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SUMMARY:Seminar: Plant Humanities - The Anthropocene\, Art\, and Artificial Intelligence
DESCRIPTION:Seminar: Plant Humanities – The Anthropocene\, Art\, and Artificial Intelligence \nDate: May 19\, 2026 (Tue)\nTime: 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Hong Kong Time / 10:00 am – 11:30 am Eastern Standard Time\nVenue: Online (Zoom) \nIf you are interested\, please register at https://forms.office.com/r/Q7tnC5JQ3N\nAll are welcome. \nThe Zoom meeting link will be provided in the confirmation email. \nJoin this transdisciplinary conversation with an artist\, a biologist-explorer\, and a Sino-literary scholar as we discuss how human–plant relationships reshape community\, meaning\, and the future of the environmental humanities. \nNatural: An interactive urban botanical installation \nDr. Rucsandra Pop\, Artist and anthropologist\, Coimbra\, Portugal \nNatural is an interactive urban botanical installation — an oasis of dialogue co-created with the community. Through 15 interviews with immigrants in Coimbra\, the project identifies natural elements that made people coming from different countries feel “at home”\, and adapt to the realities of their new city. The living plants and their stories of rooting will be integrated into a collective artwork. At its culmination\, a Community Supper near the installation will facilitate dialogue between immigrants\, students\, and decision-makers\, transforming the public space into a lasting “garden of memories” and a catalyst for a more cohesive Coimbra. The artist will present her creative process for Natural\, linked to her previous work that investigates how nature can become a teacher for self-awareness and self-love. The project is included in the AnoZero’26 Convergent Programme — Sensory and Participatory Experiences. \nRucsandra Pop (b. 1976) is an artist and anthropologist recently relocated to Coimbra. She works at the intersections of disciplines and worlds\, collaborating with practitioners across theatre\, visual arts\, contemporary dance\, architecture\, and the social sciences\, driven by the belief that art should be accessible to everyone. Her practice explores how dialogue and creativity can transform cities\, neighbourhoods\, and villages into genuine communities\, and how vulnerability — in speaking and especially in listening — makes living together possible. She views art as a creator of “pockets for vulnerability” and enjoys exploring these spaces with others. More on her website: https://www.rucsandrapop.com/about \nEcoexistentialism and the Human-Plant Relationship: Perspectives from Indigenous Communities of Brazil \nDr. Alexandru N. Stermin\, Lecturer\, Center for Explorations in Environmental Humanities\, Faculty of Biology and Geology\, Babeș- Bolyai University\, Romania \nThis presentation introduces ecoexistentialism as an emerging philosophical framework that explores how fundamental existential questions — identity\, wellbeing\, freedom\, love\, death\, and the meaning of existence — are metabolised in direct relationship with the natural world. Situated at the intersection of existentialist philosophy and ecology\, ecoexistentialism proposes that a world composed exclusively of human relations may be insufficient for full human existence. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork conducted between 2023 and 2026 among the Kalapalo and Umutina peoples of Brazil’s Xingu and Paraguay river basins\, this presentation focuses specifically on human-plant relationships as sites of existential meaning-making. In animist and totemist ontologies\, plants are not passive resources but relational subjects: origin ancestors\, cosmological agents\, and partners in love\, identity\, and moral life. The presentation argues that attending to indigenous plant relationships offers critical resources for rethinking ecological ethics beyond abstraction\, grounding responsibility in ontological continuity rather than moral obligation. \nAlexandru N. Stermin is a biologist and writer. He teaches comparative vertebrate anatomy\, ethology\, bioethics\, and human ecology at the Faculty of Biology and Geology\, Babeș-Bolyai University\, Cluj-Napoca\, Romania. His academic background spans biology\, theology\, psychology\, and philosophy. He is the coordinator of the Center for Explorations in Environmental Humanities (CEEH). He conducted fieldwork across the Amazon and Pantanal wetlands of South America\, in Siberian forests\, and among indigenous communities in Brazil and Paraguay. He has been a research fellow at the University of Greifswald and at the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). His work sits at the intersection of natural science\, philosophy\, and narrative writing\, exploring the existential and cultural dimensions of the human relationship with the natural world. \nTextual Tensions in Plant Humanities: Between Theory and Literature \nDr. Ioana Clara Enescu\, Lecturer\, Faculty of Letters\, Transilvania University of Brașov\, Romania \nDr. Jack Tsao\, Senior Lecturer\, Common Core Office\, The University of Hong Kong \nThis talk draws on a cross-institutional research project in which Hong Kong and Romanian students used generative AI to work with classical Chinese and Romanian literary texts on plants. Rather than rehearse the familiar charge that AI flattens cultural specificity or smuggles anthropocentrism back in\, we describe a more uneven picture across nine student prototypes. The sharper tensions were not between “theory” and “AI” but inside the literary texts themselves\, which proved stranger and more theoretically alive than the frameworks — posthumanism\, ecofeminism\, plant subjectivity — initially brought to them. AI sat awkwardly within this triangulation: sometimes producing exactly the romanticised first-person plant voice one would expect\, where its failures were diagnostically useful; at other times becoming genuinely generative — a linden corresponding with a banyan across incommensurable symbolic economies\, an orchid re-rendered through two millennia of commentary\, a “cultural witness” reading Chernobyl’s flora through Tang-era resilience aesthetics. In these moments AI worked less as translator or ventriloquist than as a strange third party whose misreadings and unexpected fidelities pressed students to revise both their theory and their reading. We suggest that plant humanities may have less to gain from adjudicating AI’s accuracy than from treating it as a constraint and collaborator that makes long-folded textual tensions newly workable. \nIoana Clara Enescu is a lecturer at the Faculty of Letters\, Transilvania University of Brașov\, Romania\, and a foreign lecturer at Xi’an International Studies University\, China. She holds a PhD in Sinology from the University of Bucharest\, with research focused on an ecocritical reading of contemporary Chinese literature. Her research areas include contemporary Chinese literature\, plant studies\, econarratology\, empirical ecocriticism\, and ecolinguistics. She also serves as a copyeditor for Ecokritike\, an international\, open-access\, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to research in environmental humanities\, literary theory\, and cultural criticism. \nJack Tsao is the Associate Director and Senior Lecturer at the Common Core Office. As a Principal Fellow of Higher Education Advance\, he is passionate about transdisciplinary education through research-based and social impact initiatives\, experimenting with innovative approaches to develop students’ capacities for the future of work and citizenship. He holds a PhD in education from the University of Queensland\, and his research is focused on education futures\, exploring comparative and international education\, transdisciplinarity\, the sociology of education\, and digital technologies and artificial intelligence in education. He is the co-editor of the upcoming book Transdisciplinary Experiments: Research\, Teaching and Institutionalisation\, published by UCL Press.
