Post-digital Learning: Teaching, Tech, and Tomorrows Orientation Workshop for Common Core Tutors, Semester 1, 2025-26 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 […]
CC Consultant Gathering & Pizza Get-Together The 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, […]
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. Date: 20 September 2025 (Saturday) Time: 9:30 am – 3:30 pm Venue: Lecture Hall II (Opposite Grand Hall Lee Shau Kee Lecture Centre), HKU Centennial Campus What […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: Date: October 8, 2025 (Wednesday) Time: 11:00 am to 12:00 pm […]
Workshop: Facilitation Basics for Teaching and Learning- Questioning and Leading The 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. Teachers will walk […]
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 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!
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: Tips for writing Common Core course proposals Generating compelling learning outcomes Framing the […]
Game On! Practical Storytelling Game-Based Design Workshop for HKU Teachers Bored of lecturing? Ever thought about turning your teaching into an effective game for your students? Our speaker will show you how. In this hands-on workshop, teachers will play with a storytelling-driven framework to design interactive and gamified student-centred activities for your teaching. To get […]
Date: 1 November 2025 (Saturday) Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm (Registration begins 8:30 am) Venue: Lecture Hall II (Opposite Grand Hall Lee Shau Kee Lecture Centre), HKU Centennial Campus 8:30 – 9:00 Registration 9:00 – 9:15 Overview of the day and introduction of judges (9:15 – 9:30 Time to move to judging rooms) 9:30 – […]