Universities urged to be drivers of societal solidarity
Universities have been urged to move from intense and often toxic competition for reputation and ranking to cooperation for societal solidarity and global connectedness.
The call was made by Professor Angelina Yuen-Tsang, the former vice-president responsible for student and global affairs at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, when she presented a keynote address on the second day of the University Social Responsibility Summit 2021, from 3 to 5 February, organised virtually by the University of Pretoria, South Africa.
According to Yuen-Tsang, academic excellence for centuries had been the core mission of higher education. However, in recent years, there had been calls for radical change to also meet societal expectations.
/ Posted on 2 February, 2021 8:30
For an industry that often says its success depends on its people, losing good people to despair and other industries is worrying. On the bright side, this crisis could be a turning point for the travel, tourism and business events profession.
For as long as I have been covering travel, tourism and business events news – just 15 short years – laments of talent shortage have never ceased. There was always not enough folks who were both educated or experienced and passionate enough to outlast the pressures of long hours, frequent travels, and more attractive salaries offered by other industries.
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AMTD’s strategic collaboration with HKUST, Calvin Choi: honoured to long term partner with HKUST
February 1, 2021 GMT
HONG KONG, Jan. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Recently, AMTD Group and AMTD Charity Foundation (collectively “AMTD”) have today forged a strategic collaboration with The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (“HKUST”) with the objective of grooming and cultivating the next generation of digital and innovation leaders to connect the Greater Bay Area with Southeast Asia. The MOU signing ceremony was led and represented both sides by Calvin Choi, Chairman and CEO of AMTD Group, Founder of AMTD Charity Foundation and Prof Wei Shyy, President of HKUST. Prof. Timothy Tong, CEO of AMTD Charity Foundation, former President of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Chairman of the Council of the Hong Kong Laureate Forum, convened the event.