Events Calendar

 

 

Vitruvian Bridge: Arts × Science Minds

Exhibition Hall, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building

Let’s work and play together with artists and a scientist. This is an exploration of the connection between two disciplines through experimentation and discussion, to build a bridge for knowledge exchange and collaborative thinking. As world issues and society become ever more complex, you are invited to become a vital part of this increasingly important […]

Transdisciplinary Research Fellowship – Critical Zones, Sustainability, And Water

The University of Hong Kong, with fieldwork in sites around Hong Kong

We invite undergraduate students to this 2-week intensive fellowship on transdisciplinary research around Critical Zones*, sustainability, and water in Hong Kong. Student fellows will learn: Transdisciplinary research fundamentals– theories, methodologies, rationales, and impact. Practices, interventions, & cultural assumptions around water and Hong Kong. Creative and critical reading, viewing, sharing, and writing. Through interactive activities, fieldwork, […]

Talk on Common Core Courses for New Students

Grand Hall, Centennial Campus, HKU

The Talk will provide an opportunity for you to obtain information and ask questions in relation to Common Core course selection before the first day of course selection on August 20, 2024. Date: August 14, 2024 (Wednesday) Time: 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Venue: Grand Hall, Centennial Campus, HKU No registration is required. Remarks: In […]

Common Core Learning Partner Promotion Day

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

University is about more than just studying. Are you looking to develop your public speaking abilities? Or perhaps you have a passion for marine life? If so, we encourage you to visit the Common Core/BASc Lounge (MB150) on September 3rd and 4th, from 11am to 6pm. There, you can gain valuable information about the CC […]

Common Core Learning Partner Promotion Day

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

University is about more than just studying. Are you looking to develop your public speaking abilities? Or perhaps you have a passion for marine life? If so, we encourage you to visit the Common Core/BASc Lounge (MB150) on September 3rd and 4th, from 11am to 6pm. There, you can gain valuable information about the CC […]

ThinkOcean HKU x HKU Common Core: Conservation Efforts in the Amazon

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

Join us for an enlightening talk in collaboration with Ictioxingu, a conservation project led by Prof. Leandro Sousa from the Federal University of Pará, Altamira. We’ll dive into the incredible fish diversity of the Xingu River, a main tributary of the Amazon River, showcasing the vibrant species that inhabit its waters. You'll learn about the […]

Chinese Women Filmmakers Go Global in the Digital Age

Room 436, 4/F Run Run Shaw Tower

Transnational Chinese women filmmakers have made significant contributions to world cinema in the digital era. In the twenty-first century, border-crossing female filmmakers participate in the enormous changes happening in the global film industry as well as political, economic, technological, social, and cultural transformations taking place in the Asian region. With a close look at how […]

Creative Thinking Lab

HKU

Common Core invites HKU students to join this 2-day creative thinking workshop facilitated by AFTEC and supported by the Hong Kong Jockey Club (part of the AFTEC Hong Kong Jockey Club Creative Futures Project).   This interactive and hands-on session is designed to provide students with a unique taster into nurturing creative mindset through arts. […]

Creative Thinking Lab

HKU

Common Core invites HKU students to join this 2-day creative thinking workshop facilitated by AFTEC and supported by the Hong Kong Jockey Club (part of the AFTEC Hong Kong Jockey Club Creative Futures Project).   This interactive and hands-on session is designed to provide students with a unique taster into nurturing creative mindset through arts. […]

Infinite Frames – Students’ Short Film Festival 2025

Laundry Steps, Tai Kwun,10 Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong

Mark your calendar for Friday the 16th to measure the temperature of today's contemporary culture through the powerful lens of moving images. From the warmth of human connections to the coldness of isolation, from the heat of passion to the chill of modern anxieties, you will experience short films that capture the infinite ways temperature […]

Transdisciplinary Learning in Action: Environment, Imagination, and Community

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

Date: 19 May 2025 (Monday) Time: 2:30pm – 4:00pm Venue: Learning Lab (RRS 321, 3/F, Run Run Shaw Building, Main Campus, HKU) Registration: https://www2.talic.hku.hk/events/regist/593/registEvent.php?eventId=593 Topics and Speakers (in presenting order): 1. Transdisciplinary Futures - Our Environmental Futures: Te Taiao Tāngata Dr. Marie McEntee, Senior Lecturer, School of Environment, The University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau […]

Communication-intensive Courses (CiC) Symposium 2025

Arts Tech Lab (RM4.35, 4/F Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU)

Symposium Abstract This symposium explores the imperative of intentionally embedding digital capability development within the curriculum to ensure students are equipped not only for academic success but also for the dynamic demands of the digital workplace. The keynote address will examine the misconceptions surrounding student digital literacy, the risks of assuming passive acquisition, and the […]