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All You Need to Know about Preparation for Further Studies – From Searching for Information to Writing Personal Statements

Date 3 October 2024 (Thursday)
Time 02:30pm - 04:15pm
Speaker Ms. Sharon Wong, Lecturer, Independent Learning Centre
Ms. Sue Fung, Faculty Liaison Librarian (Arts & General Education), CUHK Library
Medium English
Venue User Education Room, G/F, University Library
Workshop Description A “Personal Statement” is an important vehicle through which you introduce yourself to a third party for a specific purpose – enrolling in a graduate school, applying for a scholarship, etc. This workshop aims at introducing the skills to write good Personal Statements for academic purposes. It will also introduce how university rankings work and resources available at the Library to prepare for IELTS and other graduate school standardized tests.



Tips and Strategies in Tackling the Joint Recruitment Examination (JRE) – English Section

Date 20 November 2024 (Wednesday)
Time 02:30pm - 04:30pm
Speaker Dr. Yvonne LOONG, Senior Lecturer, Independent Learning Centre
Medium English
Venue User Education Room, G/F, University Library
Workshop Description An overview of the Joint Recruitment Examination (English Section) will be given. To help you familiarize with the text types in the test, you will be guided to examine the purpose, structure, and language of common government documents.



 

 

 

Inspirations

  • “Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned.”

    Mark Twain

  • “I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.”

    Winston Churchill

  • “The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.”

    Mortimer Adler

  • “Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn and you will.”

    Vernon Howard

  • “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”

    Benjamin Franklin

  • “Be observing constantly. Stay open minded. Be eager to learn and improve.”

    John Wooden

  • “Learning is not attained by chance. It must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.”

    Abigail Adams

  • “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.”

    Henry Ford