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Empowering students to be independent and critical thinkers is considered one of the most important educational goals of higher education (HERI, 2009; Pithers & Soden, 2000). Facing the [...]

Randomised clinical trials (RCTs) generate important information about the effectiveness and safety of drugs, whether they are drugs yet to be on the market or already extensively used in the [...]

(Title image credit: Federico Fellini, 8 1/2, 1963.) The art of motion picture is a fascinating medium. Derived from the Greek word κίνημα, cinema describes movement, as films fundamentally move [...]

What was the inspiration for founding a new university? Why would anyone go to the immense trouble of starting a new university? Quest University Canada was the brainchild of David Strangway OC [...]

What can be done to enhance collaboration among academics from different disciplines so as to create an interdisciplinary experience for our students? What are the barriers?

This issue of Teaching and Learning Connections aims to share with our readers some progresses of interdisciplinary teaching and learning at multiple levels at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). [...]

I am sure that many, if not most, of you are aware that the University of Hong Kong has made impressive progress in advancing interdisciplinary teaching and learning. One recent flagship event in [...]

Most people probably agree that the world is facing a number of unprecedented crises. Although the outlook may not be as gloomy as some might believe, one thing is clear, something needs to [...]