President Abd-El-Aziz visits Hong Kong

UPEI President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz returned to Canada today after a three-day visit to Hong Kong.

As part of UPEI’s 50th Anniversary celebrations, President Abd-El-Aziz attended a UPEI Alumni and Friends–Hong Kong Chapter event on Monday, March 25.  The well-attended event included UPEI alumni from a variety of graduating classes.

The next day, he delivered a presentation to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong on how UPEI is a leader in providing global and experiential learning opportunities to students that allow them to fulfil their potential and contribute to society. The Chamber organization is one of the largest and most influential international chambers in the Asia-Pacific region and serves members from not only Canada but also other foreign jurisdictions based in Hong Kong. Its services include advocacy engagement, business promotion, business matching, learning and training seminars, site visits, and delegation visits.

The President capped his Hong Kong visit by speaking to a grade 11-science class at the Delia School of Canada, one of Hong Kong’s leading private international schools. The School features a technology emphasis and follows curriculum accredited by the Ministry of Education of Ontario, Canada and the Education Bureau, Hong Kong.  Delia enrols students from over 50 countries and maintains an annual enrolment of over 1000 students, providing quality early learning, elementary and secondary education to students from Pre–Grade 1 to Grade 12. 

President Abd-El-Aziz said, “I was so excited to speak to these prospective students about UPEI’s applied programs because we share a mission with their current school: to guide students in becoming global citizens, and our leaders of tomorrow.”