Bingcheng students are studying at university in Hong Kong. Their English is not good and they dare not go to Hong Kong.

For most mainland students studying in Hong Kong, they must be mentally prepared to live independently. They will be away from their parents and home for a long time and long distance for the first time. For students with weak self-care ability, , is a severe challenge.

What is attractive about studying in Hong Kong is undoubtedly the all-English teaching. This is also the difference between mainland universities and Hong Kong universities. Most students can adapt to English teaching within a period of time after the start of school, but some students' disadvantages in listening and speaking will affect their academic performance, which is a great test for some people's self-confidence.

Hong Kong universities pay special attention to the cultivation of team spirit in the learning process. Many course assignments, group speeches, and group reports must be completed by four or five students at the same time. Results are graded in groups, and students in the same group receive exactly the same scores.

We must learn to adapt to the pace of life in Hong Kong. Mainland students are generally used to going to bed before 12 o'clock at night. However, this is the time for university club activities in Hong Kong. The sounds of walking, talking, laughter, and door openings in the corridors...it only gets quiet at two or three in the morning, so it is intensified. The ability to resist interference is also an important step in integrating into university life in Hong Kong.

Our reporter Zhang Feifei

In recent years, more and more outstanding students from our city have gone to Hong Kong and Macao to study. Universities in Hong Kong and Macao have a highly open and international background, all English teaching, unique teaching concepts, rich and superior educational resources, flexible and independent teaching methods, various student associations, and rich dormitory culture. Students have a whole new feeling. A few days ago, the reporter interviewed several students studying at universities in Hong Kong via phone.

“In the eyes of many people, Hong Kong may not be the most suitable place for liberal arts academics. It seems too noisy and too commercial for quiet reading and thinking. However, I am still here to confirm Take the academic path as your lifelong destination. Here you will find a library with rich resources, advanced facilities, and an elegant environment. A team of luxurious teachers whose academic level and teaching quality are top-notch, a scientific, reasonable, compact and flexible curriculum, and students from all over the world who are full of intellectual vitality. The student community, the wide variety of academic lectures and seminars held every few days, all of which prompted me to make the above decision, Hong Kong stimulates my potential and enthusiasm to the greatest extent.”——Liu Yihasan. Graduated from high school, was commissioned by Zhejiang University in 2007, and studied at the University of Hong Kong in 2008, majoring in English Literature and Philosophy

“Finance major may be the ideal destination for most mainland students and parents. The classmates around me are fast-paced. The feeling of anxiety is almost the state of most people. Many people have made plans for the next few years since they entered school, and they do not want to fall behind others. There are many opportunities here, and it also teaches people how to choose and give up. Time management, teamwork, multitasking under high pressure, and clear expression are all indispensable abilities. Not everyone is suitable for studying at university in Hong Kong, and not everyone is suitable for studying business—because it requires it. You keep rushing forward, and even if you occasionally stop to rest, you must be ready to go."——Zhang Wanying graduated from Harbin No. 3 Middle School, received training from Peking University in 2007, and studied economics and finance at the University of Hong Kong in 2008.

In Going to university in Hong Kong is not easy

How is going to university in Hong Kong different from that in the mainland? Studying at university in Hong Kong is not easy. There are endless things to do and endless activities to participate in every day. It always feels like there is not enough time. Many people only sleep 6 hours a day.

Cheung Wanying said that the dormitory culture of HKU is very popular among universities in Hong Kong. It has its own student union and offices, different sports teams and cultural teams, and fixed floor parties, festivals, dinners and various events. In this kind of competition, the spirit of "fighting to the best" is advocated, and the work and rest hours are irregular. You often have to go to bed at one or two o'clock in the middle of the night or later. Living in the dormitory provides abundant opportunities to communicate with local students and participate in many competitions and activities. To some extent, you must contribute to the dormitory before you can continue to live in the dormitory.

Studying in Hong Kong requires a strong adaptability. Some mainland students cannot adapt to all-English teaching. There are a lot of homework every day. Often yesterday's homework has just been finished, and today's homework comes again. Studying in Hong Kong is all about self-consciousness and you have to participate in a lot of activities every day.

These activities are as important as academic performance. HKU's diploma is divided into many levels: first-class honors graduation, second-class honors graduation... Various social activities are one of the evaluation indicators. When some large companies recruit, on the basis of qualified grades, diploma level is the most important basis.

Some mainland students were "too relaxed" and couldn't adapt to the situation, so they dropped out of school. Some mainland students are relatively introverted and took a year off because they couldn't adapt. Generally speaking, students who are outgoing, like to challenge themselves, have strong self-care ability, and are highly self-conscious about learning are more suitable for Hong Kong universities.

Students who don’t speak English well don’t dare to go to Hong Kong

Students who don’t speak English well don’t dare to go to university in Hong Kong. There are not a single Chinese character in the textbooks, and all the homework is in English. The computer system It is also purely in English, and the teachers also teach in English. My English is not good and I can't even open my mouth to ask questions.