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/seminar-plant-humanities-the-anthropocene-art-and-artificial-intelligence/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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SUMMARY:Seminar: What AI Can't Compost: Plant Humanities in Transdisciplinary Pedagogy
DESCRIPTION:Plant humanities is an emerging transdisciplinary field established by the Dumbarton Oaks Plant Humanities Initiative\, a Harvard-affiliated research programme that situates plants at the intersections of biology\, history\, literature\, and cultural studies. This study reports on an experimental\, cross-institutional undergraduate research project that brought together students from the University of Hong Kong and Transilvania University of Brașov (Romania) to explore plant humanities through artificial intelligence (AI) and comparative literary analysis. Nine mixed teams of Romanian philology and multidisciplinary Hong Kong students collaboratively designed and built speculative artistic prototypes — including interactive zines\, gamified applications\, installations\, and AI-mediated epistolary exchanges — that investigated plants as agentic\, culturally embedded\, and temporally complex subjects. \nOver five weeks\, the project followed a scaffolded assignment sequence: concept development and research question formulation\, prototype planning\, and prototype construction. Formative feedback from instructors encouraged students to reflect on romanticised or anthropocentric framings of plant life\, move from representational to provocative works\, critically examine AI rather than treating it as a neutral tool\, and engage seriously with source texts from the Chinese literary canon (including the Shi Jing\, Dream of the Red Chamber\, and Zhuangzi) and Romanian literary and folk traditions (including Miorița and Eminescu’s forest poetry). \nDrawing on Barad’s (2007) agential realism\, the pedagogy invited students to trace entanglements between plants\, texts\, technologies\, and cultural contexts rather than resolve them into tidy conclusions. In a higher education landscape increasingly saturated by discourse around AI disruption\, this project generated learning spaces that accommodated deliberate friction\, ambiguity\, and critical creative inquiry. Students confronted what AI flattens\, distorts\, or cannot access — from projecting personhood onto plants\, to romanticising ecological violence\, to dissolving culturally specific meaning into homogenised output. This fostered capacities for navigating supercomplexity: holding contradictions\, connecting divergent knowledge systems\, and making creative judgements under uncertainty — competencies increasingly vital for education futures (Barnett\, 2004). \nWe argue that speculative and artistic research methods are productive approaches for enabling students to engage with complex theoretical frameworks\, actualising concepts into digital and material artefacts\, and thereby engaging students in knowledge production. Student reflections and focus group data indicated that the most transformative dimensions of the project were composing across disparate cultural\, temporal\, and material registers and the obligation to materialise ideas as art objects\, suggesting that friction-centred\, transdisciplinary design holds significant promise for AI-integrated pedagogy. \nJoin: https://hku.zoom.us/j/93530343949?pwd=pzT5vYlivhcCh6RUcJ2MZ4mA0ijdAx.1 (Meeting ID: 935 3034 3949/ Password: 807176) \n  \n\n\nAbout the Speakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Jack Tsao\, Senior Lecturer\, Common Core Office\, HKU\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Jack Tsao is the Associate Director and Senior Lecturer at the Common Core Office. As a Principal Fellow of Higher Education Advance\, he is passionate about sustaining strategic initiatives that promote transdisciplinary education through research-based and social impact initiatives\, and experimenting with innovative approaches to develop students’ capacities for the future of work and citizenship. Jack holds a PhD in education from the University of Queensland. His research is focused on education futures\, exploring comparative and international education\, transdisciplinarity\, the sociology of education\, and digital technologies and artificial intelligence in education. He is the co-editor of the book Transdisciplinary Experiments: Research\, Teaching and Institutionalisation\, published by UCL Press. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Ioana Clara Enescu\, Lecturer\, Department of Letters\, Transilvania University of Brașov\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Ioana Clara Enescu is a lecturer at the Faculty of Letters\, Transilvania University of Brașov\, Romania\, and a foreign lecturer at Xi’an International Studies University\, China. She holds a PhD in Sinology from the University of Bucharest\, with research focused on an ecocritical reading of contemporary Chinese literature. Her research areas include contemporary Chinese literature\, plant studies\, econarratology\, empirical ecocriticism\, and ecolinguistics. She also serves as a copyeditor for Ecokritike\, an international\, open-access\, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to research in environmental humanities\, literary theory\, and cultural criticism.
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/seminar-plant-humanities-in-transdisciplinary-pedagogy/
LOCATION:Learning Lab\, RRS321\, 3/F\, Run Run Shaw Building\, Main Campus\, HKU
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DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260429T143000
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SUMMARY:Student Learning Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Student Festival will showcase students’ innovative work in tackling issues which required them to integrate knowledge\, methods\, and media across disciplines. These exemplary projects come from different undergraduate courses and include posters\, videos\, podcasts\, models\, and more. \nDate: 29 April\, 2026 (Wednesday)\nTime: 11:30 am – 2:30 pm\nVenue: Haking Wong Podium \nCome Meet the Students!
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/student-learning-festival-2026/
LOCATION:Haking Wong Podium
CATEGORIES:Highlight Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260427T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260427T133000
DTSTAMP:20260520T053913
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SUMMARY:Common Core Staff-Student Consultative meeting 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Common Core would like to invite you to participate in the Staff-Student Consultative meeting: \nDate: Monday\, 27 April 2026\nTime: 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm\nVenue: Common Core & BASc Lounge\, Main Building Rm 150 \n(Pizza will be provided for this lunch meeting) \nThis meeting provides a channel of communication between students across campus and the Common Core. All undergraduate students are encouraged to join us in order to learn more about course development\, how the programme is structured from the inside-out\, and to let us know your suggestions for further enhancing the experience of the Common Core for all of you. \nIf you are interested in joining the meeting\, please put down your name here before Friday April 24th.
