New Student Orientation 2020
The CityU Law School Student Orientation 2020 was held in a real-time, online format on 25 August for the new LLB, JD, PCLL, LLM and LLMArbDR students. More than 450 students attended the Orientation on ZOOM. The Orientation aimed to give new students an overview of academic and university life, introduce them to the University’s resources, facilities and opportunities, and help them get prepared for their new start.
Prof. Tan Cheng-Han, Dean of the Law School, first warmly welcomed the new LLB and JD students on behalf of CityU Law School. In his speech, he advised the students to spend time on reading and thinking about the law rather than expecting answers from the teachers. Noting that law school “is an important stage in your life,” Prof. Tan encouraged the students to enjoy their study and make the most out of their university life. “Don’t be afraid to speak in class. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes. Think independently. Develop intellectual skills. Build life-long relationships. Expand horizons and look out for opportunities.”
Afterwards, the respective programme directors welcomed their students and set out their expectations.
Later on, the new LLB and JD students were given introductions on different aspects of law school life, including international mooting and advocacy, professional development, the student advising scheme, the CityU Law Review, the law library, and e-learning. Ms. Sandy Wong, the Past Chair of the Alumni Association of CityU School of Law, and Mr. Wat Hans Wa Yan, the President of the Executive Committee of the City University of Hong Kong Students’ Union 31st Law Students’ Society, were invited as guest speakers to share their experiences with the students about aspects of legal practice and legal study, respectively.
The Orientation for PCLL students was held in the afternoon, and the Orientation for LLM and LLMArbDR students was held in the evening. The students were warmly welcomed by the Dean and the teaching staff. The respective programme directors then briefed the students on the programme features, curriculum, assessment, resources and facilities in the individual programme orientations.
The Student Orientation was a great success. Students got to become familiar with university life and gain information useful for their studies at CityU. Welcome all new students again to the CityU Law School!
香港城市大學法律學院於2020年8月25日舉行網上迎新活動，超過450名新入學的法律本科生及碩士生參加。一系列的迎新活動旨在讓新生認識大學學習和生活的概況，了解大學的教學資源和設施，幫助他們適應新生活。
法律學院院長陳清漢教授(Prof. Tan Cheng-Han)首先代表城大法律學院熱烈歡迎一眾新生。在講話中，他建議大家一定要花時間閱讀和思考法律，而不是期待老師給予答案。“大學生涯是一個重要的人生階段，”他鼓勵學子們享受學習，充分利用大學時間。“不要害怕在課程上提問；不要害怕犯錯；建立獨立思考的能力；培養智力技能；建立終身的人脈關係；開拓視野；尋找機會。”
之後，法律學學士課程和法律博士課程的課程主任歡迎各位新生，並對他們提出期望。
隨後，學院教師為新生詳細介紹了大學及學院的資源，包括國際模擬法庭比賽和辯論訓練、專業發展指導服務、學生輔導計劃、《香港城市大學法律評論》期刊、法學圖書館和網上學習。香港城市大學法律學院前任校友會主席黃幸怡女士和香港城市大學學生會第31屆法律學生會執行委員會主席屈華恩先生被邀為嘉賓，他們分別從法律工作和學習方面與同學們分享了他們的寶貴經驗。
法學專業證書課程學生的迎新活動在下午舉行；法學碩士和仲裁及爭議解決學法學碩士學生的迎新活動在晚間舉行。院長陳教授和教職員分別歡迎了一眾新生。接著，各自的課程主任向學生簡要介紹了各個課程的學科特點、課程設置、評分方法、教學資源等等。
2020新生迎新日圓滿結束。通過一系列的迎新活動，新生們對大學生活有了初步認識，並取得了對學習有用的資訊。再次歡迎新生加入城大法律學院！