{"id":777015567,"date":"2024-05-16T09:30:05","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T12:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777015567"},"modified":"2026-04-22T10:13:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:13:38","slug":"hkjc-and-the-institute-of-philanthropy-launch-graduate-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/hkjc-and-the-institute-of-philanthropy-launch-graduate-scholarships","title":{"rendered":"HKJC and the Institute of Philanthropy launch graduate scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The grants will support Hong Kong students for degrees at Tsinghua University and Peking University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hong Kong.-\u00a0The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC)\u00a0and the Institute of Philanthropy, a charitable organisation established by the HKJC and its Charities Trust, have announced the launch of HKJC graduate scholarships at Tsinghua University and Peking University.\u00a0They will support Hong Kong students on master\u2019s or doctoral degrees<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two donation ceremonies held in Beijing were attended by the HKJC\u2019s chief executive officer\u00a0<strong>Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges<\/strong>, with professor\u00a0<strong>Qiu Yong<\/strong>, secretary of the CPC\u00a0<strong>Tsinghua University Committee<\/strong>, and\u00a0professor\u00a0<strong>Gong Qihuang<\/strong>, president of Peking University, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>See also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/hkjc-donates-hk-720m-to-jc-project-lift\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HKJC donates HK$ 720m to JC PROJECT&nbsp;LIFT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Engelbrecht-Bresges said the scholarships aim to recognise students who excel academically and demonstrate good character, leadership qualities and a commitment to serving society. Some 40 scholarships will be awarded at each of the two universities across five cohorts starting from the 2024\/25 academic year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>See also:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/hkjc-to-fund-palace-museum-hong-kong-cultural-exchange-hub-in-beijing\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HKJC to fund Palace Museum Hong Kong Cultural Exchange Hub in Beijing<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The grants will support Hong Kong students for degrees at Tsinghua University and Peking University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":777015568,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) and its Institute of Philanthropy have launched graduate scholarships at Tsinghua University and Peking University, supporting Hong Kong students pursuing master's or doctoral degrees. This initiative, announced at ceremonies in Beijing, underscores HKJC's strategic commitment to societal contribution and talent development. A total of 40 scholarships will be awarded at each university across five cohorts, commencing from the 2024\/25 academic year.","focusai_entities":"The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC), Institute of Philanthropy, Tsinghua University, Peking University, Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, Professor Qiu Yong, CPC Tsinghua University Committee, Professor Gong Qihuang, JC PROJECT LIFT, Palace Museum Hong Kong Cultural Exchange Hub","focusai_location":"Hong Kong, Beijing","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.8), regulator (0.7), investor_analyst (0.7), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"HKJC Philanthropy Strategy","query":"What is the Hong Kong Jockey Club's overarching strategy for philanthropic investments, and how do these educational scholarships integrate into its broader corporate social responsibility framework?"},{"label":"Governance & Social License","query":"How do significant philanthropic initiatives by a major iGaming operator like the HKJC contribute to its social license to operate and enhance its governance framework in the eyes of stakeholders and regulators?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16338,23876],"tags":[22317],"class_list":["post-777015567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-asia-news","category-social-news","tag-hong-kong-jockey-club"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777015567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777015567"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777015567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777015581,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777015567\/revisions\/777015581"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777015568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777015567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777015567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777015567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}