Events Calendar

 

 

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 […]

Learning in the Wild: Conversations connecting Art and Education

LE7, Library Extension Building, HKU (Also via Zoom)

Learning in the Wild: Conversations connecting Art and Education with Prof. Gray Kochhar-Lindgren, Dr. Irena Chawrilska and Dr. Rick Dolphjin 27 June 2025, 1:30 - 3:00 pm HKT LE7, Library Extension Building, HKU (Also via Zoom) Join us for an inspiring seminar that explores the value and perspectives of art in reshaping student learning and […]

Exploring Archaeology and Biological Anthropology Abroad!

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

Exploring Archaeology and Biological Anthropology Abroad! (with thanks to the Common Core Global Engagement Scheme)   You are cordially invited to a sharing session next Monday, which will feature three students who recently completed overseas trips under the Common Core’s Global Engagement Scheme. ‘All You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Humans’ (CCST9081) is a twelve-week […]

Induction Talk on Common Core Courses (for new students) – August 13

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 19, 2025. Date: August 13, 2025 (Wednesday) Time: 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Venue: Grand Hall, Centennial Campus, HKU Registration Link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/7ZdfH0QuLc

Induction Talk on Common Core Courses (for new students) – August 28

LE1, Library Extension Building

The Talk will provide an opportunity for you to obtain information and ask questions in relation to Common Core course selection. Date: August 28, 2025 (Thursday) Time: 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Venue: LE1, Library Extension Building, Main Campus, HKU Registration Link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/cXzer8PRpx

Observing the UN International Day of Peace

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

From the wars dominating our newsfeeds to rising violence in everyday life, peace feels fragile. Yet peace begins with people — with us. On Sunday, join the UNESCO Hong Kong Association, Rotary Action Group for Peace, and HKU Common Core to observe the UN International Day of Peace @ HKU. Date: 21 September 2025 (Sunday) Time: 9:30–11:00 […]

Driving Teaching and Learning through Digital Tech and AI

Zoom

Digital technologies and generative artificial intelligence have transformed many aspects of teaching and learning in higher education. These tools offer opportunities to enhance student engagement, facilitate collaborative learning, and develop essential communication literacies. We invite teachers to participate in our interactive workshop (running again due to popular demand), designed to provide a practical overview of […]

Scaling Sustainable Ventures and Impact Investing: Lessons from The Mills Fabrica

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

Join Cintia for an eye-opening session on building entrepreneurial ecosystems and communities. The talk focuses on how to empower entrepreneurs and early-stage ventures to tackle climate change, resource scarcity, and other urgent planetary challenges. Cintia unpacks how mission-aligned capital and industry partnerships can drive systemic shifts by supporting technologies and business models that respect planetary […]

HKU Information day 2025

HKU

HKU Information day 2025 Date: Oct 25, 2025 (Saturday) Time: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Venue: The University of Hong Kong Stop by our booth to learn more about the Common Core and grab an exclusive souvenir available only on Info Day!

2025 Vitruvian Bridge: Arts x Science Minds What Does the Brain Say? Exhibition plus Workshop 「創意交匯:科藝之橋 —— 想創你個腦」展覽暨工作坊

Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre Cultural Activities Hall 111 Shau Kei Wan Road, Sai Wan Ho

Presented by AFTEC 由誇啦啦藝術集匯呈獻 Work with professional artists and scientists on your own cross-disciplinary mini project! Vitruvian Bridge: Arts x Science Minds is a cross-disciplinary practice-as-research project. Artists and scientists indulge in months of exchange and conversations and locate their topics of interest. We present to you three unique artworks inspired by human brains in […]

Enhancing and Tracking Students’ Engagement and Learning in an AI era through a Novel LMS – Vox

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

While AI can make learning frictionless, meaningful education requires deliberate engagement—a “slow food” approach to foster deep, satisfying learning. This necessity calls for pedagogical tools and platforms designed to craft challenging and enlightening experiences. This seminar explores how the innovative HKU LMS platform, Vox, transforms teaching and learning in class and online. It begins with an overview of […]