Issue: March 21, 2012 (Archive)

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Slang match
Although English is an official language of Hong Kong, many young Hongkongers shy away from using it. That's not because their English is bad but just that they are not confident of their speaking skills, say Isabella Ma Yee- nam and Matthew Shum Ho-hin.

Luck of the Irish
In Ireland, education is free for all levels from kindergarten to university. Nearly all universities in Ireland have the same requirements, application process and tuition fees for international students.

Ireland: Land of saints and scholars
Next to Britain, hidden under many, many rain clouds lies the island of Ireland, land of saints and scholars.

Fully booked
In an age of iPads, how do you get kids interested in reading? First thing you do is to put the book up really high and say never read that book. Then you leave the room, is Irish author Eoin Colfers tongue-in-cheek advice.

Tying up loose ends - the rest of Canada
Southern Ontario's other heavyweights are Queens, Guelph, McMaster and the University of Western Ontario, but it's time to journey to Ottawa and Quebec and consider Canada's French-English duality. Here matters can be dizzying, so beware!

French polish
Ooh la la! Imagine studying on the steps of the Louvre, summer holidays in Provence and winter sports in Chamonix ... no wonder France attracts more than 280,000 international students a year, the fourth highest in the world.

Applying to Ontario through OUAC
Ontario is the core of English-speaking Canada. It is home to some 40 public and private universities, five of which are located in metropolitan Toronto. The largest of them, the University of Toronto, is a leader in research and a gathering place for intellectuals.

World of Discovery
For students worried about the untested Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education, there is always the International Baccalaureate option. But IB programs have traditionally been the bastion of international schools or English Schools Foundation institutions and there is a long waiting list.

Journey beyond BC
Last November there was a Canadian education fair here in Hong Kong. Among the 18 schools that came to strut their stuff were a few from BC that I didn't mention last week. So here's a shout-out to them: Kwantlen Polytechnic, Thompson Rivers and the University of Northern British Columbia. The latter two are quite a bit away from Vancouver.

China in your hand
We may have one country, two education systems but the gap is narrowing. As part of a pilot project this year, 63 universities across the border will exempt Hong Kong students from taking the Joint Entrance Examination for universities in the mainland.

West Side Story
In Canada there are unfortunately no systems in place to merge application forms or streamline procedures even within the same province (except in Ontario, which we'll look at in a later week). This means for each school that you consider you'll have to read a separate set of instructions, fill out your profile once, and make sure a copy of all accompanying documents be delivered on time.

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