Newsletter No. 218

Celebrate As Friends CrossOceansto Visit us on the University's 40 t h Anniversary T he forum is a major highlight of the University's year-long 40th anniversary celebrations. We welcome all participants to this prestigious gathering, hoping that they will savour our picturesque campus and enjoy their stay in Hong Kong. Session 6 25th March 2003‧1345—1515‧Cho Yiu Hall How Should the Liberal Arts Interact with Professional Schools in the Research University: New 21st Century Paradigms? Chairperson • Professor Edward K.Y. CHEN Speakers • Dr Wei-Jao CHEN • Professor John NILAND • Dr. Judith RODIN Sessions 7 25th March 2 0 0 3 ‧ 1 5 3 0 - 1 7 0 0 ‧ C h o Yiu Hall FutureofTertiaryEducation Chairpersons • Professor David VANDELINDE • Professor WANG Dazhong Speakers • Professor Ian CHUBB • Dr. Francis L LAWRENCE • Professor Gareth WILLIAMS Closing Session 25th March 2003‧1700-1730‧Cho Yiu Hall Chairperson • Professor Ambrose Y.C. KING Guest of Honour • Professor the Honourable Arthur K.C. LI, Secretary for Education and Manpower, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Dr. Judith RODIN, University of Pennsylvania Professor Lap-Chee TSUI, The University of Hong Kong Professor Gareth WILLIAMS, Centre for Higher Education studies, Institute of Education, University of London Professor Frank SHU, Tsing Hua University (Hsinchu) Professor David VANDELINDE, The University of Warwick Dr. Mark S. WRIGHTON, Washington University in St. Louis Professor Michael J.H. STERLING, The University of Birmingham Professor W.A. WAKEHAM, The University of Southampton Professor XU Tongmo, Xi'an Jiaotong University Professor Eric THOMAS, The University of Bristol Professor WANG Dazhong, Tsinghua University (Beijing) Professor XU Zhihong, Peking University 6 No. 218 19th March 2003