Newsletter No. 183

4 No. 183 4th May 2001 CUHK Newsletter 宣布事項 ANNOUNCEMENTS 第二屆校長模範教學獎頒獎典禮 VC's Exemplary Teaching Award Presentation Ceremony 大學訂於五月十一日下午五時在利黃瑤璧樓一號演講廳 舉行「二零零零年度校長模範教學獎」頒獎典禮，由李國章校 長頒授獎譽予下列得獎人︰ 文學院盧瑋鑾教授 工商管理學院張偉雄教授 教育學院劉兆琪教授 工程學院呂自成教授 醫學院陳家亮教授 理學院朱明中教授 社會科學院梁偉賢博士 The presentation of the Vice-Chancellor's Exemplary Teaching Award 2000 w i ll take place at 5.00 p.m. on 11th May in Lecture Theatre 1, Esther Lee Building. Prof. Arthur K.C. L i w i ll officiate at the ceremony. The seven recipients of the award are: Prof. Lo Wai Luen, Faculty of Arts Prof. Gordon Cheung Wai-hung, Faculty of Business Administration Prof. Patrick Lau Siu-ying, Faculty of Education Prof. John Lui Chi-shing, Faculty of Engineering Prof. Francis Chan Ka-leung, Faculty of Medicine Prof. Chu Ming-chung, Faculty of Science Dr. Kenneth Leung Wai-yin, Faculty of Social Science 公積金計劃投資成績 Investment Returns of Staff Superannuation Schemes 財務處公布公積金計劃內各項投資基金於二零零一年三月及第一季度累積回 報如下: From the Bursary The investment returns of March and the cumulative returns of the first quarter of 2001 in the Designated Investment Funds of the 1995 Scheme and 1983 Scheme are as follows: 二零零一年三月 March 2001 基金 Fund 計劃 Scheme 指摽回報 Benchmark Return 1995 1983 (未經審核數據 unaudited) 增長 Growth -8.63% -9.15% -9.02% 平衡 Balanced -7.03% -7.19% -7.37% 穩定 Stable -3.63% -3.98% -4.39% 港元銀行存款 HKD Bank Deposit 0.44% (年息 Annualized 5.23%) 0.46% (年息 Annualized 5.43%) 0.35% (年息 Annualized 3.78%) 美元銀行存款 USD Bank Deposit 0.44% (年息 Annualized 5.27%) 0.42% (年息 Annualized 5.06%) 0.38% (年息 Annualized 3.98%) 二零零一年第一季度 First Quarter 2001 基金 Fund 計劃 Scheme 指摽回報 Benchmark Return 1995 1983 (未經審核數據 unaudited) 增長 Growth -11.47% -10.96% -10.64% 平衡 Balanced -9.37% -8.53% -8.91% 穩定 Stable -5.10% -5.03% -5.72% 港元銀行存款 HKD Bank Deposit 1.38% (年息 Annualized 5.60%) 1.42% (年息 Annualized 5.76%) 1.10% (年息 Annualized 4.46%) 美元銀行存款 USD Bank Deposit 1.45% (年息 Annualized 5.76%) 1.42% (年息 Annualized 5.65%) 1.24% (年息 Annualized 4.96%) 哈佛燕京學社進修資助計劃 Scholarship Application to Harvard-Yenching Institute 哈佛燕京學社現接受本校人文學科及社會科學教員申請二零零二至二零零三 年度進修資助計劃。 (一）訪問學人資助計劃 此計劃資助教員前往哈佛大學進修或從事研究工作，為期一年。學位課程及 實用學科如工商管理、圖書館學、實用法學等不在資助之列。申請人必須有四年 教學經驗，操流利英語，並於二零零一年八月一日時未滿四十二歲。 資助項目包括單人來回機票、生活津貼(以十一個月為限）、醫療及保險。 (二）博士研究獎學金計劃 此計劃資助資歷較淺之教員前往哈佛大學或其他海外大學進修博士學位課 程。實用學科如工商管理、圖書館學、大眾傳播、英語教學、社會工作等不在資 助之列。 受資助教員進修完畢，須返回原來所屬大學任教。申請者須於本年十月或以 前參加托福考試 ( TOEFL ) 及報考美國大學畢業生試 (GRE ) ，並獲哈佛或其他海外 大學取錄為博士研究生(錄取通知書可於稍後呈交）。 獎學金為期一學年，期滿可申請續期。資助項目包括單人來回機票、學費、 醫療及生活津貼。 (三）訪問研究員資助計劃 此計劃資助博士硏究生前往哈佛大學從事硏究工作，為期一年。從事有關東 亞研究之申請人將獲優先考慮。實用學科如工商管理、圖書 館學、英語教學等不在資助之列。 受資助教員進修完畢，須返回原來所屬大學任教。申請 者須於本年十月或以前參加托福考試 ( TOEFL )。 資助項目包括單人來回機票、訪問職員津貼及生活津貼。 申請人須把申請表格、假期申請表，以及有關文件，於 二零零一年六月十五日或以前，經有關學系系主任及學院院長送交人事主任盧杜燕 萍女士，俾轉呈校內有關委員會考慮。計劃詳情及申請表格可於人事處網頁 (http:// www.cuhk.edu.hk/personnel/res/training/ETPH/MD/index.htm l) 下載。 哈佛燕京學社之代表將於本年秋季來港接見經大學推薦之申請人。查詢詳情 可致電人事處(內線七一九一或七二八八）。 Applications/nominations are now invited from faculty members in the humanities and social sciences for the following three Harvard-Yenching Programmes tenable in 2002-3: 1. Visiting Scholars Programme This programme offers one-year fellowships to regular faculty members in the humanities or social sciences to study and conduct research at Harvard University. Applied fields of studies such as business management, library science, and the more practical aspects of law, etc. are excluded. The study or research should not lead to a degree. Candidates must be aged 42 or under on 1st August 2001, have been teaching for four years prior to the year for which they are applying the fellowship, and speak fluent English. The award covers round-trip airfare for the successful applicant, a monthly stipend for up to 11 months, fees for health insurance, and the use of the Harvard clinic. 