Most of the universities in Hong Kong are local students from Hong Kong, while international students come from all countries. When studying in Hong Kong, the language must be frequently switched between several "channels": speaking Mandarin with mainland students, speaking Cantonese with local students, and speaking English with international students.

Compared with mainland universities, the learning environment of Hong Kong universities is very relaxed, and the course schedule will never make students feel bored. There are few required courses and many elective courses. There are hundreds of various courses to choose from. Most of the courses every week are chosen by oneself and the class time is arranged by oneself. The work and rest time "follows" the study time completely. If the earliest class starts at 8:30, get up at 7:30. Otherwise, you can get up at 10 o'clock for the noon class, or get up at noon for the afternoon class. Sometimes I have to take elective courses in the evening. If there are no classes, I go to the library and return to the dormitory after 10 pm, which is often the time for club activities.

There is no redundant course in the courses of Hong Kong universities, unlike the boring "introduction" offered by mainland universities. If the courses at Hong Kong universities are not up to standard, you will definitely not get credits, and there will be no backdoor opportunities. This is different from mainland universities. Going to school in Hong Kong requires giving up the habit of taking a lunch break. Students have no time to take a lunch break and go straight to the classroom after lunch.

Counselors wait for students to come to them

Counselors from mainland universities make rounds in the morning and wake up students. Hong Kong universities also have counselors, but unlike mainland universities, they wait for students to come to them to solve problems and never disturb students' lives.

On the University of Hong Kong campus, a variety of extracurricular activities make life very fulfilling. The school has e-mails for students, and students can receive information about various competitions and lectures from the school almost every day, as well as information about exchanges abroad and internships in large companies. Universities in Hong Kong often hold some world-wide competitions, such as the World Management Challenge, etc. There are many opportunities, allowing students to always feel that they are competing with the world. Skipping classes is also a common phenomenon in Hong Kong universities. To prevent skipping classes, some classes adopt a registration system, and the attendance rate accounts for 10% of a student's total grade.

Mainland students sometimes feel lonely, because there are only two people in each dormitory, and roommates may not be around often. It is inevitable for a person to be lonely in a dormitory. This is very different from a dormitory with six or seven people in a mainland university. .

You need to pay in advance to use dormitory air conditioning

The living conditions in the University of Hong Kong are very good. Dormitories are generally two-person rooms. Each person has a desk, bookshelf, wardrobe, and bed, but indoor air conditioning You need to pay by swiping your card before you can use it. There are shower rooms in the dormitory. The laundry room is equipped with washing machines, dryers, spin dryers, and electric irons.

In Hong Kong, prices are relatively high. A haircut is NT$80 per time, and an apple is NT$2.50 per piece. NT$100 can be spent almost in the blink of an eye. Eating is very expensive. Vegetables and meat are the same price in the school cafeteria. Girls pay about 20 yuan per meal. Street food stalls are more expensive, with a stir-fried vegetable costing more than 100 yuan. Many mainland students often go shopping in Shenzhen. Because prices in Shenzhen are relatively cheap, many mainland students go to the supermarket to buy a lot of things after eating in Shenzhen.

It is very expensive to call from the mainland to Hong Kong, but it is very cheap to call from Hong Kong to the mainland, only about 3 cents per minute.

Hong Kong attaches great importance to social services

Zhang Wanying, who serves as the vice chairman of the volunteer organization Chi Hong Hui, told reporters: "A few classmates and I established and registered a new volunteer organization in Hong Kong Organizing the Volunteer Association, we spent one year developing and expanding the impact of different volunteer projects in Ghana, Hainan, Sichuan, and Hong Kong. This is the most meaningful thing I have done at HKU. ”

Hong Kong is a place that attaches great importance to social services, and Hong Kong universities provide students with many opportunities in this area. Both Liu Yi and Zhang Wanying went to the mountainous areas of Hainan to support teaching. Perhaps most mainland students’ impressions of Hainan are of blue sea, blue sky and tourist resorts, but the isolation of the mountainous area in central Hainan is unimaginable without visiting the place in person.

Zhang Wanying went to Canada for exchange and study in September 2009 and lived in a Canadian home. During that time, she and exchange students from different countries organized different cultural themes to raise funds for charities. charity sale. Liu Yi will also go to Wellesley College in the United States as an exchange student in the first half of 2011. They told reporters that when facing a strange environment, they feel that many things can be done alone. This is what Hong Kong has brought to them.

Is it difficult for mainland students to find jobs?

After graduating from undergraduate studies in Hong Kong, mainland students generally have two options. Those who hope to continue their studies will apply for graduate school, while others will choose Work directly. Each job goes through at least four or five rounds of selection, so it requires a lot of preparation. In addition, when looking for a job, internship experience, social activity experience, overseas experience, etc. will be valued, so most students will choose to do as many of these things as possible in the two years before graduation, causing mainland students to directly feel the urgency from the moment they enroll. atmosphere of life.

Is it difficult for mainland students to find jobs in Hong Kong? In fact, it also depends on the standards he sets for himself. It is very difficult to find a good job, no matter where you are in Hong Kong or the Mainland. Because there are always so many outstanding talents, competition is inevitably fierce.