HKU Chair Professor of Humanities Frank Dikötter Awarded Honorary Doctorate by Leiden University
24 February 2017 (Friday)
HKU Chair Professor of Humanities Frank Dikötter Awarded Honorary Doctorate by Leiden University |
HKU Chair Professor of Humanities Frank Dikötter has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Leiden University, the Netherlands' oldest university, in recognition of the tremendous importance of his work for scholars in the area of the history of the Chinese Republican period and for both the scholarly and social significance of his work on the history of the People's Republic of China under Mao. Professor Dikötter was presented with this honour at Leiden University's Dies Natalis celebrations on February 8, 2017. Leiden University was founded in 1575 and is one of Europe's leading international research universities. For further details of Professor Dikötter's award please visit: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2016/12/frank-dikotter-to-receive-honorary-doctorate. For media enquiries or individual interview requests, please contact Ms Eva Yung, Events Assistant, Faculty of Arts, Tel: (852) 3917 4633 / email: evaffy@hku.hk. For the online press release and photos, please visit: |
香港大學人文學院講座教授馮客獲荷蘭萊登大學頒授榮譽博士 |
香港大學人文學院講座教授馮客 (Frank Dikötter) 獲荷蘭萊登大學頒授榮譽博士,以表彰他對中國近代民國史學術研究的重大貢獻,及他對毛澤東領導下的中國歷史研究的學術和社會意義。頒授儀式已於2017年2月8日在萊登大學442周年校慶活動中舉行。 傳媒綵訪及查詢 新聞稿網上版及照片,請瀏覽: |