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/common-core-staff-student-consultative-meeting-2026/
LOCATION:Common Core / BASc Lounge\, Room 150 1/F Main Building\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260325T113000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260325T130000
DTSTAMP:20260520T053913
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SUMMARY:From Lab to Luxe: The Science\, Art & Craft of Precious Metals
DESCRIPTION:Precious metals have been shaped by artists\, studied by scientists\, and treasured across cultures for centuries. But what makes them so special? \n  \nJoin us for From Lab to Luxe: The Science\, Art & Craft of Precious Metals\, an interdisciplinary workshop exploring the magical properties of precious metals—through the twin lenses of science and artistry. Discover how atomic structure enables breathtaking jewellery design\, and how ancient crafts meet modern innovation… \n  \nDate: 25th March (Wednesday) \nTime: 11:30AM – 1PM \nLocation: Common Core/BASc Lounge MB150 \nPrice: FREE \nRegistration: Sign up here! \n  \nWhat’s included: \n– Learn from two specialists about the art and science of metals! \n– Rare chance to interact with precious metals up close! \n– Auction game: Bid on metals and pitch your creative ideas! \n  \nMeet the speakers: \nTania – GIA Graduate Gemologist and jewellery design scholar who teaches at L’ÉCOLE Van Cleef & Arpels\, bringing the artistry and cultural history of metals to life. \nJason – Experienced chemist at a leading precious metals laboratory in Hong Kong\, revealing the scientific precision behind material transformation. \n  \n  \nOpen to all HKU faculties and students —whether you’re into chemistry\, design\, or simply curious.
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/from-lab-to-luxe-the-science-art-craft-of-precious-metals/
LOCATION:Common Core / BASc Lounge\, Room 150 1/F Main Building\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:University Organized Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260312T060000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260312T203000
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SUMMARY:From Kowloon Walled City to Global Luxury — An Evening Conversation with Mimi Tang
DESCRIPTION:The Common Core and Small Talks Circles present a rare opportunity to meet one of Hong Kong’s most accomplished business leaders — Mimi Tang\, former President & CEO of Kering Asia Pacific\, the group behind global luxury brands Gucci\, Saint Laurent\, Alexander McQueen\, and Bottega Veneta. \nBorn in the Kowloon Walled City\, Mimi left school early and began working at 17. Three decades later\, she led luxury brands across 14 countries and 4\,000 employees\, shaping how Asia redefined global fashion. \nToday\, through her consultancy Wing’s Share\, she mentors emerging leaders and promotes values‑driven business. As a philanthropist and artist\, she also runs creative workshops for people with disabilities and showcases her art to raise funds for charity. \n\nDate: March 12th (Thu) \nTime: 6:00 pm (Registration 5:30 pm)\nFood: Buffet reception provided\nVenue: MWT2\, Meng Wah Complex\, HKU\nContact:  Eugene 6573 0233 or Winnie 9790 3599\n\nDon’t miss this rare opportunity to spend an evening with a true heavyweight who turned poverty into power\, purpose\, and global influence. This isn’t just a retail success story — it’s a cross‑disciplinary conversation about resilience\, empathy\, cultural intelligence\, and ethical leadership. \nSeats are limited — register now to take part in this unique Common Core conversation that will stay with you long after the talk ends. \nSign up before March 10th (Tue): https://www.eventbrite.hk/e/small-talks-circlesrotaract-education-culture-hk-evening-march-tickets-1983210121861?aff=ebdssbcategorybrowse
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/from-kowloon-walled-city-to-global-luxury-an-evening-conversation-with-mimi-tang/
LOCATION:Meng Wah Theatre 2 (MWT2)\, G/F\, Meng Wah Complex\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260309T130000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260309T140000
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SUMMARY:Join-the-Conversation: Interactive Lecturing in Practice
DESCRIPTION:You are cordially invited to join the Interactive Lecturing in Practice on 9 Mar 2026. The event is co-organized by Communication Intensive Courses (CiC)\, Teaching and Learning Innovation Centre (TALIC)\, Common Core and Centre for Applied English Studies (CAES). \nDate: 9 March 2026 (Monday)\nTime: 01:00pm – 02:00pm (HKT)\nVenue: Common Core Lounge (RM150\, 1/F\, Main Building\, Main Campus\, HKU) \nSpeakers: \n\nProf. Chaogu Zheng\, Associate Professor\, Faculty of Science\nProf Jonathan Johnson\, Research Assistant Professor\, Faculty of Arts\nDr Michael Rivera\, Lecturer\, Faculty of Social Sciences\n\nFacilitator: Dr. Michelle Raquel\, Centre for Applied English Studies\, Faculty of Arts \nRegistration: https://forms.office.com/r/t47ptqVtWe \nEvent Website: https://cics.hku.hk/event/jtc2026-interactive-lecturing-in-practice/ \nAbstract \nJoin us for a focused sharing session on how professors design and facilitate interactive lectures while maintaining depth and academic rigor. Three speakers from different disciplines will present brief\, practice-based accounts of their approaches\, highlighting what was implemented\, how students engaged\, and what outcomes were observed. The session will conclude with a moderated discussion on common principles and disciplinary differences\, with time for questions and exchange among colleagues. All faculty members interested in strengthening student engagement through interactive teaching are warmly invited to attend. \nAbout the speakers \nProf. Chaogu Zheng is an associate professor in the School of Biological Sciences. He obtained his PhD and did postdoctoral research at Columbia University before joining HKU in Nov 2018. He is trained as a geneticist and conducts research in neurodevelopment\, degeneration\, and regeneration. He teaches immunology\, developmental biology\, as well as general biology in HKU using a flipped classroom format. He also taught at the City University of New York before. \nProf. Jonathan Johnson is an artist\, aesthetic philosopher\, and minister whose work investigates the crossroads of philosophy and religion and the conversations between East Asian and Western ideas. Having received his PhD at Hong Kong Baptist University on the topic of negative aesthetics – ugliness in particular – Jonathan has had his writings on Kantian ugliness published in both English and French. His research into negative aesthetics extends to the sublime\, with a focus on Chinese sublime artworks (the shanshui 山水 paintings and writings of Guoxi 郭熙\, and works of penjing 盆景). In this area he has contributed a translation of portions of Guoxi’s writings (Linquan Gaozhi 林泉高致) to Robert Clewis’ The Sublime Reader (2018). At the crossroads of philosophy and religion\, he has edited\, along with Shun Hing Chan\, Civil Society and Christian Religion in Greater China (2021). His recent writings include the comparison of aesthetic intentionalism and religious originalism (Originalism in Theology and Law\, 2024)\, and the introduction of the concept of the Chinese sublime into aesthetic discourse (“The Sublime Extends to Chinese Aesthetics” in Philosophy East and West\, no. 75\, Jan 2025). As an artist\, Jonathan has worked both as an illustrator and theatre designer\, and his work features on the cover of Bertrand Naivin’s Sur La Laideur (2018). A passionate educator\, Jonathan has taught numerous courses in general philosophy\, religion\, and aesthetics. His ongoing researches are in the areas of: Chinese aesthetics\, the Chinese sublime (chonggao 崇高)\, negative aesthetics\, philosophies of suffering\, and ugliness and the problem of evil. He currently teaches one of the largest classes at HKU\, “Life Worth Living” (CCHU9065) and a popular course on social media and AI “the Memeing of Life” (CCAI9018). \nDr. Michael Rivera is a biological anthropologist\, public speaker and lecturer at the Faculty of Social Sciences. He teaches Common Core courses and elective BASc courses centered around the intersection between the sciences and social sciences. He also has innovated communication-intensive pedagogical strategies and activities for his students\, involving podcasting\, exhibitions\, museum tours\, fieldtrips\, school talks\, public lectures\, magazine-writing\, video-making\, zine-making\, and many more. \nFor enquiries\, please contact us at cics@hku.hk
