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36 Inside the Faculty 60 students from different secondary schools participated in the “Nursing and Social Work Joint Summer Programme”, which was held from July 30 to August 3, 2018. The 5-day summer programme, which was co-organised by the School of Nursing and the Department of Social Work and Social Administration, worked with secondary school students who aspire to serve the community as professional nurses or social workers. Students were able to interact with current nursing and social work students, attended several insightful lectures, and visited the Christian Zheng Sheng College and Jockey Club Life Journey Centre. This gave them an insight into what they might expect when working in the nursing and social work fields. In addition to this they also took part in a high table dinner and an overnight stay at the HKU’s University Hall to give them a glimpse into university life, the educational stepping stone that comes before practising in either field. During the summer of 2018 a total of 35 Year 2 to Year 4 BNURS students reached out to seven renowned universities: Peking University, Fudan University, Peking Union Medical College, Kyushu University, Osaka University, Korea University and Jönköping University. A two-week exchange programmes were arranged with each of these universities, to enable students to experience life and education in different nursing and healthcare systems around the world. They had the opportunity to attend lectures, visit hospitals and community sites, collaborate with local students, and perhaps most importantly to experience different cultures and build lasting international friendships! School of Nursing Student Exchange Programme 2018 Nursing and Social Work Joint Summer Programme 2018