I have enjoyed watching the story of my university life unfold before me, with both ups and downs to make me the lifelong learner I am today. I entered as a novice, facing hurdles, completely clueless about Hong Kong’s culture. Learning from those around me, I did my best to make my journey fruitful, taking as many opportunities as possible along the way.

The group leaders in the non-local student orientation programme gave me valuable advice when I joined as a freshman. Their warm-hearted companionship helped me adapt quickly to the new living and study environment, and motivated me to serve as a group leader in the following year, to provide support and care to new students.

I am grateful for the various learning opportunities provided by PolyU. Through the research internship at the University of Wisconsin- Madison, I realised the unlimited potential of remote sensing in environmental monitoring, particularly in forestry, wildfire, and species modelling, which helped shape my future research directions.

At PolyU, I had the opportunity to conduct research related to my interest. The academic exchange programme in Canada gave me the chance to explore the world and experience a different culture and teaching style. I joined a robotics lab as a research assistant at McGill University, which inspired me to further explore unmanned vehicles.

The ample learning resources provided by my Faculty and Department have equipped me with solid knowledge and helped me develop my professional competence as a proficient occupational therapist. With the abundant opportunities provided by the University, I have made use of every moment to strive for constant self-improvement.

I received valuable opportunities to study various branches of linguistics systematically, participate in different research projects, and familiarise myself with diverse cutting-edge techniques in modern language studies. At PolyU, I have been learning and researching in the field of linguistics, and realised how interesting language studies can be.

One of the most fantastic experiences I had was the summer exchange at Exeter College of the University of Oxford, where I got a taste of world-class education and met so many lovely people from around the world. After graduation, I plan to pursue a PhD in Physics and eventually become a faculty member in the university.

Not only did I learn professional knowledge from lectures at PolyU, but I also developed new skills and broadened my horizons from other valuable experiences, which I am sure will enable me to achieve my aspiration of being a responsible designer who brings positive change to people’s lives.

I have broadened my industry network and insights through various opportunities such as the exchange programme at Yonsei University, Korea and the six-month Work-Integrated Education internship at the International Conference Consultants Limited. I aspire to become an industry leader who inspires the next generation with vision, since I foresee nurturing talents as my life-long mission.