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Healing Our World 療癒我們的家園 | World Religion Day 2023

EY Wavespace, 22/F Citic Tower, 20 Tim Mei Avenue, Central, Hong Kong

World Religion Day 2023 Healing Our World: Spiritual Inspirations, Conversations, Actions 療癒我們的家園:知—行—共勉 Interfaith dialogue, devotions and music with members of different religious and non-religious communities in HK. Come to share and learn about healing our world at the personal, community and planetary levels Date:  Feb 5 (Sun), 2023 Time:  2 – 5 pm (HKT) Language: English […]

Future Readiness Workshop Series – Develop Talents and Discover Purpose

Common Core / BASc Lounge Room 150 1/F Main Building, The University of Hong Kong

Are you Future R.E.A.D.Y? R.E.A.D.Y. stands for Resilience & Change Management Empathy & Social Wellbeing Attention and Focus for Performance Develop Talents and Discover Purpose You 2.0: Healthy, Happy and Empowered In a Post-Pandemic World of constant change, master the skills needed for success. Join our 4-Part Workshop Series about the Future Readiness, as part […]

Thriving @ HKU: Open Doors to Happiness

2/F Multi-Purpose Area, HKU Library

Dear students, Are you feeling overwhelmed with the challenges of university life? You are not alone. We’ve got your back! Join your peers for an exciting event designed to help you better navigate university life and unleash your potential. Get ready to level up your happiness and build resilience in the face of challenges! Near the coming International Day […]

Food and Identity in Hong Kong Literature: Student-Led Discussion

MB151

What food can best represent Hong Kong? Egg tart, Pineapple bun, or milk tea? In this casual academic dialogue, we will move beyond these cliched representations of the city and critically engage with the complexities of postcolonial identity from a gastronomical perspective. While previous studies on food and Hong Kong identity have mostly relied on […]

How to bring concepts and stories to life through images

CETL Learning Lab RRS 321, 3/F, Run Run Shaw Building, Main Campus, HKU

Date: 29 March 2023 (Wednesday) Time: 12:30pm – 1:30pm Venue: CETL Learning Lab (RRS 321, 3/F, Run Run Shaw Building, Main Campus, HKU) Speakers: Ms. Sylvana Lee, Professional photographer Facilitators: Mr. Simon Boynton, Lecturer, Centre for Applied English Studies, HKU Mr. Donn Gonda, Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, HKU Dr. Michelle Raquel, […]

Communication-intensive Courses Symposium 2023

2/F Digital Interactive Lab HKU Main Library

Date: 3 May, 2023 (Wednesday) Time: 9:30 am – 4:30 pm Venue: Digital Interactive Lab, Main Library Target Audience: All HKU staff (including those who have badged CIC courses and those who haven’t) >>Details and registration Programme Time Activity 9:30 – 9:35 Opening Speaker: Prof. Ian Holliday Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning), HKU 9:35 – 10:20 Keynote: […]

(Webinar) Earth Stories: Hong Kong

Zoom

Earth Stories: Hong Kong WEBINAR A Transdisciplinary Art, Ecology, and Research Project Earth Stories: Hong Kong explores new habits of thought and feeling that emerge along the edges of Hong Kong’s cultural and natural worlds. Based at the KFBG Green Hub in Tai Po, the project includes expressions by flora and fauna, sky and earth, poets, film-makers, voice-artists, […]

Why the CC? Choosing the Best Courses for You

Common Core / BASc Lounge Room 150 1/F Main Building, The University of Hong Kong

Why the CC? Choosing the Best Courses for You Q&A on Common Core for First-Year Students   Participating CC Student Consultants:  Anthony, BBA, Year 4 Vaishali, BA&BEd(LangEd), Year 4 Billy, BEd&BSc, 2023 Elly, BBiomedSc, 2023 Jenna, BBA, 2023   Wednesday, Aug 16, 2023 Common Core / BASc Lounge (MB150) 12:30 - 14:00 HKT   Please […]

Film Night! Americaville by Adam James Smith

Wang Gungwu Lecture Hall, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong

Join us for a Hong Kong Premiere! This is a unique chance to see Americaville (2020) by US-based filmmaker and educator Adam James Smith. The film screening is followed by a Director's Talk with Q&A. Moderator: Nikolas Ettel (Faculty of Architecture, HKU) Venue: Wang Gungwu Lecture Hall, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong Date: […]

Designing Games For Change Session 1: Foundations and Principles for Designing a Serious Game with GenAI

CPD-LG. 18, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong

This project is an opportunity for both HKU students and staff to experiment with designing a game experience to drive positive change. Your game can address sustainability issues such as climate change and environmental protection, social justice and discrimination, ethics and citizenship, or teach skills for human flourishing. Our partners, Press Start Academy, will mentor and guide you through […]

Designing Games For Change Session 2: Creating a Prototype with the Unity Game Engine

Zoom

This project is an opportunity for both HKU students and staff to experiment with designing a game experience to drive positive change. Your game can address sustainability issues such as climate change and environmental protection, social justice and discrimination, ethics and citizenship, or teach skills for human flourishing. Our partners, Press Start Academy, will mentor […]

Integrating Improvisation, Design Thinking, and Generative AI in Teaching and Learning Session 1

Learning Lab, RRS321, 3/F, Run Run Shaw Building, Main Campus, HKU

These two workshops will focus on the practical application of improvisation and design thinking in teaching to enhance students’ critical thinking and imaginative capacities. The workshop will discuss practical strategies to guide students across deeper and more expansive levels of inquiry, adopt a mindset for experimentation, connect across disciplinary domains of knowledge, and encourage equitable […]