2. Doctoral Scholarship Programme This programme supports junior faculty members to pursue Ph.D. studies in the humanities or social sciences. Applied fields of studies such as business management, library science, mass communications, teaching English as a foreign language, social work, etc. are excluded. Candidates must be regular faculty members who w i l l return to teach at their home universities upon completion of their studies, have sat for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) by October 2001 as we ll as the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE), and be/have been admitted to Ph.D. studies at Harvard University or other major universities. The scholarship is tenable for one academic year (usually from September through the following June) and the recipient may apply for renewal thereafter. It covers transportation to and from the university the applicant will attend, tuition, health service fees, and a living stipend adequate for a single scholar, to be determined with reference to the local cost of living and other sources of support. S. Visiting Fellows Programme This programme provides junior faculty members in the humanities or social sciences who are Ph.D. candidates in their own universities with the opportunity to do dissertation research at Harvard University. Preference w i l l be given to scholars working in East Asian studies. The natural sciences and applied fields such as business management, library science, teaching English as a second language, etc. are excluded. Candidates must be regular faculty members who will return to their home universities to teach immediately after the fellowship, and have sat for TOEFL by October 2001. The fellowship is given for one academic year (from September through the following July). Fellows may be invited to go to Harvard the previous July to take an intensive course in English. Th e fellowship covers transportation t o and from Cambridge, Massachusetts, payment of the Harvard University Visiting Fellows fee, and a stipend adequate for a single scholar. Detailed programme information and application forms are obtainable from the following website of the Personnel Office ( http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/personnel/res/ training/ETPH/MD/index.html). Nominees should submit a Summary of Submission (PO/SR3) (forms for which are obtainable from the above website), together with the completed application forms, requisite supporting documents and application for leave, and the endorsement of the department chairman/unit head and faculty dean concerned, to Mrs. Betty Lo, Personnel Manager, on or before 15th June 2001, for consideration by the Academic Staff Review Committee. After the University has submitted its nominations to the Harvard-Yenching Institute, the nominated applicants w i l l be interviewed by a representative of the Institute in Hong Kong in the autumn of 2001. For enquires, please contact the Personnel Office (Ext. 7191/7288). 逸夫書院學生宿舍招聘導師 Shaw College Recruiting Resident Tutors 逸夫書院現招二零零一至二零零二年度學生宿舍導師，歡迎大學全職教職員 申請。申請人須為大學畢業生。 導師職責為協助舍監處理宿舍事務及促進宿舍生活。獲委任者必須於宿舍居 住，住宿免費。此職為兼任，並無任何津貼。 申請函件須於五月十一日前寄給逸夫書院學生輔導處左冠輝先生。查詢請電 內線七三五八。