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Michelle Cheng Wing Tung, a HKU PhD candidate in the Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, has won the runner-up in the second round (B) of the U21/PwC Innovation Challenge competition. Cheng will receive a cash prize from HKU and exclusive coaching sessions with the PwC Academy, tailored to her career needs.

Universitas 21 (U21) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), two globally-focused organisations, have come together to offer the Innovation Challenge to enable Masters and PhD students at U21 institutions access to global work opportunities in a mutually beneficial relationship. Professor W. John Kao, former Vice-President / Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Global), brought this competition to HKU and initiated a ‘HKU round’, in collaboration with the Graduate School and CEDARS, before submitting nominations to U21 and/or PwC. Professor Kao regarded the competition as meaningful and challenging and was proud of the students' work.

The challenge asks students to respond to the idea of working in a world where innovation rules and automation and ‘thinking machines’ are replacing human tasks. However, in this competition round students were asked to respond to and prepare for working in a world where companies care, and humans come first. This competition round included U21 institutions from Hong Kong, Singapore and Korea, North and South America, and Canada.

“The future of work is a topic that links with all of us, I am glad to have this very opportunity to think through it. The competition also required us to reflect on our personal strengths and weaknesses, it is a good opportunity for me to evaluate and further improve myself,” said Miss Cheng. 

Further information can be found in the U21 website:
https://universitas21.com/news-and-events/news/universitas-21-and-pwc-announce-winners-innovation-challenge-group-b

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Communication and Public Affairs Office, HKU
Ms Melanie Wan (Tel: 2859 2600 / Email: melwkwan@hku.hk)