By this time next week Uplands would have hosted a total of 45 universities over a two week period! Our visitors during this time have come from the UK, Australia, HK and New Zealand. The Australian university fair and London universities presentation, both held last Monday, were great successes with 150+ of our students participating. […]

Please find following an email from HKU. Some very important points for those considering Hong Kong. I am writing to you at this time to update you on all the new happenings here at HKU, and as we embark on our 2012 admissions exercise, it is truly an exciting year for us. In addition to […]

I’ve just received an information packet from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (http://polyu.edu.hk) with information regarding full scholarships for Uplands students. Students can access the information at the Uplands Universities Office or see the following websites: http://www38.polyu.edu.hk/aseprospectus/jsp/fees.jsp?title_id=365&websiteId=3&schemeId=201010&langId=1 http://www.polyu.edu.hk/sao/services/3-5_scholarship_menu.htm IGCSE students may be interested in forming teams to enter the PolyU Global Student Challenge in June […]

 A parent recently raised the issue with me about Law and which qualifications are deemed acceptable for admission to the Malaysian Bar. Some research lead me to a very interesting article here: High time for a new Bar Apart from bemoaning the standard of new lawyers coming through the system the article lists the appropriate […]

If you are thinking about Hong Kong universities it is that time of year when the Hong Kong universities hold events and open days to inform students (and parents) about courses and programmes on offer. The 2012 intake will be an interesting one as there will be a double cohort of students  from the local […]