香港浸會大學基金2019-2020年報

7 Supporting our graduates and students For our students, no amount of money could buy them the invaluable lessons they learned during these testing times. They learned empathy, diversity and resilience. The University has offered all means of support to our graduates and students, who have suffered diminishing career opportunities as a result of the pandemic and lost overseas internship opportunities due to the shutdown of international travel. While social distancing has kept us physically apart, we introduced seamless connectedness among students, colleagues, alumni, employers and friends. This was done through our Project SEED . Launched in April 2020, the online platform aims to nurture S tudents through E ngagement, E nrichment and D evelopment. Its four key functional components are: SEED Mentorship, SEED Jobs, SEED Internship and SEED Incubator. Our alumni and friends flocked to the platform, offering mentorship, internship and career opportunities to our students. They also joined hands with eminent industry leaders to share their experience and insights through online SEED Talks, instilling in students a positive attitude towards life, improving their competencies in job-hunting and broadening the scope of their outlook. In addition, the HKBU SEED Fund has raised HK$10 million in unsolicited donations and pledges in support of the student-led caring projects as well as providing additional help to students in financial difficulty. I am deeply grateful for the enthusiastic support received from our supporters and friends, colleagues and alumni. Their bountiful contributions helped make this initiative a great success. 支援畢業生及 生 逆境當前，我們的學生學懂了何謂同理心，  學懂了關懷，學懂多元變通、靈活應對。這是 千金難買的寶貴經驗。疫情嚴重打擊了就業  市場，也窒礙了海外實習，有見及此，大學  竭盡所能，全力支援受影響的畢業生和同學。 儘管疫情之下大家需保持社交距離，但無阻浸 大人聯繫交流。我們於 2020 年 4 月推出「 SEED 計劃」，透過網上平台全方位連繫浸大師生、 校友、僱主及友好，以「 SEED 師友」、「 SEED 就業」、「 SEED 實習」及「 SEED 培育」四大範疇 凝聚學生，提升他們的才能，並鼓勵他們作多 方面發展。此計劃獲得浸大校友和友好鼎力支 持，紛紛為學生提供指導、實習和就業機會。 他們亦與業界領袖合作，透過 SEED 網上講座分 享其經驗及真知灼見，啟發學生培養積極的生 活態度，提升備戰職場的能力，並概括分析社 會及經濟前景。 由於全港飽受逆境之苦，故此我們沒有特別為   「 SEED 計劃」籌款，仍獲得港幣 1,000 萬元主動 捐款及雅諾捐資，以支援學生主導的社會服務 項目，並為有財政困難的學生提供額外資助。 我非常感謝大學支持者及友好、同事、校友的 慷慨支持，令「 SEED 計劃」得以成功。 President's Message 校長獻辭