On 26 February 2024, Professor Sally Chan, President of the Tung Wah College of Hong Kong (TWC), Professor Alex Chan, Dean of School of Arts and Humanities, Professor Albert Teo, Dean of School of Management, Professor Lorna Suen, Dean of School of Nursing, Mr. Wilfred Leung, Head of Communications & Public Relations Office, and Ms. Lavinia Sin, Mainland and International Engagement Senior Manager, visited ASJ. Mr Wilfred Leung, Director of Communications and PR Office, and Ms Lavinia Sin, Senior Manager of Mainland and International Affairs, visited ASJ for a visit, research and presentation. Ms Jessica Feng, Executive Principal of Guangzhou-ASJ, Ms Elaine Lee, Academic Vice-Principal of Guangzhou-ASJ, Ms Yang Lihong, Director of Teaching and Learning of Guangzhou-ASJ, and Ms Zou Ting, Assistant Principal of Guangzhou-ASJ, accompanied the delegation to ASJ.
Professor Sally Chan and her team toured the campus and learned about the school's characteristics, facilities, student development and educational philosophy, and spoke highly of the school's philosophy and achievements.
Subsequently, in order to enable our high school students to have a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the characteristics and advantageous majors of the colleges of Tung Wah College, and to help all the candidates to do a good job in the guidance of further education planning, Professor Sally Chan led representatives of the colleges to conduct an undergraduate seminar.
During the seminar, Professor Sally Chan gave a detailed introduction of Tung Wah College, founded by Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (TWGHs) in 2010, TWC is a self-financing degree-granting tertiary institution in Hong Kong. TWC is a young and vibrant tertiary education provider with ten years of history. We dedicate to offering a wide range of quality programmes in a practical yet innovative way. We are on the mission of shaping young people’s lives and nurturing them to become capable, responsible, and caring professionals.
Having a student population of more than 3,500, TWC is currently running 19 degree, sub-degree, diploma, advanced certificate and certificate programmes. They cover the four disciplines of arts and humanities, management, medical and health sciences, as well as nursing. With the staunch support from TWGHs, TWC has been developing rapidly.
Professor Alex Chan, Dean of School of Arts and Humanities, explained that the Arts and Humanities encourage us to reflect and explore meanings, values, cultures, and ethics of human experiences, helping us to be active and passionate citizens in our communities. The mission of the School is to widen students’ horizons and self-understanding, enhance their academic and practical knowledge of arts and humanities, and equip them with the essential skills to embrace life challenges and adversities, meet the ever-changing needs and industrial trends of the society, and pave a pathway for a remarkable career.
Professor Albert Teo, Dean of School of Management, mentioned that the BBA (Hons) programme seeks to equip students with cutting-edge professional knowledge in business administration, while at the same time inculcating an awareness of the social and ethical responsibilities of leadership and competition in the market economy. We prepare individuals for administrative-managerial careers in both private sector firms and non-profit organizations. To achieve all-roundedness, students are instructed through a synthetic approach which emphasizes theory and analysis, the ability to apply classroom ideas and concepts to real-world situations and problems, and on-the-job training. We therefore believe that our BBA graduates will accumulate valuable human capital, which will help them advance more quickly in their career paths however multi-faceted are the challenges in the workplace.
Professor Lorna Suen, Dean of School of Nursing, emphasised that the Nursing profession has always played an important role in the medical and healthcare industry. Its scope of professional practice covers the community, schools, hospitals, elderly care homes, etc. In this 21st century, Hong Kong is facing challenges associated with the rapidly ageing population leading to increased demand for healthcare services and professionals. To this end, nurse educators must uphold their spirit of excellence and demonstrate exceptional dedication to nurturing the finest nursing professionals to enhance the standards of clinical practice, teaching and research, and in turn foster tomorrow’s healthcare elite for the community.
In her introduction to the School of Medical and Health Sciences, President Professor Sally Chan said the School of Medical & Health Sciences is a vibrant and dynamic unit with well qualified and committed staff striving for educating students to meet the ever-growing health service demands, and equipping them with relevant knowledge and skills for their pursuit of professional careers or postgraduate studies upon graduation.
During the Q&A session, students were very interested in the specialised education provided by TWC in the areas of medical, health and nursing care. Students actively spoke and asked questions one after another, and the teachers of TWC gave detailed answers and shared their valuable advice and suggestions.
ASJ, as a Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) and examination school, enjoys the "Principal's Recommendation Scheme" of eight public universities in Hong Kong (The University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, etc.), and 138 universities in the Mainland (Tsinghua University, Peking University, Fudan University, etc.), and also has signed the Principal's Recommendation Scheme with the Hang Seng University in Hong Kong, the Tung Wah College of Hong Kong, and the University of St. Francis of Assisi in Hong Kong, etc., so that the students are equipped with diversified pathways for further education and pathways.
