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Work Smarter, Not Harder: Tools That Boost Teachers’ Productivity

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

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. Speaker: Cindy Liang (HKU Libraries) Date: January 22, […]

ARBOREAL INTELLIGENCE Campus Walk

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

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! Date: Tuesday, 27 January […]

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 […]

Join-the-Conversation: Interactive Lecturing in Practice

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

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). Date: 9 March 2026 (Monday) Time: 01:00pm – 02:00pm (HKT) Venue: Common Core Lounge (RM150, 1/F, […]

From Kowloon Walled City to Global Luxury — An Evening Conversation with Mimi Tang

Meng Wah Theatre 2 (MWT2) G/F, Meng Wah Complex, The University of Hong Kong

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. Born 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. […]

From Lab to Luxe: The Science, Art & Craft of Precious Metals

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

Precious metals have been shaped by artists, studied by scientists, and treasured across cultures for centuries. But what makes them so special?   Join 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. […]

Common Core Staff-Student Consultative meeting 2026

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

The Common Core would like to invite you to participate in the Staff-Student Consultative meeting: Date: Monday, 27 April 2026 Time: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Venue: Common Core & BASc Lounge, Main Building Rm 150 (Pizza will be provided for this lunch meeting) This meeting provides a channel of communication between students across campus and […]

Student Learning Festival 2026

Haking Wong Podium

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. Date: 29 April, 2026 (Wednesday) Time: 11:30 am – 2:30 pm Venue: Haking Wong Podium Come Meet […]

Seminar: What AI Can’t Compost: Plant Humanities in Transdisciplinary Pedagogy

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

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 […]

Seminar: Plant Humanities – The Anthropocene, Art, and Artificial Intelligence

Zoom

Seminar: Plant Humanities - The Anthropocene, Art, and Artificial Intelligence Date: May 19, 2026 (Tue) Time: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Hong Kong Time / 10:00 am - 11:30 am Eastern Standard Time Venue: Online (Zoom) If you are interested, please register at https://forms.office.com/r/Q7tnC5JQ3N All are welcome. The Zoom meeting link will be provided in […]

Games for Change Hong Kong Festival 2026

Meng Wah Complex, University of Hong Kong

Games for Change Hong Kong Festival 2026 Gaming Momentum 🗓️ 9:30 – 17:30, May 27, 2026 📍 Meng Wah Complex, University of Hong Kong (HKU) 🎮 Theme: Gaming Momentum Games for Change Hong Kong returns in 2026 as part of a week of connected events across the region, bringing together educators, creators, researchers, and industry […]

Common Core Sharing Session

CPD3.29, 3/F, The Jockey Club Tower

(This event is open to CC Teachers and Tutors. If you are interested, please contact our office at commoncore@hku.hk) Date: Thursday June 4, 2026 Time: 2:30 – 4:00 pm Venue: Room CPD3.29, 3/F, The Jockey Club Tower