https://www.scmp.com/rss/503837/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Canada has leapfrogged over Australia and the United States to become the second most popular destination after Britain for Hongkongers going overseas for higher education. Britain was long the most popular choice, followed by Australia, the United States and Canada in that order. But after Canada announced its new immigration pathways for Hong Kong residents last year, 6,365 Hongkongers were granted student visas there, just behind the 6,511 student visas issued by Britain. Canada used to be... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3178617/canada-moves-no-2-hong-kong-students-going-abroad-easy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3178617/canada-moves-no-2-hong-kong-students-going-abroad-easy?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 22 May 2022 00:00:21 +0000 The next head of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has promised to resume regular dialogue with students after the institution’s governing council unanimously approved her appointment on Friday. Renowned neuroscientist Nancy Ip Yuk-yu, who has served the institution in Clear Water Bay for nearly three decades, will become its fifth president on October 19 and the first woman to head a public university in Hong Kong. Council chairman Andrew Liao Cheung-sing said Ip was picked... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3178595/next-leader-hong-kong-university-science-and-technology?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3178595/next-leader-hong-kong-university-science-and-technology?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 May 2022 15:31:53 +0000 When Indian national Isha Sahni, 20, who is studying medicine at the Bukovinian State Medical University in the Ukranian city of Chernivtsi, arrived back in India’s capital of New Delhi, her parents heaved a huge sigh of relief. Deepak Sahni, a manager in a government department, said he and his wife Bharti were petrified as they followed the brewing crisis in Ukraine, with Russia massing troops near the border raising fears of an invasion. “We were prepared to sell off everything if need be to... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3167851/ukraine-crisis-indian-parents-prepared-sell-everything-bring?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3167851/ukraine-crisis-indian-parents-prepared-sell-everything-bring?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Feb 2022 11:30:14 +0000 The number of Hong Kong students applying to universities in Britain slipped to 6,010 this year from 6,400 in 2021, according to the latest official data. Percentage wise, the 6.1 per cent year-on-year decline was the steepest in a decade. Some education industry specialists said it reflected Hong Kong’s shrinking population, while others said many Britain-bound students might have already moved there with their families in the recent wave of emigration. The trend was seen in the latest data... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3167688/fewer-hong-kong-students-apply-british-universities-sign?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3167688/fewer-hong-kong-students-apply-british-universities-sign?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 19 Feb 2022 12:44:33 +0000 An American law professor had his visa application for a full-time job at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) rejected by the government, but both the scholar and the school said they were unsure about the reasons behind the decision. Dr Ryan Thoreson, a full-time researcher for the New York-based Human Rights Watch who remotely teaches law part-time at HKU, revealed the news on Wednesday. “I’m sad to announce I’m back on the law teaching market. As some of you know, I accepted an offer last year... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3165584/us-human-rights-professor-denied-visa-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3165584/us-human-rights-professor-denied-visa-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Feb 2022 11:00:22 +0000 When renowned Singaporean ophthalmologist and scientist Wong Tien Yin agreed to take up a position at China’s top Tsinghua University last year, he felt he was making, as he describes it, a major “leap of faith”. China’s strict border controls and reduced air travel amid the Covid-19 pandemic meant Wong, 54, could not visit the campus in Beijing or interact in person with any of his colleagues. Yet, the series of Zoom video interviews with Tsinghua’s leadership impressed him enough that he... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3165066/meet-wong-tien-yin-hong-kong-born-singaporean-involved-chinas?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3165066/meet-wong-tien-yin-hong-kong-born-singaporean-involved-chinas?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 30 Jan 2022 00:30:25 +0000 Staff and students at two universities in Hong Kong will be forced to take leave, let their contracts lapse or withdraw from their studies if they fail to submit Covid-19 vaccination or testing records under strict new rules governing access to campus. The hardline measures are set to be introduced next month at Chinese University and Lingnan University, two of several public institutions of higher learning tightening rules for those entering campus, though the others have not spelled out the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3160728/coronavirus-hong-kong-staff-students-2-universities-face?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3160728/coronavirus-hong-kong-staff-students-2-universities-face?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Dec 2021 00:00:16 +0000 Priscilla Wong Pui-sze, a barrister who chairs the police watchdog, is set to be appointed the new head of the University of Hong Kong’s (HKU) governing council, as part of a wider ongoing leadership reshuffle, the Post has learned. She will succeed Professor Arthur Li Kwok-cheung, 76, on January 1 after he completes his sixth year on the job, according to multiple sources. Hong Kong’s top university has recently experienced an upheaval of its leadership ranks following the resignation of... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3157245/priscilla-wong-police-watchdog-chief-set-head-governing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3157245/priscilla-wong-police-watchdog-chief-set-head-governing?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Nov 2021 11:16:46 +0000 University of Hong Kong libraries are phasing out print newspapers starting from November this year. The management said that, similar to the print books and journals, the decline of print newspaper usage has become a trend that it simply cannot ignore. As all the print newspapers the libraries subscribed to are now available on single/multiple e-platforms with search, download and zoom-in functions that can better address research and browsing needs, the management believes it’s time to migrate... https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3154424/why-university-hong-kong-should-reconsider-phasing-out-print?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3154424/why-university-hong-kong-should-reconsider-phasing-out-print?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Nov 2021 22:30:14 +0000 Despite the impact of Covid-19 on foreign enrolment in universities globally, the purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) market in the UK has been “remarkably resilient” over the past year. That’s according to research from Cushman & Wakefield which shows the number of new beds increasing and the development pipeline strong – clear signs of steady confidence in the sector. It’s not that UK providers weren’t affected. Cushman & Wakefield reports that in 2020/21, supporting those who couldn’t... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3143432/uk-student-accommodation-getting-more-expensive-despite?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3143432/uk-student-accommodation-getting-more-expensive-despite?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:00:15 +0000 Hong Kong is home to nearly 20 degree-awarding institutions, of which eight are publicly funded universities. In this well-heeled international hub, however, not everyone is suited to traditional modes of education. Thankfully, there are ways for residents to train in the essential skilled work that the city needs. One path is through the Vocational Training Council, a local organisation that takes in more than 200,000 students per year and covers a wide range of courses, from hairdressing,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3132487/vocational-training-was-their-lifeline-five?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3132487/vocational-training-was-their-lifeline-five?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 May 2021 23:15:20 +0000 Fudan University’s plans for a satellite campus in Budapest – the first by a Chinese university in Europe – have run into a wall of protests after leaked documents indicated the project would saddle Hungary with debt and was negotiated without the transparency required by the European Union. Shanghai-based Fudan, ranked in the top 100 universities worldwide, aims to open the campus in the Hungarian capital in 2024. The university’s president Xu Ningsheng called it a milestone in the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3130616/fudan-universitys-planned-budapest-campus-runs-local-opposition?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3130616/fudan-universitys-planned-budapest-campus-runs-local-opposition?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Apr 2021 17:00:26 +0000 After two years of investigation, the US Department of Justice on Thursday accused Yale University of illegally discriminating against Asian-American and white undergraduate applicants through its admission policies. In a letter to Yale’s lawyers, the Justice Department threatened a civil lawsuit unless the Connecticut-based private university agreed not to use “race or national origin” in its upcoming 2020-21 undergraduate admissions cycle. It gave Yale until August 27 to comply. The accusation... https://www.scmp.com/education/us-justice-department-says-yale-discriminates-against-white-and-asian-people/article/3097335?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/education/us-justice-department-says-yale-discriminates-against-white-and-asian-people/article/3097335?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Aug 2020 09:32:06 +0000