Mau TOGAWA
BA Graduate from Japan,
working in banking industry
“What benefited the most was the language skill, being able to understand multiple Asian languages including Chinese languages is very beneficial.”
Henry KEUNG
BA graduate from Hong Kong,
Regional Program Manager
“Though an ethnic Chinese apparently with some ‘knowledge’ of China, I am amazed at and grateful for how profoundly the program has renewed, improved and deepened my understanding of the country and the world. I would absolutely recommend it to anyone with a thirst for intellectual challenges and cross-cultural friendships.”
TONG Yuxuan
MA graduate from China
“I learned a lot from my excellent fellow classmates coming from diverse backgrounds and received a lot of help from our considerate and conscientious Teaching Assistants and staff at CCS. I also thank our knowledgeable teachers for the enlightening courses, which demonstrated the value of culture and the power of ideas.”
Joseph Ka Yue LI
BA graduate from Hong Kong,
Sports Journalist
“All my presentations and all my journal reviews were written in English. It forced me to learn more and read more. The programme required you to study Putonghua and helped to improve my English writing skills. It’s useful to my job!”
Annemarelle VAN SCHAYIK
BA & MPhil graduate,
working in Media industry
“The programme gives you soft skills such as strategic communication as well as creative and critical thinking. It has also trained me on formulating arguments effectively. I think these skills are underrated but they really help me do well at my job.”
Belinda HE Qian
MA graduate from China,
pursuing PhD
“Many people I got to know through my CCS experience at CUHK, from Belgium, Taiwan, South Korea, Norway, Singapore, and so forth, now have become colleagues in related fields, mutual supporters across academia and industry, and long-term friends with a shared ‘moveable feast’.”