For the second time, the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, Berlin (HKETO Berlin) has hosted a booth at the Einstieg education fair in Munich, Germany, to promote studying in Hong Kong and the various talent admission schemes as well as the Talent List of Hong Kong. The fair was held under the patronage of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the Federal Employment Agency and the Bavarian State Ministry for Education from November 23 to 24 (Munich time).
On November 24, the Deputy Director of HKETO Berlin, Ms Alison Lo, gave a presentation introducing Hong Kong’s world-leading universities as well as scholarship opportunities and other benefits such as the Quality Migrant Admission Scheme that facilitates immigration to Hong Kong for young talents. She also highlighted the excellent research opportunities in Hong Kong supported by the HK$23 billion Research Endowment Fund and emphasised the value of academic freedom in the city.
"Hong Kong is an international, modern and dynamic city with a thriving economy right in the heart of Asia where the East meets the West," Ms Lo said when presenting Hong Kong's advantages. "Hong Kong is home to some of the world's top 50 universities. We welcome young talents from around the world to study and work in our city," she added, making reference to the recently published Talent List of Hong Kong. The List currently comprises 11 professions and has been drawn up with a view to attracting outstanding talents from all over the world to take advantage of the abundant opportunities in the city.
Hong Kong's high-quality study programmes are taught in English, and the universities have adopted international standards in curriculum design as well as quality assurance. Of the 21 local degree-awarding higher education institutions, three are ranked in the world's top 50 by the Quacquarelli Symonds University Rankings 2019 and three are ranked in Asia's top 10 by the Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2018. To attract outstanding non-local students to study in Hong Kong, the Government offers several scholarship opportunities, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government Scholarship Fund and the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme.
To experience Hong Kong first-hand, young people from Germany can also make use of the Working Holiday Scheme. Under the Scheme, young people from Germany between the ages of 18 and 30 can stay up to 12 months in Hong Kong and are allowed to take up short-term employment as well as enrol in study or training courses as an incidental part of their stay so as to acquire a better understanding of the cultural, economic and social developments. For more details about studying and living in Hong Kong, please visit studyinhongkong.edu.hk.
About HKETO Berlin
HKETO Berlin is the official Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government representative in commercial relations and other economic and trade matters in Germany as well as Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Switzerland.
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