UK Visiting Scholars Announcement (Prof. Cecilia Wong and Prof. Mark Barker)
Prof. Cecilia Wong and Prof. Mark Barker from School of Environment, Education, and Development, The University of Manchester are going to visit our department from 4/8/2015 to 4/17/2015. School of Environment, Education, and Development at the University of Manchester is one of our partner schools and have offered dual-master degree with Department of Urban Planning, NCKU for two years. Prof. Cecilia Wong is currently the director of Centre for Urban Policy Studies and Prof. Mark Barker is the director of MPLAN (Master of Planning) Programme. During their 10-day visiting, they are going to participate in many curriculum activities including 5 lectures, two studio reviews, and seminars. The detailed agenda is as following. Welcome all participants.
| DATE/TIME | ACTIVITIES | PLACE |
| 4/09 09:10-11:00 | Guest Lecture in course “Communication skills in Academic settings” | 50320R |
| 4/10 10:10-12:00 | Guest Lecture in Ph.D. Seminar : Climate Change and Urban Infrastructure | 50118R |
| 4/10 14:10-16:00 | Special session Dr. Mark Barker:
(1)Introduction of U. of Manchester(10:10-11:00) (2)Seminar with college faculty members abut professional accreditation system in the UK |
50102R |
| 4/13 10:00-12:00 | Meeting with dual-degree applicants | 50118R |
| 4/14 13:30-17:00 | Guest Judge in Master Planning and design studio mid-term review | 50320R |
| 4/15 09:10-12:00 | Invited discussant in Prof. Karen Seto’s (Yale U.)speech “Mitigation of Climate Change in Urban Areas: Lessons from IPCC AR5” | Intel. Conference Venue |
| 4/15 13:30-17:00 | Guest Judge in Fourth year college studio mid-term review | 4th year studio lab |
| 4/16 13:10-15:00 | Guest lecture in Tourism and planning: Urban regeneration and Urban Tourism in the UK | 50306R |
| 4/17 10:10-11:00 | Special session: Dr. Cecilia Wong
(1)Introduction of U. of Manchester(10:10-11:00) (2)Seminar with college faculty members abut curriculum design for future planning education |
50102R |