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The HKU Horizons Office will sponsor up to TWO full-time undergraduate students to participate in MOEI 2025.

Background

MOEI was originally launched as a credit-bearing experiential learning programme in the Faculty of Social Sciences, HKU in 2008 to provide intensive English-language education for migrant children and adults from Myanmar located along the Moei River section of the Thai-Myanmar border.

 

MOEI 2025

MOEI is now operated under Experiential Learning Asia (ELA) for Universitas 21 institutions.  Two MOEI 2025 Summer places will be available for HKU students to undertake teaching in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

 

Programme

MOEI 2025 (Siem Reap, Cambodia) will last for 5 weeks from:,

  • EITHER Jun 8-Jul 12, 2025
  • OR Jul 6 – Aug 9, 2025,

consisting of:

  • online Pre-departure Preparation before students travel to project location (including meeting the MOEI team, child safeguarding training, Q&A’s with past MOEI volunteers, program briefings, travel advice, and visa assistance).
  • 1 week of Onsite Teacher Training Orientation to provide participants with essential cultural orientation and teacher training for teaching English as a second language.
  • 4 weeks of In-class Teaching. In-class teaching generally takes place for 3-4 hours per day Mondays to Fridays, to primary to high school level students in free language set-up by local communities.
  • Homestay or guesthouse accommodation.
  • Weekend trips in Siem Reap.

 

Onsite Support

  • 24/7 support from ELA coordinators in Cambodia
  • mentoring/assistance from teacher trainers and local teachers
  • daily transport to/from school

 

Cost

Participants under Horizons Office sponsorship will have to pay for:

  • HK$9,200, being part of the progamme fee, which will cover, amongst other things, accommodation, breakfast + one group dinner per week, 24/7 support from ELA coordinators in placement location, pre-trip online preparation sessions, one week of orientation workshop & teacher training in host country, mentoring/assistance from teacher trainers and local teachers, 4 weeks of teaching placement, daily transport to/from school, and teaching materials (e.g. photocopying, stationary etc)
  • self-arranged return flight between HK and Siem Reap, Cambodia.

 

Application

Applications are now invited from full-time undergraduate students from all Faculties.  Please apply online on or before December 29, 2024 (12 midnight).

For enquiries, please contact the Horizons Office by email at horizons@hku.hk