HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – March 26, 2024 – Lingnan University today (March 26) announced the establishment of the Lingnan University Institute for Advanced Study (LUIAS) and held a plaque unveiling and groundbreaking ceremony for Lingnan scholars. LUIAS is comprised of leading scholars from around the world and experts from diverse academic fields, who will bridge the gap between the sciences and the arts, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and integrating advanced scientific technology with a liberal arts education. The Institute will equip Lingnan students with the skills and knowledge to navigate the rapidly changing landscape of the digital age.
Professor S. Joe Qin, Wai Kee Kau Chair and Professor of Data Science at Lingnan University, presided over the plaque unveiling ceremony and inauguration of the Lingnan Fellows. He was joined by Professor Xin Yao, Vice President (Research and Innovation), Professor Sam Kwong Tak-wu, Associate Vice President (Strategic Research), and the new fellows, including Professor Tang Tao, member of the Chinese Academy. of Science and President of Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College, Professor Zhang Dongxiao, Member of the United States National Academy of Engineering and Full Professor of the Oriental Institute of Technology of Ningbo (EIT), and Professor Zhou Min, elected member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Asian American Studies, and Walter and Shirley Professor Wang on U.S.-China Relations and Communications at the University of California, Los Angeles. (UCLA).
President Qin extended a warm welcome and said that LUIAS was proactive in attracting outstanding scholars to become members, with the aim of raising the global profile of liberal arts and sciences at Lingnan University, as well as in other other academic institutions in Hong Kong and Greater China. “LUIAS emerges in Lingnan as a leading center for research, education and innovation in the integration of science and arts. We are grateful to the esteemed scholars who have joined LUIAS, as their wealth of expertise and distinctions in their respective fields will greatly enrich “Lingnan’s intellectual environment. Our vision is to create a society where technology enhances creativity and critical thinking skills of individuals through interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary education, leading to innovative solutions to complex problems.”
Professor Sam Kwong Tak-wu, Associate Vice President (Strategic Research) and Chair Professor of Computational Intelligence, Lingnan University highlighted that LUIAS is strategically positioned to stimulate research and promote knowledge transfer by facilitating innovative projects that span the humanities, social and scientific sciences. He said: “This will encourage the formation of interdisciplinary teams and the creation of new digital tools for data analysis across various disciplines, breaking traditional disciplinary boundaries and contributing to a wide range of impactful research projects. In the future, LUIAS will invite more world-class researchers to lecture on cutting-edge technologies and topics, which will lead to new collaborations and partnerships, accelerating the pace of research and development. The research findings will also be presented to government and sector platforms, leading to evidence-based policies that are more effective.”
LUIAS will also organize conferences, workshops and forums, providing platforms for researchers and experts to exchange knowledge and participate in discussions. A series of keynote addresses and lectures featuring respected speakers from different fields will be organized to offer valuable insights and expertise. In addition, the institute will host Lingnan University Distinguished Seminars (LUDS), inviting prominent scholars and experts to give lectures and meet the academic community. The first of these was Professor Zhou Min’s inaugural lecture on “What Chinatown Reveals: Ethnic Enclaves, Immigrant Selectivity, and Segmented Assimilation,” attended by more than a hundred professors and students.
Professor Zhou highlighted the importance of Chinatown as one of the major ethnic enclaves of immigrant cities in the United States. Recounting her nearly 40 years of life as an immigrant and migration studies scholar, Professor Zhou Min examined key sociological concepts such as ethnic enclaves and segmented assimilation, explaining why patterns of diasporic formation differ over time and why social mobility outcomes are segmented. and vary across ethnoracial groups. The seminar provided an invaluable opportunity for students and colleagues to gain knowledge and insights into the latest research of this brilliant international researcher on the relevant and current topic of migration, and also showed how advanced research methodologies could be used. Professor Zhou’s distinctive perspective inspired his audiences and expanded students’ critical thinking and analytical skills.
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