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A trip to Taiwan to cover the presidential election
was held in January 2024. A trip to Fukuoka was also other countries live and study and what problems
arranged in the same year. Students put reporting they have – which may be just the same everywhere.
skills learnt in classroom into practice and had a Cultural and language exchange is a major point
taste of covering stories abroad. of students’ interaction. Some have developed
friendship beyond classroom that they visit each
Students who joined the Japan trip had a joint class other in their home countries.
with Kyushu University students to discuss images
of Japan in East Asia. They also travelled to Hirado International and exchange students take Varsity
together to attend the 400th birthday of Zheng not just as a journalism training course, but also a
Chenggon to learn the significance of this historical chance to get around Hong Kong and learn the city
figure, who is very much related to geopolitical during outings and visits. After all, they all share the
issues in the world today. identity of Hong Kong university students studying
at CUHK – just the same as Hong Kong students.
They also visited Hiroshima Peace Memorial
Museum, interviewed an A-bomb survivor and a Supports from School and Alumni
Hiroshima city government official of the Peace All these work cannot be done without support from
Promotion Unit to learn the importance of peace, the School and the alumni. I would like to take the
the impact of nuclear weapons on all mankind. opportunity to thank the School and the alumni who
offer financial support for students to join reporting
Internship to Apply Skills duty tours to Japan in 2023 and 2024. Students who
Varsity students earning internship and job cannot afford to go for one semester exchange
opportunities at CNN, Bloomberg, The Standard, programme or miss out exchange opportunities
South China Morning Post, Radio Television Hong due to academic performance are able to get a
Kong, Hong Kong Free Press, Now TV and Ming Pao, taste of a weeklong exchange opportunities with
and the New World Group is evidence of the impact students from other parts of the world and put
of the training models on students. theories and skills learnt in Hong Kong into practice
when doing reporting assignments in foreign
Network of Varsity students is now weaved in Asia country in which they have to overcome language
and Europe with exchange students joining Varsity barriers.
as a way not just to learn journalism and social
media literacy, but also Hong Kong and make new The study tours make up one of the chapters in
friends during their stay in the city. students’ fond memories about their university
days thanks to the alumni’s kindness and generous
Varsity is now open for students of all majors support. Thank you!
including exchange students. Diversity in classroom
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