Dualers V.S. Wild– T&M-DDP Survival Camp 2018
At the beginning of every academic year, Dual Degree Program in Technology & Management (T&M-DDP) holds a survival camp for its new students admitted from JUPAS, direct entry and major selection to improve their leadership skills by completing various tasks at the wilderness. This year, nearly 50 students, divided in two groups, made great accomplishment in the two survival camps held on 7-9 and 28-30 September 2018 at Sai Wan, Sai Kung, respectively.
The training allows students to explore personal development and leadership skills. During the camp, they were required to work in groups to experience the role of leader and follower. They bonded closely with each other by building trust, sense of belonging and unity at the start of fall term. Students were consistently encouraged to step out of their comfort zone to complete many tasks in the wild like sea kayaking, canyoning, surfing etc. By overcoming challenges, they learn to give, receive and critically assess constructive feedback; built self-confidence, particularly in new or unfamiliar settings; and were able to utilize critics and reflection to build higher performing groups.
About The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (www.ust.hk) is a world-class research university that focuses on science, technology and business as well as humanities and social science. HKUST offers an international campus, and a holistic and interdisciplinary pedagogy to nurture well-rounded graduates with global vision, a strong entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinking. HKUST attained the highest proportion of internationally excellent research work in the Research Assessment Exercise 2014 of Hong Kong’s University Grants Committee, and is ranked as the world’s best young university in Times Higher Education’s Young University Rankings 2019. Its graduates were ranked 16th worldwide and top in Greater China in Global University Employability Survey 2018.
