College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, CityU - 香港城市大學人文社會科學院

城大人文社會科學院院長何達基教授近日接受香港商報《港校會客廳》專訪，分享他對高等教育發展及人才培育的見解，並介紹學院如何透過跨學科教育、創新研究及社區參與，回應社會不斷演變的需要。想知更多何教授對人工智能浪潮及跨學科創新的見解? 立即閱讀完整專訪: https://bit.ly/4zz0mT7

Professor Alfred Tat-Kei HO, Dean of CLASS, recently spoke with Hong Kong Commercial Daily, sharing perspectives on the future of higher education and talent development, and on how the College responds to changing societal needs through interdisciplinary education, innovative research, and community engagement.

Want to find out more about Professor Ho’s insights into the AI wave and interdisciplinary innovation? Read the full interview now: https://bit.ly/4zz0mT7 (Chinese Version Only)

#香港城市大學 #人文社會科學院 #城大人院 #人院 #跨學科教育 #人才發展

【由雲南走到老撾，人院學生韓鋕泓在國際法律交流之旅中收穫滿載！】
城大社會科學學士（犯罪科學）與法律學學士（雙學位）學生韓鋕泓 (Caleb) 於 7月18日至24日參與了由駐港公署及香港特別行政區律政司轄下的香港國際法律人才培訓學院聯合主辦的第二屆香港青年國際法律人才「帶路行」活動。作為20位參與的青年法律專業人士之一，Caleb先後到訪雲南及老撾，了解鄉村振興的實踐、中老鐵路的人才培養模式，並透過與老撾司法部門交流，認識法律人才培育及女性法律從業者發展等議題，累積寶貴經驗。在7月27日於駐港公署舉行的分享會上，Caleb更獲選為四位分享嘉賓之一，在外交部駐港特派員崔建春及律政司司長林定國面前分享考察心得，展現人院學生的專業能力與國際視野。

立即透過以下文章了解更多 Caleb 的考察交流之旅：
《大公報》: https://bit.ly/4fWEFVs
《文匯報》: https://bit.ly/4wVnqd5

【From Yunnan to Laos: CLASS student Caleb Hon Chi-wang gains invaluable insights through an international legal exchange journey!】
Caleb HON Chi-wang, a student of CityUHK’s Bachelor of Social Sciences in Criminology and Bachelor of Laws Double Degree programme, took part in the second “Belt and Road” Visit Programme for Young Hong Kong International Legal Talents from 18 to 24 July. Jointly organised by the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the HKSAR and the Hong Kong International Legal Talents Training Academy under the HKSAR Department of Justice, the programme brought together 20 young legal professionals.

During the visit, Caleb travelled to Yunnan and Laos, where he learned about rural revitalisation initiatives, the talent-development model of the China–Laos Railway, and legal education and women’s development in the legal profession through exchanges with Lao judicial authorities. The experience provided valuable practical exposure and broadened his international perspective.

At the sharing session held at the Commissioner’s Office on 27 July, Caleb was selected as one of four speakers to share his reflections before Commissioner Mr Cui Jianchun and Secretary for Justice Mr Paul Lam. His participation demonstrated the professional competence and international outlook of CLASS students.

Read more about Caleb’s study visit and exchange experience through the articles below (Chinese versions only):

Ta Kung Pao: https://bit.ly/4fWEFVs
Wen Wei Po: https://bit.ly/4wVnqd5

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CAMS 2026 Publication Forum - Meet the Editors: Publishing in Top Social Science Journals

Join us for the CAMS 2026 Publication Forum – Meet the Editors: Publishing in Top Social Science Journals at CityUHK!

📅 Date: 14 August 2026 (Friday)
🕐 Time: 12:15–13:45
📍 Venue: LI-6376, 6/F, Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin Academic Building, City University of Hong Kong
📝 Registration: https://cityu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3C1iLvVDbuxp978
✉️ Enquiry: [email protected]

This forum brings together a distinguished panel of editors from leading social science journals. They will share practical insights on the publication process and offer advice on how to publish in top-tier journals.

