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As China’s decades-long property boom wanes, university students are abandoning civil engineering disciplines. Photo: AFP

Why civil engineering students are disappearing from China’s top universities

After a prolonged building boom, the number of people pursuing the degrees in China is dwindling.

After a prolonged building boom, the number of people pursuing the degrees in China is dwindling

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Hong Kong teacher trainer to focus on joint degree courses amid birth rate dip

Hongkongers’ weakness in writing, speaking persists in international English test

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Olympic star twins aim to broaden horizons while in Hong Kong, inspire youth

Wang sisters, who won gold medals in the duet and team events in artistic swimming in Paris, are studying at the Education University of Hong Kong.

The sisters won gold medals in both the duet and team events in artistic swimming in Paris. Photo: Reuters

Letters | Hong Kong’s international schools are alive and well

Readers discuss the city’s changing international school landscape, and the naming of pandas.

Editorial | Survey shows Hong Kong talent search is paying off

Official recognition of city’s efforts to attract and foster those who enhance competitiveness bodes well for future.

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Hong Kong University to scale back planned IT centre after locals object

Plan for Global Innovation Centre faced significant opposition from more than 3,500 residents, with calls for relocation amid warnings of legal challenges.

It was estimated more than 2,000 trees would need to be cut down for the project in Pok Fu Lam. Photo: Dickson Lee

Why have juvenile sex crimes surged and how can Hong Kong fix the problem?

Experts call for more effective sex education as more than half of 396 youngsters arrested last year were aged 10 to 15.

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Opinion | To unlock AI’s potential for good, we all need to work together

UN report with principles and recommendations for international AI governance aims to ensure the technology serves the public interest.

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Opinion | Schools need to teach about tech, not just use it in lessons

Amid an AI revolution, we must reform lesson plans and retrain teachers to educate the young about technology and how to use it for good.

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Two pupils from Hong Kong show their work at a press conference on January 16, ahead of an expo to showcase the innovative works by young inventors. Photo: Yik Yeung-man

Less pressure on Hong Kong students if university language rule axed, group says

Hong Kong Association of the Heads of Secondary Schools has proposed universities adopt points system based on exam results of candidates’ best five subjects.

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Students are concerned about getting the required pass marks in Chinese and English exams every year, a school principal says. Photo: Handout

Video | Innovative design turns Indian school into desert oasis

The building offers respite from searing heat because of a combination of age-old and modern techniques.

Unlocking the benefits of multilingualism in children: expert tips for parents

Fostering multilingualism at home can bring an array of developmental benefits for children. Experts tell Good Schools Guide what parents can do to help

Hong Kong semi-private schools to increase fees by nearly 5% on average

Fees on average will rise by 5.36 per cent at private schools and 4.53 per cent at international ones.

Ying Wa College will increase its fees by 5.4 per cent. Photo: Edward Wong

Hong Kong to distribute Xi Jinping book to schools, hold sharing session

Education Bureau will send out copies next month, first time schools have received books on discourse of country’s leader.

Public and subsidised schools, as well as those under the direct subsidy scheme, will all receive copies of the book. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Newly merged Australian university seeks to retain appeal with Hongkongers

Adelaide University can increase interactions with city’s institutions, target growing number of mature students, co-vice-chancellors say.

Hong Kong geneticist Dennis Lo endorsed by CUHK committee to be next president

Confirming Post’s earlier report, varsity’s council says it has arranged for Professor Lo to meet students, staff and alumni on Thursday.

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Opinion | Why learning to love China isn’t like any other school subject

Patriotic education needs a clear approach or it risks failing like previous efforts. Teachers must be prepared and students must know what they are expected to learn.

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Students raise the national flag during a ceremony marking the start of the school year at a secondary school in Hong Kong’s Tuen Mun district on September 2. Photo: Elson Li

The state of the art: China’s graduates out of work despite culture craze

Though China’s interest in the arts is at an all-time high, a glut of graduates remains unsure of the field’s career prospects.

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Letters | How schools could help raise better parents

Readers discuss the importance of teaching pupils about child development, and the police shooting of an armed man in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong football event rejects tearful appeal to accept school’s late sign-up

Education Bureau investigating after Yan Chai Hospital Tung Chi Ying Memorial Secondary School fails to secure spot.

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The football team at Yan Chai Hospital Tung Chi Ying Memorial Secondary School has been consistently crowned champions in past contest. Photo: Facebook/Yan Chai

Opinion | Why the US should restore the Fulbright programme for China

Bringing back the grant would be a good start to reversing the damage to mutual understanding among our next generation of leaders.

Chinese graduates of Columbia University celebrate in New York City, on May 20, 2015. Photo: Xinhua

Children with special needs in Hong Kong offered trackers amid rise in missing cases

Police scheme previously catered to patients with cognitive disorders and elderly, with the force distributing 1,800 trackers since project’s launch.

Opinion | Can China football find success in a market-driven US model?

Creating a college sports system in China could fix the country’s struggles in team sports and open new avenues for US-China cooperation.

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Hong Kong jumps to ninth place in global talent ranking, Singapore first in Asia

City’s ranking leaps from 16th last year after improving in three assessment areas – investment and development, appeal and readiness.

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Job seekers attend the 2024 Hong Kong Top Talent Recruitment Fair in Sheung Wan. Photo: May Tse

Respected mathematician Kenji Fukaya leaves US for China’s Tsinghua University

In a video, Fukaya said Chinese students reminded him of Japanese students’ strong focus and dedication to studying mathematics.

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Kenji Fukaya, a Japanese mathematician “with global influence”, has been appointed a full-time professor at Tsinghua University’s Yau Mathematical Sciences Centre. Photo: Tsinghua University

Indonesians urge US university to scrap grant for Jokowi’s daughter-in-law

Social media users have accused Erina Gudono of using her political connections to join the course and ignoring the recent unrest in Indonesia.

Opinion | Low birth rate alone can’t explain Hong Kong education system’s woes

Schools that stick to the old ways of intense testing and exams are failing Hong Kong students, parents and the city as a whole.

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