Announcements

The Scenario Development Competition 2026 is now open for applications until Oct 30. Interested HKU students are encouraged to visit https://chtl-bu.hkbu.edu.hk/rise-sdc2026/competition.html for the prizes, registration methods and other details.     Eligibility:  o  Open to all current students studying at higher education institutions in Hong Kong, China, and their affiliated institutions in Chinese Mainland; o  Individual and team (of no more than four students) submissions accepted.

Want to shape the Common Core (CC) and make student life more exciting? Here’s your chance. Eligibility: Open to all HKU undergraduates who are passionate, driven, and ready to make a difference. CLICK HERE TO APPLY NOW: https://forms.gle/xY3EnbCXt9mjD44c8 As a CC Student Consultant, you will: Host fun and meaningful social events for undergraduate students Share ideas & feedback to improve the CC curriculum Represent the CC to various stakeholders, including visiting delegations, the Student-Staff Consultative Committee, the Areas of Inquiry, and other students. Get involved—with student internship possibilities included! 🍕 CC STUDENT CONSULTANTS’ SEMESTER 1 PIZZA GATHERING Date: Monday, 28

To Year 1 Students: As we are approaching the close of the course selection period, we write to encourage you to review your Common Core course selection and make adjustments as necessary before August 24, 2026 (Mon) (4:00 pm). Common Core enrollment places are allotted through a first-come-first-served method during the course selection period in August. Please take account of your queue position and make changes to your course selection as you see fit by August 24, 2026 (Mon) (4:00 pm).   To check your queue position: SIS Menu > Enrollment > Common Core Queue Position To check the list

  Online Course Selection for Year 1 students August 18, 2026 (Tue) (10:00 am) – August 24, 2026 (Mon) (4:00 pm) semester 1/full-year courses starting from 10:00 am on August 18, 2026; semester 2 courses starting from 10:10 am on August 18, 2026. View the full schedule at: https://aas.hku.hk/important-academic-dates/

Common Core Curriculum – Induction for New Undergraduate Students Induction Talk on Common Core Courses Prof. Julian Tanner (Director) and Dr. Jack Tsao (Associate Director), Common Core Curriculum, with student sharing & Q&A 11 August 2026 Click >> here for the full recording (HKU Portal login required)

Follow our IG account @commoncorehku for the details 🎓 Eligibility: ALL HKU YEAR 1 students in 2026-27 ⏳ Deadline: 02/09/2026 (2359) *Selected winners will be contacted via DM between 09/09/2026 and 30/09/2026. You will be asked to present your physical or digital HKU Student ID card upon collection.

Click here for the full list of Common Core Courses on offer in the 2026 Summer Semester

Dear Friends, We are happy to announce that, 3 teams have been named the winners of the Best Student Work at the Student Learning Festival 2026!  CCGL9070 The Making of Cities and Societies –  Project Title “The Impact Of E-Commerce On Street Level Retail And Its Implications For Sustaining Economic Vitality In Retail-Dense Districts”MA Lili (BSocSc, Year 3), WESCHAYANWIWAT Neerapa (BBA, Year 1), TANGNIPATJINDA Peeradon (BBA(Acc&Fin), Year 1), ZHANG Yi (BEd&BSc, Year 2), LO Wai Yin (BA(ArchStud), Year 1) and DU Yeyang (BSc, Year 1)Course coordinator: Prof. Yi Samuel CHEN, School of Humanities (History) CCCH9060 Probing the Local in Chinese

Three students have recently completed overseas trips under the Common Core’s Global Engagement Award. ‘All You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Humans’ (CCST9081) is a twelve-week course offered in the Fall semester by the Common Core Office, both taught and coordinated by Dr. Michael Rivera. Following a whole semester of lectures, tutorials, lab experiences and group projects, his students gained further experiences relevant to archaeology and biological anthropology. Andrew visits Philippines (January 6 – January 11, 2025) Andrew Kung Kai Sheng is third-year student in Humanities and Digital Technologies (HDT). He visited Manila in January for a fieldtrip, where he got