CUHK Mentorship Programme(CUMP)

CUMP AT‐A‐GLANCE

1 February 2018

Programme Objective

• To enhance the exposure of CUHK students throughexperience sharing and interaction with experienced professionalsand senior executives from various sectors in the society.

Roadmap of CUMP

2002Founded Personal Assistant Training Scheme (PATS)(For penultimate yearundergraduate students)

Extended to non‐final year undergraduate students and renamed as CUHK Mentorship Programme (CUMP)

2011 2013Extended to postgraduate students

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Mentors Mentees

Participants

Number of Mentors and Mentees 2002‐2018

Format of Mentorship

• Operates on calendar year, from January to December• Mentor and mentee are given flexibility to decide on the 

mentorship formats and activities• Suggests to meet at least four times throughout the year• Examples: formal meetings, lunch/dinner, discussion group, 

company events, festival celebrations, sport events, etc. 

Recap of CUMP 2017

Mentor &MenteeRecruitment

MenteeBriefingSession

New YearGathering2017

Submission ofAnnual Plan& 4 QuarterlyReports

PrepareandparticipateinGathering2018Dec 2017

Jan 2017

February, March, June, September & December

End of 2017

Mentorship Period (Jan-Dec 2017)

Nov 2016

Date:  23 January 2017 Venue  : Lee Shau Kee Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong262 students and 88 guests gathered for a good start of the year. 

Vice‐Chancellor’s Reception for Mentors and Mentees

Date:  7 June 2017 Venue  : VC’s Lodge, The Chinese University of Hong KongOver 100 guests including honorable mentors and mentee alumni over the past 16 years to celebrate the growth of the programme

Mentor Recruitment 2018

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Existing Mentors

Career Development Board members and referrals

Mentors/Work Partners referral

Former Mentors

Hong Kong Professionals and Senior Executives Association

30 New Mentors

Existing Mentors

Dedicated Mentors• Hong Kong‐based professionals and senior executives with more than

15 years of work experience.

• From diverse career and industry background including aviation,finance, civil service, consulting, education, engineering,entrepreneurship, health care, hospitality, HR, IT, legal, logistics,marketing, NGO, property, public sector and retail, etc.

• Key supporting units include:• Career Development Board Members• Hong Kong Professionals and Senior Executives Association• Senior management/ retired executives from:

Hong Kong Government Business Environment Council  CITIC Pacific Limited Conrad Hong Kong Crown Worldwide Holdings Limited  Ernst & Young Hong Kong Medical Association Jardine Lloyd Thompson Limited Kerry Logistics KPMG and more…

Long‐serving Mentors

Five mentors have been supporting this programme for over TEN years

Mentor Total Number of Mentees(until 2018)

Since 2002

Mr. James E. Thompson 17

Since 2003

Mr. Vernon Moore 17

Since 2004

Sir David Akers‐Jones 47

Since 2005

Mr. Anthony Langridge 25

Since 2006Ms. Agnes Nardi 17

More than 30 mentors have been supporting CUMP for over FIVE years

Long‐serving Mentors

Mr. Brad Smolar Ms. Ada Wong Mr. Michael J Wellsted Mr. Mok Gar‐lon Francis

Dr. Chan Cheuk Hay Ms. Lily Wong Mr. Andy Wong Mr. Wong See Ho Anthony

Dr. Chung Wai Ling Margaret  Mr. Wu Tak Lung Bernard  Mr. Wong Kam‐pui Wilfred Mr. Yuen Tak‐tim Anthony

Mrs. Elsie Hui Mr. Eric Chan Mr. Craig Chapman Mr. Zhang Shu David

Mr. Joseph Koc Ms. Sabrina Chan Mr. Jeremy Choi

Mr. Lee Hon Cheung Armstrong Ms. Ip Miu Yin Sarah Mr. Chung Chi Bun Benny

Dr. Luk Che Chung Dr. Lee Woon Ming Wendy Ms. Eliza Fan

Dr. Ng Chi Ho Ms. Margaret So Ms. Iris Hung

Mr. Ngai Man Fu Mrs. Vera Waters Mr. Daniel Lee

Diversity of 2018 Programme• Total 316 Mentees

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UndergraduateYear 3 or above

Postgraduate

Guidelines for Mentees

• Take initiatives to contact your mentors and propose activities• Stay in close interaction throughout the short but valuable 

mentorship period• Collaborate with your mentor – make yourself available for 

mentorship activities • Keep your mentor posted about your schedule• Present with appropriate manner and attitude when 

participating in mentorship activities

How it transforms …