Online graduate school holds celebration for graduates from more than 20 nations
More than 190 students from over 20 countries graduated from the online graduate school U21Global this week. A special ceremony was held in Singapore for the graduates to celebrate. The class consisted of working executives from countries including China, Australia, Canada, India, Malaysia, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates and South Korea.
Sha Tin school judged top in mock trial
Sha Tin Government Secondary School was declared the winner of this year's Secondary School Mock Trial Competition Final after a closely fought match against St Catharine's School for Girls last Saturday. The final, held at Chinese University's School of Law, had the students contest a fictitious blackmail case.
Experts join environmental forum
Two mainland experts took part in a World Environment Day forum at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology on Thursday. On the theme 'Sustainability - A leadership role for higher education', speakers included Pan Jiahua, deputy director of the Research Centre for Urban and Environmental Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and Wang Canfa, director of the Centre for Legal Assistance to Pollution Victims at China University of Political Science and Law. Professor Wang, a Time magazine 'Hero for the Planet', discussed mainland environmental laws.