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/join-the-conversation-interactive-lecturing-in-practice/
LOCATION:Common Core / BASc Lounge\, Room 150 1/F Main Building\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:University Organized Events
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DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260202T133000
DTSTAMP:20260520T053913
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SUMMARY:Enhancing and Tracking Students’ Engagement and Learning in an AI era through a Novel LMS – Vox
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis seminar explores how the innovative HKU LMS platform\, Vox\, transforms teaching and learning in class and online. It begins with an overview of Vox’s features for creating engaging learning journeys. Subsequently\, three HKU educators from diverse disciplines (Education\, Humanities\, and Dentistry) will present case studies on using Vox to cultivate essential skills in the AI era. Their presentations will contextualize how the platform facilitates strategies such as the flipped classroom\, peer review\, video commentary\, and collaborative group work. \nIdeal for educators interested in practical technology integration\, this session will offer strategies to foster deep learning\, skills development\, peer engagement\, and reflective practice in professional education. \nDate : 2 Feb 2026 (Mon) \nTime : 12:30pm – 1:30pm \nVenue : Learning Lab (RRS 321\, 3/F\, Run Run Shaw Building\, Main Campus\, HKU) \nRegistration: https://talic.hku.hk/seminar/enhancing-and-tracking-students-engagement-and-learning-in-an-ai-era-through-a-novel-lms-vox/
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/enhancing-and-tracking-students-engagement-and-learning-in-an-ai-era-through-a-novel-lms-vox/
LOCATION:Learning Lab\, RRS321\, 3/F\, Run Run Shaw Building\, Main Campus\, HKU
CATEGORIES:Teacher and Tutor Workshops,University Organized Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260127T143000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260127T170000
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SUMMARY:ARBOREAL INTELLIGENCE Campus Walk
DESCRIPTION:This session combines an interactive game with a relaxed\, reflective walk around the beautiful HKU campus. Together\, we’ll explore how trees communicate\, how nature forms networks\, and how these ideas can spark new ways of thinking about learning and teaching. No coding\, no screens — just conversation\, greenery\, and shared curiosity! \nDate: Tuesday\, 27 January 2026\nTime: 2:30–5:00 pm (the walk is about 1 hour)\nGathering & Dismissal Point: Common Core/ BASc Lounge MB150\nDress Code: Comfortable shoes \nAll HKU teachers and tutors are welcome. Come join us for a walk and a sense of wonder. \n👉 Sign up via the link or QR code on the poster to reserve your place. Places are very limited! \nhttps://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?ueid=104808
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/ai-campus-walk-arboreal-intelligence-tree-related/
LOCATION:Common Core / BASc Lounge\, Room 150 1/F Main Building\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Teacher and Tutor Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260122T161500
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260122T171500
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SUMMARY:Work Smarter\, Not Harder: Tools That Boost Teachers' Productivity
DESCRIPTION:This session explores practical ways educators can use AI and digital tools to streamline instructional preparation and enhance productivity. The workshop covers tools such as HKU-licensed Microsoft Copilot and Canva for vibe coding (subscription required)\, providing real examples of how to support slide creation and subject-related research. \nSpeaker: Cindy Liang (HKU Libraries) \nDate: January 22\, 2026 (Thursday)\nTime: 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm\nVenue: Common Core / BASc Lounge\, Room 150\, 1/F\, Main Building\, HKU \nAll HKU staff\, teachers and tutors are welcome! \nPlease register at https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?ueid=104794
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/work-smarter-not-harder-tools-that-boost-teachers-productivity/
LOCATION:Common Core / BASc Lounge\, Room 150 1/F Main Building\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Teacher and Tutor Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260122T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260122T130000
DTSTAMP:20260520T053913
CREATED:20251219T094938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251219T094938Z
UID:37947-1769076000-1769086800@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Teacher Facilitation Course - Creating engaging learning experiences
DESCRIPTION:Come along and learn techniques on how to create engaging tutorials. You will learn about: \n\nPresentation and delivery skills\nAsking questions strategically\nPromoting dialogue and active participation\nCreative and memorable activities\n\nParticipants will earn a certificate after attendance of both workshops and the successful completion of a post-workshop assessment. \nAll HKU tutors are welcome.  \n\nFacilitators\nMs McQueen Sum\, Assistant Lecturer\, Common Core\nDr Jack Tsao\, Associate Director\,  Common Core \n15 Jan (Thu) and 22 Jan (Thu)\n10:00 AM – 1:00 PM\nVenue: Common Core/ BASc Lounge MB150 Main Building HKU \nPlease register at https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?ueid=104539
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/teacher-facilitation-course-creating-engaging-learning-experiences-2/
LOCATION:Common Core / BASc Lounge\, Room 150 1/F Main Building\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Teacher and Tutor Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260121T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260121T120000
DTSTAMP:20260520T053913
CREATED:20260108T080714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T080741Z
UID:38022-1768989600-1768996800@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Orientation Workshop for Common Core Tutors\, Semester 2\, 2025-26
DESCRIPTION: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. \nWe hope you can attend our orientation workshop\, Post-digital Learning: Teaching\, Tech\, and Tomorrows\, on January 21\, 2026\, 10 am – 12 noon in the Common Core BASc Lounge\, Room 150\, 1/F of HKU Main Building. \nThe session will include: \n\nWelcome by Professor Julian Tanner\, Director of Common Core\nNetworking with peers\nGetting Started\nSharing by tutors and teachers\nDigital technologies for teaching\nTutor resources\, support\, and professional development\n\nBring your ideas and questions! \nPost-digital Learning: Teaching\, Tech\, and Tomorrows \nDate: January 21\, 2026 (Wednesday)\nTime: 10 am – 12 noon\nVenue: Common Core / BASc Lounge\, Room 150\, 1/F\, Main Building\, HKU \nPlease click here for registration before January 20\, 2026 (HKU Portal login is required). If you do not have access to HKU Portal\, please send your registration to Mr Anson Fan at ansonfan@hku.hk.
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/orientation-workshop-for-common-core-tutors-semester-2-2025-26/
LOCATION:Common Core / BASc Lounge\, Room 150 1/F Main Building\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Teacher and Tutor Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260115T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260115T130000
DTSTAMP:20260520T053913
CREATED:20251219T094833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251219T094846Z
UID:37943-1768471200-1768482000@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Teacher Facilitation Course - Creating engaging learning experiences
DESCRIPTION:Come along and learn techniques on how to create engaging tutorials. You will learn about: \n\nPresentation and delivery skills\nAsking questions strategically\nPromoting dialogue and active participation\nCreative and memorable activities\n\nParticipants will earn a certificate after attendance of both workshops and the successful completion of a post-workshop assessment. \nAll HKU tutors are welcome.  \n\nFacilitators\nMs McQueen Sum\, Assistant Lecturer\, Common Core\nDr Jack Tsao\, Associate Director\,  Common Core \n15 Jan (Thu) and 22 Jan (Thu)\n10:00 AM – 1:00 PM\nVenue: Common Core/ BASc Lounge MB150 Main Building HKU \nPlease register at https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?ueid=104539
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/teacher-facilitation-course-creating-engaging-learning-experiences/
LOCATION:Common Core / BASc Lounge\, Room 150 1/F Main Building\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Teacher and Tutor Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260114T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260114T160000
DTSTAMP:20260520T053913
CREATED:20260108T080444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T080444Z
UID:38018-1768384800-1768406400@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:1-Day Foundational Workshop - Foundations in Teaching and Learning (Jan 14\, 2026)
DESCRIPTION: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 Studies (CAES)\, is hosting a 1-day workshop open to all HKU tutors. \nThis hands-on workshop will provide practical skills and strategies to enhance the engagement and experiences of students within interdisciplinary courses. It will cover the following topics: \n\nHow to be an effective tutor to maximise student engagement\nHow to plan and run a tutorial\nHow to create communication-rich assessment tasks and give feedback to students\nThe basics of small classroom management\n\nParticipants who successfully complete all course assessments will receive a certificate formally recognizing their commitment to professional development. \nIf you are interested in attending the workshop\, please register at https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?ueid=104662. \nDate: 14/01/2026\nTime: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm\nVenue: Common Core & BASc Lounge (Main Building 150) \nWe look forward to seeing you in the workshop. \nDon’t miss out other professional development workshops that Common Core is organising in January 2026: https://commoncore.hku.hk/events/ 
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/1-day-foundational-workshop-foundations-in-teaching-and-learning/
LOCATION:Common Core / BASc Lounge\, Room 150 1/F Main Building\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Teacher and Tutor Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251218T130000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251218T143000
DTSTAMP:20260520T053913
CREATED:20251210T033522Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251210T064309Z
UID:37696-1766062800-1766068200@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:End-of-Term Christmas Mixer Lunch For Common Core Teachers and Tutors
DESCRIPTION:It’s time to celebrate you — our amazing Common Core teachers and tutors! \n  \n🎄 Join us for a cheerful End‑of‑Semester Christmas Celebration & Networking Mixer filled with laughter\, great food\, games\, and plenty of good vibes. Come mingle with Common Core teachers\, colleagues\, exchange cool teaching ideas\, and discover creative approaches across the Common Core community. You’ll walk away energised\, inspired\, and ready to kick‑start the new semester — with new ideas for your teaching and maybe a few new friends\, too! \n  \nMark Your Calendar  \nDate: Thursday\, 18 December\, 2025 \nTime: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm \nVenue: CC Lounge (Main Building 150) \nAll Common Core Teachers and Tutors are welcome. \n  \nDon’t Miss Out\, Sign Up Now \nRSVP by Monday\, 15 December so we can prepare enough delicious bites for everyone. \n👉 https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?ueid=104386 \n  \nMissed a few events this term? No worries! Come join us — we’d love to catch up and hear from you! We can’t wait to celebrate the end of the semester — and all your hard work — together.
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/end-of-term-christmas-mixer-lunch-for-common-core-teachers-and-tutors/
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events,Teacher and Tutor Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251206T133000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251206T143000
DTSTAMP:20260520T053913
CREATED:20251124T055701Z
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UID:37344-1765027800-1765031400@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:deTour 2025 @ PMQ - Free Guided Tour
DESCRIPTION:Date: 6 Dec 2025 (Sat)\nTime: 13:30-14:30\, PMQ\nVenue: 35 Aberdeen street\, Central \nLanguage of this tour: English \nQuota applies | first come first served \nSign up now: https://forms.gle/Hv7qjJFuo3RMqC7J8 \nMore about deTour 2025  \nhttps://main.detour.hk/zh-hk  \n香港年度設計盛事deTour 2025設計節將於11月28日至12月7日舉行。策展人陳濬人以「想望之器」為主題，邀請觀眾以「設計三問」 ——「功能、美感與物料」、「結構、社會與文化」和「情感、存在與願景」，探問設計的可能性。 \n現場展出17件由香港本地及中國內地、意大利、日本、菲律賓、瑞士與美國設計團隊創作的裝置及展覽，並將舉辦超過40場工作坊、12場講座與表演，更設有「deTour Kids」親子體驗及逾80場導賞團，活動豐富多元。 \nHong Kong’s annual design festival\, deTour 2025\, returns from 28 November to 7 December 2025. Under the theme “The Shape of Yearning\,” curator Adonian Chan invites the public to explore design’s essence through the “Design Trichotomy” lenses of Envisioning\, Idealising\, and Believing. \ndeTour 2025 features 17 installations and exhibitions by designers from Hong Kong\, Chinese Mainland\, Italy\, Japan\, the Philippines\, Switzerland\, and the United States. With over 40 workshops\, 12 dialogue and performance sessions\, dedicated “deTour Kids” experiences\, and 80+ guided tours\, deTour 2025 offers endless inspiration.
