Over 30 world-class academics specialized in the evolution of
civilizations attended the International Conference on Teaching and
Learning of World Civilizations which was launched on Friday.
The five-day conference was co-organized by the City University
of Hong Kong (CityU) and Beijing University. The first part of the
conference entitled Civilizations on the Web will be held at CityU
in the first two days, while the second part, A Web of
Civilizations, will be held at Beijing University on April
9-10.
Scholars coming from Egypt, Turkey, India, France, the United
States, the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong, will share an objective
of developing a web-based curriculum titled A History of
Civilizations, which will be adapted for general education courses
for CityU students.
During the conference, attendees will focus their discussion on
the design of a one-year curriculum on the history of world
civilizations. They will also explore feasible ways to use the
Internet for global teaching.
CityU President Professor H K Chang said that young people in
Hong Kong should deepen their understanding of other cultures. It
is especially crucial for young people to strengthen their own
competitiveness in response to the rapid pace of globalization.
Only by expanding their international vista can they do their
part in maintaining Hong Kong's position as a regional hub and an
international center, he said.
(Xinhua News Agency April 7, 2007)