As sign-ups for our Next Talent Incubator Program re-open, we thought we’d talk a bit about how we go about choosing the select few who’ll have the rare privilege of kick-starting their dream projects with a mentor and attending professional…
In the real world, success doesn’t always depend on how good you are, but how good you are at working with others. Despite the number of group assignments that happen in school, however, this is a skill that’s still largely…
On April 13th, Dr. Hwei Huih Lee of the University of Hong Kong attended OWN Academy’s OFFx Beijing career fair as a speaker to share her experiences as a biotechnologist with students from the Western Academy of Beijing (WAB) and…
Truth be told, I know very little about the field of law, and part of the reason I signed up for the legal session at OWN Future Fair (OFF) was because I wanted to find out more about this notoriously…
Poor—that’s how I would describe the extent of my economic knowledge, no pun intended. Still, when the OWN Future Fair at my school kicked off, I found myself sitting in the virtual meeting room of SingAlliance CEO Angel Chia, where…
The 21st century is an era of unprecedented change — of new forms of online communication, of artificial intelligence replacing human labor, and new technologies requiring new skillsets. Despite all this drastic change, education remains more or less the same.…
“To the students who are watching this interview at home, who aspire to build a business for themselves one day, what is your most crucial piece of advice?” “I believe 16 is the new 18.” Those were the words of…
“What do you think about our education system today?” This is quite the controversial question: loaded with heated opinions from teachers, students, parents, and multinational education companies. But no matter what your opinion might be, we all have a nagging sense…
Audrey is a student volunteer from French International School in Hong Kong who did exceptionally well in managing OWN Future Fair 2018. This is a testimony of what she learned and experience with OWN Academy in managing an event. I was…