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/detour-2025-pmq-free-guided-tour/
LOCATION:PMQ\, 35 Aberdeen St Central\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251129T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251129T130000
DTSTAMP:20260520T053913
CREATED:20251114T081609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T081850Z
UID:37046-1764414000-1764421200@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY: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
DESCRIPTION:Presented by AFTEC 由誇啦啦藝術集匯呈獻 \nWork with professional artists and scientists on your own cross-disciplinary mini project! \nVitruvian 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 this exhibition. \nSign up for the workshop where imagination and inquiry intertwine — artists and scientists will guide you to explore perception\, emotions\, and the mind. How do we see the world we live in? Can we unlearn our fear? What colour do our emotions take on? \nLed by artist Dexter Lee and clinical psychologist Dr Charlene Lam\, this workshop is based on the exhibition What Does the Brain Say? Immerse yourself in a dialogue between the arts and sciences. \nWhat You’ll Do: \n\nJoin a Guided Exhibition Tour with behind-the-scenes insights\nCreate your own mini project\nShare\, Chat\, and Be Inspired\n\nWhether you’re a science enthusiast\, an art lover\, or just curious about how our human brain works\, this is an exciting opportunity for you to think\, feel\, and create together in new ways. \nDate: 29 November (Sat)\nTime: 11am – 1pm\nVenue: Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre Cultural Activities Hall \nFacilitators: Dexter Lee\, Artist and Charlene Lam\, Ph.D.\, Qualified Clinical Psychologist \nOpen to all HKU students | Quota applies\, first come first served \nRegister Now to join us in this unique feast of creativity! \nDeadline: 24/11/2025\, 23:59 \n\n\n與專業藝術家及科學家合作，創作你的小型跨界作品 \n「創意交匯：科藝之橋」是一個以實踐研習為基礎的跨界項目。藝術家及科學家經過深入的認識和對話，發掘有興趣的主題，透過進一步的交流、研究，透過三件以人體大腦為主題的作品分享項目成果。\n藝術家與科學家將帶領你探索感知、情緒與思維的奧秘，讓你的想像力與好奇心互相交織。\n我們如何看待這個世界？ 能否學習消除恐懼？ 情緒有著甚麼色彩？\n「想創你個腦」展覽延伸工作坊由藝術家李彥錚和臨床心理學家林樂雯博士帶領，一起深入體驗藝術與科學的奇妙對話。 \n活動內容：\n● 參加展覽導賞，了解作品背後的故事與靈感\n● 製作屬於你的小型跨界作品\n● 互相交流，互相啟發 \n無論你是科學迷、藝術愛好者，還是單純對大腦的奧秘感到好奇，這都是一個難得的機會 —— 讓感覺、想像與創造力重新連結。\n日期： 11 月 29 日（星期六）\n時間： 11am – 1pm\n地點： 西灣河文娛中心文娛廳\n導師： 藝術家李彥錚 及 註冊臨床心理學家林樂雯博士\n歡迎所有港大學生報名參與，名額有限，先到先得\n立即報名，參與這場別開生面的創意盛宴！ \n截止日期:  24/11/2025\, 23:59
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/2025-vitruvian-bridge/
LOCATION:Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre Cultural Activities Hall\, 111 Shau Kei Wan Road\, Sai Wan Ho
CATEGORIES:Highlight Events,Learning Partner Events,Other CC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251127T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251127T173000
DTSTAMP:20260520T053913
CREATED:20251111T073419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251111T073437Z
UID:37009-1764259200-1764264600@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:From CC Teaching to Research: Informal HKU collegial sharing on turning Common Core teaching into publications
DESCRIPTION:Teaching and research aren’t opposites—they can power each other! You’re warmly invited to an informal collegial sharing on how Common Core teaching can evolve into publications. \nDate: Thursday\, November 27 \nTime: 16:00–17:30 \nVenue: Common Core / BASc Lounge (MB150) \nAll HKU staff\, CC teachers\, and tutors are welcome \nSpeakers \n\nProf. Joe Lau (Associate Professor\, Philosophy) – Published a book 《哲食之道》(Oxford University Press (China)\, 2021) based on his course CCHU9005: Food and Values\n\n\nDr. Jeremy Ng (Lecturer\, Education) – Published book chapter\, journal articles\, and conference papers based on his course CCCH9051 Digitizing Cultural Heritage in Greater China\nMr. Adrian Lam (PhD Candidate\, Education; Tutor\, Politics & Public Administration) – Published journal articles based on extensive research on the CC and his tutoring experience of CCGI9053 Challenges of Global Governance and CCGI9036 Dilemmas of Humanitarian Intervention\n\nWhat to expect \n\nPractical examples of channelling CC teaching/innovations into conference papers\, peer‑reviewed articles\, book chapters\, and books\nInformal discussion on methods\, data\, ethics\, and publication pathways\nQ&A and collegial networking\n\nPlease scan the QR code on the poster or click here to RSVP.  \nFeel free to share this invitation with colleagues and tutors who may be interested. \nWe look forward to seeing you there!
