Month: July 2020

Teaching in Practise Programme (New to Teaching programme) (31-07-2020)

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONGFACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES To:  All teachers of the Faculty From September 2020, CETL will run a new training programme (Teaching in Practise Programme) for HKU new teaching staff, focusing on introductory topic and practical skills.  Please refer to the below poster for more details. Faculty Office Teaching in Practise Programme…

Updated UG & TPG Teaching Arrangements for Semester 1, 2020-21 (29-07-2020)

Dear colleagues and students The changing public health situation in Hong Kong means that we need to update our teaching arrangements for Semester 1 (S1), 2020-21. In principleWe remain committed to a dual mode of teaching for UG and TPG courses in S1: Online: all courses, apart from a few exceptions requiring hands-on engagement, will…

Work arrangements in the Faculty of Social Sciences – July 20 to 24
(19-07-2020)

Dear staff and students, In light of the current outbreak of COVID-19, the University on July 19 has announced its further adjustment to the operations (https://www.hku.hk/others/covid-19/teaching.html#19072020). During the week of July 20 to 24, the opening hours of the Faculty Office will be adjusted to 1000-1600.  The Faculty will adhere to the University’s advice in…

Updated Teaching Arrangements for Semester 1, 2020-21 (10-07-2020)

Message from Professor Ian Holliday, Vice-President & Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching & Learning) Dear colleagues and students I’m writing to update you on our teaching arrangements for Semester 1 (S1), 2020-21. As I said in my bulk email of May 26, our core aim in Academic Year 2020-21 is to make a gradual and partial return to…