Despite the heavy blow it has dealt the global economy over the past two years, the pandemic has accelerated digital transformation across multiple sectors. This has led to a spike in demand for talent in the fintech sector. While talent development is an indispensable part of fintech’s future, the Fintech Anti-epidemic Scheme for Talent Development … Read more
2 June, 2022 by Expat Living 2 Min Read Traditional school pathways aren’t for everyone. There are some students, for example, who simply don’t take to the typical learning route like others; but that shouldn’t stop them achieving their professional goals, or graduating to a university place. At Youth College (International), students captivated by sport, … Read more
The head of Hong Kong’s largest journalist group, which has come under fire from the security minister, said he would leave the city for six months to join the Reuters Institute’s fellowship program at Oxford University starting in early October. Ronson Chan, chairperson of the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), announced his decision on Facebook … Read more
12 May, 2022 by Expat Living 3 Min Read The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching effects on children. Perhaps most concerning of these effects is a learning and social regression. It’s this gap that Woodland Pre-Schools is tackling with its new Academic Acceleration Program. (Read on for details of an upcoming information session, too!) Making … Read more
11 May, 2022 by Expat Living 3 Min Read Is your high schooler dreaming of studying medicine? Yearning to practice human rights law? Or ready to delve into the human mind, brain and behavior? Then the Canadian International School’s Cambridge Summer Program might be just the place for them to take their college dreams for … Read more
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced $ 3.375 million in Conservation Partnership Program grants, the largest amount of funding for this program to date, for 51 not-for-profit land trusts across the state. The announcement, made during New York State’s Earth Week celebration, includes 80 grants funded through New York’s Environmental … Read more
Online consultations with psychiatrists can significantly help those with mental health issues as they are more accessible to patients, a University of Hong Kong pilot program has found. A secondary teacher holding an online zoom lesson in an empty classroom. File photo: May James / HKFP. During a press briefing on Monday, HKU’s Department of … Read more
The Jay Heritage Center will host a virtual conversation about the making of the Apple TV + historical comedy Dickinsonwhich filmed for more than two months at the Jay Estate last year, on April 6th. The program will feature award-winning Dickinson director Silas Howard; actor and musician Wavyy Jones, who played the character The Wall … Read more