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/from-cc-teaching-to-research-informal-hku-collegial-sharing-on-turning-common-core-teaching-into-publications/
LOCATION:Common Core / BASc Lounge\, Room 150 1/F Main Building\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Teacher and Tutor Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251114T153000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251114T163000
DTSTAMP:20260520T053913
CREATED:20251111T073218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251111T073218Z
UID:37004-1763134200-1763137800@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Stories in War Zones: Building Positive Peace through Humanitarian Work
DESCRIPTION:Stories in War Zones: Building Positive Peace through Humanitarian Work  \nWith Urieb Samad  \n  \n14th November 2025 (Friday) @ 15:30-16:30 \nCommon Core / BASc Lounge (MB150) \n  \nWe’re offering a rare opportunity to hear firsthand stories from war and conflict zones in the Middle East—right here in Hong Kong\, where many of us can easily take peace for granted. But peace is not simple\, and it should never be assumed. \n  \nPalestinian AsiaGlobal Fellow\, Urieb\, will share her lived experience and humanitarian work in active conflict areas\, offering powerful insights into the realities on the ground. She will guide participants in reflecting on what it means to build positive peace—beyond the absence of violence—through community resilience\, justice\, and long-term solutions. \n  \nJoin us for an eye-opening session that challenges assumptions and inspires action. Sign up now! https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=103891 \n  \nAll are welcome! Please feel free to share the event information with your friends! \n 
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/stories-in-war-zones-building-positive-peace-through-humanitarian-work/
LOCATION:Common Core / BASc Lounge\, Room 150 1/F Main Building\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251101T093000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251101T153000
DTSTAMP:20260520T053913
CREATED:20250909T075132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251024T052504Z
UID:36675-1761989400-1762011000@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Generative AI Hackathon for SDGs 2025 – Pitching Day
DESCRIPTION:Date: 1 November 2025 (Saturday)\nTime: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm (Registration begins 8:30 am)\nVenue: Lecture Hall II (Opposite Grand Hall Lee Shau Kee Lecture Centre)\, HKU Centennial Campus \n8:30 – 9:00 Registration\n9:00 – 9:15 Overview of the day and introduction of judges\n(9:15 – 9:30 Time to move to judging rooms)\n9:30 – 12:30 Pitching to judges (10 teams per track)\n12:30 – 14:00 Lunch (Provided)\n14:00 – 15:00 Presentation of Awards and Closing Ceremony \n>> More Details
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/generative-ai-hackathon-for-sdgs-2025-pitching-day/
LOCATION:Lecture Hall II (Opposite Grand Hall Lee Shau Kee Lecture Centre)\, HKU Centennial Campus
CATEGORIES:Highlight Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251030T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251030T120000
DTSTAMP:20260520T053913
CREATED:20251015T091424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T051954Z
UID:36775-1761818400-1761825600@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Game On! Practical Storytelling Game-Based Design Workshop for HKU Teachers
DESCRIPTION:Game On! Practical Storytelling Game-Based Design Workshop for HKU Teachers \nBored of lecturing? Ever thought about turning your teaching into an effective game for your students? Our speaker will show you how. \nIn this hands-on workshop\, teachers will play with a storytelling-driven framework to design interactive and gamified student-centred activities for your teaching. \nTo get the most out of the session\, come with a course unit or activity you’d like to retool or gamify! \nEvent Details \nThursday\, 30 October 2025\, 10:00AM – 12:00PM \n@ Common Core / BASc Lounge (MB150) \nRegistration \nSign up via this link before 27th Oct (Mon) 5:00pm: https://forms.gle/GdR5pTP85GMuqL8a9 \nAll HKU course-coordinators\, teachers\, and tutors are welcome.
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/game-on-practical-storytelling-game-based-design-workshop-for-hku-common-core-teachers/
LOCATION:Common Core / BASc Lounge\, Room 150 1/F Main Building\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Teacher and Tutor Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251028T103000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251028T123000
DTSTAMP:20260520T053913
CREATED:20251006T075655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T075523Z
UID:36738-1761647400-1761654600@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:From Concept to Classroom: Designing Common Core Courses For Success
DESCRIPTION:Join this interactive session on how to design interdisciplinary courses for quality and rigour\, while optimising student learning and engagement. The workshop will include an introduction by the Director of the Common Core\, Prof. Julian Tanner and sharing from CC teachers on: \n\nTips for writing Common Core course proposals\nGenerating compelling learning outcomes\nFraming the content and structuring your course week-by-week\nMaximising interdisciplinary and peer-to-peer learning\nDesigning creative assessments\nBadging your course as Communication-Intensive\n\nPresenters: \nDr Jonathan Johnson\, Research Assistant Professor\, Department of Humanities\nDr Alison So\, Lecturer\, Department of History\nDr Michael Rivera\, Lecturer\, Faculty of Social Sciences\nDr Michelle Raquel\, Senior Lecturer\, Centre for Applied English Studies \nFacilitated/ Moderated by Dr Jack Tsao\, Associate Director\, Common Core Office \nDate: 28 October 2025 (Tuesday)\nTime: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm\nVenue: CC & BASC Lounge\, MB150\, 1/F\, Main Building \nRegistration: https://forms.office.com/r/Yw1jyhMQKD \n>>Presentation Slides
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/from-concept-to-classroom-designing-common-core-courses-for-success/
LOCATION:Common Core / BASc Lounge\, Room 150 1/F Main Building\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Teacher and Tutor Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251025T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251025T180000
DTSTAMP:20260520T053913
CREATED:20250904T084413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T084419Z
UID:36662-1761382800-1761415200@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:HKU Information day 2025
DESCRIPTION:HKU Information day 2025 \n\nDate: Oct 25\, 2025 (Saturday)\nTime: 9:00 am – 6:00 pm\nVenue: The University of Hong Kong\n\nStop by our booth to learn more about the Common Core and grab an exclusive souvenir available only on Info Day!
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/hku-information-day/
LOCATION:HKU
CATEGORIES:University Organized Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251021T143000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251021T153000
DTSTAMP:20260520T053913
CREATED:20251006T075931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T052922Z
UID:36742-1761057000-1761060600@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Scaling Sustainable Ventures and Impact Investing: Lessons from The Mills Fabrica
DESCRIPTION: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 boundaries that create long-term economic and social value. She shares Mills Fabrica’s unique business models and venture investment strategy for innovation in the fields of sustainability\, techstyle\, and agrifood\, demonstrating some real-world examples. This session offers insights for students and teachers interested in social entrepreneurship\, impact investing\, and sustainable innovation.\n\nAbout the speaker\nCintia Nunes is the General Manager and Head of Asia of The Mills Fabrica. As the innovation engine to sustainability and impact of Hong Kong conglomerate Nan Fung Group\, Cintia leads the team to connect innovators in the techstyle and agrifood tech space with capital\, connections\, and expertise — to bring sustainability tech innovations from concept to market. Drawing inspiration from social business principles that prioritise both profitability and purpose\, she is committed to facilitating collaboration among stakeholders across the ecosystem to advance positive environmental and social impact at scale. Before joining The Mills Fabrica\, Cintia served as Chief of Strategy and Growth at Hong Kong’s largest network of social enterprises and impact ventures. She also held leadership roles at a multinational FMCG company\, where she formalised business strategies for over 10 brands.\n\nDate: 21 October 2025 (Tuesday)\nTime: 2:30 – 3:30 pm\nVenue: Learning Lab\, RRS 321\, 3/F Run Run Shaw Building\, Main Campus. HKU (Hybrid online via Zoom) \nWorkshop recording: https://youtu.be/CEJOghiggD0
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/scaling-sustainable-ventures-and-impact-investing-lessons-from-the-mills-fabrica/
LOCATION:Learning Lab\, RRS321\, 3/F\, Run Run Shaw Building\, Main Campus\, HKU
CATEGORIES:University Organized Events
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UID:36702-1760090400-1760097600@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Facilitation Basics for Teaching and Learning- Questioning and Leading (Postponed)
DESCRIPTION:Workshop: Facilitation Basics for Teaching and Learning- Questioning and Leading \nThe workshop focuses on facilitation skills for interdisciplinary teaching contexts. Through hands-on and playful activities\, we will practice questioning and listening techniques\, moving your students across levels of abstraction\, how to maintain the connection during delivery\, and skills for leading and pacing. \nTeachers will walk away with practical skills to enhance the quality of their teaching delivery. \nDate: Friday\, 10 Oct 2025\nTime: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm\nVenue: Common Core/ BASc Lounge\, MB150\, Main Building HKU (Face-to-Face Delivery) \nOpen to all HKU Teachers and Tutors. \n 
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/facilitation-basics-for-teaching-and-learning-questioning-and-leading/
LOCATION:Common Core / BASc Lounge\, Room 150 1/F Main Building\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Teacher and Tutor Workshops
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DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251008T120000
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UID:36698-1759921200-1759924800@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Sharing Session with Professor Dagmar Schäfer
DESCRIPTION:A session will be held for a representative group of students who have taken CC courses to meet with Professor Schäfer as an opportunity for her to know more about students’ experiences in the CC. The details of the session is as follows: \n  \nDate: October 8\, 2025 (Wednesday) \nTime: 11:00 am to 12:00 pm \nVenue: Common Core & BASc Lounge\, Room 150\, 1/F\, Main Building \n  \n[Light refreshments will be provided.] \n  \nIf you are interested\, please contact Penny Tse at pennyt@hku.hk.
