Alumni

“With 8 years of work experience before applying for this Master’s, I was the non-traditional US Citizen in the 2018 /2019 cohort. Being unique in the class, I was healthily challenged in multiple ways – from critically analyzing my country’s own policies using an Asian lens to realizing my thinking patterns contrasted from my younger peers, allowing me to fill the elderly brother role within the class. It refreshed my approach to learning and helped me critically analyze my own perspective while sharpening my thinking by incorporating more complexity into my research to encompass Asian history, mindsets, and public policy institutions and processes. The professors were excellent guides in helping us think comprehensively and concisely as my classmates mastered the content and applied it through rigorous research and professional written work. Studying about Greater China’s various governmental policies and institutional processes was a linguistic challenge as several courses were in Mandarin Chinese, but in the end, there is no better place to study the region than at CUHK which lies at the heart of Greater China itself.”

「本科新聞和播音主持的背景，加上在時政訪談節目的實習，使我對中國的政治經濟議題產生了興趣。為了完善自己在相關方面的知識框架、更好的規劃和發展自己的職業，我報讀了GPGC課程。與其他中國研究課程相比，GPGC的專業性強、範圍比較集中。我受益最深的莫過於研究方法和多角度思考技巧。畢業後我從事的新聞編輯工作需要處理兩岸三地新聞。當我需要為採訪嘉賓做準備時，我知道如何高效地搜集關鍵資料，抽絲剝繭，理出採訪提綱和節目內容。」

“I am much honored to join the GPGC program. I believe the most precious value of GPGC is to provide Chinese liberal scholars a platform on which they can show their academic achievements in a free environment. Not only about Western-style education but also let students understand the liberal ideology with Chinese philosophy. I sincerely hope that in the future, more scholars from mainland China can join GPGC and bring more valuable ideas to students.”

“GPGC programme – my “fortuitous encounter” – a serendipity experiencing the indelible moments amid the 2019 Hong Kong protests and COVID-19 Pandemic. Throughout our life, we may undergo difficult times. But we should never forget why we need to learn the ropes of politics. Always bear in mind the cornerstone of reflective and independent thinking and be attentive to our surroundings. Realizing the significance of the Greater China in different perspectives before getting to know about the world is how the wind is blowing.
Lastly, thanks to our experienced professors, who inspired us at not merely academic ground, but awaked us the importance of lifelong learning and growth.
I appreciate to share my memory with GPGC during the two major events of my life and the world.”

「我想在GPGC就讀這一年一定會是我人生中一段難忘的時光。GPGC對我來說意味著什麼？是啟蒙，是思想和自我的啟蒙，是更加瞭解自己，探索出自己從未有過的另一面，是思維的轉換，是從更廣闊更平和更包容的視角看問題，很多個瞬間腦海中會出現『竟然可以這樣想』的看法。
在GPGC裡最大的收穫是認識了一群溫暖的老師和同學。和老師之間的關係不僅僅局限在教室裡，我們會在春天裡徒步校園，聽老師講中大每個建築背後的故事；會在春節假期裡去老師家，雖然不能回家過年但也擁有另一種熱鬧；會在結課的時候去老師家裡喝酒看電影，一群人圍坐溫暖的燈光下，談未來談思想，每個人的眼睛裡都閃著光，熱血又興奮，那一刻，我似乎感受到：我未曾觸摸過星星，但我曾離宇宙那樣近。」

「很榮幸通過這一年的學習認識學識淵博且具有人文關懷的老師，在異鄉也能感受到真誠與溫情。GPGC拓寬了我看待事情的視角，認識到看待任何事情都應先瞭解事實，再帶著批判的思維去看待他者對此事的評論。面對爭論與矛盾，應保持理性思考、不偏激、不急於站隊。GPGC也讓我對政府與政治有了較為系統、全面的認識，能以理論結合現實，對工作中的難點進行深層次的思考和探索。」

「作為一名跨專業申請的學生，GPGC是我系統學習社會科學理論知識的開始。透過豐富有趣的課堂，GPGC讓我學會了以更包容的心態和從不同的角度看待新聞議題，而政治哲學的內容亦對我有著非常重要的啟蒙起義，它讓我開始主動思考：從個人的角度，我想活在一個什麼樣的世界裡？而這種獨立思考、理性看待問題的能力讓我受益匪淺。 感謝在GPGC遇到的老師和同學們，這段經歷對我來說彌足珍貴，我相信未來，它也會在我的人生道路上熠熠生輝。」

「GPGC項目帶給我的不僅是知識體系的完善，更多的是理性思考的能力和思維方式的轉變。如何正確的認識自己，如何選擇自己想要走的路，如何理解和理性看待這個世界？雖然對於這些問題還沒有形成完全的答案，但幸運的是遇到了很多優秀的老師，他們為我打開了一扇門，鼓勵我秉持一種開放的心態多走，多聽，多看，多思考。

感謝在GPGC遇到的每個人，這段時光是我人生中最珍貴的經歷。」