Jennifer Yu Cheng Girls Impact Foundation and HKSTP Partner to Empower Teen Girls and Develop Women Tech Talent Pipeline for HK I&T Ecosystem

Jennifer Yu Cheng Girls Impact Foundation (JYCGIF) and Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) aim to close the gender gap in innovation and technology (I&T).

JYCGIF and HKSTP will design and hold joint projects that inspire and equip teen girls to study STEM and pursue future careers in I&T.

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Witnessed by Dr Sunny Chai, Chairman of HKSTP (back row, left) and Mrs Jennifer Yu Cheng, Founder of JYCGIF (back row, right), Mr Albert Wong, CEO of HKSTP (front row, left) and Ms Cecilia Hon, Executive Director of JYCGIF (front row, right) signed the MoU to strengthen talent development and attract more female students to join Hong Kong’s thriving I&T ecosystem.

Published: 9:23am, 19 May 2023

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The new collaboration between JYCGIF and HKSTP makes it crystal clear that the I&T ecosystem in Hong Kong and beyond is barriers-free for passionate and inspired girls and women: There is no glass ceiling for competent, creative and empowered women who seek to excel and lead in the future.

JYCGIF and HKSTP have signed an MoU on collaborative initiatives to create programmes that empower teen girls to pursue STEM subjects, both academically and professionally, with the goal of developing a talent pipeline of women talents interested in playing leading roles in the I&T ecosystem. The JYCGIF-HKSTP partnership will also include an upcoming “Ideathon” that will engage and activate teen girls in I&T by challenging them to find tech-forward solutions to societal issues.

“Through the collaboration between JYCGIF and HKSTP, we can nurture women talents in the I&T sector and empower them to become future ready leaders,” said Mrs Jennifer Yu Cheng.

The new partnership creates opportunities in I&T to unleash the full potential of the next generation, encouraging more girls to take up STEM studies and nurturing future leaders. “We hope to re-examine what the future can and should look like: a world in which no dream is too big, and no dreamer too small!” said Mrs Jennifer Yu Cheng, Founder of JYCGIF and Group President and Deputy Vice Chairwoman of CTF Education Group (CTFEG), at the MoU Signing Ceremony. “We aim to deepen our close collaboration. We will join hands to present teen girls with more opportunities and exposure to STEM and I&T for girls, through a series of curated seminars, workshops, visits to I&T corporations and Ideathon competitions.”

“HKSTP and JYCGIF will join hands to enhance the exposure of female secondary students to the I&T ecosystem at HKSTP and beyond”, said Dr Sunny Chai.

Yu Cheng’s sentiment was echoed by Dr Sunny Chai, Chairman of HKSTP. “A goal of this synergistic alliance is to inspire female secondary students by enhancing their exposure to the I&T ecosystem at HKSTP and beyond,” he said. “Both organisations want to help female students to identify their own future career paths.”