An alternative route to higher education for overseas students

Affordability and respect for diversity are among the draws of a new programme offered by a private university in Hong Kong aimed at offering overseas high school graduates an alternative pathway to tertiary education in the city, the first batch of enrolled students have said, writes Fan Chen for the South China Morning Post.

Fifteen students from South Korea, India, Pakistan and Myanmar were admitted to the International Foundation Year Programme that Hong Kong Shue Yan University began in September.

University Senior Vice-President Sun Tien-lun said the new offering would help better prepare the students for the demands of a bachelor degree and help internationalise the school. The programme also aligned with the government’s plan to establish the ‘Study in Hong Kong’ brand to help turn the city into a global tertiary education hub as envisioned in the policy address that Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu delivered in October, she said.
Full report on the South China Morning Post site