Graduation at the ballroom of Intercontinental Hotel Kowloon, Hong Kong is a sight to behold; this year over 500 new SHU graduates from our partner institutions in Hong Kong had the pleasure of shaking the hand of our Vice-Chancellor Prof. Chris Husbands in this ceremony especially for our Hong Kong graduates.

What is particularly impressive about the Hong Kong ceremony is the importance of the families and the part that they have played in their relative’s success. The vast majority of graduates are the first in their families to complete a degree level education, so it’s a momentous occasion for all to celebrate.

A key part of the celebration is the closing speeches by two students who call for a vote of thanks for their families for all the support they have been given, this is done in both English and Cantonese and the students turnaround en masse to thank their parents. Students are given bunches of flowers and colourful soft toys as gifts to celebrate the day, and took the opportunity to take photos with their tutors to enable them to reflect on their achievements over the course.

Last month, our Vice-Chancellor, Professor Chris Husbands, and his team visited our partners at SCOPE (the School of Continuing and Professional Education at City University) in Hong Kong. Here, David Chan describes his visit to their class and graduation ceremony.

The Vice-Chancellor had a face-to-face discussion with a group of 21 students for the BA (Honours) Applied Social Science course, on the morning of 24 October 2016. Students were extremely inspired by the Vice-Chancellor’s encouragement and blessings. Students were further touched by the Vice-Chancellor’s commitment to promoting international collaborative provision between Hong Kong and the UK.

Of equal importance, Dr. David Bowles, Principal Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Sociology and Politics and Leader of Business Development, delivered a guest lecture on ‘Love and Romance’ for the full-time degree programme (BAASS), which has been running since being launched in October 2016. The guest lecture on was well received by the whole class (over 50), and students were enlightened and enriched by the true meaning of love and romance in modern society through the talk. David’s elaboration on those empirical research findings from psychology was most thought-provoking. 

Prof. Chris Husbands, Vice-Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University and James Richardson, Director of International Development visited Sino-British College in Shanghai in October.

Sino-British College in Shanghai is our newest educational partner in China. Twenty five students from China, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Uganda and Zimbabwe have now enrolled on the BA (Honours) Business Management which is delivered entirely at Sino-British College.

Professor Husbands gave a guest lecture on the role of universities in the 21^st century attended by students, staff and external guests. At the end of the lecture, Sheffield Hallam’s Vice-Chancellor had an informal meeting with our students at Sino-British College, which left a lasting impression.

“My audience in Shanghai was outstanding. The students were engaged, alert, thoughtful, challenging and perceptive…”

[The Guardian, 2 November 2016]

Here at SHU GoGlobal, we love hearing updates on what our students are achieving and working on in our partner institutions. Dean Ang Tong Yin writes about what’s been happening at the INTI Center of Art and Design in Malaysia.

ICAD DAY 2016
ICAD Day is an annual event organised by INTI Center for Art and Design, and it was held on the 9 September 2016 of this year. This event showcases the achievements of students and staff of ICAD, as well as the faculty’s future plans and activities. Success stories of winners had been shared with the purpose of motivating the students to achieve greater successes.

Students get a chance to participate in activities such as The Longest Doodle Challenge, Cosplay Challenge and Photographic Picnic.