職業訓練局年報 VTC Annual Report 2019/2020

20 During the year, we renewed or forged new agreements with overseas institutions and partners from Australia, Finland, France, Germany, India, Japan, Norway, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States, thereby enriching students' learning experiences and global perspectives. Long-time partnerships such as these also achieve synergistic outcomes, as in our VTC-ITE International Student Seminar which gathered around 600 young minds from Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Singapore and the United Kingdom to explore the use of technology for building a smart community on a cross-boundary platform. 我們亦鼓勵學生運用設計思維，以創 意和關愛精神來解決社會問題，以當 中一個為長者設計多功能拐杖的項目 為例，就在 2019 年於世界知名的「紅 點設計大獎」設計概念項目中，獲得 紅點最佳設計獎。 加強伙伴協作 我們續與本地和國際伙伴結盟，擴闊 合作網絡，為 VTC 學生和員工提供更 多學習機會，同時為業界創造價值。 年內，我們與來自澳洲、芬蘭、法國、 德國、印度、日本、挪威、新加坡、 南韓、瑞典、瑞士、泰國、土耳其、 荷蘭、英國和美國的海外機構和合作 伙伴簽訂合作協議，以豐富同學的學 習機會，拓闊環球視野。 伙伴協作為我們帶來協同效益，如 VTC-ITE 國際學生研討會便為約 600 位香港、深圳、新加坡和英國的年輕 人，提供跨地域平台，共同探討如何 利用科技建設智慧社會。 We also encourage our students to apply design thinking skills to solving real-world problems with creativity and a caring heart. The creativity shown in our student project on designing a multi-function walking stick for the elderly was named ‘Best of the Best’ for 2019 in the Design Concept category of the world-renowned Red Dot Award. Forging Strong Partnerships Our network of alliances and collaborations with local and international partners continued to grow during the year, enabling us to expand learning opportunities for VTC students and staff while adding value for our industry stakeholders.