Tam Sheung-wai

Tam Sheung-wai (– 1 January 2021) OBE, GBS, JP (Chinese: 譚尚渭) was the President Emeritus of The Open University of Hong Kong.[1] He is widely recognised for his many contributions towards the development of distance education in Hong Kong.[1] He was also the Chairman of the College Council of St. Paul's Co-educational College.

Tam Sheung-wai
Traditional Chinese譚尚渭
Simplified Chinese谭尚渭

Early life

Tam received bachelor and masters degrees in science from the University of Hong Kong. In 1964, he obtained a PhD in chemistry from the University of Nottingham.[2]

Career

Tam joined Chung Chi College, part of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), as a chemistry lecturer in 1965.[2]

He served as head of the Chinese University's graduate school from 1981 until 1993, and as a pro-vice-chancellor of the university from 1990 to 1994. Tam retired from CUHK in 1995, the same year he was appointed president of OUHK.[2] Tam retired from the presidency in November 2003.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Biographical Note of Professor Sheung-Wai Tam". Shaw Prize. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  2. "In Memory of Prof. Tam Sheung-wai". CUHKUPDates. Information Services Office, Chinese University of Hong Kong. 2021.
  3. "Tam Sheung-wai, OUHK President Emeritus, passes away". The Standard. 26 January 2021.
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