Service learning programmes enrich exchange and local students' experience

Rural School Service Project

Twenty-one exchange students and seven CUHK students teamed up to visit primary schools under the Rural School Service Project. They led English and Putonghua learning activities and games to raise the confidence of local primary school students in speaking the languages.

On 12 April 2014, a closing ceremony of this project was held on CUHK campus with more than 100 participants, including primary school students, exchange students and CUHK students and certificates of appreciation were presented to the exchange students.

Teaching-in-China Programme

In March, 28 exchange students and four CUHK students made weekend visits to share their own culture and study abroad experience with local youths in Zengcheng under the Teaching-in-China Programme.

Vice-Chancellor hosts a "Cultural Night" party to foster friendship and promote exchange

Prof. Joseph Sung, Vice-Chancellor of CUHK, hosted a "Culture Night" party on 14 April for over 100 overseas, mainland and local students, as well as Consuls-General and donors of non-local student scholarships to get together to foster friendship and promote exchange. During the party, talented students from different parts of the world joined together to give fantastic performances, which included a Tibetan dance, singing with guitar, drum and Hawaiian ukulele, as well as lively band music. Along with the entertainment, three booths were set up to showcase some of the Chinese traditional handicrafts and snack – flour sculpting; dragon beard candy and cartoon portraiture.  This corner was well received by the international students, which has been crowded throughout the night. Almost everyone left the party with a cartoon portrait in their hands!

Pre-departure briefing session for CUHK students going on exchange in 2014–15

CUHK students gathered at a pre-departure briefing on 22 April 2014 to prepare for studying abroad and to exchange contacts with returned and incoming exchange students before embarking on their exchange programmes.

CUHK economic student awarded a full scholarship to pursue PhD study at Washington University in St. Louis

Congratulations to Miss Lin Ying-ting, an undergraduate student from the Department of Economics at CUHK, who has been admitted to the prestigious McDonnell International Scholars Academy of Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL). Miss Lin will receive a full scholarship from the Academy to pursue a PhD in Economics at WUSTL commencing from 2014–15. She will also be provided with a 12-month living stipend for each year, a one-time travel allowance for travel to St. Louis for a period of study as an Academy Scholar, and an annual travel allowance for a trip to CUHK.

The Academy aims to provide an opportunity for talented international and domestic graduate and professional students to join the WUSTL community and build stronger ties between WUSTL and leading research universities around the world. Every year, Prof. Ping Wang, Seigle Family Distinguished Professor of Arts and Sciences at WUSTL and Ambassador of the Academy visits CUHK to conduct an information session about the Academy to CUHK students.

"I would like to thank CUHK and WUSTL for making this precious scholarship opportunity available to me. Through the Academy, I will have the opportunity to engage in discussion with talented young adults from all parts of the world. Together with other Academy Scholars, we will receive training to become future leaders caring for critical international issues in all parts of the world," says Miss Lin.