{"id":5628,"date":"2026-05-08T11:41:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T03:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/?p=5628"},"modified":"2026-05-11T17:05:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:05:36","slug":"growing-with-mentors-guidance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/growing-with-mentors-guidance\/","title":{"rendered":"[British Columbia] Growing with Mentor\u2019s Guidance"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><div class=\"column one\">[British Columbia] Growing with Mentor\u2019s Guidance <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><\/div>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_5629\" style=\"width: 845px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5629\" class=\"wp-image-5629\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-Mentorship-IG-Posts-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"835\" height=\"1114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-Mentorship-IG-Posts-4.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-Mentorship-IG-Posts-4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-Mentorship-IG-Posts-4-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-Mentorship-IG-Posts-4-110x146.jpg 110w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-Mentorship-IG-Posts-4-38x50.jpg 38w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-Mentorship-IG-Posts-4-56x75.jpg 56w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-Mentorship-IG-Posts-4-360x480.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 835px) 100vw, 835px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5629\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Mentee Leo Jian (front) enjoying a day out at Port Moody with his Mentor Dr Sammy Ng (left), joined by Mentor Ms Viame Yau (second left), her mentee Ella (right) and her friend Lloyd.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\r\n<p>Leo Jian (BSc&amp;MRes), exchange student in British Columbia, \u201cThrough my mentoring relationship with Dr. Sammy Ng, I have gained a clearer sense of my career direction, valuable practical experience, and constructive feedback on both my academic work and professional skills. Dr. Ng has guided me in identifying my strengths, enhancing my problem-solving abilities, and building greater confidence in making decisions.<\/p>\r\n<p>In addition to his mentorship, Dr. Ng and other mentors have generously shared real-world industry insights, helped me set realistic goals, and taught me effective time management and professional communication. Most importantly, their support and encouragement have motivated me to grow independently, embrace challenges, and develop a more mature and focused mindset for my future studies and career.<\/p>\r\n<p>Dr. Ng is patient, knowledgeable, and insightful. He offers thoughtful guidance, honest constructive feedback, and remains consistently supportive, approachable, and encouraging.&#8221;<\/p>\r\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">\ud835\uddd4\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude00 \ud835\uddf3\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddff \ud835\udddb\ud835\uddde\ud835\udde8 \ud835\udde0\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfd (\ud835\udde2\ud835\uddf3\ud835\uddf3\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2) \ud835\uddee\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude04 \ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfb \ud835\ude02\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf9 \ud835\udde0\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude06 \ud835\udfee\ud835\udff1, \ud835\udfee\ud835\udfec\ud835\udfee\ud835\udff2 (\ud835\udde0\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude06)! If you&#8217;ll be on exchange during the first semester of 2026-27, don&#8217;t miss this opportunity to enrich your offshore experience. Apply now and make the most of your international journey!<br \/><a class=\"ProsemirrorEditor-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/apply?utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e0_tv2_a1demo0jq3ooxp&amp;fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExdnFoN01MYUxGRnNjNjExSXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6ZF4i11_NvWIk8NRe5_GZY1JGuquSFyCOgYRVcmSQ6wb3UQfuz48FuHE5wjA_aem_DYU_AUD7gQv3JjpahtPwBw\">https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/apply<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Tell us how your HKU Mentorship journey is going! Share your story &amp; photos via the website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/mlogin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.mentorship.hku.hk\/mlogin<\/a> or email us at <a href=\"mailto:mentor@hku.hk\">mentor@hku.hk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most importantly, their support and encouragement have motivated me to grow independently, embrace challenges, and develop a more mature and focused mindset for my future studies and career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":5629,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5628"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5651,"href":"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5628\/revisions\/5651"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}