https://www.scmp.com/rss/503842/feed Opinion pieces, commentary and analysis articles, and interviews with education experts focusing on topics involving tertiary and higher education in Hong Kong and around the world. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com [Sponsored article] The continuing effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, which triggered widespread lockdowns, social-distancing restrictions and halted passenger flights worldwide, have sparked greater interest and acceptance of new technological innovations, including remote working practices and online learning. It has led to a major shift in the way many businesses, schools and universities operate, including the growing demand to adopt innovative new ways of providing postgraduate... https://www.scmp.com/native/better-life/career-education/topics/taylors-university/article/3210450/why-online-postgraduate-programmes-prove-good-option-busy-professionals-post-covid-19-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/native/better-life/career-education/topics/taylors-university/article/3210450/why-online-postgraduate-programmes-prove-good-option-busy-professionals-post-covid-19-world?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Feb 2023 08:00:09 +0000 [Sponsored article] Against the backdrop of China’s growing global economic influence, many students are noticing the benefits of a university education in the populous East Asian country. Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) – a leading joint-venture university founded in 2006, in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, to the west of Shanghai – offers its students a flexible international academic experience, which features the essence of both of its parent universities. All of its degree programmes... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/edtalk-xjtlu/article/3134215/4-reasons-sino-british?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/edtalk-xjtlu/article/3134215/4-reasons-sino-british?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 May 2021 05:02:36 +0000 [Sponsored article] Although multinational companies today recognise the value of a workplace that combines people from diverse backgrounds, polarisation – characterised by a rise in trade wars and growing hostility between the East and West – is occurring on the geopolitical front. These new realities mean that tomorrow’s graduates require “a new sense of awareness that was not required before”, says Eddy Fang, deputy dean and senior associate professor at International Business School Suzhou... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/edtalk-xjtlu/article/3132649/how-east-meets-west-approach?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/edtalk-xjtlu/article/3132649/how-east-meets-west-approach?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 May 2021 02:00:07 +0000 [Sponsored article] Asia-Pacific is facing a rapidly ageing population, and Hong Kong is no exception. By 2039, an estimated 2.52 million of Hong Kong’s population will be aged more than 65, a Census and Statistics Department report shows. Yet that number could increase to 2.58 million – or 38.4 per cent of the population – by 2069. One initiative now exploring ways to support the city’s ageing population is the LU Jockey Club Gerontechnology and Smart Ageing Project, which is being led by the... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/edtalk-lingnan-university/article/3110360/gerontechnology?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/edtalk-lingnan-university/article/3110360/gerontechnology?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Nov 2020 03:50:05 +0000 [Sponsored article] Degrees in science, technology or engineering are traditionally seen as the more “prestigious” choices, rather than the study of liberal arts, such as literature and history, or social sciences – especially in Asia. Graduates in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) also face better employment prospects and start off with a higher salary, compared with those from an arts background. Yet what is not immediately clear is that liberal arts... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/edtalk-lingnan-university/article/3108614/why-study?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/edtalk-lingnan-university/article/3108614/why-study?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Nov 2020 02:00:21 +0000 [Sponsored article] The global race to find a vaccine for the coronavirus disease, Covid-19, has scientists and medical experts in 30 countries working around the clock. Even with a vaccine, life as we know it may never be the same again. Experts say the future is reliant on the strategies of governments, and how people adapt their daily lives. The battle against the Covid-19 pandemic requires the effort of individuals from all professional fields, including social sciences and humanities, says... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/edtalk-cityu-class/article/3095469/social-sciences-humanities?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/edtalk-cityu-class/article/3095469/social-sciences-humanities?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Aug 2020 02:34:26 +0000 [Sponsored article] With degrees in commerce and marketing from the University of Alberta in Canada, Garry Deng never imagined that a career in the booming industry of technology was an option for him. Yet, the 27-year-old Canadian is now a successful IT consultant with the global consultancy firm, FDM Group – all thanks to Hong Kong Baptist University’s master of science in business management (MScBM) programme. “My current job is not one that I would’ve considered at all a few years ago as... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/edtalk-hkbu/article/3076407/5-ways-masters-degree-has?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/edtalk-hkbu/article/3076407/5-ways-masters-degree-has?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Mar 2020 02:39:17 +0000 [Sponsored article] Whenever Professor Huang Xu of Hong Kong Baptist University talks to company executives about the recruitment challenges they face, he often hears the same comment: university graduates fail to meet their employee requirements. As programme director of the university’s master of science in business management (MScBM) programme, Huang has been hearing the same complaint from companies in Hong Kong and mainland China for the past 15 years. The primary school and secondary... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/edtalk-hkbu/article/3064547/why-students-right-stuff-good?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/edtalk-hkbu/article/3064547/why-students-right-stuff-good?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Mar 2020 03:26:35 +0000