Hong Kong Baptist University openly disregards Visual Arts' students' academic records, future careers and their preferences towards what they want to study. 

Areas to address:

1) The pre-registration for Level 2 VA courses is MANDATORY for Visual Art students. Two courses (each fulfilling 3.00 credits and therefore 6.00 credits combined) are required. However - despite pre-registering on time, many students were either assigned only ONE course, or no courses at all; greatly affecting their academics. We paid our tuitions with our hard-earned money, and yet many are left anxious, unable to complete their study requirements. Why are the resources hardly enough for students? Why accept this amount of students if you cannot accommodate them?

2) The VA courses seemed to have been assigned randomly, with zero regards to the student's personal preferences or personal interests. Most students were assigned a course that oddly did not align with either of their 1st, 2nd, or 3rd preferences. Students are not even afforded the option to pursue their interests or talents.

3) Particular students were given ALL of their 1st preferences, despite the near impossibility considering the random and incomplete assignment other students experienced as previously mentioned. If resources or staff are scarce, why not spread them evenly so all students get equal opportunities?

4) After consulting with the HKBU AVA office, it came to light that this has been a recurring issue for many previous Year 2 students. Why has this problem not been fixed? Previous records have shown consistently that programmes such as Illustration and Painting tend to be more popular in comparison to courses like Wearables, or Glass Casting. Why has this not been factored into the system?

It's difficult to tell if this is a case of simple disorganisation, a blatant lack of resources or even just unfair nepotism.

Countless complaints have been made towards the AVA office to no avail. Students are not even afforded the option to pursue their interests or talents. We are set up for failure.