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April 19, 2021
Youth I.D.E.A.S. 59 Education Supporting Teachers in Facing Educational Challenges 19 April, 2021 Due to advancements in technology and social development, modes of teaching and learning have entered a new era. According to “Back to the Future of Education – Four OECD Scenarios for Schooling”, a report published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)[1] in 2020, learning is no longer limited to the school environment. School can act as a learning hub, connecting with the community by making use of the development of advanced technology (such as artificial intelligence) to deliver more diversified modes of […]
March 15, 2021
The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on “Tackling Hong Kong’s Brain Drain” The Youth I.D.E.A.S. (established by HKFYG Youth Research Centre) has released its study on “Tackling Hong Kong’s Brain Drain”. Data gathered from 1,135 Hong Kong young talents aged below 35 showed that 24.2% of them were planning on leaving to work elsewhere. Among those who work in the four pillar or five high-potential industries, 29.5% had the same thought. A certified information system auditor interviewed said the ideal development prospects of Fin Tech in the United States, coupled with the fairer promotion opportunities based […]
March 15, 2021
Youth I.D.E.A.S. 58 Economics Tackling Hong Kong’s Brain Drain 14 March, 2021 A talent cluster is one of the key elements in promoting economic growth and social development. Human resources have been the most important asset of Hong Kong in this respect. According to the Report on Manpower Projection to 2027 released by the Labour and Welfare Bureau, the labour force of Hong Kong continues to decline but the overall workforce demand continues to rise. The demand for workers with a bachelor’s degree or above will have increased by 310,000 by 2027, leading to a shortage of […]
February 1, 2021
The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on “To Stay or To Leave? A Critical Question for Good Governance” The Youth I.D.E.A.S. (established by HKFYG Youth Research Centre) has released its study on “To Stay or To Leave? A Critical Question for Good Governance”. A survey on 525 Hong Kong youth aged 18-34 showed that 150 respondents would consider emigrating overseas. This accounted for 29% (28.6%) of the total. Of them, the three most mentioned social reasons were the enactment of the National Security Law in Hong Kong（50.7%）, the disappointing performance of the SAR Government（49.3%）, and the […]
February 1, 2021
Youth I.D.E.A.S. 57 Governance To Stay or To Leave? A Critical Question for Good Governance 30 January, 2021 Emigration is not a new phenomenon to Hong Kong. During recent decades there have been a few waves of emigration, mainly due to the city’s special social background (e.g. the negotiations in the early 1980s about its future, and subsequent political disputes and crises of confidence). The recent spates of social unrest sparked by the proposed extradition legislation, and coupled with other issues, have revealed many unresolved and deep-rooted tensions within Hong Kong society. This has triggered […]
January 11, 2021
The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on “Public Health Lessons Learnt from COVID-19” The Youth I.D.E.A.S. (established by HKFYG Youth Research Centre) has released its study on “Public Health Lessons Learnt from the COVID-19’”. A survey on 806 local citizens aged 18 to 65 showed that majority of local citizens were generally not satisfied with HK government’s measures to combat the COVID-19 outbreak, scoring 4.82 out of 10 (scale of 0 to 10, with 10 representing very satisfied). The measures were thought to be too laxed by 43.7% of the respondents. The survey also found […]
January 11, 2021
Youth I.D.E.A.S. 56 Livelihood Public Health Lessons Learnt from COVID-19 11 January, 2021 The COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020 resulted globally in over 82.6million confirmed cases and 1.8million deaths; Hong Kong had a toll of 8,846 cases and 148 deaths. This has highlighted the issue of public health for the first time since 2003. Having the experience of dealing with SARS in 2003, the public health of Hong Kong has since been gradually improving. This has included disease-prevention and developing public health education. Since the start of COVID-19, Hong Kong citizens in general took measures to prevent […]
November 30, 2020
The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on “Enriching Students’ Internship Experiences in the Next Normal” The Youth I.D.E.A.S. (established by HKFYG Youth Research Centre) has released its study on “Enriching Students’ Internship Experiences in the Next Normal”. For the surveyed 877 Hong Kong university students who intended to join internship this year, near half of them cannot work as intern as planned, 20.7% of their internship being cancelled or postponed, 27.3% failed to find an internship. Survey result showed that, for those 457 students who secure an intern opportunity during the pandemic, 54.3% of them […]
November 30, 2020
Youth I.D.E.A.S. 55 Education Enriching Students’ Internship Experiences in the Next Normal 30 November, 2020 Internships are important for university students to gain work experience and develop their skills before transitioning from education to the workplace. During an internship, a student can learn workplace culture and gain insights about their future career planning. Universities also recognise the importance of internships; The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has made internships a compulsory graduation requirement since 2005/06[1]. However, COVID-19 has severely disrupted the internship planning of students. The number of Internship vacancies has dropped and have changed to become virtual. […]