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Web3: Transforming Business, Justice, and Art

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

In this seminar on Web3, our panel of experts will discuss recent advancements in blockchain technology and discuss its implications on conventional business models, decentralized community governance, and the art market. Following the presentations, a moderated panel discussion will engage in a thought-provoking conversation to uncover insights into the broader implications of blockchain-based governance in […]

Integrating Improvisation, Design Thinking, and Generative AI in Teaching and Learning Session 2

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

These two workshops will focus on the practical application of improvisation and design thinking in teaching to enhance students’ critical thinking and imaginative capacities. The workshop will discuss practical strategies to guide students across deeper and more expansive levels of inquiry, adopt a mindset for experimentation, connect across disciplinary domains of knowledge, and encourage equitable […]

deTour 2023 – Free School Tour (for staff and teachers)

PMQ, 35 Aberdeen St Central, Hong Kong

We invite staff members and teachers 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 2023 – design festival” is Hong Kong's largest […]

deTour 2023 – Free School Tour (for students) – AM session

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 2023 – design festival” is Hong Kong's largest annual design festival, […]

deTour 2023 – Free School Tour (for students) – PM session

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 2023 – design festival” is Hong Kong’s largest annual design festival, […]

Tutors Certificate Course – 1-Day Foundational Workshop (Foundations in Teaching and Learning)

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 tutors.   Date: Friday, 12 January 2024 Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Location: Common Core & BASc Lounge (Main […]

Learning in the Age of AI: Orientation Workshop for Common Core Tutors, Semester 2, 2023-24

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 in the Age of AI, […]

Gamechangers – Circular Game Design Hackathon

KK Leung Building

This inaugural Circular Game Design Hackathon, held in partnership with the Hong Kong Design Centre and the Hong Kong Design Institute, will be an intensive, hands-on, two-day design event empowering participants to create their own immersive, interactive experiences to inspire knowledge and action around circularity and sustainability.   Date: Saturday & Sunday, 20-21 January 2024 […]

Gamechangers – Circular Game Design Hackathon

KK Leung Building

This inaugural Circular Game Design Hackathon, held in partnership with the Hong Kong Design Centre and the Hong Kong Design Institute, will be an intensive, hands-on, two-day design event empowering participants to create their own immersive, interactive experiences to inspire knowledge and action around circularity and sustainability.   Date: Saturday & Sunday, 20-21 January 2024 […]

Project funding opportunities for students and staff

Zoom

Date: Wednesday, 7 Feb, 2024 Time: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm   Do you have an idea for an interdisciplinary research or experiential project? Join this information session to find out more about the funding options available from the Common Core for undergraduate students and staff projects involving students. We will discuss two funding initiatives […]

Paris Is Burning – Film Screening and Panel Discussion

Rayson Huang Theatre, Main Campus, HKU

In line with Black History Month, Women’s Month, and Transgender Day of Visibility, CCHU9079 Queer Art, Performance and Cities and CCHU9007 Sexuality and Gender: Diversity and Society are proud to screen this movie live with guest speakers to discuss the film’s impact and influence on today’s globalized society specially the LGBTQIA+ community.   Paris Is Burning is a 1990 American documentary […]

Ritual and Religion in Chinese History and Anthropology

Room 201, May Hall, HKU and via Zoom

Abstract: An exploration of ritual practices in Chinese history and anthropology, as well as indigenous ritual theory concerning these practices, opens up a number of interesting comparative issues concerning religion, belief, and, of course, ritual itself.  This talk will discuss these themes and the larger implications these issues may have for our understandings. About the […]