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by Joe Chow

LI-4304
The Computing Services Centre (CSC) would like to introduce two new meeting rooms, LI-4304 and LI-5401. We tentatively named them as Global Meeting Rooms. These rooms are designed to facilitate globalised hybrid meetings with state-of-the-art technologies that enhance collaboration, communication ...

by Annie Yu

Central IT forum - thumbnail
Effective communication is essential for the success of any organisation, and the Central IT, which includes the OCIO, the ESU, and the CSC, is no exception. To facilitate a dialogue between user departments and Central IT, the first Central IT Forum was conducted in June last year, and quarterly ...

by Tony Chan and Deep Batra

quick assist
The Computing Services Centre (CSC) is a user-focused support centre devoted to helping users in different service areas. Providing better support to users is the top mission of our centre. Besides supporting through phone and on-site visits, Remote Support software gives our support staff the ...

by S K Tsui

Wi-Fi campaign poster
Wi-Fi is one of the most common technologies that provide users with a convenient way to connect their mobile devices to the campus network/Internet. Over 3,200 Wi-Fi access points (APs) are currently installed across the CityU campus. As a step forward for the University to offer Wi-Fi services ...

by Joe Chow

ie11 to edge
As of 2013, Internet Explorer 11 (IE) was once the default browser in CityU. But it was replaced by Google Chrome a few years later, and Chrome has become the default browser used in CityU ever since. Despite this, some users and applications still rely on IE. However, Microsoft officially announced ...

by Daniel Leung

teaching venue
Have you recently noticed an improved user experience with no hardware failure and better PC performance when using the computers in teaching venues? To employ the emerging technologies to enhance the teaching and learning experience in class and meet the pedagogical content knowledge needs, the old ...

by Deep Batra

sophos logo 3
Anti-virus software is vital to help keep both University computers and your own personal computer secure. With this in mind, the Computing Services Centre (CSC) has performed rigorous due-diligence work to ensure the right product is chosen to address the upcoming challenges users face in the ...

by Manfred Chan

high-density racks
City University of Hong Kong (hereafter CityU) aspires to become a leading global university, excelling in research and professional education. To address the growing needs arising from our strategic interdisciplinary research areas as laid out in our Strategic Plan 2020–2025, the Computing Services ...

by Joe Chow

Teaching Studio
This summer, six teaching studios comprising Rooms LI-G600, LI-4109, LI-4208, LI-4307, LI4400 and LI-4412 in the Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin Academic Building (LI) have undergone a makeover to provide staff and students with a new modern teaching and learning environment. The renovation is the result of ...

by Noel Laam

CityU Burgundy
On the sunny afternoon of 29 July 2021, the Special Interest Group for High-Performance Computing (SIGHPC) of the Joint Universities Computer Centre (JUCC) met at the City University of Hong Kong and visited CityU’s newly installed High-Performance Computing (HPC) facility, the CityU Burgundy. The ...