Multi Industry Real World Experience
This programme introduces students to five key industries: STEM, Creative, Business, Health & Wellness, and Communication. Each day focuses on a different industry, giving students a broad understanding of various career possibilities while helping them develop critical skills for future success. Each day begins with an overview of career opportunities within the featured industry, followed by engaging, interactive activities and hands-on skill-building workshops that provide real-world learning experiences.
Programme Highlights:
The goal of this programme is to give students a high-level understanding of each industry and the transferable skills needed to succeed in them. By the end of the programme, students will have greater clarity about their interests and preferences. The course will feature insights from at least two industry professionals, offering students a glimpse into the future of these industries.
Example of what a week could look like:
Day 1: STEM industries
Day 2: Creative industries
Day 3: Business industries
Day 4: Wellness & Wellness industries
Day 5: Communication industries
*This is a one-week course. Please view the recommended Summer Academy schedule HERE
Course Instructors (Subject to change)
Billy is an architect turned entrepreneur with over 10 years of experience in 5 idea-to-exit startups in fitness, retail, and food and beverage. He is currently the founder and CEO of Balloon, a children’s Mastercard debit card and app company dedicated to fostering financial literacy in the next generation. He is one of OWN Academy’s pioneer Industry Coaches and now the Director of Operations.
Shaik is a postdoctoral researcher at PhrmaSec Limited, a biotech company that focuses on clinical situations associated with hormonal dysregulation. He is a former research assistant and doctoral research fellow at The University of Hong Kong.
Tiara and Aileen are the co-founders of Mindfit, a mind and body coaching company that fuses fitness and self awareness to improve wellbeing. They are also part of Fluid X, a fitness company that creates aqua bag training equipment, where Aileen is the fitness director and master trainer, and Tiara is the director of content.
Leanne is the host of the podcast Beyond The Label, founder of the self-care brand Blu Journal, co-founder of event management company Le Lumière Events, and a certified mindset coach. She’s the former social media manager for Prestige HK and Lifestyle Asia HK, both publications under Burda Luxury.
Jessica is a senior associate at global law firm Hogan Lovells, who specialises in corporate finance and capital markets (e.g., helping companies go public and list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange).