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Arrangement of online Academic Counselling session (August 25, 2020)
Due to the recent increase in the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the local community, for health and safety sake of all new students and staff concerned, The Registrar has decided the arrangement of academic counselling sessions for new students have to go online on August 25, 2020.
Details will be sent to the concerned GLEF students (all new JUPAS, non-JUPAS local, international students) by email (from glef@cuhk.edu.hk) in around mid-August. Please approach us as soon as possible if you still didn't receive our information by August 21, 2020.
Hope to see you soon! Stay home, stay safe!
Program Taster Fair 2020
11 July 2020
To deepen applicants’ understanding of GLEF, we're hosting these activities on July 11, 2020 (Saturday):
10:00am - around 11:00am
Information session & alumni sharing
around 11:00am - 12:00nn
GLEF live chat
Language: Cantonese
Target: JUPAS applicants
Venue: online via Zoom
Registration link: here
Cultus et Beneficentia Award – highest honor in CW Chu College
Congratulations to Matthew LI (Year 5)! Matthew was honored for receiving the Cultus et Beneficentia Award 2018 from CW Chu College. It is the highest honour for students of the College.
For details, please refer to here.
GLEF program welcomed into CFA Institute University Affiliation Program
Students of GLEF Program taking steps to career success through preparation for the CFA Program
GLEF Program has become the latest university program to be welcomed into the CFA Institute University Affiliation Program. GLEF has been acknowledged as incorporating at least 70 percent of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK) and placing emphasis on the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice within the program. This/these program(s) position students well to obtain the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation, which has become the most respected and recognized investment credential in the world.
Entry into the CFA Institute University Affiliation Program signals to potential students, employers, and the marketplace that GLEF curriculum is closely tied to professional practice and is well-suited to preparing students to sit for the CFA examinations. Through participation in this program, GLEF is eligible to receive a limited number of student scholarships for the CFA Program each year.
“Students in these programs study the Candidate Body of Knowledge, which includes the core knowledge, skills, and abilities identified by practitioners worldwide as essential for successful practice,” said Neil Govier, CFA, Head of University Relations at CFA Institute. “By mastering the fundamentals of the CFA Program as well as the Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct, these future investment professionals gain a strong foundation that helps prepare them well to join the growing CFA Institute community dedicated to promoting the highest standards of ethics, education, and professional excellence for the ultimate benefit of society.”
About CFA Institute
CFA Institute is the global association of investment professionals that sets the standard for professional excellence and administers the industry gold standard CFA charter. The organization is a champion for ethical behavior in investment markets and a respected source of knowledge in the global financial community. The end goal: to create an environment where investors’ interests come first, markets function at their best, and economies grow. CFA Institute has more than 148,000 members in 163 countries and territories, including 142,000 CFA charterholders. For more information, visit www.cfainstitute.org.
About the CFA Program
The CFA Program sets a standard for developing the skills, standards, competence, and integrity of financial analysts, portfolio managers, investment advisers, and other investment professionals worldwide. It is widely considered the investment profession’s most rigorous credentialing program. Administered in English, the CFA curriculum and examinations are identical worldwide. Fewer than one in five candidates who begin the program successfully complete it and go on to earn the coveted CFA charter, the “gold standard” for investment professionals.
