Resident Graduate Scholarship Program

New Students in Spring 2008

In Spring 2008, three students will participate in the LEWI Resident Graduate Scholarship (RGS) Program:

 

Yu Shujing ( 于淑静 ), Ph.D. candidate, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Peking University . Thesis topic: “ ‘Materialism' of the New Aesthetic – A Review on the Changing of Everyday Life Narration in e Contemporary Chines Novels”. Field supervisor at HKBU: Prof. Huang Ziping, Department of Chinese language and Literature

 

Yu Shujing: I feel greatly honored and glad to be able to have the opportunity to conduct my research at Hong Kong Baptist University . I am a full-time Ph. D candidate at Peking University , majoring Chinese language and literature. Apart from Chinese literature, I am also interested in women studies, (post-) modernity theory, culture studies and film studies. In the coming months I will take part in as many lectures and seminars and activities as possible, and learn and communicate with the teachers and classmates here at HKBU.

 

Chen Xiuying ( 陳秀鶯 ), Master candidate, School of Business Administration, South China University of Technology . Thesis topic: “High-tech SMEs Relationship Marketing Research in Entrepreneurship Period”. Field supervisor at HKBU: Prof. Siu Wai-sum, Department of Marketing.

 

Chen Xiuying: I am Chen Xiuying from South China University of Technology. I come from Guangdong and can speak Cantonese like Hong Kong native speaker. I like traveling very much and Hong Kong is my dream destination. When I was a child, I like watching TV programs through Hong Kong channels. Since then, I looked forward to the opportunity to visit this beautiful, international city. Here I can communicate with people from different cultural backgrounds and it gives me the opportunity to experience “when the East meets the West”. Hong Kong is really a good place to see the world.

 

Marketing is my favorite. I have been studying it for six years. I always enjoy doing research in this field. During my stay at HKBU, I will work on a research on high-tech SMEs relation marketing. Thanks LEWI for giving me this chance to conduct my research here in Hong Kong . This experience of studying in Hong Kong will be a wonderful memory in my university life.

 

Du Juan ( 杜娟), Ph.D. candidate, School of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University . Thesis topic: “The Roles of Communication and Cultural Ambiguity in Organization Change: Case Studies in Cross-cultural Mergers and Acquisitions”. Field supervisor at Ohio University : Dr. Anita C. James, School of Communication Studies .

 

Du Juan: Communication between people from different cultural background has long interested me. When I was studying at the School of Journalism and Communication, Peking University , I focused on the evolution of Chinese media and society. I also worked as a part-time journalist for various Chinese media such as CCTV (China Central TV station) and China Education Newspaper, which kept me updated on the latest development trend of Chinese media and society. I am fluent in Chinese and English and am proficient in Chinese news writing.

 

Currently I am studying my Ph.D. at Hong Kong Baptist University . The systematic training in research methodology equipped me with strong quantitative and qualitative research skills. My presentations in conferences held in Taipei and Beijing have strengthened my public presentation skills.

 

I have gradually found that true happiness lies in the process of discovering real life and achieving one's dream. To bridge the communication gap between people from different cultural background is what I wish to contribute in my life. Thanks for LEWI and my supervisor who provide me a precious chance of exposure to American research atmosphere and culture. The experience of being a visiting scholar at Ohio University will be a very valuable one in my life.