languages and business find favour
A Wall Street Institute-commissioned survey of more than 1,000 Hongkongers of working age found that 22 per cent planned to enrol in a course in the next year. Languages and business-related courses are most favoured, ahead of computing and practical or leisure-related courses. The institute will launch a joint study with the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations to align the institute's assessment and course levels with the Common European Framework, giving students a good idea of their level of English on a widely recognised reference standard. There will be an open day today at 2.30pm or 3.45pm on 10/F, Causeway Bay Plaza 1, 489 Hennessy Road.
hku students get new york experience
The University of Hong Kong's MBA programme will extend its reach to New York by sending as many as 40 students to Columbia Business School for a semester. Following an agreement signed between the two institutions this week, Richard Wong Yue-chim, dean of Business and Economics at HKU, said 20 students would go to Columbia from the 2007-08 academic year, with the number increasing to 40 'as soon as possible'. The 14-month course would cost $280,000 and scholarships would be available, he said. The partnership was a 'unique design' that allowed the entire group of students to experience Columbia, instead of flying professors in or sending a few students abroad on exchanges, he said.
lingnan and zhongshan strengthen ties
After more than two years of research into the economic co-operation between Hong Kong, Macau and the Pearl River Delta, Lingnan University and Zhongshan University in Guangzhou have published a book (in Chinese) detailing their findings. The Zhujiang Delta research centre at Zhongshan and Lingnan's business school will strengthen their ties by signing on to a strategic partnership.