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Written by: Hu Jiaxin
2021-07-02 19:17
The last update date: 2021-07-02 19:18
There is another high-level personnel change at the University of Hong Kong.
According to the Hong Kong University’s "Academy" report, the President of the University of Hong Kong, Zhang Xiang, sent an email to the school today (2nd) stating that Hayward, William G., Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, will not seek re-election as Dean after the contract expires. He joined the newly established Hong Kong Institute of Data Science (Institute of Data Science).
He will leave office in August next year, but will continue to teach in the Department of Psychology at the University of Hong Kong.
The 28-year-old Hong Kong University Public Opinion Research Project was disbanded in June 2019. At that time, Xia Weili held a press conference with the planning director Zhong Tingyao to explain the school's decision.
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"Academy" quoted the principal Zhang Xiang’s email saying that the dean of the School of Social Sciences of the University of Hong Kong, Xia Weili, will leave his post after the expiration of his contract in August next year, but will continue to teach in the Department of Psychology of the University of Hong Kong.
According to reports, Xia Weili has not sought re-election because he will join the newly established Hong Kong Institute of Data Science (Institute of Data Science).
The University of Hong Kong has launched a global recruitment plan last year.
Dealing with the issue of the admission and staying of civilian research during the tenure, participate in the scrutiny of Professor Dai Yaoting
During Xia Weili's tenure, he handled the future of the Hong Kong University's public opinion research plan. The then planning director Zhong Tingyao retired in July 2019, and Minyan was dissolved in June of the same year.
Xia Weili once held a press conference with Zhong Tingyao, explaining that the decision has nothing to do with the controversy involved in the past civil research, saying that it is difficult for Hong Kong to continue the plan because Zhong Tingyao left the University of Hong Kong.
Dai Yaoting, an associate professor of law at the University of Hong Kong, was fired by the school committee in July last year.
The school once set up a "Committee to Explore the Reasons for Adequate Dismissal" to examine Dai Yaoting's chair. Xia Weili is one of the members.
It is known that the committee report only provided factual statements for the two allegations, and did not provide advice on whether Dai Yaoting should be fired.
After the implementation of the National Security Law, the academic freedom environment has attracted much attention. The School of Social Sciences of the University of Hong Kong held two closed-door meetings in the past year to allow faculty members to discuss the impact of the National Security Law. However, the school did not provide assistance and guidance.
The Vice-President of the University of Hong Kong Tian Zhinan resigns at the end of this month to continue to teach in the School of Engineering of the University of Hong Kong and concentrate on research and development
The Hong Kong University Students' Association re-painted Taikoo Bridge today to mourn the victims of the June 4th Incident
The University of Hong Kong talks behind closed doors on the influence of the National Security Law, the participating scholars worry about teaching and research, and the school has the responsibility to support
Foreign media: Graduate students of the University of Hong Kong reported that two faculty members were involved in violations of the National Security Law, many professors approved of the school’s lack of support
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