College Life

"It was a life-changing past two years, throughout which, in addition to academic pursuits, I’ve set myself many new goals, advanced my way of thinking and shaped my personal attributes. I think it’s what studying is all about – to shape us into becoming more well-rounded individuals.

I learnt a lot at the College during my time here. Let’s say I’ve learnt to cherish, I’ve enhanced my interpersonal competencies, I’ve strengthened my linguistic ability, I’ve become more receptive and I have new perspectives towards everything."

“Like everyone else I wanted to go to the university, but it was a huge disappointment two years ago when I learned that my A-level results did not live up to the expectation.  However, it is never too late to give yourself a second chance, and I am offering you a path now to the universities, and for those who can demonstrate the determination and are willing to work hard on their aspirations -- studying at the College.

Lecturers not only provide us with knowledge from the textbook but also they are all professional who like to share their personal experiences with us. They make studying more interesting here and certainly it allows me to get the hang of those conceptual theories. Let’s not forget the 5-star environment it offers as it helps motivate all the students to work harder. These are the qualities that only the College can offer, and I am sure that this is the right place for you to start a new page here.

“Although it has only been a year at the College, what I gained is so invaluable throughout my life. To be frank, at the outset I saw the College as a shelter when my application to university turned me off. I was completely wrong as the College did offer me a hope as well as a second chance to further my studies in university.

I enjoyed my school life very much as I made lots of friends here who came from all walks of life. I learnt a good deal of things from lecturers too who all had strong enthusiasm on teaching. Besides, the College has been offering students with different summer internship programmes so that they can put learning into practice. I am fortunate to fulfill my dream as a chemical engineer and further my tertiary studies in HKUST now.”  

"The time I have spent at the College has given me an ample opportunity to achieve my goals and fulfill my aspirations. The guidance and assistance from the lecturers were what I appreciated most. They were more than willing to answer my questions during and after class time.

In the past 2 years, I was honoured to be appointed as Student Ambassador with an excellent opportunity to gain valuable experience and improve my ability to communicate effectively with different groups of people. Such interpersonal skills will definitely be useful as I enter the corporate world in the future."

“Lecturers are undoubtedly professionals. They were very dedicated to teaching and I had benefited a lot from them. Apart from the knowledge gained from textbooks and lectures, I enjoyed various training in the hotel operation laboratory too. I had the opportunity to acquire practical work experience through a summer placement in a luxury 5-star hotel -- Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong. It was absolutely a valuable experience for my future career development in the hotel industry. The Higher Diploma in Hotel Management programme is well-recognised by the local universities and I have already successfully articulated to a bachelor’s degree programme at one of the local Hong Kong universities.

With the valuable knowledge acquired from the Hotel Management programme, I am proud to have the chance to further pursue my studies in the university. Thanks to all the lecturers for taking good care of me and teaching me a lot.”

“Acquiring a university degree was long my academic goal and dream, but I woke up from that dream when I received the A-level certificate with unsatisfactory results. However, the door to the university finally re-opened to me after I studied at the College.

Unarguably working hard is the key leading to good academic results; nevertheless, at the College, I come to realise that the professional lecturers, quality lectures, campus facilities and counselling services all play a crucial role to make my dream of studying at the university come true. The lecturers are enthusiastic in teaching; they are patient and keen to students when explaining the abstract principles in great details, not to mention their lectures are both challenging and interesting as well.”

“The programme covers fundamental knowledge in food and nutritional science, biochemistry, chemistry, marketing, and food safety. Besides, the programme curriculum also covers generic skills such as Chinese, English, Putonghua and Understanding Social Problems in Hong Kong, which help to strengthen my abilities in language, critical thinking and communication. With the knowledge, I was able to develop a solid foundation in food and nutritional science with essential skills for work.

‘What to learn’ is crucial, but ‘How to learn’ is important too. All the lecturers are professional. Some courses are taught by professors of the University of Hong Kong; therefore, the teaching quality is assured. With the interactive lectures and the challenging assignments, I easily understood and applied what I learnt during the lectures. Furthermore, visits to food business like Cathy Pacific Catering Services (H.K.) Limited allowed me to apply the theoretical knowledge learned from the lectures. This teaching mode is much more effective and interesting than the one in secondary education; it aroused my interest in studying a lot.”