Hong Kong Baptist University

Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) (Chinese: 香港浸會大學) is a publicly funded tertiary institution with a Christian education heritage.

Founded in 1956 by the Baptist Convention of Hong Kong, HKBU is the second-oldest institution of higher learning in Hong Kong. It was established as Hong Kong Baptist College with the support of American Baptists, who provided both operating and construction funds and personnel to the school in its early years.

It became Hong Kong Baptist University in 1994 during the presidency of Dr. Daniel C.W. TSE, LLD, GBS, CBE, JP, who succeeded the Founding President, Dr. Lam Chi-fung, as the second president of the University in 1971.

Upon the retirement of Dr. Tse in 2001 after 30 years of educational and social services to the University and Hong Kong, Prof. Ng Ching-fai ,GBS was appointed as the third president of the University. In 2010, Prof. Albert Chan Sun-chi assumed office as the fourth president of HKBU. The chairman of the University Council and Court is Mr. WONG Ying-wai, Wilfred.

HKBU has five main campuses: Ho Sin Hang Campus (1966), Shaw Campus (1995), Baptist University Road Campus (1998), and the "Kai Tak Campus" (2005), and the Shek Mun Campus (2006) for the College of International Education and the Hong Kong Baptist University Affiliated School Wong Kam Fai Secondary and Primary School. The first three campuses are located in the urban heart of Kowloon Tong, while the Kai Tak Campus is on Kwun Tong Road and the Shek Mun Campus in Shatin.

In 2005, the University established the Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College (UIC) in Zhuhai. The College is the first and only tertiary education institution founded through collaboration between a Mainland university and a Hong Kong university. It sets a new model for liberal education in China, aiming to nurture talented graduates with an international perspective. The convergence of the Mainland and Hong Kong in the higher education sector is expected to have a positive impact on the development of both places.

Hong Kong Baptist University is ranked 111th in the world and 13th in Asia by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2010.

Emblem & Logo

Emblem

The emblem of Hong Kong Baptist University consists of three pictorial elements: the Bible, waves and knots.

The Bible symbolises the unique quality of Christian education which includes moral and spiritual training in addition to academic education.

The waves, on the other hand, symbolise both Hong Kong's geographic nature as an island while echoing Confucius' dictum that "the wise love water" and the University's continuing effort to improve its educational quality.

The knots, the final symbol, illustrate that within God's embrace, Christians are harmoniously linked and loved.

Logo

The logo, embodying a book and water motifs, was adopted after the institution was granted its university status in 1994. The acronym "BU" coupled with the outlined book on the logo resembles the Chinese characters of welcome and progress, conceptualising the merging of eastern and western cultures.

The design of the logo was commended at a design competition held in October 1996. The Hong Kong Designers Association awarded a Certificate of Merit at the Design 96 Show to Kan & Lau Design Consultants for creating the logo.

Academic Organisation

• Faculty of Arts (Dean: Prof. CHUNG Ling)
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • English Language and Literature
  • Language Centre
  • Music
  • Religion and Philosophy
  • Humanities (Programme)
  • Translation (Programme)
• School of Business (Dean: Prof. Stephen CHEUNG)
  • Accountancy and Law
  • Economics
  • Finance & Decision Sciences
  • Management
  • Marketing
• School of Chinese Medicine (Acting Dean: Prof. BIAN Zhaoxiang)
• School of Communication (Dean: Prof. ZHAO Xinshu)
  • Academy of Film
  • Communication Studies
  • Journalism

• School of Continuing Education (Dean: Dr. Simon C.H. WONG)
• Faculty of Science (Dean: Prof. TANG Tao)
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
• Faculty of Social Sciences (Dean: Prof. Adrian BAILEY)
  • Education Studies
  • Geography
  • Government and International Studies
  • History
  • Physical Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Psychology (Programme)
• Academy of Visual Arts (Acting Director: Prof. Eva MAN)
• Graduate School (Dean: Prof. Rick WONG)

Noted Scholars

• Prof. Albert Chan (陳新滋), President & Vice-Chancellor, Member of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Renowned chemist with 40 patents granted

• Prof. Franklin Luk (陸大章), Vice-President (Academic), Director of Institute of Computational Mathematics, Chair Professor in Mathematics, and renowned scholar in computational mathematics

• Prof. Rick Wong (黃偉國), Vice-President (Research and Development), Dean of Graduate School, Chair Professor in Chemistry, and renowned scholar in organometallic synthesis, luminescent materials and bio-inorganic chemistry

• Professor Ng Ching-fai(吳清輝), President of Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College, Chair Professor in Chemistry and renowned scholar in heterogeneous catalysis and membrane science

