PolyU SPEED Work-Integrated Education & Summer Placement Programmes Gratitude Dinner 2018

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University-affiliated School of Professional Education and Executive Development (PolyU SPEED) held its “PolyU SPEED Work-Integrated Education & Summer Placement Programmes (WIE & SP Programmes) Gratitude Dinner 2018” on 12 October 2018. Over 200 guests, students and staff of College of Professional and Continuing Education (CPCE) and PolyU SPEED joined the event.

Fifty-five enterprises had pledged their support for the “PolyU SPEED WIE & SP Programmes 2018” with a sponsorship amounting to around HK$1.74 million. The sponsorship was used to offer scholarships and/or internship opportunities to 127 SPEED students, benefiting more than 10% of the total student intake and spanning various disciplines of the School. Held mainly during summer, the WIE & SP Programmes provide valuable opportunities for students to experience real business operations, understand job requirements, enhance communication skills and competitiveness so that they can be well-equipped for the career market. With the guidance and support of the employers and SPEED lecturers, participating students could acquire valuable work experience. To express its sincere gratitude for the support of the employers and recognise students’ efforts, SPEED hosted a dinner to celebrate its fruitful collaboration with the employers.

In his welcome speech, Prof. Peter P. Yuen, Dean of CPCE, thanked students and their parents as well as enterprises for their trust and support, which have enabled CPCE to become the largest self-financing tertiary education institution in Hong Kong. He also expressed his appreciation for the participating employers for providing students with valuable internship and/or scholarship opportunities.

Dr Jack Lo, Director of SPEED, also thanked the 55 participating employers for their support and provision of over 100 internship places for students. He said that, with a great emphasis on quality education, SPEED not only imparts knowledge to students, but also helps them develop positive working attitudes, seize internship opportunities and improve their employability.

To express his gratitude to the participating employers, Dr Lo presented souvenirs and certificates of appreciation to the employer representatives during the dinner. Employer representatives also presented students who had accomplished the Programmes with scholarships as a token of encouragement. The 55 enterprises participating in the “PolyU SPEED WIE & SP Programmes 2018” are listed below:

To express their appreciation to the employers, student representatives sang the song “I Believe I Can Fly” together. The dinner came to a close when Prof. Warren Chiu, Associate Dean (Quality Assurance) of CPCE, shared the keys to success. He encouraged students to develop positive and correct attitudes towards life, learn from failures, and be always thankful to others. To build a solid foundation for future career development, students should keep on equipping themselves with skills and knowledge.