{"id":44491,"date":"2026-07-14T15:34:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T07:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/?post_type=school_news&#038;p=44491"},"modified":"2026-07-16T10:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T02:01:08","slug":"career-masters-and-mistresses-tea-gathering-engaging-future-social-sciences-students","status":"publish","type":"school_news","link":"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/tc\/school_news\/career-masters-and-mistresses-tea-gathering-engaging-future-social-sciences-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting Campuses: Students and Faculty Welcome Secondary School Career Masters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On 5 June 2026, the Faculty was pleased to welcome more than 20 Career Masters and Mistresses from leading local secondary schools to HKU for a Tea Gathering.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-44497\" src=\"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1Y8A0209-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1Y8A0209-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1Y8A0209-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1Y8A0209-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1Y8A0209-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1Y8A0209-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1Y8A0209-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The event commenced with an introduction by Professor Samson Tse, Associate Dean (Undergraduate Education), who shared the latest updates on the Faculty\u2019s Bachelor&#8217;s degree admissions. He highlighted the distinctive features of the Bachelor of Social Sciences programme, including its diverse range of majors, programme flexibility and faculty-arranged internship opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Tse also introduced the expected admission score for the Faculty\u2019s Bachelor&#8217;s programmes. For the Bachelor of Social Sciences programme, the expected admission score has been set at 24 (Best 5 Subjects).<\/p>\n<p>The gathering also featured a presentation by Professor Cheryl Chui, Assistant Dean (Student Enrichment), who shared how the Faculty supports students in pursuing social entrepreneurship and encourages them to translate innovative ideas into practice.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-44496\" src=\"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1Y8A0142-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1Y8A0142-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1Y8A0142-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1Y8A0142-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1Y8A0142-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1Y8A0142-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1Y8A0142-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-44498\" src=\"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1Y8A0240-Copy-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"378\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1Y8A0240-Copy-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1Y8A0240-Copy-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1Y8A0240-Copy-1024x631.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1Y8A0240-Copy-768x474.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1Y8A0240-Copy-1536x947.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1Y8A0240-Copy-2048x1263.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Following the presentations, participants joined a networking session where they had the opportunity to engage with Faculty representatives and student ambassadors. Through these conversations, teachers gained first-hand insights into the learning experience and opportunities available at the Faculty of Social Sciences.<\/p>\n<p>The Faculty greatly appreciates the support and participation of all Career Masters and Mistresses. The gathering provided a valuable opportunity to strengthen connections with secondary schools and share updates on the Faculty\u2019s programmes and student development initiatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","school_new_categories":[782],"school_news_tag":[],"thought_leadership_category":[],"department_category":[],"class_list":["post-44491","school_news","type-school_news","status-publish","hentry","school_new_categories-events"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/school_news\/44491"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/school_news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/school_news"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"school_new_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/school_new_categories?post=44491"},{"taxonomy":"school_news_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/school_news_tag?post=44491"},{"taxonomy":"thought_leadership_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thought_leadership_category?post=44491"},{"taxonomy":"department_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/department_category?post=44491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}