This undated photo shows Professor Raymond R Wong in an interview in Hong Kong. Through the Dorothy Shen Wong Memorial Fund, Professor Wong launched the HKBU Professional Journalism Fellowship in 2020. (PHOTO COURTESY OF HKBU SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION)

The HKBU Professional Journalism Fellowship is now calling for applications from full-time journalists employed by news organizations in Hong Kong.

Two selected fellows will get to study full-time at Hong Kong Baptist University for one or two semesters, and can attend any courses at undergraduate or postgraduate levels with the prior approval of course instructors.

The fellows will be granted a stipend commensurate with their respective incomes.

The PJF@HKBU program was launched in 2022. As the first of its kind in Hong Kong, the program aims to raise the standards of journalism by allowing practicing journalists to take a break to study at HKBU

The PJF@HKBU program was launched in 2022. As the first of its kind in Hong Kong, the program aims to raise the standards of journalism by allowing practicing journalists to take a break to study at HKBU.

The two selected fellows of the first cohort, Denise Tsang and Laura Zhou Yongjing, are both from the South China Morning Post and have already completed their studies.

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The 2nd PJF@HKBU welcomes applications from full-time journalists who are employed by established Hong Kong-based news organizations and have at least five years of journalistic experience. PJF@HKBU is one of the strategic initiatives launched under the Dorothy Shen Wong Memorial Fund. HKBU’s School of Communication received a HK$50 million ($6.37 million) donation in 2020 from veteran journalist Professor Raymond R Wong in support of the school’s strategic development and journalism education.

Professor Wong is the recipient of HKBU’s doctorate degree in social sciences, honoris causa, and honorary university fellowship. Wong has devoted over five decades to the journalism industry and media education and is known as the “Godfather of Journalism”. He was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government in 1998.

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Raymond Li, professor of practice and head of the department of journalism, said, “PJF@HKBU was highly commended by both fellows. Our students and faculty also benefitted immensely from the face-to-face exchange on campus with the fellows on their work experience. Thus, we hope the scheme will further enhance the ties between journalism practitioners, students and faculty. We are very much looking forward to seeing the next group of fellows on campus.”

The 2nd PJF@HKBU application deadline is April 7, 2023. More details are available on the program’s website. (https://jour.hkbu.edu.hk/pjf-jour/)