We use cookies to tailor your experience and present relevant ads. By clicking “Accept”, you agree that cookies can be placed per our Privacy Policy

Advertisement

Advertisement

Mabel Sieh

Mabel Sieh

Mabel Sieh is a former journalist and documentary producer.

Mabel Sieh is a former journalist and documentary producer.

How can study of social sciences and humanities help overcome Covid-19?

When students of humanities and social sciences graduate from City University of Hong Kong’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences they are ‘fully equipped with the necessary skills to work in any sector – be it business, government or NGOs’, says Professor Richard M. Walker, dean of the college.

Paid Post:City University of Hong Kong, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS)

Students with ‘right stuff’ – a good mindset – are best placed to find work

Students on Hong Kong Baptist University’s master of science in business management programme are given ‘real world’ training, including trips to the US and Europe to experience new cultures and different ways of running a business, which will help shape them into ideal employees for companies.

Paid Post:Hong Kong Baptist University

Sky's the limit for green warriors

Sky's the limit for green warriors

In Partnership WithEnglish Schools Foundation

'Twisted, inhuman school system fails our children': why Hong Kong parents homeschool their kids

Tse Lai-man with her four-year-old son Kong Ching-tin during a free play session at their home in Sheung Shui. Photo: Jonathan Wong

These families don't mince their words about Hong Kong's traditional mainstream education. They and more like them are opting to teach their children themselves.

15 Sep 2015 - 6:30PM

Advertisement

Hong Kong school course promotes critical thinking on rule of law

EL Education director Chong Chan-yau (left) and senior academic consultant Johnson Chan. Photo: Franke Tsang

29 Jun 2015 - 11:45AM

Novel addresses teen suicide

Raymond Wong.

18 Nov 2014 - 10:29AM

Hundred-cello event gives young players a chance to enjoy music

Left to right: Raron Chow, Jose Mak, Chavonne Lam, Charis Chan and Letty Poon rehearsing at the Cultural Centre. Photo: May Tse

4 Nov 2014 - 10:14AM

Home and cultural identity difficult to pinpoint for third-culture kids

Though born in Japan, Haruka Nuga is seen as a foreigner by her own mother.

25 Sep 2014 - 4:41PM

International exchange students broaden horizons in Hong Kong

Oscar Wu, Eduardo Jose Andres Medina, Terry Lo and Zoey Tom. Photos: May Tse

19 May 2014 - 9:21AM

It's never too early for children to learn a second language, say experts

Andrew Meltzoff and Patricia Kuhl, co-directors of the Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences in the US, at the parents' conference. Photos: Edward Wong

29 Apr 2014 - 11:08AM

Scholarships open a door to Burmese students, but some struggle to adapt

From left: students Aye Thein, Thet Hnin Aye and Khine Lynn Thu are studying at the University of Hong Kong.Photo: Nora Tam

21 Apr 2014 - 10:05AM

Employers help their domestic helpers in times of need

Zenaida Cabello (left) and her employer's daughter, Annabelle Sun.

15 Apr 2014 - 11:04AM

Global Dignity initiative helps young people deal with prejudice

Teacher Connie Lau with students (from left): Royden Francis Noronha, Dissanayake Dimendri Sanduni, Kaki Cheung Ka-ki, Talha Muhammad Qureshi, Karoline Tang and Jack Chan Chen. Photo: Paul Yeung

18 Feb 2014 - 10:19AM

How an unhappy cartoonist became one of Hong Kong's leading artists

How an unhappy cartoonist became one of Hong Kong's leading artists

28 Jan 2014 - 9:42AM

Child's-eye view

Anthony Browne and a young fan at a signing session in Hong Kong. Photo: Jonathan Wong

26 Nov 2013 - 6:05PM

Teachers and pupils struggle with school-based assessment system

Maria Ng Mui-yee is helping students at Carmel Secondary School adjust to the school-based assessment system. Photo: Dickson Lee

4 Nov 2013 - 10:18AM

Arts preview: Hong Kong Ballet brings a conceptual touch to Chinese classic

Choreographer Wang Xinpeng (below) reinterprets The Dream of the Red Chamber (above) for the Hong Kong Ballet. Photo: Dickson Lee

Best known for its tear-jerking story, The Dream of the Red Chamber has been adapted for screen and stage many times. But choreographer Wang Xinpeng's ballet version of the popular Chinese literary classic promises to give the doomed romance a more conceptual take.

25 Oct 2013 - 5:09PM

Lamma kindergarten heads outdoors to teach children through experience

Brighton Academy encourages students to get out of the classroom.

8 Oct 2013 - 10:40AM

Create expectations

Chen Chin-ching shows trainees how to make a stage

20 Aug 2013 - 9:51AM

Queen's College high scorers top university entrance exams

Queen's College high scorers top university entrance exams

20 Jun 2018 - 4:56PM

Arts preview: 'The Merry Widow' is a marriage of two cultures

Jin Yao and Brett Simon in a scene from The Merry Widow. Photo: Jimmy Chan

The Hong Kong Ballet last staged The Merry Widow, an adaptation of the operetta of the same name by Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehar, six years ago.

13 Jun 2013 - 8:46AM

New inspiration: comics concert

New Inspiration was sponsored by Create Hong Kong and is part of Le French May.

As part of its 35th anniversary celebrations, the Hong Kong Arts Centre brought to the city Concerts de Dessins, or "comics concert", a popular event at the annual Angouleme International Comics Festival in France.

11 Jun 2013 - 10:35AM

How parents can inspire love of books among children

Author Sarah Webb reads to a child. Photo: Keith Owens

Sarah Webb, author of the popular teen-advice series Ask Amy Green, has been shortlisted twice for Britain's Queen of Teen awards and the Irish Book Awards, and her other books have won acclaim worldwide.

30 Apr 2013 - 10:37AM

Arts review: Dirty Dancing

Dirty Dancing

Written by Eleanor Bergstein, the story is about 17-year-old Frances "Baby" Houseman from a wealthy New York family falling in love with a handsome blue-collar dance instructor Johnny Castle during a family vacation.

24 Apr 2013 - 12:22AM

Choreographer Terence Kohler promises an innovative take on The Nutcracker

Terence Kohler went back to the original story of The Nutcracker by E.T.A. Hoffmann. Photo: May Tse

9 Dec 2012 - 2:27PM

Arts Preview: When Rick met Marsha … a Cabaret

Marsha Yuan and Rick Lau are kindred souls. Photo: Lowell Lo

When Rick Lau first met Marsha Yuan, both knew it wasn't just by chance. In May, the two veteran performers sat down at a cast meeting for the theatre production I-Ching, which premiered in Los Angeles in September, and they connected immediately.

25 Nov 2012 - 5:28PM

Kirsten Ho's dance piece is inspired by random thoughts

Dancer-choreographer Kirsten Ho. Photo: Takao Komaru

Just like poetry, choreographer Kirsten Ho Sien-ying's latest offering is peppered with contemplative pauses. End Stop Line comprises six vignettes, each beginning with a line of text.

30 Sep 2012 - 4:27PM

Hong Kong's heartbeat

G.O.D. founder Douglas Young relaxes on one of his red lamp chairs at the exhibition, which celebrates Hong Kong's street markets.

21 Sep 2012 - 10:46AM

Dance companies join forces for Mayan prophecy pieces

Expect innovation and imagination inEmerging Choreographers

27 Nov 2012 - 11:47AM

Can you change your ways?

15 Aug 2012 - 10:54PM

Related Topics

HKDSE - Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education LIFE ESF The First 50 Years - In the news EdTalk: HKBU EdTalk CityU CLASS