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/sharing-session-with-professor-dagmar-schafer/
LOCATION:Common Core / BASc Lounge\, Room 150 1/F Main Building\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20250924T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20250924T120000
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UID:36658-1758708000-1758715200@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Driving Teaching and Learning through Digital Tech and AI
DESCRIPTION: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. \nWe invite teachers to participate in our interactive workshop (running again due to popular demand)\, designed to provide a practical overview of using digital technologies and generative AI to enrich learning experiences in your courses. We’ll explore platforms like Padlet for collaboration\, Miro for visual mapping\, Mentimeter for real-time polling\, plus LLMs and text-to-image/video tools for creative assignments and content creation. \nThe workshop is open to all HKU teachers and tutors. Register now! \n\nDate: 24 September\, 2025 (Wednesday)\nTime: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm\nVenue: Online (via Zoom)
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/driving-teaching-and-learning-through-digital-tech-and-ai/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:University Organized Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20250921T093000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20250921T110000
DTSTAMP:20260520T053913
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UID:36705-1758447000-1758452400@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Observing the UN International Day of Peace
DESCRIPTION:From the wars dominating our newsfeeds to rising violence in everyday life\, peace feels fragile. Yet peace begins with people — with us. \nOn 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. \nDate: 21 September 2025 (Sunday)\nTime: 9:30–11:00 AM\nVenue: HKU Common Core/ BASc Lounge\, Main Building 150\nFees: Free of charge for all HKU students \nWhat we’ll do: \n💬 Kick off with an interactive workshop: What really is peace? Positive vs. negative peace\, the Global Peace Index\, and why peace matters. \n🌐 Discover UNESCO and Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) as cornerstones of peacebuilding. \n🎨 End with a hands‑on workshop to create your own thread‑bound notebook of the 24 Solar Terms. \nHow do I sign up? https://forms.gle/CTw4QW6qo8pzFxYB7 \nDeadline for signing up: 19th Sep\, 2025 (Fri) 14:00 \nCome\, contribute\, and carry peace forward — together. All HKU students are welcome! See you on Sunday!
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/observing-the-un-international-day-of-peace/
LOCATION:Common Core / BASc Lounge\, Room 150 1/F Main Building\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Learning Partner Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20250920T093000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20250920T153000
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UID:36651-1758360600-1758382200@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Generative AI Hackathon for SDGs 2025 - Launch Day
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this hackathon launch day to familiarise yourself with the hackathon schedule and rules\, meet new friends\, form your team\, and plan your collaborative journey ahead. \nDate: 20 September 2025 (Saturday)\nTime: 9:30 am – 3:30 pm \nVenue: Lecture Hall II (Opposite Grand Hall Lee Shau Kee Lecture Centre)\, HKU Centennial Campus \nWhat will students do: \n\nNetwork with HKU and students from other universities\nLearn about the event rules\nForm a hackathon team\nBrainstorm ideas and social issues\nHear from guest speakers around sustainable innovation\, design thinking\, and identifying your problems.\n\nFree lunch will be provided. \n>> More Details \n\n\n\nTime\nActivities\n\n\n9:30 – 10:00\nParticipant Registration\n\n\n10:00 – 10:15\nWelcome Address and Introduction\n\n\n10:15 – 10:45\nIcebreaking Activities\n\n\n10:45 – 11:00\nOverview of rules/ prizes\n\n\n11:00 – 11:20\nPresentations\n\n\n11:20 – 11:40\nPresentations\n\n\n11:40 – 12:00\nPresentations\n\n\n12:00 – 13:30\nNetworking Lunch (Lunch is provided)\n\n\n13:30 – 15:30\nThematic workshops/ Free Time for Teams
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/generative-ai-hackathon-for-sdgs-2025-launch-day/
LOCATION:Lecture Hall II (Opposite Grand Hall Lee Shau Kee Lecture Centre)\, HKU Centennial Campus
CATEGORIES:Highlight Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20250916T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20250916T183000
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UID:36655-1758042000-1758047400@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Common Core Student Consultant Gathering & Pizza Get-Together
DESCRIPTION:CC Consultant Gathering & Pizza Get-Together \nThe Common Core Student Consultants\, who come from across all the Faculties and all years of undergraduate study\, value the range of possibilities that the Core creates for undergraduate learning. These students provide feedback about how to improve the experience of the Core\, suggest new ideas for the Core\, and represent the Core to a variety of stakeholders\, including visiting delegations\, the Student-Staff Consultative Committee\, the Areas of Inquiry\, and\, most importantly\, to other students. \n\nDate: 16 September\, 2025 (Tuesday)\nTime: 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm\nVenue: Common Core & BASc Lounge (Room 150\, Main Building)\n\nInterested students may contact commoncore@hku.hk.
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/common-core-student-consultant-gathering-pizza-get-together/
LOCATION:Common Core / BASc Lounge\, Room 150 1/F Main Building\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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