The New World Social Enterprise Fellows Program is a rigorous Fellowship that prepares selected students - Cheng Fellows at Harvard University of the United States - to take action in advancing progress against a pressing social problem through social innovation. The Fellowship is designed as a springboard for students preparing to lead social change through innovation in movements, organizations, businesses, and/or government upon graduation. The co-curricular experience of the Fellowship bridges research, theory, and social change frameworks with experiential insights and expertise to guide students in effectively leveraging themselves as leaders and innovators for positive social impact.
Cheng Fellows use their time at Harvard to learn and simultaneously advance progress against a defined problem about which they have a dedicated passion and future commitment. The program is designed as an intensive co-curricular Fellowship for students to explore social problem-solving within the context of a policy school and with an eye toward action while earning their degrees. Fellowship work is guided by a curated sequence of weekly co-curricular sessions, skills-based workshops, practitioner visits, individualized coaching and mentorship, hands-on studio time, and experiential learning opportunities. Fellows form a cohort-based community and actively contribute to building a place of productive support and encouragement, recognizing that no single individual changes the world alone. Participants embrace a learning orientation in their work, actively incorporating and building on learnings from Fellowship offerings to guide their independent change efforts.
Jointly organised by Hong Kong United Youth Association (HKUYA), New World Development Company Limited, China Young Leaders Foundation and more than 20 other organisations, and hosted by HKUYA Student Exchange Network (affiliated to HKUYA), New Youth New World Summer Internship Programme provides the opportunity for Hong Kong undergraduate students with around 300 internship positions every year in state-owned enterprises, government departments, cultural organisations and major corporations in first-tier cities of Mainland China. The programme allows students to understand the culture and working environment in Mainland China, thereby broadening their horizons and enhancing their competitiveness.
During the six-week internship, the New Youth New World Summer Internship programme provides a wide array of internship opportunities for university students. As being one of the supporting organisations for the programme, New World Group has also offered successful applicants various positions in its subsidiaries including but not limited to K11, New World China Land Limited, New World Department Store China Limited and its sister company Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited, enabling students to build a solid foundation for their career path. The programme involves a series of lectures, field trips and CEO seminars, allowing students to exchange their views with local students and broaden their horizons.
From 2008 to 2017, over 2000 university students have been given the valuable chance to intern in various mainland cities under New Youth New World Summer Internship Programme.
