https://www.scmp.com/rss/313658/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Never in his wildest dreams did deaf student Kenny Chu Kwan-ngai ever consider attending university. Armed merely with a school certificate when he graduated from Chun Tok School for the Deaf, he had moved from one low-skilled job to another, until he was discovered by Professor Gladys Tang Wai-lan in 1999. He became her first deaf research associate at Chinese University's Centre for Sign Linguistics and Deaf Studies. Chu, 34, will be a first-year student in the bachelor's degree programme in... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/family-education/article/1629160/degree-courses-hearing-impaired?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/family-education/article/1629160/degree-courses-hearing-impaired?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Nov 2014 02:45:58 +0000 Seventeen-year-old Susane Wong Yui-hin recalls being drawn into the magical world of Chinese literature after reading the Legend of the Condor Heroes by Jin Yong, a gift from her parents 11 years ago. Jin's wuxia (swordplay) novels are immensely popular in the Chinese-speaking world and have been adapted into many films and television series, which her dad enjoys watching. "My parents had to stop me from reading more Jin Yong when they discovered that I had developed myopia," says Wong. "I was... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/family-education/article/1574201/doubts-raised-about-using-putonghua-medium-instruction?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/family-education/article/1574201/doubts-raised-about-using-putonghua-medium-instruction?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 17 Aug 2014 13:45:15 +0000 Victor Lam Ho-tat says he is not a genius. Yet even Albert Einstein, a scientist he admires, might be impressed with the young man. Only 18 years of age, he has developed a ground-breaking theory - a simple and effective way to compare the robustness of two similar networks, such as that of power cables and the internet. This will help avert crises and save lives. Today Lam will fly to Poland and Canada to present his latest research into network reliability at academic conferences as the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/family-education/article/1541791/physics-demands-discipline-students-are-inspired-their?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/family-education/article/1541791/physics-demands-discipline-students-are-inspired-their?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Jun 2014 02:00:00 +0000 A colourful painting of children playing myriad musical instruments adorns the back of the spacious, light-filled music room of the Sheng Kung Hui Kei Fook Primary School. In the middle, seated neatly on a row of beige coloured chairs, are 14 giggly girls and one chubby boy. By the windowsill are six small harps - the kind held by angels in romantic oil paintings - in vibrant hues of red, blue, purple and natural wood. "We have a total of 20 students, but we don't have enough harps for everyone.... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/family-education/article/1496841/small-group-music-students-are-leading-revival-harp?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/family-education/article/1496841/small-group-music-students-are-leading-revival-harp?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Apr 2014 02:15:30 +0000