Tech takes centre stage as Chinese students weigh up major choices

Tech takes centre stage as Chinese students weigh up major choices

Like millions of Chinese students, 18-year-old He Junjie is anxiously waiting to see which university and major will admit him after last month’s intensely competitive National Higher Education Entrance Examination, or gaokao. After evaluating his score and studying the universities and programmes he qualified for, He focused on engineering when submitting his applications a few…

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Future of Science and Technology Agreement is a bellwether for US-China ties: Denis Simon

Future of Science and Technology Agreement is a bellwether for US-China ties: Denis Simon

Denis Simon is one of the leading experts on US-China science and technology cooperation as well as China’s innovation system. He has held senior roles including executive vice-chancellor at Duke Kunshan University and director of the US-China programme at Pennsylvania State University. He is teaching a graduate course on China science and technology policy at…

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Exclusive | Hong Kong will reel in talent due to geopolitics but won’t exploit tensions: university chief

Exclusive | Hong Kong will reel in talent due to geopolitics but won’t exploit tensions: university chief

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is not about to “take advantage” of international students and scholars facing difficulties in the United States but it will just focus on welcoming and nurturing talent, its head has said, revealing it was handling over 100 transfer applications. Vice-chancellor Xiang Zhang, a renowned scientist, told the Post that…

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Hong Kong students eyeing US universities advised to check social media accounts

Hong Kong students eyeing US universities advised to check social media accounts

Hong Kong students hoping to attend universities in the US should review their social media for content related to the country’s politics, an education consultant has advised, as uncertainties swirled amid reported flip-flopping over whether consulates could process visa applications for Harvard. Consultants on Sunday told the Post they were still trying to get confirmation…

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