University of Chicago Hong Kong History and Our Vision Forward

Zoom Webinar

In September 2021, the University of Chicago appointed Kenneth Pomeranz as new Faculty Director of the Yuen Campus in Hong Kong. Professor Pomeranz, a distinguished University Professor of Modern Chinese History and in the College, will join Yuen Campus Executive Director, Mark Barnekow in our upcoming online UChicago Focus program September 30th, 8:30pm HKT.

Please register to hear Professor Pomeranz recount his knowledge of the history of the University of Chicago’s presence in Hong Kong, stories of challenges he encountered while researching the history of our heritage site on Mount Davis, and his vision for Yuen Campus academic involvement in Hong Kong and East Asia in the future.

Bring your questions for Professor Pomeranz and join the lively conversation as he begins his tenure as the new University of Chicago Yuen Campus Faculty Director.

9:30pm      South Korea | Japan
8:30pm      Hong Kong | Beijing | Singapore
6:00pm      Delhi
2:30pm      Paris
1:30pm       London
7:30am      Chicago

Speaker

Kenneth Pomeranz
University Professor of Modern Chinese History and in the College
Faculty Director, Hong Kong Faculty Advisory Board for the University of Chicago Francis and Rose Yuen Campus in Hong Kong
Faculty Member, Center for East Asian Studies
Faculty Member, Stevanovich Institute on the Formation of Knowledge
University of Chicago

Moderator

Mark Barnekow (MBA '88)
Executive Director
The University of Chicago Francis and Rose Yuen Campus in Hong Kong

About UChicago Focus

UChicago Focus is a new series hosted by the UChicago Yuen Campus Hong Kong that will bring the best of UChicago to our ever-expanding audience throughout Asia.  We will go deep inside the University to uncover the latest at UChicago and take your questions. Read More