Nepal-born local student finds success through community college after DSE heartbreak
- Pun Bishal, 22, gets wake-up call after observing child workers in his home country
- Motivation leads to quality education through HKU Space Community College – and then a law programme
When Pun Bishal received his public university examination results three years ago, he thought he was done for. Instead, his path to a quality education was just beginning.
Born and raised in Nepal, Bishal came to Hong Kong when he was 13 years old to attend high school. After completing secondary school, he was given a conditional offer in 2016 to study where he most wanted: the music programme at Education University.
Bishal, now 22, attributed his poor grades to the many difficulties he faced adapting to Hong Kong’s education system.
“In Nepal, I was always reciting without understanding, and I was very dependent on my tutors or friends,” he said.
“In Hong Kong, it is independent. The teacher would teach in class but I had to go home and study by myself.”