The U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong EducationUSA Advising Center and the Hong Kong Education Bureau are co-hosting a Careers Day on Saturday 26 November 2011, from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm at EP 12, East Block, Kowloon Tong Education Services Centre, 19 Suffolk Road, Kowloon Tong.
To express an interest in attending
Contact:
Home-School Cooperation Section
Education Bureau
Education Bureau
Ms Edith Yuen
Tel: 3698 4344
Tel: 3698 4344
EducationUSA Hong Kong is setting up a Careers Day Panel Discussion to mark International Education Week. This event will create a platform for Hong Kong and Macau students to discuss and craft a study plan towards their career goals. U.S. educated speakers who are working in key fields such as ,Banking and Finance, other areas will participate in informal panel discussions. They hope to share with you real perspectives on the day-in, day-out reality of careers in their fields. They will also discuss how they have found fulfillment, achieved a work-life balance, and how their educational choices brought them there. A Presentation on Tips for Job Interview will be followed after all the panel discussion sessions. The seminar will be presented in both Cantonese and English.
EducationUSA Careers DaySpeakers:
Health Care Sciences: (9:30 am-10:20 am)
Dr. George Ku (顧小培)
1982-1985, Senior Scientist, Hoffmann La Roche
1985-1993, Senior Scientist, Merrell Dow Research Institute
1993-2008, Senior Scientist, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Bachelor of Science (1976), Bacteriology & Public Health, Washington State University; Masters of Science (1978), Chemistry, Washing State University; Doctor of Philosophy (1982), Microbiology & Immunology, State University of New York
JoJo Yin, Medical Technologist, Uni - Laboratory; B.S. Major in Medical Laboratory Science, Andrews University, Michigan,
Banking and Finance: (10:30 am-11:20 pm)
Alice Lam, Vice president, Nan Fung Investment Advisor; B.A. Major in Economics, Wesleyan University
Stephen Yuen, Portfolio Manager, LIM Advisors Limited; B.A. Major in CSS (College of Social Science) and Economics, Wesleyan University
Others: (11:30 pm- 12:20 pm)
Carmen Cheung, Secretary to President, Pretty City International Limited; B.A. Major in East Asian Studies, Wesleyan University
May Yang, Legal Assistant, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Mount Holyoke College
Presentation on Tips on Jobs Interview (12:30 pm -1:20 pm)
Alice Lee, Acting Director, English Learning Center, University of Macau;
B.A. in Ethnic Studies from University of California, Berkeley;
M.A. in Teaching English to Students of Other Languages (TESOL), California State University, Los Angeles; Doctoral candidate in the English program at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
