17
Jan
2017
HK Academy for Gifted Education Presents Big History and Collective Learning
The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education, in collaboration with HKUST and City University HK, are pleased to introduce the Big History and Collective Learning lecture series, providing students with a new perspective on evolutionary changes from the Big Bang to the present status of human society. The series of talks, lectures and a forum will be held from February to August 2017 on the following topics:
| Opening Talks | |
| Big History: A Scientific Narrative of Changes from the Big Bang to Modern Society (IE) | 4 February 2017 |
| The Emerging Universe, Life and Human Society (IE/02) | 11 February 2017 |
| Public Lectures | |
| Evolution of the Universe and Solar System (MULS0021) | 25 February 2017 |
| Evolution of Life on Earth (MULS0022) | 4 March 2017 |
| Homo Sapiens and Intelligence (MULS0023) | 8 April 2017 |
| Human Culture I: Agriculture, City and State (MULS0024) | 15 April 2017 |
| Human Culture II: Science and a rational world (MULS0025) | 22 April 2017 |
| Human Culture III: Industrial Revolution and Capitalism (MULS0026) | 29 April 2017 |
| Human Culture IV: Globalization and the Modern World (MULS0027) | 6 May 2017 |
| Hong Kong History (MULS0028) | 20 May 2017 |
| Student Forum | |
| Student Forum (MULS0031) | August 2017 |
All interested secondary school students in Hong Kong are welcome!
For more details, please visit: http://www.hkage.org.hk/en/students/student/programmes/big-history-and-collective-learning.
