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25 November 2011 European Studies Seminar Series 2011: Three British Political Thinkers (3)
Friedrich von Hayek: The Constitution of Liberty
by Prof. Wong Hiu Chung, Lingnan University
Venue: SWT 501 (Council Chamber, Shaw Tower), 19:00
19 November 2011 Summer Scholarships in Germany (2012)
Congratulations! For the coming year 2012, the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) awarded a total of five language scholarships to Year I students for excellent academic and language learning achievements. The scholarships will fund intensive language/culture summer courses at a German university. The 2011 recipients are: Orange Cheung, Mathias Chan, Sophia Su, Michael Leung & Neshric Timothy
18 November 2011 Studieren In Deutschland (DAAD Briefing)
More information: DAAD Information Centre Hong Kong & Macau
17 November 2011 Right-wing Extremism in Europe
by Dr. Göran Adamson, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen / Denmark and Malmö University College / Sweden
Venue: WLB 104 (Wing Lung Bank Building), Shaw Campus, 14:30 -16:00
12 November 2011 Redewettbewerb Deutsch
First Inter-University German Speech Competition in Hong Kong
Venue/Time: University of Hong Kong, Main Bldg MBG07, 2:00-5:30pm
3 November 2011 European Studies Graduation Day (Commencement)
(c) Venus Chong 2011
... but nearly half of the class is already abroad working/studying ...
28 October 2011 European Studies Seminar Series 2011: Three British Political Thinkers (2)
Isaiah Berlin: An Unconventional Liberal
by Prof. Scott Veitch, Prof. K.C. Chung, Faculty of Law, Hong Kong University Kong
Venue: SWT 501 (Council Chamber, Shaw Tower), 19:00
25 October 2011 Romania - Hong Kong Relations
Consul-General-in-Residence Lecture Series
"Romania - Hong Kong SAR Relations" by Mr. Sorin Vasile, CG of Romania
15/16 October 2011 JUPAS Open Day
About 400 guests attended briefing sessions for admission in 2012. In the new Hong Kong-wide study system, European Studies will remain a 'stand-alone' programme with direct admission to Year I. It will also retain its special features, among them rapid and very intensive language learning, a focus on history/culture, politics and social affairs of French/German-speaking areas of Europe and the EU, a whole year to be spent in European partner universities, and close cooperation with businesses and public bodies in/of European Union member states. In the past years, European Studies was among the academic programmes with the highest JUPAS entry scores and excellent track records of graduates.
13 October 2011 European Studies Talk Series Series 2011-12: An Evening with Dr. Hans Christoph Buch
Shipwrecks with European Bystanders:
From Haïti to the ‘Apocalypse Africa’
Venue: Sir Run Run Shaw Building, RRS 905 (Ho Sin Hang Campus); 18:00 – 20:00
Photos of the Event / Website of Hans Christoph Buch
23 September 2011 European Studies Seminar Series 2011: Three British Political Thinkers (1)
John Stuart Mill: Freedom, Individuality and Happiness
by Dr. Chow Po Chung, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Venue: SWT 501 (Council Chamber, Shaw Tower), 19:00
14 September 2011 European Studies Talk Series:
Nine European Photographers, the Berlin Wall and its End
Guest Talk by Dr. Matthias Harder, Chief Curator at the Foundation Helmut Newton in Berlin and Professor at the Freie Universität Berlin
The European Studies Programme invited the curator of the exhibition "Scenes and Traces of a Fall" Dr. Matthias Harder to speak to its students about the context of the photographs shown in the exhibition. During the talk and in the ensuing discussion Dr. Harder explained in length not only about the historical background to the photographs but also about the exact moments in which the photographs were taken and their journalistic and photographic value.
More about the Helmut Newton Foundation / Berlin Museum of Photography here
12 September 2011 The Berlin Wall
Exclusive Preview for European Studies students of the exhibition 'Scenes and Traces of a Fall' at the Goethe Institute Wanchai. Introduction by Dr. Gabriele Gauler, new Director of the GI Hong Kong
“Scenes and Traces of a Fall” is the title of an exhibition of the works of 21 renowned photo journalists from around the world who have documented the years just before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The exhibition was first shown at the Brandenburg Gate Foundation in Berlin to commemorate 20 years of the fall of the Berlin Wall and is currently touring Asia.
More information here
9 September 2011 Europe's First War: Libya
Guest Lecture by Prof. August Pradetto, Institute for International Politics / Dept of Political Science of the Helmut-Schmidt-Universität (University of the Federal Armed Forces), Hamburg/Germany
9 September 2011, 14:30 - 16:00
Venue: SWT 501 (Shaw Tower, Council Chamber)
14-15 June 2011 International Colloquium on FDI & Social Regulation
The Strategies of Multinational Corporations and Social Regulation: European and Asian Perspectives
co-organized by the Dept of GIS, the French Centre for Research on Contemporary China and the Research Centre on Integration & Cooperation in the European Area, University Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle
Venue: SWT 501 (Council Chamber)
18 April 2011 Da Chan Bay One
Students of the German Stream (Year IV) visited the brand-new Da Chan Bay container port in Bao'an/Shenzhen. Terminal One is becoming a major transshipment centre for Hapag Lloyd, Germany's largest container shipping line.
