Events Calendar

 

 

deTour 2024 Guided Tour – 6 Dec 2024

PMQ, 35 Aberdeen St Central, Hong Kong

We invite students to join this free tour, led by docents from deTour, who will introduce the concept of the exhibition and explain the features of the installations. During the visit, you will also have an opportunity to engage in creative experiential activities. “deTour 2024 – design festival” is Hong Kong’s largest annual design festival, […]

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 […]

Special Exhibition – All You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Humans

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

Where: Common Core & BASc Lounge (Room 150, 1/F, HKU Main Building) Dates: 11 / 12 / 13 December 2024 Time: 10:00 - 16:00 Student sharing: 11:00 - 12:00 and 15:00 - 16:00 each day   CCST9081 is all about what makes us human and how humans evolved.   How are we different from our […]

Tutor Certificate Course – 1-Day Foundational Workshop

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

As an initiative to provide a professional development path for tutors, the Communication-Intensive Courses (CiC) initiative in collaboration with the Common Core and the Centre for Applied English (CAES), is hosting a 1-day workshop open to all HKU tutors. Date: 15 January 2025 (Wednesday) Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Location: Common Core & BASc […]

Learning for Digital Futures: Orientation Workshop for Common Core Tutors, Semester 2, 2024-25

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

All of us in the Common Core would like to warmly welcome new and experienced tutors to the second semester of teaching. Tutors are at the heart of creating a dynamic and impactful learning experience for students at the Common Core. We hope you can attend our orientation workshop, Learning for Digital Futures, on January […]

Digital Communications Literacy – Driving Teaching & Learning through Tech

Zoom

Digital technologies offer powerful tools to enhance student learning by boosting engagement, ensuring equitable participation, facilitating peer-based learning, and integrating innovative assessments methods. We invite you to participate in our interactive workshop designed to equip teachers with a overview of various digital applications that can enrich the teaching and learning experience in your courses. This […]

Chinese Martial Arts – Culture And The Future

LE3, Library Extension Building

Chinese Martial Arts - Culture And The Future 19/02/2025 (Wed) 12:45-14:20 @ LE3 Join us for an inspiring lecture with Kung Fu Master Rudy Ibarra, as he shares his journey into Chinese Martial Arts and Kung Fu and its profound connection to Chinese cultural heritage. Master Ibarra will share how Kung Fu has acted as […]

The Currency of Communication

Zoom

Date: February 24, 2025 (Mon) Time: 11:30 am - 1:30 pm Venue: Online (Zoom) Registration: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?ueid=98760 About the Session When we communicate, there is an “undercurrent” affecting what people think of us as a communicator, how much they trust us, and how much they listen and believe our message. This session explores the “currents” of […]

Digital Communications Literacy: Driving Teaching & Learning through Artificial Intelligence

Zoom

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) has made Al technology accessible for teaching and learning in higher education. Beyond conversations around academic honesty, there's been enormous attention on how the technology is opening possibilities for what is taught and how it is taught. We invite you to participate in our interactive workshop designed to provide a quick […]

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. […]

Knowing Yourself to Find Your Place in the World

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

Date: April 8, 2025 (Tue) Time: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Venue: Common Core & BASc Lounge (MB150) Registration: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?ueid=99643 Navigating your aspirations for career and life can feel overwhelming, especially in today’s rapidly changing world. But what if the key to finding your path lies in embracing the unexpected and understanding yourself deeply? Join […]