About the Talk (Powerpoint slide)In this talk, Professor Gietel--Basten will discuss his recent book, The Population Problem in Pacific Asia. This book is one of first to look in-depth at the issue of low fertility in Pacific Asia.  Considering  the whole region in context, there is also a focus on China, where he addresses such questions as , "why does the "two-child ideal" turn into a "one-child intention?" and  whether the two-child policy is Chinas "silver bullet".A lively speaker, Prof Gietel Basten uses qualitative and quantitative data and examples from newspapers and other media to help us come to a better understanding of the so-called population problems in the region.You can register at Library Event RegistrationHLTH1010 HKUST students may attain 1.5 hour credit for the Healthy Lifestyle Course after attending the seminar.This event will be recorded using video and photography.About the SpeakerProfessor Stuart Gietel-Basten is the Director of the university’s Center for Aging Science; and is Associate Dean (Research) of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.His research covers the interplay between changing population dynamics and public and social policy. He is is especially interested in the fertility transition; conceptual approaches to ageing; and population policy. He is the co-ordinator of the GGS-Asia project, which seeks to run the Generations and Gender Survey in Asian settings – including Hong Kong.He received his education at the University of Cambridge, with a PhD in historical demography. Before coming to HKUST, he was an Associate Professor of Social Policy at the University of Oxford. He has also been an adviser in Population and Development at the UK Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology and a Research Scholar at the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis in Austria.

在這個紛亂的時刻，生活中各種不確定帶來焦慮不安。劉佩婷博士會和大家分享從心理輔導角度認識抑鬱中的焦慮和孤獨，並在充滿不確定的人生中尋找確定。語言：廣東話講者：劉佩婷博士美國維真大學心理及輔導學系哲學博士美國註冊家庭治療師建道神學院輔導系主任出席此座談會的同學可獲 HLTH1010 中 “Wellness and Personal Enrichment” 單元 1小時學習時數為保持社交距離，減低病毒傳播風險，此次講座只在線上參與。報名請往 https://library.ust.hk/ce/index.php/event/6897/已登記的同學和同事會在一天前經電郵收到 Zoom meeting ID，並在講座後被邀填寫網上問卷。此座談會由圖書館與學生輔導中心聯合舉辦

生前要活好當下，臨終時又如何妥善安排死後？伍桂麟先生和李衍蒨女士會和大家分享：臨終照顧與醫療決定臨終之話與哀傷處理非自然死亡案例屍體發現應變處理殯儀安排及陷阱 語言：廣東話 講者：伍桂麟先生，英國註冊遺體防腐師，「香港生死學協會」會長，香港中文大學醫學院解剖室經理及「無言老師」遺體捐贈計劃發起人。工餘致力推廣生死教育及情緒關顧文化，宣揚「從死看生，活好當下」。著有《無言老師 —— 遺體捐贈者給我們的生死教育課》 （獲香港金閱獎2018 最佳醫療健康書）和《生死教育講呢啲》。2019年獲邀為TED Talk講員以及獲選為2019香港十大傑出青年。李衍蒨女士，美國俄勒岡大學哲學學士（學系榮譽畢業生）及香港中文大學人類學文學碩士，於美國邁阿密殮房及相關機構完成實習工作。隨後於英國取得法證學及鑑證科學研究碩士學位，主修法醫人類學，期間於東帝汶法證科擔任法醫人類學家及顧問，處理無人認領的人體殘骸。除此之外，亦先後到波蘭進行生物考古學、法醫人類學及法醫考古學研究，以及於塞浦路斯項目擔任助理顧問。出席此座談會的同學可獲 HLTH1010 中 “Wellness and Personal Enrichment” 單元 2小時學習時數為保持社交距離，減低病毒傳播風險，此次講座只設線上參與,報名請往 https://library.ust.hk/ce/index.php/all-session/?grp=lifedeath。此座談會由圖書館與學生輔導中心聯合舉辦