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About LU Glocal Professional Development Scheme
LU Glocal Professional Development Scheme (“GPDS” or “Scheme”) aims to integrate theory with the practice of work within a purposefully designed curriculum to nurture LU students as caring professionals and prepare them for their future careers.
The new Scheme is an invaluable opportunity for the University to not only integrate theory and practice but to expose “graduates-to-be” to the world of work as well as to produce caring professionals promoting UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Scheme would enhance students’ understanding of the most recent economic, social and cultural developments locally, regionally, and globally upon graduation.
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Benefits of GPDS
Gain
Gain extended experience in developing soft skills and graduate capabilities such as communication, team work, leadership and entrepreneurship for their future career development.
Develop
Develop awareness and understanding of organisational culture and the expectations from them.
Obtain
Obtain practical assistance and skills in developing professional career attributes as well as put their acquired knowledge into practice.
"Win-Win-Win" Partnerships
Students
- Enhancement of essential skills
- Development of professional career attributes
- Potential of career offer from organisations
University
- Enrich University's curricula
- Promote liberal arts education to employers
- Produce World-ready graduates
Potential Employers
- Increase visibility on campus
- Close the skills gaps
- Provide a regular source for talents recruitment
4 Key Elements
The Scheme aims to provide a structural framework for the credit-bearing courses/elective courses organised by academic departments with support from the Office of Student Affairs (“OSA”), and in partnership with organisations. It seeks to enhance workplace and professional skills of students with the application of knowledge from classroom learning. The Scheme offers 2 terms (around 8 months) of the programme and will include the following four elements: Pre-internship Training, Career Exploration and Professional Training (academic credit-bearing), Internship (academic credit-bearing), Reflections on Skills Learnt (academic credit-bearing).
1. Pre-internship Training
- Briefing session
- Generic/ soft skills training and related preparation
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2. Professional Training
- Career exploration on job nature, opportunities and prospects
- Industry-related Training
4. Reflection
- Pre-internship evaluation
- Post-internship evaluation
- Department-based reflection report
Pre-internship Evaluation
"4-way" Cooperation
Academic Departments
- Offer a new credit-bearing elective course
- Supervise students during the internship period
- Assess students’ reflections to enhance their learning to earn credits
Students (Undergraduates Year 3/4 or Postgraduate Students)
- Enroll into the new credit-bearing course under GPDS
- Develop professional career attributes
- Claim the skills learnt to enhance the portfolio
Office of Student Affairs
- Offer soft skills trainings
- Liaison with organisations to offer professional training
- Offer internship opportunities
- Support Depts in logistics arrangements such as internship sourcing, legal issues for non-locals, pre- & post- internship briefings, allowance and subsidies arrangement, etc.
Organisations
- Provide career exploration briefings
- Offer industry-related trainings
- Offer internship opportunities
- Provide networking opportunities
Academic Departments
- Offer a new credit-bearing elective course
- Supervise students during the internship period
- Assess students’ reflections to enhance their learning to earn credits
Office of Student Affairs
- Offer soft skills trainings
- Liaison with organisations to offer professional training
- Offer internship opportunities
- Support Depts in logistics arrangements such as internship sourcing, legal issues for non-locals, pre- & post- internship briefings, allowance and subsidies arrangement, etc.
Organisations
- Provide career exploration briefings
- Offer industry-related trainings
- Offer internship opportunities
- Provide networking opportunities
Students (Undergraduates Year 3/4 or Postgraduate Students)
- Enroll into the new credit-bearing course under GPDS
- Develop professional career attributes
- Claim the skills learnt to enhance the portfolio
Proposed Timeline
Term 1
Pre-internship Period
- Students attend the pre-internship briefing session arranged by OSA/ Departments
- Students attend the generic/ soft skills training organised by OSA/ Departments
Term 2
Training Period
- Students enroll into the new credit-bearing course under GPDS
- Students attend the “Career Exploration” programme organised by the organisations
- Students attend the industry-related training organised by the organisations
Term 2/ Summer
Internship Period
- Students MUST participate the internship for at least ONE term (Full-time/Part-time/Project-based)
- Students MUST complete the internship under the supervision by LU professors
Term 2/ Summer
Post-internship Period
- Students complete a post-internship evaluation and skills learning reflection
- Students may require to submit a learning reflection report to their department to earn credits.
GPDS Examples
Contact Us
Mr. Albert Suen
Senior Career Development Manager
2616 7407
suenalb@LN.edu.hk
Ms. Angie Lau
Assistant Student Affairs Manager I
2616 7023
angielau@LN.edu.hk