HRH The Duke of York, KG Visits Peking University HSBC Business School

After the tour, he spoke with a number of PHBS faculty on entrepreneurship where he heard of current teaching cases including interdisciplinary cultivation and quality development training and teamwork for enhancing team spirit, which will enable students to build strong relationships and bring their talent into full play.

After the tour, he spoke with a number of PHBS faculty on entrepreneurship where he heard of current teaching cases including interdisciplinary cultivation and quality development training and teamwork for enhancing team spirit, which will enable students to build strong relationships and bring their talent into full play.

The Duke also participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the PHBS Future Media Laboratory. Equipped with an advanced video studio, the lab will provide a professional platform for financial news teaching, research and practice for PHBS faculty and students. He then spoke to students in the laboratory on pushing forward innovation and entrepreneurship, and enhancement of Sino-UK education.

After that, The Duke was welcomed to the school's grand hall to deliver a keynote speech on innovation and entrepreneurship while introducing the establishment, development and vision of Pitch@Palace, a platform which he founded in 2014 to amplify and accelerate the work of entrepreneurs. The Duke acknowledged PHBS's engagement in Sino-UK educational communication and collaboration and of the cooperation between the University of Cambridge and Peking University. He spoke of cooperation in education, research and student cultivation playing an essential role in promoting understanding between young people of both countries.

 

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