👥 Panelists:
• Professor Ning LIU (CityUHK), Co-Editor of Regulation & Governance
• Professor Chih Wei HSIEH (CityUHK), Associate Editor of Public Administration
• Professor Alfred M. WU (National University of Singapore), Associate Editor of Public Administration and Development
• Professor Jeff GILL (American University), Immediate Past Editor-in-Chief of Political Analysis

This event is part of the CLASS Advanced Methods Seminars (CAMS 2026) and is open to all CAMS participants and members of the public.

If you’re interested in academic publishing in social sciences, don’t miss this opportunity to hear directly from journal editors and ask your questions. Register now and join us for this informative session!

🎉 21 CLASS Faculty Members Secure Over HK$9 Million in GRF/ECS Exercise! 🎉

We are thrilled to share that 21 faculty members from CLASS at CityUHK have successfully secured over HK$9.43 million in RGC’s 2026/27 General Research Fund (GRF) and Early Career Scheme (ECS) exercise! 🏆

This remarkable achievement highlights the excellence of our research across various departments, including Chinese and History, Media and Communication, English, Linguistics and Translation, Public and International Affairs, and Social and Behavioural Sciences. It showcases the impressive range and quality of scholarship within CLASS.

The funded projects explore a rich diversity of topics — from Chinese history, literature, and art to global media and AI ethics, transnational literary studies, language and linguistics in Hong Kong and beyond, public policy and behavioural economics, and pressing social issues such as housing precarity, disability inclusion, and mental wellbeing.

Congratulations to all 21 awardees on this significant accomplishment! Your commitment to advancing knowledge is instrumental in enhancing CityUHK's academic influence and global research reputation. 👏

✨ CityUHK CAMS - Keynote Speech by Professor Kosuke IMAI from Harvard University

Interested in how GenAI can transform causal and predictive inference? Join the upcoming CAMS keynote seminar, GenAI Powered Inference, featuring Professor Kosuke IMAI, Edith and Benjamin Geisinger Professor of Government and of Statistics at Harvard University. In this talk, Professor Imai will introduce GenAI-Powered Inference (GPI), a framework that leverages generative AI models to support inference over unstructured data, such as text and images. The session will demonstrate how these methods can be applied in real research settings, making it especially relevant to scholars and students working on data-intensive social science questions.

Date: 10 August 2026 (Monday)
Time: 5:15 PM – 7:00 PM
Mode: Hybrid (In-person / Zoom)
Venue: LI-1503, 1/F, Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin Academic Building, CityUHK

Abstract
We introduce GenAI-Powered Inference (GPI), a statistical framework for both causal and predictive inference using unstructured data. GPI leverages open-source Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) models – such as large language models and diffusion models – not only to generate unstructured data at scale but also to extract low-dimensional representations that capture their underlying structure. We illustrate the versatility of the GPI framework through three applications involving texts, images, and videos.

Register now: https://cityu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1Ya5ddPFv2Lex6K
Enquiry: [email protected]

📣 Discover how CAMS equips you with essential quantitative skills and supports your academic journey. Visit our website to learn more: https://www.cityu.edu.hk/class/research/cams/events_upcoming.aspx?cat=speech

Join us at the 2nd Global International Organization Youth Talent Development Summit Forum!

Co-organised by the Department of Public and International Affairs (PIA), the Hong Kong Sino-Foreign Exchange Centre, and the Global SDGs and Leadership Development Center at CityUHK, this forum brings together insights on youth talent development and global engagement.

