Events for 04-2012

Speaker Mr. Mark Wallace Director of Arup Hong Kong Abstract A one year study was completed in April 2011 by Arup for CEDD GEO Planning Division to review and identify possible government facilities that could be relocated into underground cavern facilities. The study reviewed overseas cases as well as reviewing the current underground cavern developments in Hong Kong. It also identified various possible underground cavern schemes and potential strategic cavern areas that could also be developed. This talk will outline some of the general findings from the study and how a future strategy to continue underground development could be further considered in the city. Biography Mark Wallace is an Engineering Geologist and has more than 23 years of experience in ...

Speaker Prof. Ben Young Professor of Structural Engineering Department of Civil Engineering The University of Hong Kong Abstract What is excellence in teaching? Is excellence in teaching simply facilitating students to achieve learning outcomes through innovative teaching or to enhance student learning experiences? Can the achievement of teaching and learning outcomes, adoption of learner-centred approaches, leadership in curriculum development, innovation in teaching as well as development of effective teaching practice and assessment method for learning be considered as excellence in teaching? The speaker has a somewhat different view on excellence in teaching. He has developed the 7-MUST teaching approach, which he has successfully applied for many years at universities in Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney. This teaching approach has been ...