Announcements

Short Film Competition – UNLEASHING INFINITE POSSIBILITIES

February 28, 2024

Enter your short films into HKU’s Short Film Festival! Selected films will be publicly featured at the Festival in Tai Kwun. Awardees will share in total prizes of HK$2,000 and the chance to showcase their work at the Movies in Wonderland Festival in Austria. This year, we are exploring “Unleash Infinite Possibilities”, a theme highlighting Artificial Intelligence’s transformative potential in filmmaking and creative production. The Festival is a collaboration with the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and the Vienna University of Technology. Submissions are due by March 22, 2024, and are open to all HKU students and staff. To participate,

HK Global Development Prize

February 27, 2024

Organized by Generocity, this HK$5,000 competition aimed at gathering innovative ideas on establishing an Official Development Assistance (ODA) program in Hong Kong. This initiative is part of their ongoing work to support Hong Kong in promoting sustainable development and international cooperation.   Why participate in the HK Global Development Prize? This competition provides a platform for you to showcase your ideas and initiatives to contribute to Hong Kong’s international development efforts and shape its role on the global stage. It is also a great opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of individuals and communities in need around the

CALL FOR TRANSDISCIPLINARY UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROPOSALS (2023/24)

January 22, 2024

The TransDisciplinary Undergraduate Research Project is an opportunity for an individual or small groups of undergraduate students to pursue funded research on a topic of their own choosing. To be carried out locally or outside Hong Kong, the project will be supervised by a Faculty mentor, with a duration of between 6 weeks to 6 months.   All undergraduate students (first to final year) are eligible to apply  Application Period for 2023-24 (Sem 2): Now – March 29, 2024 Application method and guidelines: https://commoncore.hku.hk/tdugr-project/ Previous projects: https://commoncore.hku.hk/cc-ug-research/td-student-research/

U21 RISE (Real Impact on Society and Environment) 2023/24

January 22, 2024

U21 RISE (Real Impact on Society and Environment) is an international video competition for student teams to showcase their projects related to sustainability and social innovation. Winning teams will be awarded a prize of USD 2,000 each, together with access to a global network of experts in academia and industry to help scale their projects. If you have a voluntary, social enterprise or environmental project that you would like to showcase, scale up, develop, and build, then RISE is for you! Deadline of Application: 8 April, 2024 For more details and submission method of U21 RISE 2023/24, please visit https://commoncore.hku.hk/u21-rise/.

New Know How – deTour 2023

November 22, 2023

  deTour 2023 – design festival is back with “New Know How” from 24 November to 3 December. This year, curators Kay Chan Wan Ki, Chi-wing Lee and STICKYLINE delve deep into the heart of local crafts, examining their glorious past and envisioning a future that bridges old and new. PMQ will again be transformed into an interactive playground where visitors can experiment with new concepts while immersing themselves in Hong Kong’s rich cultural heritage.   With over 20 installations and exhibitions, 40 workshops and 12 design dialogues, film screenings and guided tours featuring seasoned and young artists, deTour 2023

Gamechangers for Sustainable Business in Asia

September 28, 2023

We invite interested undergraduate students to participate in this research project in collaboration with the international sustainable business consultancy firm BSR (https://www.bsr.org/). The project will be mentored by Anna Iles, Associate Director of the BSR’s Futures Team. The project involves identifying and researching emerging issues and trends affecting the future of sustainable business in Asia. Under the guidance of consultants from the BSR Futures team, students will learn the skills to conduct horizon scanning, identify signals of change, and extrapolate on the potential implications. Students will be required to conduct a short survey, deliver a concise visual deck, and a

The TransDisciplinary Undergraduate Research Project for 2023-24 Semester 1

August 28, 2023

The TransDisciplinary Undergraduate Research Project is an opportunity for an individual or small groups of undergraduate students to pursue funded research on a topic of their own choosing. To be carried out locally or outside Hong Kong, the project will be supervised by a Faculty mentor, with a duration of between 6 weeks to 6 months.   All undergraduate students (first to final year) are eligible to apply  Application Period for 2023-24 (Sem 1): Now – October 31, 2023 Application method and guidelines: https://commoncore.hku.hk/tdugr-project/

Rhythms of the Inter-Island

August 17, 2023

The School of English at HKU in collaboration with the Inter-Island Festival 2023 is inviting students to participate in a collaborative project, “Rhythms of the Inter-Island,” by contributing their own sound to a collective musical installation and performance that explores the cultural and ecological dimensions of life near the sea through auditory experience, enjoyment, and reflection. Participating students will attend three workshops on listening and sound collecting, composition, and field recording, taught by local professionals and artists. The workshops will involve field trips, hands-on practice and interaction, as well as illustration to engage students’ critical thinking and creative skills. Students

deTour 2023 – design festival

August 10, 2023

Register before 28 Aug, 2023 deTour is Hong Kong’s largest annual design festival, featuring innovative installations, creative workshops, inspiring design dialogues, and more. This year’s festival will be held at the PMQ from November 24th to December 3rd, and Common Core will be one of the supporting organisations of the festival. deTour 2023 – design festival is currently conducting an Open Call exercise for Creative Proposals for Workshops to respond to this year’s theme “New Know How”. The deadline for submitting is 28 August 2023 (12:00 nn). Sponsorship Max. HKD 2,500* / session *The number of workshop sessions and amount of

Cities Alive Hong Kong: WHAT ARE THE 100 ISSUES SHAPING HONG KONG’S FUTURE?

August 3, 2023

Register before Sep 17 We invite undergraduate students to join the program Cities Alive Hong Kong: WHAT ARE THE 100 ISSUES SHAPING HONG KONG’S FUTURE? in collaboration with Arup https://www.arup.com/. Students from all disciplines are encouraged to join. No prior experience is required, just an interest in exploring Hong Kong’s future. Over 8 weeks, students will: Attend interactive workshops by Arup’s Foresight team to learn futures thinking concepts and methodologies Conduct desktop research in teams on social, technological, economic, environmental, and policy trends specific to Hong Kong Develop a set of “Cities Alive” cards (20 cards per team) communicating key