{"id":70740,"date":"2025-10-09T17:30:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T09:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/?p=70740"},"modified":"2025-10-23T10:33:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T02:33:01","slug":"president-simon-ho-shares-value-driven-life-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/en\/president-simon-ho-shares-value-driven-life-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"President Simon Ho shares his value-driven life journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"70740\" class=\"elementor elementor-70740\" 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-08fe32d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08fe32d\" 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-464c7f5\" data-id=\"464c7f5\" 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-99c3c7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99c3c7d\" 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><\/p><p><strong>9 October 2025\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Professor Simon Ho, President of HSUHK, was invited by the Centre for Teaching and Learning to speak at the sixth instalment of \u201cMy Learning Story\u201d on 9 October 2025. President Ho shared insights into his life\u2019s journey, from childhood to academia, highlighting the pivotal role of core values in shaping his personal growth.<\/p><p>Reflecting on his early years, President Ho shared amusing stories and experiences from his school days. He expressed heartfelt gratitude for the teachers who inspired and guided him, noting how their encouragement and feedback shaped his guiding principles and remained a constant source of motivation throughout his life.<br \/><br \/>Addressing the challenges he encountered in his personal and professional development,\u00a0 President Ho shared his guiding philosophy: \u201cWhere there is a will, there is a way\u2019\u2019. He urged the audience to adopt a positive and proactive mindset when facing obstacles in any situation, while exploring their core values. Quoting Albert Einstein, he added, \u201cTry not to become a person of success, but rather a person of value\u2019\u2019. President Ho encouraged everyone to discover their self-worth and confidently forge their own paths.<\/p><p><\/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-289f939 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"289f939\" 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-73db650\" data-id=\"73db650\" 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 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Ho (right) in discussion with Dr Ben Cheng, Director of Centre for Teaching and Learning. \n<\/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-b52971c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b52971c\" 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-97f5055\" data-id=\"97f5055\" 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 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Year 4 students from the Department of Art and Design present President Ho with a special gift as a token of appreciation for his guidance and inspiration. 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