, United Asia Finance Visiting Scholars Programme, S.Y. Chung Visiting Fellows Programme, and Y.S. Hui Exchange Programme in Fine Arts. Renowned scholars are invited to deliver academic and cultural talks. In enhancing intercultural exchanges and fostering global understanding, New Asia College has established various exchange programmes with overseas institutions. Since 1993, the College has organized New Asia College-Yale University Student Exchange Programme to enhance students’ understanding of the social, cultural and scientific issues in the two regions. NewAsia students may also enrich their international exposure by taking part in the College one- year/one-semester exchange programmes to China (Beijing Normal University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Czech Republic (University of Economics, Prague), Finland (University of Tampere), Italy (Bocconi University), Japan (Asia University, Nanzan University, Soka University and Kyoto Sangyo University), Korea (Ewha Womans University), Sweden (Malmo University), Switzerland (University of Lausanne), the United Kingdom (University of Leeds), and the United States (Occidental College and San Diego State University). To further improve students’ proficiency in both Chinese and English, the College launches the language enhancement programmes which include SpontaneousAttraction—Intensive Training on Presentation andCommunication Skills, Social Putonghua Workshops, Social English Workshops, and intensive summer language courses held in mainland China and UK.