Welcome to the launching issue of New Dimensions! |
addition to increasing the existing initiatives to |
As you open the first page of this magazine, you are |
disseminate Chinese culture. |
turning a new page of UIC ' s periodicals. The college ' s |
Also we plan to offer a Chinese style equestrianism |
history can be traced back to our former newspaper |
course. This is the final bit that will make the picture of |
First Step in Four as well as our staff newsletter UIC |
the traditional Six Arts education whole. |
Beacon. Now they have evolved into this |
At a larger level, we are also exploring the |
comprehensive magazine that continues to present you |
possibilities to host a global liberal arts education |
with UIC ' s latest achievements in the areas of teaching, |
forum next year. We have organised eight Sinolearning |
, research, and the connection to society. |
American Liberal Arts Forums in the past. I expect this |
Indeed, the college is opening up a new dimension of |
ultimate international forum will serve more professors |
China ' s tertiary education. |
and professionals in terms of academic collaboration. |
On diversifying the country ' s tertiary education, we |
All of these efforts echo our determinations to |
will keep on doing our level best to fulfil our vision of a |
develop a new liberal arts education by tapping into |
liberal arts education based on a modicum of success |
both classical Chinese and Western cultural traditions. |
that we have achieved. This December, UIC is going to |
UIC has many stories to tell. If you keep an ear for it, |
host a conference of the esteemed Association for Yan |
you will hear it out loud. |
Huang Culture of China, which is to convene | |
distinguished Sinology scholars to Zhuhai for the first | |
time. On that occasion, probably we will be also | |
celebrating the establishment of an institute that aims | |
at promoting Chinese culture nationally and globally. | |