The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups The University of Hong Kong Summer School for Effective Leadership 2009   Introduction Summer School for Effective Leadership 2009 (School) is a collaboration project between Leadership 21, The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups and The University of Hong Kong for the second consecutive year with the aims:          i.    to nurture youth leaders with solid fundamental knowledge and intensive           leadership skills,       ii.   to foster all-rounded training to strengthen their critical thinking and reasoning           skills, interpersonal skills, cognitive skills and ability to analyse and solve           problems,     iii.   to reinforce their willingness to serve the community, and      iv.   to further develop global perspective and promote intercultural awareness           amongst the participants.     Course Duration From, Thursday, 16 July 2009 to Saturday, 25 July 2009     Number of Participants 100 local and overseas students   Eligibility   -        F.3 – F.7 student leaders, or equivalent in 08/09 academic year -        Exemplary conduct -        Outstanding academic achievements           -      Demonstrated leadership potential and commitment to serving the community   Course Fee   HKD 8,000* (FULL BOARD AND LODGING at The University of Hong Kong included.)   Summer School for Effective Leadership Grant and Scholarship   Youth leaders from F.3 to F.7 (2008-2009) are cordially invited to apply for the following Grant and Scholarship:      -  Under the Grant Scheme, participants in financial need, by nomination from school        teachers, may apply for partial or full fee waiver. Special consideration will be given        to recipients of the following schemes:      -  School Textbook Assistance Scheme recipient or, -                           Senior Secondary Fee Remission Scheme recipient or, -                           Comprehensive Social Security Assistance recipient.   The Scholarship Scheme is run by the HKFYG. Under the scheme, outstanding students meeting the following criteria are welcome to apply by nomination from school teachers:   -                  Excellent academic achievements at HKCEE, or equivalent or, -                  Demonstrated excellent leadership in territory-wide leadership organizations or, -                  Have represented Hong Kong and received award(s) in regional or international competition.   Successful nominees may receive a scholarship of up to $8,000 to cover the fees of the Summer School.   Each school may nominate a maximum of 2 students for the Grant and 2 students for the Scholarship.   Application Method Application should be submitted to the General Education Unit ONLINE HERE or by ONE of the following ways:   by email (with scanned attachments if needed): gened@hku.hk, by fax: (852) 2547 0592, or by mail: General Education Unit, G21, G/F, May Hall, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong.   You may also download the application form HERE. Please submit the completed application form and supporting documents to The University of Hong Kong through ONE of the three ways specified above.       Application Deadline 5:00p.m., Friday, 29 May 2009     Useful documents    Ø Leaflet  Ø Poster  Ø Booklet   _____________________________________________________________________   Enquiry Leadership 21 The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Unit 6, G/F, The Center, 99 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2169 0255 Fax: (852) 21690603 E-mail: leadership21@hkfyg.org.hk Website: leadership21.hkfyg.org.hk   General Education Unit The University of Hong Kong G21, G/F, May Hall, The University of Hong Kong Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong Tel: (852) 22415044 Fax: (852) 2547 0592 E-mail: gened@hku.hk Website: gened.hku.hk