Professor Su Wei-chen is the writer-in-residence at Baptist University until next month. A professor in the department of Chinese literature at National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan, she has won the United Daily News Prize for the Novelette and the Judge's Award from China Times among others. She will be holding public talks and workshops for HKBU students.

SCAD Hong Kong, the Hong Kong branch of the US-based Savannah College of Art and Design, is offering twice daily 45-minute guided public tours from Monday to Friday and on every third Saturday of each month. Important heritage features include the North Kowloon Magistracy building (left), including the Moot Gallery, library, ground-floor lobby, first- and second-floor landings, the original holding cell and courtroom. SCAD was granted occupancy of the former court building to offer degree-level courses in art and design. It opened in 2010.

Almost half of the European universities surveyed by the European University Association support further developing massive open online courses. Only a few answered negatively, but 48 per cent had no opinion on the issue, reflecting a limited understanding. Among the 175 higher education institutions polled, 56 per cent have an internationalisation strategy in place, 13 per cent intend to develop one and 30 per cent have considered it in other strategies. "Attracting students from abroad" was the top priority, followed by internationalisation of learning and teaching; giving students more chances for overseas learning, and strategic research partnerships.