Date: 23 July 2026 (Thursday)
Time: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Venue: Joseph Lee Hall (LT-3505), 3/F, Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin Academic Building, CityUHK

Seats are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Enquiries: [email protected]

人院於6月30日舉行傑出思想領袖講座，邀請來自美國賓夕法尼亞大學的Professor Charlotte Ren擔任主講，探討跨界別領導與公共影響。Professor Ren 憑藉其在策略、創新及社會創業領域的國際經驗，分享領導者如何在不同界別之間建立公信力、結合社區需要與機構優勢，並創造持久的公共價值。她的見解突顯在瞬息萬變的世界中，跨界合作的重要性。是次講座亦介紹了人院全新以中文授課的「跨界領導學碩士課程」，旨在培育具前瞻視野的變革者，推動香港、區域以至全球的深遠發展。

On 30th June, CLASS welcomed Professor Charlotte REN from the University of Pennsylvania (USA) for an inspiring Distinguished Thought Leadership Lecture on cross-sectoral leadership and public impact. Drawing on global experience in strategy, innovation and social entrepreneurship, Professor Ren shared how leaders can build legitimacy across sectors, align community needs with organisational strengths and create lasting public value. Her insights highlighted the importance of collaboration in a rapidly changing world. The lecture also spotlighted CLASS’s new taught-in-Chinese master’s programme in Cross Sectoral Leadership, which is designed to nurture forward-looking changemakers ready to drive meaningful impact in Hong Kong, the region and beyond.

#香港城巿大學 #人院 #城大人文社會科學院 #城大人院 #傑出思想領袖講座 #跨界領導學

城大與中央財經大學在高等教育合作方面邁出了令人振奮的一步！兩校於2026年6月29日簽署合作備忘錄，進一步加強在教職員及學生交流、教學合作以及聯合研究等方面的聯繫。此項合作將中央財經大學在經濟與金融領域的優勢，與城大在科研卓越與創新方面的強項結合起來，開拓跨學科學習與學術研究的新機遇。兩校同心致力培育高素質人才，以促進國家和區域發展，故此合作備忘錄是兩校展開合作的重要里程碑，標誌著雙方在共同成長、更深入交流以及面向未來的協作上邁出新一步。

CityUHK and CUFE have taken an exciting step forward in higher education collaboration! On 29 June 2026, the two universities signed an MoU to strengthen ties in staff and student exchange, teaching collaboration and joint research. The partnership brings together CUFE’s strengths in economics and finance with CityUHK’s research excellence and innovation, opening new opportunities for interdisciplinary learning and impactful scholarship. As both institutions work to nurture high-calibre talent for national and regional development, this milestone marks the beginning of a promising journey of shared growth, deeper exchange and future-focused collaboration.

#香港城巿大學 #城大人文社會科學院 #城大人院 #中央財經大學 #合作備忘錄

城大於 2026 年 6 月 26 日舉行「外交大使走進城大：全球視野與外交對話」講座，邀請資深外交官與師生聚首交流，就當今世界的重要議題進行深入對話。

講座由人院與公共及國際事務學系合辦，主講嘉賓包括外交部前駐外大使詹永新及黃屏。他們從國際形勢的最新發展、亞太區域經濟合作，以至中美關係的未來走向等方面，分享獨到見解。

活動吸引約一百名教職員和學生參與，亦有外交部駐香港特別行政區特派員公署、京港學術交流中心以及中央人民政府駐香港特別行政區聯絡辦公室的代表出席。

從多邊合作到民心相通，是次講座展現了透過對話加深理解，並推動全球互動與連結的力量。

City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) was proud to host Ambassadors at CityUHK: Global Perspectives and Diplomatic Dialogue on 26 June 2026, welcoming distinguished diplomatic voices and members of our academic community for a timely exchange on the world’s most pressing issues.

Co-organised by the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) and the Department of Public and International Affairs (PIA), the seminar featured former Ambassador ZHAN Yongxin and former Ambassador HUANG Ping, who offered valuable insights into the evolving international landscape, Asia-Pacific regional economic cooperation and the future of US–China relations.

The event brought together around 100 staff and students, along with representatives from the Commissioner’s Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC in the HKSAR, the Beijing–Hong Kong Academic Exchange Centre and the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR.

