Yew Chung Yew Wah Education Network (YCYW), headquartered within the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with colleges in China, the United States and the United Kingdom, will proceed to put money into science- and technology-related packages to equip college students with the abilities and mindset wanted to thrive in an period of speedy change, mentioned its senior executives.
As synthetic intelligence and rising applied sciences reshape education and the long run office, Esther Chan, deputy chief government officer of YCYW, highlighted the group”s partnerships with main establishments, together with the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Oxford, to strengthen its science and innovation curriculum.
Speaking at a ceremony marking the community’s annual Founder’s Day in Beijing final week, Chan pressured that by way of these collaborations and enhanced initiatives in AI and expertise education, college students are inspired to not solely grasp digital instruments but additionally assume critically about their use and apply them creatively to unravel real-world issues in an moral and accountable method.
YCYW may even strengthen cultural studying by way of new initiatives with the National Library of China in Beijing, serving to college students recognize the richness and variety of global cultures and deepen their understanding of world heritage.
“From literature and music to visual arts and intercultural exchanges, the programs aim to inspire students to recognize that creativity and empathy are essential companions to knowledge and innovation,” she added.
As China has emphasised that education, science and expertise, and expertise growth are elementary pillars for constructing a contemporary socialist nation, YCYW has responded by refining its curriculum and instructing strategies to domesticate internationally minded, multi-disciplinary expertise suited to the wants of the brand new period.
Xu Tao, regional government principal of YCIS Beijing and YWIES Beijing Yizhuang, two colleges owned by YCYW, mentioned the group’s Careers and University Guidance Office, or CUGO, will broaden student pathways by way of internships, job shadowing, global exchanges and course articulation agreements.
With college students’ education decisions turning into more and more numerous and worldwide student visa insurance policies evolving, Xu mentioned many college students at the moment are contemplating locations past the US, UK and Australia — resembling Japan, Singapore and Italy.
“Our CUGO will closely monitor trends for studying abroad and make targeted strategic adjustments,” she mentioned, including that the workplace has additionally launched extra language and software assist providers to help college students in attaining numerous tertiary education choices whereas frequently optimizing YCYW’s complete profession and college steerage providers.
Established in Hong Kong in 1932, YCYW now operates in eight Chinese cities, together with Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, Guangdong province, and established campuses in Silicon Valley within the US and Somerset within the UK. The community serves greater than 12,000 college students and educators annually, providing packages that combine worldwide and Chinese instructional practices.