Small Step to a Big achievement

Angie Cheung
CB Executive Officer II (Student Exchange Programme)

With over ten years of experience at the College of Business (CB), Angie Cheung’s passion in her work has never weakened. She is one of the founding members of the CB Internalization team. Angie witnessed the growth of CityU’s Exchange network, from sending 5 students to 1 university in 1996-97 to over 400 students to 120 universities in 2012-13; needless to say, Angie and the team’s contributions are invaluable!

2008 was a significant year for Angie. She volunteered at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. With over 3000 applications, she was chosen as one of the 300+ volunteers to assist the summer games. “My Beijing volunteer experience was like an academic exchange!” Angie said with appreciation to have this opportunity.

Being a volunteer for the Olympics involved a long 6 months process prior to arriving Beijing. The pre-departure, event volunteering, and follow-up processes were much like an Exchange Study, but this time Angie participated as the “student” instead of staff.

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Angie photographed with Men's 25 meter Rapid Fire Pistol Olympic Gold medalist Mr. Oleksandr Petriv in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

After two weeks of volunteering at the Shooting Range in Beijing, Angie returned home with an epiphany. She now has a better understanding of the needs of exchange students, and the real significance of cultural experience and international exposure. Though Angie is familiar with the internal exchange processes with her accumulated experiences at CB, she thought it would be much easier to build relationships with exchange students when she had this first-hand experience. Even after more than 10 years at CB, Angie continues to enjoy the interactions with inbound students and the stories of outbound students. Angie believes that choosing where to volunteer or which exchange university does not matter as long as it is a new location where you can learn a different culture; all CityU’s 280 partners are renowned universities with great academic backgrounds. She urges students to apply for exchange studies and alumni to apply for work internships in other countries. Be proactive and initiate the first small step!

Impact of Volunteering

Angie has been volunteering at different events since her secondary school years. The 2008 Beijing Olympics experience encouraged her to become even more active in this field. She and a group of Beijing Olympics volunteers started the “Hong Kong Volunteer Association” to assist sports events in Hong Kong and in Asia, such as the Hong Kong East Asian Fames 2009 and Guangzhou Asian Games 2010. “Lots of people demand ‘benefits’ from their Country, but on the flip side, I believe that it is important for people to give back and support their Country.” This conviction continues to motivate Angie for her commitment to the society. Thank you Angie, you're a proud member of CityU and CB!

“In the HK society with a heavy emphasis on economic interests, most people’s priority is to earn a living, but they often forget the significance of life. You should join more activities, and develop yourself in all aspects. Life is not all about money and entering multi-national corporations is not the only path; finding your interest and helping people in-need are also important. Remember to strike a healthy work-life balance!” — Angie Cheung (angie.cheung@cityu.edu.hk)

Small steps add up to big achievement.

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