Events and Seminars
HKU Open House activities
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Starting from the end of January, HKU will be organizing a series of open house activities to let Secondary 3-6 students have a taste of different programmes. It is a great opportunity for students to get in touch with our teaching teams. Detailed information could be found here. We would greatly appreciate it if you could disseminate the information to your students.
Some of the highlighted activities include:
| Date | Activity | |
| 29 January | Faculty of Dentistry – Guided tour and Admissions Talk | Register Here |
| 31 January | Faculty of Business and Economics – Business Exploration Day | Register Here |
| 31 January | Faculty of Education – Pathway to Education | Register Here |
| 1 February | Faculty of Architecture – Bachelor of Arts in Landscape Studies | Register Here |
| 8 February | Faculty of Architecture – Bachelor of Science in Surveying | Register Here |
| 15 February | Faculty of Science – Pathway to Science | Register Here |
| 22 February | Faculty of Social Sciences | Register Here |
| 17 April | Faculty of Arts – Pathways in the Faculty of Arts | Register Here |
Please be reminded that seats are reserved on first-come-first-served basis. Kindly let me know if you have any questions.
CalArts Now Accepting Walk-Ins for London Auditions
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University of Birmingham (UK) – Physiotherapy Visiting DC | Jan 17
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Date: 17 Jan
Time: 13:30 – 14:20
Venue: 4F SSC
University of Birmingham (UK) – Dr Alex Jepson from the Faculty of Physiotherapy giving an academic lecture on sports injuries – anyone interested in Physiotherapy or competitive sports needs to be here.
University of Bath (UK) visiting DC | Jan 16
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Academic Lecture: Antibiotic Resistance
Date: 16 Jan
Time: 13:30 – 14:20
Venue: 4F SSC
University of Bath (UK) – Professor Alex Jeffries giving an academic lecture about “Antibiotics resistance” – a fascinating lecture not only for Bio-Science enthusiast.
(Faculty of Biology and BioChemistry)
Northumbria University (UK) – Sports Programmes visiting DC | Jan 15
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Date: 15 Jan
Time: 13:30 – 14:20
Venue: 4F SSC
An overview of Northumbria University‘s performance sport programmes and related scholarships and high-level competition opportunities.
Anyone interested in Sports Science, Sports Management or Studies should definitely attend this!
“Top 15 for facilities in the UK”
Northumbria University has some of the best facilities in the country, expert staff who come from diverse professional backgrounds and courses that are accredited and endorsed by professional and national governing bodies. This ensures that we provide you with the opportunity to develop the attributes and experience you need to succeed in the profession of your choice when you graduate.
Explore the courses including:
- Applied Sport Sciences with Coaching BSc (Hons) – On this course you’ll develop your knowledge of the latest developments in sports science while gaining the coaching skills to help
- Sport Coaching BSc (Hons) – Passionate about developing a career in sports coaching and are eager to inspire young people, adults and communities through sport?
- Sport Development and Management Foundation Year – provide you with all the skills and knowledge you’ll need to take the next level.
- Sport Development BA (Hons) – The Sport Development degree at Northumbria has been designed to provide you with a contemporary and diverse understanding of the sport
- Sport, Exercise and Nutrition BSc (Hons) – This course will offer you a thorough and scientific understanding of sport, exercise and nutrition.
- Sport Management BSc (Hons) – Our Sport Management programme is designed to enable you to appreciate and evaluate sport, as a global business, from an informed
DC Alumni Panel Jan 13
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Date: 13 Jan
Time: 13:30 – 14:20
Venue: 4F SSC
Interested in hearing about university life directly from our own DC students?
Great opportunity to hear from our students studying in US, UK, HK, European and Australian universities! They will talk to you about the exciting things they have done, the challenges they have faced and how university life is different from school.
Listen to what they have to say, ask questions and find out what it’s really like to study in university!
British Council: Study UK Fair 2020
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Date: 18-19 JANUARY 2020
Time: 12.00 – 5.30 P.M.
Venue: Hall 1C, HKCEC, Wan Chai
Free admission
Registration: http://bit.ly/35v7W24
Seminar programme session and topics: http://bit.ly/2sZGts5
Institutions search: http://bit.ly/2N474Lt
Featuring nearly 90 UK independent schools, further education colleges and universities, the British Council’s Study UK Fair is the major event you can’t afford to miss if you or your children are aspiring to study in the UK. School representatives will be there to answer all your queries about course choices. With free workshops and seminars on local culture and lifestyle, UCAS application procedures, IELTS preparation tips and more, this fair is the first step in planning your UK education!
Visit http://bit.ly/35v7W24 for a list of participating institutions and seminar programme.
ESF University Fair 2020
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Date: 20 Jan 2020 Monday
Venue: King George V School
Time: 13:30 – 17:00
The event aims at providing our students with information on higher education destinations. Each year, over 160 institutions from over the world send representatives to the Fair. It is a great opportunity for students to gain knowledge on universities or countries they are interested in, and to explore institutions they are not familiar with. It also allows universities to get to know ESF schools and our students.
Full Details: HERE
List of Participating Institutions: HERE
Fair Rundown: HERE
Sample Questions to ask Universities: HERE
All Year 12 students will be attending to the ESF fair. We will be leaving Discovery College 12:35 and our fair session is 13:30 – 15:00.
All year 12 parents have received an e-notice and please kindly logon the Gateway to give permission for your child to attend.
Webinar: Study Medicine or Dentistry (in English) in Europe
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Study Medicine (in English) in Europe
For the third year running, five world-ranked medical faculties from the Czech Republic are running their entrance exams in Asia (Hong Kong). This enables students from across Asia, South Asia and the Middle East to apply to multiple medical faculties and sit entrance exams and interviews without the need to travel all the way to Europe on multiple occasions.
This webinar will discuss the universities in-depth and the procedures for gaining admission to these popular programmes. The webinar is open to students, parents and college counsellors.
Thursday 16th January at 9am GMT
Hong Kong – 5pm
Some of the topics to be discussed include:
- Charles University, Masaryk University and Palacky University
- The curricula
- Admission requirements
- Application procedures
- Tuition and living expenses
- Entrance exams being held in Asia
- Tuition and living expenses
- Career opportunities
Book your place on this webinar: HERE
Vanderbilt Info Session at Chinese International School | December 11
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will host a special event in Tokyo featuring a mock classroom lecture with Brett Benson, associate professor of political science and Asian studies. Following the lecture, Associate Professor Benson will provide a brief overview about academic and student life at Vanderbilt. We hope that your students can join us at this event.
Hong Kong
Wednesday, December 11
Chinese International School
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Lecture and Public Information Session
Register for this event.
This event provides a great opportunity for your students to interact with a Vanderbilt faculty member, and to get a glimpse of college life in the United States