• Prof. Chung Ling (鍾玲), Associate Vice-President, Dean of Arts, Chair Professor in Comparative Literature, renowned scholar in East-West comparative literature, renowned fiction writer, poet and prose writer Taiwan National Literature and Art Achievement Award

• Prof. Frank Fu (傅浩堅), Associate Vice-President, Director of Dr. Stephen Hui Research Centre for Physical Recreation and Wellness, Chair Professor in Physical Education & Sports Science, Fellow of Research Consortium of the AAHPERD, International Fellow of American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education, and Fellow of Hong Kong Recreation Management Association

• Prof. David Fong (方宏勳), Associate Vice-President, Director of R&D Division in School of Chinese Medicine, Chair Professor in Chinese Medicine; expert in cancer molecular pharmacology, herbal product development and authentication; over 200 publications including some 120 SCI papers quoted more than 1900 times, H-Index 23, and Chinese medicine (CM) patents and China and Hong Kong government registered CM products

• Prof. Tang Tao (湯濤), Associate Vice-President, Dean of Science, Chair Professor in Mathematics, Chair Professor of Cheung Kong Scholars Programme, Natural Science Award of the Ministry of Education, PRC, and National Outstanding Young Scientist Award

• Prof. Adrian Bailey (貝力行), Dean of Social Sciences, Chair Professor in Geography, renowned scholar in migration studies, founder of the World University Network's Transnational Society Network

• Prof. Cai Zongwei (蔡宗葦), Chair Professor in Chemistry, National Outstanding Young Scientist Award, Overseas Renowned Scholar, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Min Jiang Scholar - Chair Professor

• Prof. Cheah Kok-wai (謝國偉), Head of Physics, Director of Institute of Advanced Materials, Chair Professor in Physics, renowned scholar in luminescent and photonic materials

• Prof. Martha Cheung (張佩瑤), Director of Centre for Translation, Chair Professor in Translation, renowned scholar in translation, Stephen C. Soong Translation Studies Memorial Award in 2000 and 2004

• Prof. Stephen Cheung (張仁良), Dean of Business, Chair Professor of Finance, Hong Kong Asian Capital Markets Research Prize of 2009, and Chairman of Consultation Panel of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority

• Prof. Dominic Lam (林文傑), Fung Hon Chu Endowed Chair of Humanics, renowned ophthalmologist, Distinguished practising artist

• Prof. Albert Lee (李慧明), Chair Professor in Chemistry, Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry, Chartered Chemist

• Prof. Li Si-ming (李思明), Director of David C Lam Institute for East-West Studies, Chair Professor in Geography, renowned scholar in China urban and regional development studies, Top 5% most highly cited papers in China urban and regional development, Council of Canadian Academies

• Prof. Liu Jiming (劉際明), Chair Professor in Computer Science, Fellow of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

• Prof. Victor Sit (薛鳳旋), Director of Advanced Institute for Contemporary China Studies, Chair Professor in Geography, renowned scholar in Geography and China Studies, Adjunct Professor and Fellow of Nanjing Institute of Geography & Limnology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

• Prof. Colin Sparks, Chair Professor in Media Studies, expert in media studies, with a focus on post-communist countries, Member of Advisory Council, China Institute of International Communication Strategy, and Founding editor, Media, Culture and Society

• Prof. Wong Ming-hung (黃銘洪), Honorary Director of Croucher Institute for Environmental Sciences, Chair Professor in Biology, Fellow of The Croucher Foundation, Editor-in-Chief of Environmental Geochemistry and Health (Springer) and the world's most cited Chinese scientist in Environment/Ecology (ISI Web of Knowledge)

• Prof. Zhao Xinshu (趙心樹), Dean of Communication, Chair Professor in Communication, Cheung Kong Scholar Chair Professor, Chinese Ministry of Education/Fudan University, Member of Chinese Experts Group, Global Journalism Education Reform, UNESCO and Parkson Excellent Paper Awards by the Journal of Tsinghua University

• Prof. Zhu Lixing (朱力行), Head of Mathematics, Chair Professor in Statistics, Fellow of American Statistical Association, Fellow of Institute of Mathematical Statistics, and Humboldt Research Award

• Prof. Leung Yiu Wing (梁耀榮), Awardee of President's Award for Outstanding Performance of Academic/Teaching Staff 2011 (Teaching) and the Programme Director of MSc in Information Technology Management.

• Prof. Wong Wai Yeung (黃維揚), Awardee of President's Award for Outstanding Performance of Academic/Teaching Staff 2011 (Scholarly Work), and currently the youngest Chair Professor at HKBU.

• Prof. Huang Yu (黃煜), Awardee of President's Award for Outstanding Performance of Academic/Teaching Staff 2011 (Service), Head of Department of Journalism.

