The webinar link will be emailed to all successful registrants at 9:00AM on Wedensday, 28th October 2020

ABOUT THE EVENT

This session is open to all who are interested in pursuing a Canadian education either in Hong Kong or in Canada, or have children whom they want to receive a Canadian education.

Objectives:
 To provide an overview to the value of Canadian education.
 To feature our members in the education sector to the wider CanChamHK community.
 To provide a cultural context to those who have never lived or studied in Canada before, and/or to those who have been away for quite some time.

 

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Jim Cohn
Director of Enrolment
St. Margaret's School
Jim comes to us with over ten years of experience in academic administration at independent schools, and 25 years as a professor of humanities. Jim received his B.A. summa cum laude from Dartmouth College in French and German. After being awarded a Fulbright scholarship in German Studies from the Universität zu Köln, he went on to complete an interdisciplinary Ph.D. from the University of Chicago under the direction of Nobel Laureate Saul Bellow. Jim’s most recent position at Quest University in Squamish, BC, required him to wear many hats, including Chief Academic Officer (CAO) and Executive Vice President, overseeing Admissions and Financial Aid. During his tenure Quest enjoyed its best-ever recruitment year, enrolling more than 200 new students. He also played a significant role in designing the innovative interdisciplinary curriculum which has made a splash in academia worldwide.

 

Richard Vanderpyl
Head of school
Christian Alliance International School (CAIS)
Richard Vanderpyl is the Head of School of Christian Alliance International School (CAIS). He left New Zealand for Hong Kong to join CAIS since 2019, bringing with him over 34 years of experience in education. Prior to joining CAIS, Richard held a leadership role at Middleton Grange School in Christchurch, New Zealand for 17 years. Richard is a passionate educator with extensive experience in the development of quality international education. He’s also a trailblazer who loves to explore innovative ideas and create new opportunities.

 

Tony Munro
Manager, International Recruitment & Partnerships
University of Waterloo
Tony Munro is the Manager of International Undergraduate Recruitment at the University of Waterloo. Tony has been involved in student recruitment for the past 8 years and prior to that spent 18 years as a Co-op Co-ordinator at the university. Tony's current role is focused on managing Waterloo's recruitment efforts globally in order to maintain and strengthen the university's diverse student body. International students make up 20% of the University of Waterloo's undergraduate student body and those students come from over 80 different countries. In Tony's previous role as a Co-op Co-ordinator, he developed job opportunities for students, managed employer relationships, and tracked and supported students as they completed work-integrated learning experiences. These combined experiences have given Tony a unique insight into the motivations and benefits for both students and employers in combining education and work experience to maximize learning, enhance workplace contributions, ease employment transition, and promote career launch and development.

 

Chris Ng
Co-Chair, Education Committee
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong
Christopher possesses extensive knowledge of the education sector, with over 15 years of educational management experience across Hong Kong, Macau, Canada and Belgium. He specializes in education strategy, school setup and consultancy, project co-creation and fundraising, and development of teacher CPD programmes. Chris has collaborated with numerous local public schools, academics, government, NGO’s and the private sector. His current unit at the British Council trains over 1000 local teachers and staff per year across a variety of industries, focusing on English language, soft skills and digital literacy. He has previously set up and managed multiple language learning centres and film schools, and has operated a teacher recruitment agency that has provided hundreds of Native English Teachers from the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand for local schools and institutes across Hong Kong.
 

 

Event Organizer

 

Cancellation Policy: Payment is non-refundable unless the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong cancels the event. If you are unable to attend, cancellations must be received in writing 72 hours prior to the event. No shows will be charged. Please note that places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.