{"id":33792,"date":"2020-05-07T18:00:32","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T10:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/?p=33792"},"modified":"2020-05-21T17:35:01","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T09:35:01","slug":"hsuhk-pioneers-the-establishment-of-honours-academy-to-nurture-future-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/en\/hsuhk-pioneers-the-establishment-of-honours-academy-to-nurture-future-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"HSUHK Pioneers the Establishment of Honours Academy to Nurture Future Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"33792\" class=\"elementor elementor-33792\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60db144 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60db144\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe26635\" data-id=\"fe26635\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1454811 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1454811\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>7 May 2020<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (HSUHK) has recently established the Honours Academy (HA). It is the first of its kind initiated by a Hong Kong higher education institution. High-achieving year-two undergraduates, forming a cohort of no more than 20 students each academic year, will be selected for admission to the HA, a vibrant and supportive cradle of future leaders with academic excellence, caring for local and global communities, international perspectives and civic engagement. Admitted students to the HA will go through a three-year journey of extra focused training and experience a unique undergraduate life.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAs a pioneering and visionary local higher education institution, the HA is built upon HSUHK\u2019s unique \u2018Liberal + Professional\u2019 education model, and our mission to nurture responsible global citizens with critical thinking, innovative minds, caring attitude, moral values and social responsibility,\u201d said Professor Simon S. M. HO, the President of HSUHK. \u201cThe HA students are to be equipped with global cross-cultural competencies and civic leadership to create far-reaching impacts on society.\u201d<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The finely-selected HA students will embark on the journey of future leadership through engaging in a training programme which is innovatively and flexibly designed. \u201cThrough taking the extra customised HA modules, students\u2019 self-awareness and interpersonal skills can be fostered. They will also have the opportunities to practise service leadership and public policy making, engage in interdisciplinary discussions in the HA Seminars, and work together with other high caliber students in independent research projects under the supervision of our experienced faculty members. The HA students will enjoy a three-year high-flying journey at HSUHK.\u201d Professor Y. V. HUI, Vice-President (Academic and Research), mapped out the HA curriculum.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The HA will also offer students various experiential development opportunities beyond the classroom to create a transformative undergraduate experience. Dr Tom FONG, Vice-President (Organisational Development), said, \u201cour HA students are trained to make positive impact on public policy through service leadership training, together with residential-college living and learning, internship and overseas exploration.\u201d Dr FONG added that the HA programme stands out with the Mentorship Scheme where each HA student will be paired up with one of our Professional Fellows, all of whom are prestigious leaders in various sectors of the community.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Echoing the vision of HSUHK, the HA initiative signifies the University&#8217;s commitment to nurturing leaders for serving and advancing our society and the world.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cfc60c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cfc60c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d71a48\" data-id=\"3d71a48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8399bd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8399bd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Photo_1-e1589335953732.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"The Honours Academy (HA) of HSUHK is a vibrant and supportive cradle of future leaders. \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Photo_1-1140x749.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The Honours Academy (HA) of HSUHK is a vibrant and supportive cradle of future leaders.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Photo_1-1140x749.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Photo_1-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Photo_1-e1589335953732.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Honours Academy (HA) of HSUHK is a vibrant and supportive cradle of future leaders. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d97781 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d97781\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5b8d3d\" data-id=\"c5b8d3d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28da474 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28da474\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Photo_2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"HA students will be nurtured as leaders to make positive impact on public policy. The photo was captured at the \u201cG20 Summit Simulation\u201d at HSUHK. \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Photo_2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"HA students will be nurtured as leaders to make positive impact on public policy. The photo was captured at the \u201cG20 Summit Simulation\u201d at HSUHK.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Photo_2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Photo_2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">HA students will be nurtured as leaders to make positive impact on public policy. The photo was captured at the \u201cG20 Summit Simulation\u201d at HSUHK. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a025be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a025be\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c0e7f5\" data-id=\"4c0e7f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c717e91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c717e91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Photo_3.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"HSUHK aims to equip students with global cross-cultural competencies and civic leadership. The photo shows HSUHK students were helping to build a community centre in Laos. \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Photo_3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"HSUHK aims to equip students with global cross-cultural competencies and civic leadership. The photo shows HSUHK students were helping to build a community centre in Laos.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Photo_3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Photo_3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Photo_3-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">HSUHK aims to equip students with global cross-cultural competencies and civic leadership. 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