• Dr. Zhou Changsong (周昌松), Awardee of President's Award for Outstanding Performance of Academic/Teaching Staff 2011 (Outstanding Young Researcher award), Department of Physics.

• Ms. Wu Yin Ching (胡燕青), Awardee of President's Award for Outstanding Performance of Academic/Teaching Staff 2009 (Teaching), Associate Professor in Language Center

• Prof. Ge Xiaoyin (葛曉音), Awardee of President's Award for Outstanding Performance of Academic/Teaching Staff 2009 (Scholarly Work), Visiting Chair Professor in Department of Chinese Language and Literature.

• Prof. Zhang Jianhua (張建華), Awardee of President's Award for Outstanding Performance of Academic/Teaching Staff 2009 (Scholarly Work), was named by the renowned scientific journal Nature as one of five crop researchers who could change the world in 2008.

• Prof. Chiu Ki Kwan, Randy (趙其琨), Awardee of President's Award for Outstanding Performance of Academic/Teaching Staff 2009 (Service), Professor of Department of Management.

• Prof. Yip Siu Hau, Terry (葉少嫻), Awardee of President's Award for Outstanding Performance of Academic/Teaching Staff 2009 (Service), Professor of Department of English Language and Literature.

• Cheung Kam Ching, Leo (張錦青, born 1963-), a Hong Kong philosopher and the former Head of the Department of Religion and Philosophy.

• Chow Kai Wing (周佳榮, 1947-), a historian and currently head of the Department of History.

• Michael DeGolyer, a political scientist in the Department of Government and International Studies, and a frequent contributor to the Hong Kong Standard.

• Ringo Ma, Professor and Associate Dean of the School of Communication, cited in many textbooks of intercultural communication, interpersonal communication, communication theory, and organizational communication published in the US.

Students Residence

The Student Residence Halls of HKBU are located at the Baptist University Road campus:

• Chen-Ning Yang Hall (楊振寧堂)
• Shu-Ren Zhou Hall (周樹人堂)
• Yuan-Pei Cai Hall (蔡元培堂)
• Ching-Ling Soong Hall (宋慶齡堂)

Academic Community Hall

Academic Community Hall is an auditorium located in the university. It opened in May, 1978, and its seating capacity is 1,346. Originally, the first President and founder of the University, Dr. Lam Chi-fung, conceived the idea of building a hall for University functions. In 1970, on the occasion of their Golden Wedding Anniversary, Dr. and Mrs. Lam donated half a million dollars towards the construction of the auditorium. A local architect, Eric Cumine, took charge of the project. However, Dr. Lam died the following year before the project got underway.

The Board of Governors decided to honour Dr. Lam by expanding the planned auditorium into a much larger scale project --- the development of the Lam Chi-fung Memorial Building. As a part of the project, the Academic Community Hall would serve as a cultural centre for the University and its surrounding community, thus providing a direct link between town and gown.

At present, the Lam Chi-fung Memorial Building consists of an auditorium, a lobby, a VIP room and some display areas.^[1] The auditorium was the venue to a concert by The Clash on 25 February 1982, which was marred by fighting in the crowd.

University Library

The Hong Kong Baptist University Library is made up by a Main Library and a number of branches. The Main Library is located in Au Shue Hung Memorial Library Building and has a gross floor area of 6,900 m² with a seating capacity of about 850. The library is fully automated with integrated library systems and house a comprehensive collection of Chinese and Western books, periodicals, non-print materials and newspaper clippings.It serves all HKBU staff and students, and occupies seven floors of the building. Of particular importance are the Archives on the History of Christianity in China and the Contemporary China Research Collection, as well as a lantern slide and glass plate negative collection entitled "China Through The Eyes of CIM Missionaries."

Dr. Stephen Riady Chinese Medicine Library is located on the second floor of the Jockey Club of School of Chinese Medicine Building. Its set up aims to meet the growing information demand in the development of Chinese medicine. The European Documentation Centre is located in David C. Lam Building 703A and is open to the public. It provides an important study and research base for European Studies. The Shek Mun Campus Library (SMCL) is a branch of the Hong Kong Baptist University Library. It is established to provide quality information resources and services in support of teaching and learning activities of the College of International Education in Shek Mun Campus.

See also

• Education in Hong Kong
• List of universities in Hong Kong

References

External links

• Hong Kong Baptist University
• HKBU Blog
• Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre (JCCAC)
• The Hong Kong Baptist University Affiliated School Wong Kam Fai Secondary and Primary School
• Beijing Normal University–Hong Kong Baptist University United International College
• Hong Kong Baptist University Beijing Office