Metropolitan University and Sports College signed a cooperation memorandum to provide elite athletes with flexible admissions and learning arrangements

The Hong Kong Metropolitan University and the Hong Kong Sports Institute signed a memorandum of cooperation today to assist full-time elite athletes in the dual-track development of practical training and academic development.

Under the new arrangement, sports colleges can nominate full-time scholarship athletes to enroll in all undergraduate courses in Metropolitan University, and universities can also consider extending the academic year of athletes according to their needs to match their training and competition schedules.

In addition, the university will also provide individual mentor support services to help athletes adapt to university life.

The memorandum of cooperation was signed by Professor Lin Qunsheng, President of Metropolitan University, and Dr. Cuisha Li, Dean of Sports Academy. Under the new framework, the Sports Academy can nominate full-time scholarship athletes to enroll in all undergraduate courses of Metropolitan University.

Universities can also consider extending the academic year of athletes to suit their training and competition schedules according to their needs.

In addition, the university will also provide individual mentor support services to help athletes adapt to university life.

Lin Qunsheng expressed the hope that this cooperation can promote exchanges between the University and the Sports Institute, and provide Hong Kong elite athletes with flexible and diverse learning channels.

Li Cuisha pointed out that thanks to Metropolitan University for its support to create a more conducive environment for elite athletes to practice the dual-track development of sports and academics. He also pointed out that athletes can continue to pursue academic achievements while participating in sports training full-time.

She hopes that through this collaboration with Metropolitan University, she can encourage more young people with specific educational talents to join the ranks of elite athletes.

The Hong Kong Metropolitan University and the Hong Kong Sports Institute signed a memorandum of cooperation today to assist full-time elite athletes in the dual-track development of practical training and academic development.

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Deng Haolin (right) believes that this cooperation can provide protection for the future life planning of elite athletes.

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Deng Haolin, a second-year student of the Metropolitan University of Physical Therapy course, is also a member of the Metropolitan University’s badminton team. She believes that signing the cooperation will not only allow student athletes to take care of sports training, competition and learning, but also provide protection for their future life plans.

She pointed out that physiotherapy courses can help her better understand the structure of the body's bones and muscles, effectively prevent injuries and understand how to strengthen training, which is also helpful for the long-term career development of athletes.

Zheng Lizhen hopes to fight for the World University Games for the city in the future.

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Elite gymnast Zheng Lizhen graduated with a bachelor's degree in sports and recreation management from the Metropolitan University.

She thinks that the teaching mode of the University of Tokyo is particularly suitable for elite athletes who often go out for competitions and training. Because she has missed the whole week of class because of going out for competitions, she has to review her notes in disguise. Fortunately, her classmates have helped with the recording of the class, and even when they encounter problems There is an email to the professor asking about it. In the future, I hope to fight for the University to play in the World University Games.

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