University Guidance: Upcoming Events (External)

The following events are suitable and available to students and parents of students in Y10-Y12 and K09-K11:

GERMANY: JACOBS UNIVERSITY

Web Sessions

At Jacobs University Bremen students from over 110 nations study in an English-speaking, close-knit campus community. Our top-ranked study programs, individual academic advising, and early research involvement prepare you for a successful international career. Explore Jacobs University online from the comfort of your home and get guidance along the application process.

Join our web sessions, all of which will be followed by a Q&A. After you registered, you will receive an e-mail with instructions on how to join the web session on Zoom before the start of each session. Even if the time does not suit you, register to get a recording of the sessions.

Participation is open to students from grades 10 and above, it is free of charge. Participants will be awarded a participation certificate.

The following sessions will be offered:

• Biomedicine: Importance of enzymes in cancer therapy – Thursday 21 April 3:00pm CET (9:00pm HKT)
• Geoscience: Is deep-sea mining a sustainable alternative? – Thursday 21 April 4:00pm CET (10:00pm HKT)
• Information Technology: Shannon's information theory – Monday 25 April 3:00pm CET (9:00pm HKT)
• Method from Procurement Logistics – Tuesday 26 April 6:00pm CET (Wednesday 27 April 12:00am HKT)
• Insta Live: Life in Bremen and Around – Thursday 28 April 3:00pm CET (9:00pm HKT)

For registration and more information about the content, click here.

HK: THE CENTER FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GIFTED AND TALENTED, HKUST

Enrichment Program for Gifted Learners (EPGL) – Online Summer Program 2022

This program offered by The Center for the Development of the Gifted and Talented (CDGT), The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology will commence in coming July and August, and is now open for online application.

EPGL offers workshops and short courses in Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Humanities & Arts, Life Science, Mathematics and Physics. Students will have the chance to explore the area they are interested in under the guidance of professional instructors and have a taste of the learning and teaching style of a university. All EPGL courses will adopt online teaching and learning mode this summer.

Students can apply for the course(s) by themselves. For application procedures, more details of individual courses and financial assistance, please visit:

cdgt.hkust.edu.hk/eng/EPGL (English)

cdgt.hkust.edu.hk/chi/EPGL (Traditional Chinese)

Deadline for application: 29 April

HK: HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (HKUST)

HKUST Summer Institute 2022 for Senior Secondary School Students – Online Teaching Mode

HKUST Summer Institute aims at providing an opportunity for high school students to experience learning and teaching at HKUST and prepare them for future study. More than 4,500 senior secondary school students have participated in our Institute since 2012. We are eager to extend this inspiring and enjoyable summer experience to high school students who are interested in experiencing life at HKUST.

A wide range of credit-bearing courses are offered and delivered by our faculty members from the Schools of Science, Engineering, Business and Management, as well as Humanities and Social Science. In addition to learning new scopes of knowledge, students can broaden their perspectives, and develop their social and professional networks through our online courses. Aspiring students are welcome to apply and the course credit(s) earned can be counted towards their undergraduate studies at HKUST in the future.

Program Period: 15 – 22 August

Course Period: 15 – 20 August

Morning Session: 9:30am – 11:40am; Afternoon Session: 1:00pm – 3:10pm

Final Assessment Day: 22 August

Application commences on 31 March through 19 May. An early bird discount is available to successful applications submitted on or before 14 April.

For details about courses offered, please click here.

Register

UK: FALMOUTH UNIVERSITY

Robotics & Computing Taster Session

Monday 11 April 6:00pm HKT

Join Computing Lecturer, Matt Watkins, for a lively and immersive introduction to robotics and computing at Falmouth University. Broadcasting live from Falmouth’s robotics lab, this taster session will include a virtual tour of Falmouth’s cutting-edge facilities, an introduction to the different subjects available and even some live demos from current students of their latest projects…

This is a fantastic opportunity for students considering their options to get a real taste of what it’s like to study these subjects at degree level. The registration deadline for this session is on Friday 8 April 11:55pm UKT (Saturday 9 April 6:55am HKT).

