Curriculum Vitae
Education
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People
Francis Li
Over 96% of trips in Hong Kong are completed by public transport. In 2018, Hong Kong was ranked number 1 on ARCADIS’ Sustainable Mobility Index, in part due to the highly efficient operation of the MTR system, which also has the highest farebox recovery rate in the world. Hong Kong’s Read more…
Cities
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
KL is the capital of a kingdom in Southeast Asia, this in itself warrants a visit to the colorful city. Although its not as convenient or well-planned as Singapore, it is very internationalized in itself. You could eat rice noodles in an alley for breakfast, have a coffee in a Read more…
Cities
Schmilka, Germany
Allow me to share a story of rejection, one not from romantic love, but disappointment in the sense of misplaced loyalty. Having lived in Germany for three months by that point, I considered (as did those in my community such as the family from the motorcycle shop and cashier at Read more…
Articles
The folly of new year’s resolutions
Now that the tide of incessant and meaningless social media posts on things that people want to do in the new year has died down, it’s worth reflecting on how you can achieve your goals. Too often, I see goals like “I want to lose weight” or “I want to Read more…
Articles
Ethical Education in University
When I applied for the Dean’s Service Award back in February of 2018 a member of the interview panel asked me how universities should implement ethical education. Naturally, I asked that professor to define “ethical education” for me. We came up with a list of items that included CSR, rights Read more…
Articles
Sunk Cost Fallacy of Education
There are some people out there who believe there is a sunk cost of education, not so much economic cost, time cost. Over the past several years I’ve had several friends who encountered situations where they’ve already spent a significant amount of time studying one subject but chooses to switch Read more…
Cities
Dresden, Germany
When asked which German city is my favourite I’d always say Dresden. Even though it had been bombed flat in WWII the spirit of the people there were not destroyed and the city was rebuilt as it looked before the war. In a stunning effort between artisan builders and modern Read more…
Short Stories
Lucky Blue Shirt
Adrian, a guy from my international management class stopped me as we walked into the exam room. He’s a tall, well-built football player – if I didn’t know better I’d have thought he wanted my lunch money! “We’re in matching outfits!” He pointed on his blue shirt and then my Read more…