UTalk | Eugene Ch'ng: Canvas to code, reality to AI metaverse

Before you read the story, you may have met Prof Eugene Ch'ng on social media. As an artist, scientist as well as a vlogger, he cuts obscure ideas about metaverse and artificial intelligence into digestible pieces for his audience while displaying a fantasy world with his brush and imagination. Now, taking on a new role at UIC as the Dean of the School of Culture and Creativity (SCC), what are ...

2024/04/10

[MAD Student Awards] UICers win 2nd runner-up at Disney Imaginations Hong Kong Design Competition

UIC students of the Faculty of Humanities of Social Sciences and the School of Culture and Creativity teamed up and won the second runner-up during the Disney Imaginations Hong Kong Design Competition 2024.The Disney Imaginations Hong Kong Design Competition 2024 centred around themes of sustainability and inclusion, with a focus on conservation, aiming to preserve cultural heritage at risk of ...

2024/02/28

[MUS Event Review] Maestro Li Dun's Lecture-The Godfather of Chinese Musical Theater Presents

On October 20, 2023, a lecture titled "The Godfather of Chinese Musical Theater Presents" presented by Maestro Li DUN was held in CC-129 Lecture Hall at UIC, organized by the Music Performance Program and the School of Culture and Creativity. Mr. Li Dun is a celebrated musical producer in China, widely known as "The Godfather of Musical Theatre.” He has produced a number of highly acclaimed Ch...

2023/10/26

[CCM Event Review] UIC Daydreams Aid Project

In the limitations of reality, we desire the "metabolism" of the heart, and there is always a meeting of memory and dream in our busy life.On the evening of April 19, the CCM annual exhibition jointly organized by CCM and UIC Innovation Center - Daydreams Aid Project was officially launched at CC323. All proceeds from tickets and other activities will be donated to the UIC Cultural and Creative...

2023/04/19

[MAD Fieldtrip] Exploring Visual Experiences @Guangdong Museum of Art (GDMoA)

On March 18, 2023, students from the Media Arts and Design (MAD) program visited the Guangdong Museum of Art (GDMoA) in Guangzhou with Mr. Andy Tam, Ms. Sienna, and Ms. Joanna. The purpose of the visit was to update the students' knowledge of contemporary art and establish their artistic sense and insight in terms of the Greater Bay Area (GBA). Definitely it is designed to provide a platform by...

2023/03/31

[CCM Fieldtrip] Guangzhou Parc Pearl River

On March 18, 2023, under the leadership of Dr. Park, Acting Assistant Dean of the Department of Culture and Creative Management, Dr. Liang Haiyong, and Dr. Purrie NG, more than 20 students from CCM went to Guangzhou Parc Pearl River to have a visit.As a key renovation project in Guangzhou and an urban renewal project under Guangzhou Parc Pearl River Co., LTD., the Guangzhou Parc Pearl River is ...

2023/03/18

[People of SCC] Meet Kwong Chi Man: Connecting global audiences to Chinese culture with paintings

Kwong Chi Man, an Associate Professor of UIC's School of Culture and Creativity, was invited to exhibit his artwork Balance and Order at the Orangerie inside Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris this September, which makes him among the few Chinese artists selected for the Salon des Beaux Arts.Balance and Order'Balance and Order' exhibited at the Orangerie inside Jardin du LuxembourgBorn in Hong Kong ...

2023/02/08

[CTV Teacher Achievement] Faculty contend for innovative teaching

UIC’s Centre for Teaching and Learning organised the 3rd Innovative Teaching Contest, with 11 teams from the Faculties and Schools participating. The results were released in December 2022 and four winning teams were chosen to vie in the Guangdong session of the National Teaching Innovation Contest.UIC President, Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Fellow of the European Academy of S...

2023/02/08