{"id":18200,"date":"2025-09-16T14:20:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T06:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/sol\/?page_id=18200"},"modified":"2025-09-16T14:26:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T06:26:20","slug":"message-from-the-dean","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/sol\/message-from-the-dean\/","title":{"rendered":"Message from the Dean"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18200\" class=\"elementor elementor-18200\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-432e8ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"432e8ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb105aa\" data-id=\"bb105aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3ac7cc elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e3ac7cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/sol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/09\/Dr-Yeung-257x300.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/sol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/09\/Dr-Yeung-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/sol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/09\/Dr-Yeung.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bbdc58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4bbdc58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a281f7 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a281f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"dean-text visible\">Lifelong learning is the best way to push boundaries and create new opportunities for yourself. By continuously engaging us as your learning partners\u2014whether to pursue academic qualifications or undertake on-the-job training\u2014you&#8217;ll unlock benefits that extend not only to you but to those around you. Hong Kong Metropolitan University (formerly the Open University of Hong Kong) has a long and proud history in open and distance education. The qualifications you earn from us are highly valued by the government, employers, and overseas universities.<\/p><p class=\"dean-text visible\">To better serve the unique needs of distance and part-time students, the University has invested significant resources in establishing the School of Open Learning (SOL). The establishment of the School fully demonstrates HKMU&#8217;s strong commitment to promoting lifelong learning and fulfilling its historical mission.<\/p><p class=\"dean-text visible\">The School of Open Learning is dedicated to providing comprehensive support to distance and part-time students. Our staff listens to your needs, provides student service to those committed to lifelong learning, develops and helps you identify suitable open learning opportunities, and assists you in overcoming academic challenges.<\/p><p class=\"dean-text visible\">We are committed to helping you achieve simultaneous growth in your personal, professional, and social lives\u2014allowing you to pursue multiple paths of development without sacrificing other opportunities and helping you seize breakthrough opportunities. Trust us to be your partner on this journey.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d80966 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9d80966\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f448bb elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f448bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Matthew YEUNG Chi-hei<\/p><p>Dean of School of Open Learning<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lifelong learning is the best way to push boundaries and create new opportunities for yourself. 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