WeThrive is a university-wide learning programme designed to equip students with a set of intellectual, intrapersonal, and interpersonal capabilities for nurturing student positive strengths and holistic developments in the University and beyond.

Topics will, among others, cover:

• What are ingredients to happiness and productivity?
• What roles do positive and negative emotions play in a thriving life?
• How to explore and utilize character strengths to overcome challenges?
• How to avoid thinking traps and cultivate an optimistic mindset?
• How to foster engagement and make healthy habits stick?
• How to sharpen sense of meaning by setting and committing to goals?
• How to strengthen positive relationships?
• How to cope with stress through mindfulness, self-compassion, cognitive restructuring and more?

Facilitator:

Dr. Maggie Zhao is currently Director of the Teaching and Learning Evaluation and Measurement Unit at HKU and President of International Positive Psychology Association Education Division. A positive psychologist studied from the founder of positive psychology, Professor Martin Seligman, Maggie is passionate about helping students thrive and enhancing their positive learning experience.

Schedule: June-July, 2022

Application:

Full-time HKU undergraduate students are welcome to apply. Application is now open until May 29, 2022. Upon successful completion of the WeThrive programme, students could apply for two academic credits for the learning experience.

More details about WeThrive: http://wethrive.hku.hk/

Space is limited. Sign up NOW by completing this online form

For enquiries, please contact WeThrive coordinator at tlemu@hku.hk.