UMTHKAA Executive Committee meeting with US DEAC officials in UMT Hong Kong Centre

Date: March 17, 2016 Thursday

Time: 3pm - 5pm

Guests:
UMT president Dr Chen,
Timothy E. Mott, Commissioner, US Distance Education Accreditation Commission (DEAC)
Nan Bayster Ridgeway, Director of Accreditation, US Distance Education Accreditation Commission (DEAC)

Venue: Admiralty Conference Centre ACC, 1804A, Tower 1, Admiralty Centre, Hong Kong

We are pleased to let you know that we have had a successful and fruitful meeting with US DEAC officials. During the meeting, UMT Hong Kong Alumni Association presented the formation, function, activities and achievement in recent years.

UMTHKAA Executive Committee arranged a courtesy visit of US DEAC officials to meet with the Secretary for Education Bureau, HKSAR

Date: March 18, 2016 Friday

Time: 5pm - 6pm

Guests: Mr Eddie Ng Hak-kim, SBS, JP Secretary for Education, Dr. K.K. Chan and Mr. Brian Lo, Deputy Secretary for Education, Education Bureau The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Venue: Education Bureau, 11/F, East Wing, Central Government Offices, Hong Kong

The visit of UMT president Dr Chen, Timothy E. Mott, Commissioner, US Distance Education Accreditation Commission (DEAC) and Nan Bayster Ridgeway, Director of Accreditation, US Distance Education Accreditation Commission (DEAC), to Education Bureau was successfully held on 18th March, 2016.

During the visit, both US DEAC officials and Hong Kong government officials (Secretary and Deputy Secretary for Education) exchanged their viewpoints and sharing. The meeting was appreciated by both parties.

About UMTHKAA

The University of Management and Technology Hong Kong Alumni Association (UMTHKAA) was founded in 2014. As of the founding of the Association, there are more than a thousand UMT alumni in Hong Kong.

With the growing number of graduates of UMT Hong Kong, the Association serves the purpose of providing a platform that connects all UMT alumni together and continues to cultivate and strengthen the relationships of the alumni with UMT, local government and business communities.

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