The International Nursing Scholarship for Pre-PhD in Research Excellence (INSPPIRE) 2024 programme held by School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (‘PolyU’) has concluded with great success. This year, thirteen pre-PhD candidates from Mainland China, Vietnam, India, the Philippines and Ethiopia, joined the programme, held from 15 to 19 July 2024, to enhance their research skills and explore their professional and personal development opportunities in Hong Kong.
Designed to prepare high calibre students to study a PhD programme at the School, the five-day INSPPIRE programme brought together pre-PhD candidates from around the world to engage with our faculty to learn about our PhD programme and research areas of excellence, as well as find out more about the research funding schemes in Hong Kong. The participants had opportunities to meet our world’s top 2% most-cited scientists to learn how to carry out high-impact research studies and interact with our current PhD students to learn about their experiences and the benefits of pursuing a PhD at PolyU School of Nursing. The programme also provided a valuable networking platform for cross-institutional collaboration.
One of the highlights of the programme was for the candidates to present their research questions and ideas. The presentations were followed by feedback from a panel of experts to give the candidates a better idea of the research they would like to pursue. This provided the candidates a stimulating learning experience of lasting value for future research studies and professional careers.
Since its launch in 2013, a total of 125 candidates have participated in the INSPPIRE programme. Among them 18 has completed their PhD programme. Here are comments about INSPPIRE from the participants:
- ‘Thanks for enrolling me to this unique programme! Hopefully, I will succeed in joining the School of Nursing as a PhD fellow.’
- ‘Thank you so much for allowing us to participate in this meaningful programme. It has inspired me a lot and I hope to pursue my PhD at PolyU in the near future.’
- ‘Many thanks for give me this opportunity. The memory is lovely and wonderful’
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Ms Helen Hsu
Communications Manager, School of Nursing
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- helen.hsu@polyu.edu.hk
