Tin Ka Ping Mainland Scholars and Senior Administrators Exchange Programme 2014 cum Seminar on “Liberal Arts Education of Lingnan University”
The annual event - “Tin Ka Ping Mainland Scholars and Senior Administrators Exchange Programme” was held on 23-27 November 2014 on campus. A total of 12 scholars and senior administrators from Beijing Union University, Chong Qing Normal University, Chongqing University, Huizhou University, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing University, Ningxia University, Sun Yat-Sen University, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Yunnan Agricultural University and Yunnan University participated in the Programme, in which they sat in a tutorial class, met with students, professors, heads and representatives of academic departments and administrative units to gain a better understanding of the University’s liberal arts education.
This year, President Leonard K Cheng was invited to be the featured speaker of the Seminar on “Liberal Arts Education of Lingnan University” to share his insight and experience in implementing liberal arts education in Lingnan. A total number of 50 local secondary school principals and representatives participated in the seminar and exchanged their views on liberal arts education. The Seminar provided an interactive platform for Lingnan to promote its distinctive liberal arts education to both local and Mainland educators.
The Programme is a philanthropic act of Dr Tin Ka Ping, a keen supporter of Lingnan’s liberal arts education. The Tin Ka Ping Foundation has donated a total of HK$4.2 million to Lingnan University since 2008. Together with the matched grants under the government’s Matching Grant Schemes, the “Tin Ka Ping Education Fund” was established to finance the Programme with the aim of promoting liberal arts education in mainland China.
This year, President Leonard K Cheng was invited to be the featured speaker of the Seminar on “Liberal Arts Education of Lingnan University” to share his insight and experience in implementing liberal arts education in Lingnan. A total number of 50 local secondary school principals and representatives participated in the seminar and exchanged their views on liberal arts education. The Seminar provided an interactive platform for Lingnan to promote its distinctive liberal arts education to both local and Mainland educators.
The Programme is a philanthropic act of Dr Tin Ka Ping, a keen supporter of Lingnan’s liberal arts education. The Tin Ka Ping Foundation has donated a total of HK$4.2 million to Lingnan University since 2008. Together with the matched grants under the government’s Matching Grant Schemes, the “Tin Ka Ping Education Fund” was established to finance the Programme with the aim of promoting liberal arts education in mainland China.
