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We celebrated our Class of ‘22 at the 10th Morningside College Graduation Ceremony last Thursday! Special thanks to our wonderful staff and student volunteers for their help, especially our MC, Michelle Lau, and our two graduate representatives, Zhamilya Zhirenova and Christie Leung.

Congrats graduates! 🎉

Music Night is back! Last Wednesday, six talented bands performed for their Morningside peers during communal dinner for the first time in two years. We can’t wait for another opportunity to hear more from the MC Music Community.

If you’re interested in reading about how international students adjust to life in Hong Kong, check out a new student voices blog post from Year 4 Morningsider Myles Ng!

In his words, “reflecting on the four years of my university life, I recalled the struggles I went through in my internship and job hunt, how I overcame them, and the lessons I gained along the way. So, to whoever is reading this, I’d like to share with you three tips that will undoubtedly help you navigate your career search.”

Here’s one tip from Myles — “Planning, in as much detail as you can, goes a long way towards helping you find your career footing. However, it’s also important to note that plans don’t always play out the way you hope they might. Failure and rejection are necessary – and in fact, helpful – things, and having career plans won’t change that. Ultimately, the purpose of planning your career search is not to ascertain your future, but to encourage you to just try.”

You can find the post through the link in our bio!

Student Spotlight⭐️

Congratulations to Morningside students Choi Ching Lam and Yu Kejing for each being awarded the Hong Kong Jockey Club Scholarship for their academic achievements and commitment to community service!

Choi is a year 3 student studying Artificial Intelligence (AI): Systems and Technologies. In her words, “being recognised as a leader and scholar by HKJC is an immense honour that I must dedicate to my mentors at CUHK engineering and Morningside College. In particular, Professor Hongsheng Li took me under his wing in 2019 to read, discuss and research Computer Vision at the Multimedia Laboratory. Amidst the pandemic, I created Corona-Net, an open-source, free-access COVID-19 diagnosis, severity evaluation and pneumonia symptom tracking platform; MAESTRO.ai TaiChi tutor, an app that strives to connect generations via AI-gamified online TaiChi exercise. Academically, I research robustness and explainability in Machine Learning systems and preprints striving to make AI more reliable and invulnerable. These initiatives are made possible by the time and effort of my mentors, who are always just one message away. Moving forward, I am motivated to pursue a path of research and teaching in academia, to share, explore and pay it forward.”

Yu is a year 3 student studying mathematics. Her passion for the environment “started in 2013, when my friends and I found that an endangered duck called Chinese merganser started to come to our hometown. However, villagers didn’t pay enough attention and some even killed them for food. Knowing the urgency of this problem, we sent brochures, delivered public speeches and wrote letters to the mayor. A year later, villagers stopped polluting the river, began to protect the ducks, and a natural reserve was set up. This experience made me realize that even small efforts could make a big difference. I have since continued my efforts towards environment protection and endangered species preservation.”

Read more about the Hong Kong Jockey Club Scholarships and Choi’s research at the link in our bio! We can’t wait to see what else our students accomplish.

Photos by The Hong Kong Jockey Club HKJC

RT Spotlight ⭐️

Congratulations to former Resident Tutor Rocky Zhu on being awarded the Japan Foundation Japanese Studies Fellowship! Rocky will conduct research at Sophia University's Institute of Comparative Culture in Tokyo.
His PhD thesis is ‘Industrial heritage conservation and its role in post-war Japan's nation building process: a case study on the uses of industrial heritage in the city of Kamaishi.’

MC Alumni in the News 🗞

MC alumnus Joseph Zhao (Class of 2018) is featured in the latest edition of the Chinese University Alumni Magazine (link in bio).

Joseph is currently a DPhil candidate at Cambridge. His PhD thesis is titled Shiminhua : The Urbanization of Rural-Urban Migrants, a case study of the Greater Bay Area of China.

His research interests include urban studies, migration studies, the Greater Bay Area of China, public space design and place-making.

Congratulations to Morningside Fellow Dr. Christopher See on receiving the Faculty of Medicine’s Education Award 2022!

Read more about his achievements, including a paper which he co-authored with Morningside student Anson Tong, on the Faculty of Medicine’s website (link in bio). 

In addition, we are grateful to Dr. See for adjudicating this year’s David Parker Best General Education Essay Contest.

Photo Day! 👍 📸
We celebrated the soon-to-be graduates of the Class of 2022 on Friday. The College held our traditional ceremony indoors for the first time (due to the rain) with speeches from Master Nick Rawlins and Dean of Students Colin Graham.

Congratulations and good luck, Class of ‘22 Morningsiders!

Special thanks to our wonderful staff & student volunteers that made the morning go smoothly.

Morningside x the Young Hong Kong Filmmakers Series is hosting another online screening & live Director’s Q&A via .

THE WAY WE KEEP DANCING (狂舞派3, 2020)

The film will be available for online viewing from April 5 (Tue), 8pm, until April 6 (Wed), 8pm. The Q&A with director Adam Wong will take place on April 6 (Wed), 8pm-9:30pm. The film will have English and Chinese subtitles, while the Q&A will be conducted in English.

About the film: The Kowloon Industrial District is home to many of Hong Kong artists, including rapper Heyo, YouTuber Ah Leung, rising star Hana and Dave the dancer. However, the government is preparing the area for gentrification. The group from The Way We Dance are invited to participate in a publicity stunt to transform the district into a "Dance Street". Meanwhile, Heyo's master Afuc is planning a revolution…