From multilateral cooperation to people-to-people diplomacy, the discussion underscored the power of dialogue, understanding and global engagement.

#香港城巿大學 #城大人文社會科學院 #城大人院 #城大 #人院 #外交對話 #全球視野 #國際關係 #公共及國際事務學系

人院研究方法論壇 (CLASS Advanced Methods Seminars, CAMS)

參與者將有機會與全球頂尖學者建立聯繫，提升實際操作技能，並推進他們的研究！

為期兩周的「城大人院研究方法論壇」（CLASS Advanced Methods Seminars, CAMS）將提供系統的定量研究和計算方法研討主題。該論壇系列旨在説明參與者掌握資料分析、研究設計與統計推理等關鍵能力。

所有主講導師均為全球領先學者，來自包括以下頂尖機構：哈佛大學（Harvard University）、密西根大學（University of Michigan）、賓夕法尼亞州立大學（Penn State University）、南卡羅來納大學（University of South Carolina）、美國大學（American University）、首爾國立大學（Seoul National University）、北京大學（Peking University）以及清華大學（Tsinghua University）。

初級、中級和高級三個層級，涵蓋主題包括：計算方法（Computing）、大語言模型（Large Language Models）、統計方法與回歸分析（Statistics and Regression）、最大似然方法（Maximum Likelihood Methods）、因果推斷（Causal Inference）、資料科學與文本分析（Data Science and Text Analysis）、空間計量經濟學（Spatial Econometrics）以及貝葉斯方法（Bayesian Methods）。

每個主題為期五天，上午或下午均安排半日主題，包含15小時的講授和操作。

混合模式進行：線下在香港城市大學（CityUHK）校園授課，同時通過 Zoom 進行線上直播，並提供講座錄影以供複看。

日期
• 第1周：2026年8月3–7日
• 第2周：2026年8月10–14日
• 主題演講（Keynote）：8月10日
• 其他交流與研討活動：兩周期間

報名費：港幣 16,800 元（CLASS 學員將享有 8折優惠）
報名截止日期：2026年7月29日
報名頁面： https://cityu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5oLTJkKsQU9vs2y
詳細資訊： https://www.cityu.edu.hk/class/research/cams/default.aspx
查詢： [email protected]

歡迎大家踴躍報名！

CLASS ADVANCED METHODS SEMINARS (CAMS)

Participants will have opportunities to build networks with leading scholars worldwide, develop hands-on skills and advance their research!

The two-week CLASS Advanced Methods Seminars (CAMS) provides extensive seminars in quantitative methods. The seminar series aims to equip participants with essential skills in data analysis, research design and statistical reasoning.

All Seminar instructors are globally leading scholars and come from top institutes including: Harvard University, University of Michigan, Penn State University, University of South Carolina, American University, Seoul National University, Peking University, and Tsinghua University.

Seminars are offered at introductory, intermediate, and advanced levels across topics including computing, large language models, statistics and regression, maximum likelihood methods, causal inference, data science and text analysis, spatial econometrics, and Bayesian methods.

Each seminar runs for five days, with half-day sessions in either the morning or afternoon. Each seminar includes 15 hours of instruction plus guided lab sessions.

All seminars are offered in a hybrid format: in-person on the CityUHK campus as well as livestream online via Zoom, with lecture recordings available for asynchronous review.

Seminar Dates
• Week 1: August 3–7, 2026
• Week 2: August 10–14, 2026
• Keynote: Week 2
• Networking events and seminars: throughout the two weeks

Registration Fee: HK$16,800 (CLASS students will receive a 20% off discount to be reimbursed.)
Registration Deadline: July 29, 2026
Registration Page: https://cityu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5oLTJkKsQU9vs2y
Seminar Information: https://www.cityu.edu.hk/class/research/cams/default.aspx
Inquiry: [email protected]

All are welcome to apply to participate in the seminars!

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