15 April 2011 The Swedish Local Governance System
Guest Lecture by Prof. Park Sang-Chul, Korea Polytechnic University / Gothenburg University
11 April 2011 Logistics in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta
Guest Lecture by Mr. Hans-E. Mahncke, CEO,
Rhenus Logistics Asia-Pacific Ltd., Hong Kong
8 April 2011 Chinese-German Business Development on the Local Level in Germany
How can Chinese firms be brought to invest in Germany? How can investment of German small- and medium-sized enterprises in China be supported ? What do German/Dutch cities do to facilitate economic links?
Guest Lecture by Prof. Dr. Gerd Schwandner, Mayor of Oldenburg City / Germany
More information: China-Initiative der Stadt Oldenburg
8 April 2011 Scholarship from the Annette and Gerd Schwandner
Foundation
Dr. Annette Schwandner (Hannover) & Prof. Dr. Gerd Schwandner (Oldenburg) awarded one scholarship each to the two best Year II student for excellent study achievements in Years I and II of European Studies (German Stream). The scholarship is intended to encourage first-hand research into German affairs during Year III of the course.
This year's recipients are Chan Yan Tung and Doris Lee Hang Shuen.
Congratulations!
7 April 2011 Comparative Aspects of Communism in the 20th Century
Guest Lecture by Dr. Gerd Koenen, Freiburg Institute of Advanced Studies
4 April 2011 Merchandizing - The Link between Chinese Producers and European Consumers
High Quality and Added-Value Services in European/Chinese Merchandising
Gues Lecture by Dr. Chung Wing Hing, CEO, Hansa Trading Ltd.
4 April 2011 Social Models in the European Union
Guest Lecture by Dr. Violaine Delteil, Dept. of European Studies, University Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle
1 April 2011 Baden-Württemberg Scholarships
This year's recipients are Kit Yeung and Sylvia Choi, who will study business (BWL) at the HTWG Konstanz and the H Offenburg, respectively. Congratulations!
Offenburg-Gengenbach
Konstanz
28 March 2011 TÜV Rheinland (HK) - German Quality Control
Visit to TÜV Rheinland / Seminar by Mr. Joerg Rossow, CEO
25 March 2011 Politics and Culture - The European Experience (Third Series 2011)
Dr. Roland Vogt: Islam, Populism and Democracy in Europe
Venue: SWT 501 (Council Chamber, Shaw Tower, Hong Kong Baptist University
21 March 2011 Factory Tour Shenzhen/Dongguan
Students of the German Stream (Year IV) visited factories in Shenzhen to learn about the situation of manufacturers for the German/European consumer markets. Thegroup was invited by the Eurogroup (Far East) Ltd. to study production processes and the current business situation in the Pearl River delta. The students visited LivingsInspiration.com in Dongguan and Tong Sing Printing Ltd. in Bao'An/Shenzhen.
16 March 2011 Annual Dinner European Studies Society + European Studies Alumni
Dinner with "Crazy Emily" & Friends; Fundraising for the “Karen Kids Society”
Eaton Hotel, Yaumatei
For more information: European Studies Society saeurs@hkbu.edu.hk
17 March 2011 The Netherlands: Inspired by Asia
Consul-General-in-Residence Lecture
by Mr. Robert Schuddeboom, Consul-General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
More pictures
14 March 2011 European Retail and Hong Kong/China Merchandizing
Guest Lecture by Mr. Christian Werle, CEO of Eurogroup (Far East) Ltd.
Sourcing and supply of Chinese consumer products for European countries is a major occupational field for European Studies graduates - and therefore studied in-depth in the German Stream (Year IV). Mr. Werle (who is also Member of the Advisory Board of the Faculty of Social Sciences) held a 3-hour seminar with students and discussed issues of supply chain management for European retail chains (among them the German REWE group, Coop in Switzerland and bauMax in Austria. The focus of discussion was on product safety and the (social and ecological) sustainability of consumer-product manufacturing in China.
12-13 March 2011 European Higher Education Fair
European Studies at the 11th European Higher Education Fair
28 February 2011 China als Absatzmarkt - German Companies in Mainland China
Guest Seminar by
Dr. Li Yue, CEO, Würth China Ltd., Shanghai
25 February 2011 Politics and Culture - The European Experience (Third Series 2011)
Dr. Tushar Chaudhuri: Who is Herta Müller? Exploring the Life and Works of the 2009 Nobel Laureate in Literature
Venue: SWT 501 (Council Chamber, Shaw Tower), Hong Kong Baptist University
21 February 2011 Green Technology / Wind Energy - German-Chinese Joint Ventures
Guest Seminar by
Mr. Dirk Kleinmann, Avantis Group Hong Kong / Beihai, Guanxi
28 January 2011 Politics and Culture - The European Experience (Third Series 2011)
Dr. Ellen Chow: The Aesthetics and Politics of French Cinema: The Case of Jean-Luc Godard
Venue: SWT 501 (Council Chamber, Shaw Tower), Hong Kong Baptist University
27 January 2011 The European Union and Turkey
Guest Lecture by Prof. Machiko Hachiya, Faculty of Law, Kyushu University, Fukuoka / Japan
19 January 2011 China and Latin America
Guest Lecture by Prof. Cynthia Watson, Dept. of Security Studies, The War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington D.C.
10 January 2011 Summer Scholarships in Germany
The DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) again awards a total of four language scholarships to Year I students for excellent academic and language learning achievements. The scholarships will fund intensive language/culture summer courses at a German university. The 2011 recipients are: Paul Li, Bobby Cheung, Rabbit Chiu and Angela Wong. Congratulations!
