跨越地域及文化界限
国际化及多元文化是大势所趋,独立及多角度思考至为重要。刘天霖(Vanessa)及邓传毅(Matthew)最近有机会到美国众议院议员办公室实习,扩阔他们的国际视野。
在科大的支持下,人文社会科学学院与美国华盛顿的美国天主教大学(Catholic University of America)建立协议,两位环球中国研究学系的同学自今年一月起,分别于芝加哥民主党议员Bobby Rush及阿拉斯加共和党议员Don Young的办公室担任实习生。
除了应付办公室日常的行政事务,Vanessa及Matthew于担任实习生期间,获得了难能可贵的经验。Vanessa拜访了逾30个州份的办公室,对各地不同的文化留下深刻的印象。另一边厢,Matthew增进了不少有关美国现时政治议题的知识,那些议题在香港并不常见,透过进行背景资料搜集,他能够从非公民身分去了解及分析当地时事。
适应当地文化和语言往往是连系不同文化的桥梁,Vanessa及Matthew于日常生活中放开怀抱,适应新环境,从而克服这个挑战。他们不仅取得宝贵的工作经验,更就他们的工作称职获得嘉许。最重要的是,他们学习到以多角度思考模式去分析全球时事。
踏入第三年,环球中国研究学系将继续透过其课程及专题项目,为同学提供更多全球学习机会及全方位教育,务求提升他们对中国及全球的认知。
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.