Career Talks

Academic Year 2023-24

CUMT Career Talk 2024: Paving Your Way to Positions in Cultural Management

Don’t you want to know…

  • What kind of jobs are available in this field?
  • How can I be more competitive?
  • What should I study or prepare before graduation?
  • How is the working environment?
  • What are the main differences between various types of cultural institutions?
  • How should I plan my study and my career path?

It is our great honor to have CUMT alumni Mr. Jerry Cho, Ms. Priscilla Kong and Ms. Katie Hui to share their experience in the field of cultural management and provide their advice on job search and career planning to students.  Students are genuinely encouraged to join this talk to gain more in-field knowledge and get well-prepared for their career goals. 

CUMT Alumni Speakers:

Mr. Jerry Cho
  • Senior Music & Art Development Officer,
    Tung Wah Group of Hospitals
  • Former Learning Hub Operations Officer,
    M+ Museum
Ms. Priscilla Kong
  • Art Collection Manager,
    MCL Financial Group
  • Former Sale Coordinator,
    Christie’s Hong Kong
    (working as Business Manager to oversee auction administration)
Ms. Katie Hui
  • Culture & Heritage Officer,
    The Kowloon City Themed Walking Trail
  • Former Senior Project Officer, The Conservancy Association Centre for Heritage
    (Currently renamed as Hong Kong Resource Centre for Heritage)

Date: 31 January 2024 (Wed)
Venue: Esther Lee Building (ELB) 207

Register Now!
https://forms.office.com/r/sWsWAix1p4

Academic Year 2022-23

No events available for this academic year.

Academic Year 2021-22

“What’s Next?” – CUMT Career Talk 2022

BA programme in Cultural Management is going to organize a CUMT Career Talk titled “What’s Next?” to talk about planning of postgraduates studies from the perspective of CUMT alumni and hence how it could influence your future career planning.

It is our great honor to have our alumni Mr. Louis CHEUNG (i.e. Liaison Officer in HKSAR Government) and Ms. Vanessa LEUNG (i.e. Assistant Arts Administration Manager in Premiere Performances of Hong Kong) to share their experience on planning postgraduates studies as well as career planning, which of course in includes tips on CV writing, preparation of reference letter, job search, etc.  Students are genuinely encouraged to join this talk to gain more in-field knowledge and get well-prepared for their future studies & career goals. 

ALL are WELCOMED!

If you are interested, please kindly do registration through clicking this by 21 November 2022. The zoom link and password would be sent to the registered the day before the event.  

Date: 23 November 2022 (Wed)
Venue: Online via Zoom

Speakers:
Mr. Louis CHEUNG (i.e. Liaison Officer in HKSAR Government)
Ms. Vanessa LEUNG (i.e. Assistant Arts Administration Manager in Premiere Performances of Hong Kong)

Medium: Cantonese

Academic Year 2020-21

CUMT Career Talk (2021 Spring)

BA programme in Cultural Management is going to organize CUMT Career Talk (Spring, 2021) on 27 March 2021. It is our great honor to have our alumni Ms. Zoe SUEN, Ms. Nima LEUNG and Mr. Jarvis YIU to share their experience in the field of cultural management and provide their advice on job search and career planning to students.  Students are genuinely encouraged to join this talk to gain more in-field knowledge and get well-prepared for their career goals. 

 

Date: 27 March 2021, Saturday

Time: 11:00am – 12:30pm

Language: Cantonese

Format: Online via Zoom

Registration: 

Please kindly do registration through clicking this by 25 March 2021.

 

Date: 27 March 2021 (Sat) - 27 March 2021 (Sat)

Academic Year 2019-20

CUMT Career Talk (Summer, 2020)

BA programme in Cultural Management is going to organize Career Talk (Summer, 2020) on 21 August 2020. It is our great honor to invite our alumni Ms. Priscilla Kong, Ms Vanessa Leung and Ms Phoebe Tsui to share their experience in the field of cultural management and provide their advice on job search and career planning to our current students.  Students are genuinely encouraged to join this talk to gain more in-field knowledge and get well-prepared for their career goals. 

Date: 21 August 2020 (Friday)

Time: 19:30 – 21:00

Format: Online (Zoom) 

If you are interested to join this talk, please reserve your seat through this link .

 

*The talk would be conducted online via ZOOM. The meeting ID and Password would be sent to the participants two days before the event. 

Date: 21 August 2020 (Fri)

Academic Year 2018-19

CUMT Career Talk (Fall 2019)

BA programme in Cultural Management is going to organize Career Talk (Fall, 2019) on 30 Oct 2019. It is our great honor to invite Mr. Marcello Kwan, the Vice President of Christie’s (Hong Kong), to share his precious experience and the current development of art auction with his professional expertise. Our alumni Ms. Wena Ho, Ms Anjaylia Ma and Ms Emily Shum will also share their experience in the field of cultural management and provide their advice on job search and interview to our current students.  Students are genuinely encouraged to join this talk to gain more in-field knowledge and get well-prepared for their career goals. 

 

If you are interested in the event, please register online via https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/mycuform/view.php?id=372154

 

*The talk will be conducted in Cantonese. Thanks for your understanding. 

Date: 30 October 2019 (Wed)
Venue: CYT LT4, CUHK

Academic Year 2017-18

No events available for this academic year.

Academic Year 2016-17

Career-Related Talk: Starting a Career in the Arts

Ms Laura Bennegadi
Founder and CEO of ArtBound Initiative

Date: 18 January 2017 (Wed)
Venue: Lee Shau Kee Building, LT4

Academic Year 2015-16

No events available for this academic year.