The University of Hong Kong’s (HKU) president and vice-chancellor Xiang Zhang has announced that he will be stepping down in 2028 after completing a second five-year term, according to an email seen by the South China Morning Post. In the email, sent to the university community in the early hours of Monday, Zhang described the past eight years spent working to elevate HKU’s academic standing as “a defining honour” of his life. He also reflected on the university’s future in “a complicated,...
Hong Kong students can benefit from taking a gap year after the university entrance exam, but should set clear goals for their future, education sector experts have said, pointing to the increasing value of applicants with experience outside the classroom. NGOs and experts said that setting aside a year for internships, volunteer work or exchange programmes would enable students to understand different perspectives, build soft skills and learn new languages, helping them stand out amid stiff...
The five-year agreement envisages joint research, faculty and student exchange and collaborative academic programmes