Fung Scholars Online Discussion – Overseas work experience on 23 Aug

About the Event

Dear Fung Scholars,

Have you ever thought about working abroad? 2 Fung Scholars, Mavis Fan and Harry Choi will be sharing their experience in working overseas on 23rd Aug. Join us to learn more about the benefits and challenges of working overseas.

Personal growth and encountered challenges while abroad by Mavis Fan (FS13/14, The University of Hong Kong)
Mavis received the  Fung Scholarship for a 1-year exchange at The University of Liverpool in 2013/14AY during which she had the opportunity to explore different towns in Britain, read different subjects, and work at a Chinese restaurant to enrich her overseas experience.  In this sharing, Mavis will recount her encounter and challenges and how this experience has benefited whole person development.

Overseas work experience as a scientist by Harry Choi (FS11/12, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
Science is of worldwide interest. Scientists are in demand internationally. In this session, Harry is going to talk about his own experience as a scientist working overseas. This will be divided into two parts; one will be about what it is like working as a scientist in academic setting. The other will be the cultural difference in academic settings among different countries. 

Date: 23rd Aug 2020 (Sun)

Time: 8:30 PM HK | 8:30 AM Boston | 1:30PM London

Duration: 15 mins sharing on each of the two topics above plus 15 mins discussion
Platform: Cisco Webex
Please enroll on or before 20th Aug (Thurs)

Any questions, please feel free to contact Erin via erinlili@fungfoundation.org

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