APS student awarded Belt and Road Scholarship for PhD studies
Congratulations to Miss Vivien Tang Foong-yee on winning
the Belt and Road Scholarship for Research Postgraduate Studies 2021 in recognition
of her academic excellence and contribution to the University and the wider
community.
Founded in 2016/17 by the Hong Kong SAR Government, the Belt and
Road Scholarship aims to attract outstanding students from the Belt and Road regions
to pursue higher education in Hong Kong. Miss Tang will receive HK$168,400 from the
scholarship to support her PhD in social welfare policy at the Department of Asian
and Policy Studies (APS). She will begin her studies in August 2021.
Born
and raised in Singapore, Miss Tang has an enviable CV. She graduated with a
bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University at Buffalo and obtained her
first master’s degree at Canisius College, a renowned liberal arts college in the
US. She returned to Singapore and began her career after completing her studies in
the US.
Supported by the scholarship, Vivien is currently pursuing her PhD under the
supervision of Dr Alex He Jingwei, Associate Professor and Associate Head
(Research and Development) of APS. She said, "This programme has provided me
with unlimited opportunities to dive deeper into understanding the social policy
landscape in Hong Kong and the rest of the world. I was given the opportunity to
work with Dr He on his research project on integrated health services for the
elderly, which was funded by the WHO. Through this exposure, I was more certain
that I would like to pursue a PhD examining various social issues."
Vivien has also published a research article with Dr He in Health Policy,
one of the premier international journals in the field. The article can be
viewed here:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168851021000075.
