Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Language Studies - The Second Undergraduate Academic Conference on Humanities
- 2019
- News Updates
- Faculty of Humanities
The Undergraduate Academic Conference on Humanities (UAC), as a platform of academic exchange for local and overseas undergraduates on the topics of language, literature, and culture in Greater China, was co-organised by the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Language Studies programme and the Research Centre for Chinese Literature and Literary Culture (RCCLLC). The UAC successfully brought together undergraduate students and sub-degree students of humanities with the goal of nurturing young research talents in humanities.
The successful experience of the inaugural UAC held on 16 June 2017 attracted about 80 local participants. As a result, the second UAC expanded from a local conference to the Greater China Region. The UAC held on 15 June 2018 continued to receive very good response and attracted about 100 participants. 92 abstracts were received in five areas: classical Chinese literature; modern Chinese literature; linguistics; culture and history; and English studies. 66 papers were accepted from 16 tertiary institutions and 14 panels were arranged.
In addition to students of EdUHK, there were participants from almost all major universities in Hong Kong and Taiwan, including but not limited to The University of Hong Kong (HKU), The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Baptist University, National Taiwan University, National Tsing Hua University and Providence University. Participants presented their original papers and discussed with their peers and teachers on various panels. This experience is rather unusual and new to many participants because, although research seminars for scholars and teachers were very common, the UAC was the only large scale academic conference for undergraduates of Humanities ever held in Hong Kong.
This one-day event included the opening ceremony, keynote speech, panel discussions, closing and award presentation ceremony. Professor Tong Ho Kin, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, delivered a welcoming speech at the opening ceremony, and Professor Stephen Chu Yiu Wai, Professor of the School of Modern Languages of Cultures and Programme Director of Hong Kong Studies of The University of Hong Kong, was the keynote speaker. Participants found the UAC fruitful and inspiring for academic exchange. For further details, please visit http://www.eduhk.hk/HKUAC.
Professor Tong Ho Kin, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, officiated at the Opening Ceremony.
Professor Stephen Chu, Professor of School of Modern Languages and Cultures and Director of the Hong Kong Studies Programme of HKU, delivered the keynote speech.
Participants found the UAC on Humanities fruitful and inspiring for academic exchange.
