The Third Liberal Arts Forum:

The Role of Liberal Arts Education in the STEM Era

Co-organised by

School of Graduate Studies, Lingnan University

Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong

Rundown and Speakers

Opening / Welcoming Remarks

• Professor Gerard A. Postiglione (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR)
• Professor Joshua Mok Ka Ho (Lingnan University, Hong Kong SAR)

The Role of Liberal Arts Higher Education in the STEM-driven Development Context: Presidents’ Dialogue

Speakers:

• Professor Leonard K Cheng (Lingnan University, Hong Kong SAR)
• Professor Ruth Hayhoe (University of Toronto, Canada)
• Professor Anthony B. L. Cheung (The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR)

Repurposing Liberal Arts Higher Education: Asian Perspectives and Experiences

Speakers:

• Professor James Miller (Duke Kunshan University, China)
• Professor Julian Tanner (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR)
• Professor Futao Huang (Hiroshima University, Japan)
• Professor Wenqin Shen (Peking University, China)

Lunch Break

Liberal Arts Education and Employability: Student and Faculty Voices

Speakers:

• Professor Qiang Zha (University of York, Canada)
• Professor Weiyan Xiong (Lingnan University, Hong Kong SAR)
• Dr Tom Fong Wing Ho (The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR)
• Student Representatives

Roundtable Discussion: Repositioning Liberal Arts Education in the Stem-dominated Era

Speakers:

• Professor James Robson (University of Oxford, The United Kingdom)
• Professor Anthony Welch (University of Sydney, Australia)
• Professor Rui Yang (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR)
• Professor Tejaswini Niranjana (Ahmedabad University, India)

Closing Remarks

• Professor Lucy Yu Baohua (Lingnan University, Hong Kong SAR)
• Professor Gerard A. Postiglione (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR)

Note: List of speakers may change, subject to final arrangements