The Young Scholars Programme (YSP) Mentoring cum Student Presentation Gathering 2015 was held at Academic 3 on 21st March. Around 15 faculty members, mentors, and guests together with 65 CB undergraduates attended the event organized by the College.
With support from participating companies, the programme offered various internship opportunities, aiming to train up students and equip them with professional and practical skills. Three YSP participants were selected to deliver presentations to introduce their local intern jobs and to share their working experience
Sabrina Shi Beiying (Year 3 BBA in Finance)
Serena Ho Kai-wing (Year 3 BBA in Global Business Systems Management)
Cynthia Chik Nga-ting (Year 3 BBA in Managerial Statistics)
For overseas internship experience, the following students were invited to share their learning in the YSP Seoul Study Tour:
Prof Julie Li, YSP Team Convenor and Associate Dean of the College of Business (Undergraduate programme), and other Team members, Dr Syed Akhtar, Associate Professor of the Department of Management, Ms Wisteria Cheung, Senior Teaching Fellow of the Department of Marketing, and Mr Alfred Ma, Assistant Professor of the Department of Accountancy, jointly congratulated the students for their outstanding achievements in the toasting ceremony. Prof Li also presented souvenirs to all company representatives expressing gratitude for their support and guidance given to the students.
A cocktail session was arranged before the dinner providing opportunities for mentors and mentees to mingle.
A big thank you to the participating companies for mentoring our students:
More about YSP
The College launched the Young Scholars Programme in 2009 with the aim of nurturing BBA students to become future leaders in the region/world. The programme provides the following opportunities:
For details and application to the programme, please visit the YSP website.