Virtual Student Exchanges

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, 226 Year 1 – 4 students were still able to benefit from the enrichment of engaging with nursing schools and students in other parts of the world through eight virtual exchange programmes organised during the 2021 summer semester.

The programmes enabled our nursing students to interact with students from different continents and to share information about the healthcare systems and culture in their respective countries and regions, and expand their academic networks. The exchange programmes included:

• Cultural Diversity in Health Care for Interprofessional Education - Mahidol University
• Introducing our Health Care System - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
• Global Health Partnership 2021 (Nepal) - U21 Health Sciences Group
• 2021 TMUN Online Exchange Programme - Taipei Medical University
• Summer Webinar Programme - Ramathibodi School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
• International Student Challenge 2021 - U21 Health Sciences Group IPE Special Interest Group
• Online Student Programme - Chiang Mai University
• Nurturing Global Leaders Programme (Myanmar) – Centre for Applied English Studies, The University of Hong Kong

In addition, students from six Asian universities joined an online exchange programme organised by the School on August 1 – 6 on “Clinical and Cultural Encounters among Nursing Undergraduates in Asia”. The students came from Central South University, The Catholic University of Korea, Taipei Medical University, Chulalongkorn University, Jeju National University and Sun Yat-sen University. A total of 70 nursing undergraduates, including students from the HKU School of Nursing, participated in virtual simulation activities and discussions on COVID-related topics.