Register

UK: NEW COLLEGE OF THE HUMANITIES

Accelerate London: Summer School 2022

25-29 July

Taking part in a summer school is an excellent way to learn new skills, increase your intercultural understanding, and build diverse networks. Try something new or challenge yourself to rise to a higher level in an existing area of interest.

NCH London’s Accelerate Summer Schools are designed for talented students in their penultimate year of secondary education (Year 12 in the English education system) who have a high calibre of academic potential, a passion for their chosen field, and who want to give themselves an edge in their university application.

Pick your Summer School:

Sustainability, Technology, and the Future: Perspectives from Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

Find out more and apply here.

Law

Find out more and apply here.

UK: UNIVERSITY OF BATH

International Summer School

1-5 August

This is a one-week programme that aims to provide prospective international students with an insight into studying and student life at the University of Bath. This is a free, online programme focusing on five course areas offered at the University, consisting of a programme of academic activities, general sessions on applying to and studying in the UK and having contact with current students at the University. You will also be able to engage with your peers looking to studying a similar course to you.

Applications are now open and will close on 31 May. This is an invaluable opportunity for students aiming to enrol in university in 2023 to get a guaranteed conditional offer from Bath.

Please see more details and apply here.

Engineering Taster Lectures

These are exclusively for Hong Kong students.

• Civil Engineering – Intelligent materials: The example of biomimetic self-healing concrete

Friday 8 April 7:00pm-8:00pm HKT

• Student Life Panel: Engineering students share their experiences

Thursday 28 April 7:00pm-8:00pm HKT

• Mechanical Engineering: What is Mechanical Engineering?

Thursday 5 May 7:00pm-8:00pm HKT

Register

USA: BATES, CLAREMONT MCKENNA, COLGATE, WESLEYAN

Bates College, Claremont McKenna College, Colgate University, and Wesleyan University are hosting a series of virtual offerings designed specifically for international audiences.

Beginning this month, our six virtual programs will include topics like the liberal arts and sciences; holistic admission process and standardized testing; financial aid and early decision; and a panels featuring current students and recent alumni from all of our institutions.

Please see more information about each program and register here.

Claire Wilkins Head of University Guidance Email

Beatrice Ugolini University Guidance Counsellor Email

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Alexis Lee (Year 11)

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Wellbeing Corner

The Power of Words

From heartbreak to happiness, poetry has helped people heal and connect over common human experiences. To coincide with spring, we leave you with a selection of poems celebrating renewal and hope, as well as a reminder to appreciate the simple pleasures in life.

We wish you a restful holiday and look forward to the positive changes ahead.

Excerpt from A Prayer in Spring by Robert Frost

Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers to-day;
And give us not to think so far away
As the uncertain harvest; keep us here
All simply in the springing of the year.

Excerpt from To Bless the Space Between Us by John O’Donoghue

This is the time to be slow,
Lie low to the wall
Until the bitter weather passes.

Try, as best you can, not to let
The wire brush of doubt
Scrape from your heart
All sense of yourself
And your hesitant light.

If you remain generous,
Time will come good;
And you will find your feet
Again on fresh pastures of promise,
Where the air will be kind
And blushed with beginning.

The Orange by Wendy Cope

At lunchtime I bought a huge orange
The size of it made us all laugh.
I peeled it and shared it with Robert and Dave—
They got quarters and I had a half.

And that orange it made me so happy,
As ordinary things often do
Just lately. The shopping. A walk in the park
This is peace and contentment. It’s new.

The rest of the day was quite easy.
I did all my jobs on my list
And enjoyed them and had some time over.
I love you. I’m glad I exist.

Untitled by Kitty O'Meara

And the people stayed home. And read books, and listened, and rested, and exercised, and made art, and played games, and learned new ways of being, and were still. And listened more deeply. Some meditated, some prayed, some danced. Some met their shadows. And the people began to think differently.

And the people healed. And, in the absence of people living in ignorant, dangerous, mindless, and heartless ways, the earth began to heal.

And when the danger passed, and the people joined together again, they grieved their losses, and made new choices, and dreamed new images, and created new ways to live and heal the earth fully, as they had been healed.

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