Department News
Course Enrolments
Students who wish to change their course enrolment for Term 2 of 2023-24 are reminded to do so via the CUSIS during the following specified add/drop periods:
Undergraduate programme: Between 8:30pm on 15 January 2024 and 8:30pm on 21 January 2024
Postgraduate programmes: Between 10am on 8 January 2024 and 5:30pm on 22 January 2024
Academic Activities
Recapping the “Conference on the Commemoration of the 90th Anniversary of the Long March (1934-2024)” on 5 January 2024
On 5 January 2024, the Personal, Social and Humanities Education Section, Curriculum Development Institute of the Education Bureau and the Department of History of CUHK successfully hosted the “Conference on the Commemoration of the 90th Anniversary of the Long March (1934-2024)” in CUHK.
Dr. CHOI Yuk-lin, JP, the Secretary for Education, and Prof. POON Wai Yin Isabella, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) of CUHK were invited to officiate at the opening ceremony and deliver the opening speeches. Prof. QIU Jie, Emeritus Professor of Department of History, Sun Yat-sen University, was invited as a keynote speaker to share his insight and provide a deeper understanding of the “Long March” among scholars in mainland China.
The conference brought together historians and frontline teachers of Chinese history subjects to discuss the “Long March”. The lecture speakers delved into the history of the “Long March” from different schoalrly perspectives. The conference also introduced teaching resources of the “Long March”, including the memories of Red Army soldiers through oral history, and the pedagogy to design teaching materials. Dr. IP Sum Ming, the Chief Curriculum Development Officer (Personal, Social and Humanities Education) of the Education Bureau, and Prof. CHEUNG Sui Wai, Chairman of Department of History, presented concluding remarks for the conference.
Upcoming Events
Academic Seminar
| Date: | 15 January 2024 (Monday) |
| Time: | 4:30pm-6:00pm |
| Venue: | Room 101, Fung King Hey Building, CUHK |
| Topic: | Racial Segregation and Colonial Self-Government: South Africa and British India, 1900–’35 |
| Speaker: | Mr. Aniket DE Department of History, Harvard University |
| Language: | English |
Organisers: Centre for Comparative and Public History, Department of History, CUHK
Enquiry: 3943 7448
World History Seminar (2023-24)
| Date: | 18 January 2024 (Thursday) |
| Time: | 5:00pm-6:30pm |
| Venue: | Conducted online via ZOOM (Meeting ID: 990 8868 4183) |
| Topic: | The Controversial Side of Building Monuments in Ancient Rome |
| Speaker: | Dr. Christopher SIWICKI Department of Classics and Ancient History, University of Exeter |
| Language: | English |
Organisers: Centre for Comparative and Public History, Department of History, CUHK
Enquiry: 3943 8541
Academic Seminar
| Date: | 19 January 2024 (Friday) |
| Time: | 2:30pm-4:30pm |
| Venue: | Room 101, Fung King Hey Building, CUHK |
| Topic: | 祖蔭與時運：漕運制度變革下的運道疏治與湖田處置 |
| Speaker: | Prof. LING Yan Department of History (Zhuhai), Sun Yat-sen University |
| Language: | Putonghua |
Organisers: Centre for Chinese History, Department of History, CUHK
Enquiry: 3943 8541
Academic Seminar
| Date: | 19 January 2024 (Friday) |
| Time: | 4:30pm-6:30pm |
| Venue: | Room 101, Fung King Hey Building, CUHK |
| Topic: | 作為股份單位的 “四大民瑤” |
| Speaker: | Prof. WU Tao Department of History (Zhuhai), Sun Yat-sen University |
| Language: | Putonghua |
Organisers: Centre for Chinese History, Department of History, CUHK
Enquiry: 3943 8541
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