On November 12, 2024, the Graduate School held its second online information seminar about the PhD program offered by EdUHK and the available scholarship opportunities, including the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) and the EdUHK Research Postgraduate Studentship. A total of 22 registrants from Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Kazakhstan, Mainland China, Morocco, Myanmar, Philippines, and Russia tuned in to the event.

Dr Ripple Lian gave a presentation outlining the key features of the PhD program, opportunities for research skill development, overseas experiences, and award schemes available to doctoral students. Dr Dana Abdrasheva, a PhD alumna and Vice Rector for Academic Affairs at Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University in Kazakhstan, shared her success story and elaborated on the unique features of research training and the global opportunities EdUHK provides for doctoral students. The seminar wrapped up with an interactive Q&A session, during which attendees received valuable insights from the speakers, the RPg team representatives, and Dr Liubov Darzhinova, a PhD alumna, related to supervisor selection, availability of a dual doctoral degree program, and application requirements.

The third online seminar is scheduled for November 15 at 14:30 HKT. Interested participants are welcome to register here by November 14: https://forms.gle/PN45hrWzgRp95TCM7