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Prof. Ke Sihui Honoured with the ARWA Mid-Career Award and a PhD Student Wins the Top Student Researcher Award at ARWA 2025

Prof. Ke Sihui, Associate Professor in the Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, has been awarded the ARWA (Association for Reading and Writing in Asia) Mid-Career Award. This prestigious accolade recognizes mid-career researchers with outstanding contributions to literacy acquisition, particularly in A…

CBS MATI and BALT students secured second and third prizes in the 2024 National Translation Competition

Congratulations to CBS students for clinching second and third prizes, respectively, in the University A category of the prestigious 2024 National News Translation and Editing Competition. The competition was held in December 2024 and introduced innovative changes in its format and content selection. Pa…

Prof. Siok Wai Ting Received RGC Collaborative Research Fund for 2024/25

Under the leadership of Prof. Siok Wai Ting, the Head of the Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, a collaborative project titled “Integrating Machine Learning, Behavioral Analysis and Multimodal Neuroimaging Techniques to Investigate the Comorbidity of Specific Learning Disabilities in Hong Kong” has su…

CBS Ph.D. Graduate Awarded Outstanding Thesis Award from the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong

Ms. Deran Kong, a Ph.D. graduate from CBS, has been awarded the Outstanding Thesis Award for 2024 by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK). Under the guidance of chief supervisor Dr. Sun-A Kim and co-supervisor Dr. Yu-Yin Hsu from CBS, Deran's thesis, titled “Subject-object asymmetry in native and no…

CBS MATI student secured the Bronze Prize at the 2024 National Competition of English Translation, FLTRP Guocai Cup: Understanding Contemporary China

Congratulations to Ms. LEI Shulan, a current MATI student, for winning the Bronze Prize in the 2024 National Competition of English Translation, FLTRP Guocai Cup: Understanding Contemporary China! Ms. LEI competed against talented contestants from across mainland China and Hong Kong in the final round, sh…

Honourable Mention for Best Paper Award at BlackboxNLP 2024

Dr. Emmanuele Chersoni, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies (CBS), collaborated with fellow scholars to receive the "Best Paper Award" at the prestigious BlackboxNLP Conference in Miami. This recognition is for their exceptional paper titled "Log Probabilities Are a Reliable Esti…

One of the CBS Undergraduate Students Honored Among Top 10 Outstanding Tertiary Students

We are delighted to share the exciting news that our CBS undergraduate student, Ms Lui Ho Ching Josette, has been honored among the Top 10 Outstanding Tertiary Students this year. This prestigious award, organised by the Hong Kong Youth & Tertiary Students Association, aims to commend promising students…

Chinese Debate Team Secured First Runner-up in Inter-Collegiate Debate Competition

Congratulations to our Chinese Debate Team for achieving the first runner-up position at the Inter-Collegiate Debate Competition, held on 29 September 2024. This commendable result is a testament to the dedication, teamwork, and exceptional debating skills demonstrated by the team members. We congr…

Multidisciplinary research in neuroscience featured in Nature with CBS research fellows’ contribution

Dr. CaiCai Zhang, Associate Professor from CBS, collaborated with fellow researchers from PolyU to contribute their expertise to the latest Nature Index Neuroscience. They highlighted how UBSN facilitates their cutting-edge research and significant findings. Dr. Zhang's team shared insights into the applicati…

CBS MABCC Students met with Mayor of Yonago City, Japan to enhance tourism and branding

A team of seven CBS MABCC students met with Mayor, Igi Takashi, of Yonago City in Japan to discuss their proposed strategies for enhancing tourism and branding. The meeting was a success, with the mayor showing strong interest and support. Their collaboration attracted local media attention and was rep…