The University of Hong Kong partners with International SOS, the leading medical assistance, international healthcare and security assistance company, to provide worldwide emergency support to all students and staff. This progrmme offers local expertise, preventative advice and emergency assistance through their network of assistance centres, clinics and health and logistics providers throughout the world. Students and staff can access destination-specific pre-trip health and safety advices, overseas medical and security assistance, emergency medical care and evacuation and many other important services to prevent or deal with emergencies and unexpected situations in the field.
Target Students:
Non-Japanese students who wish to study in graduate courses at Japanese universities in 2015-16.
How to apply:
Hong Kong and Macau SAR residents can submit their applications to the Consulate-General of Japan in Hong Kong by mail or by hand, by May 29, 2015. The selection process includes written test and interview which will be arranged in June 2015.
Enquiries:
Ms Maggie Lau, Consulate-General of Japan in Hong Kong (infojp@hn.mofa.go.jp)
2. Scholarships for Studying in France The Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macau is offering the following scholarships for different disciplines and target student groups:
Application deadline: April 26, 2015 (Extended deadline)
How to apply: On-line application
Enquiries: Ms Lavender Cheung
Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macau(lavender.cheung@consulfrance-hongkong.org)
We wish you success with your application!
Best,
Kitty Wong
Director
Scholarships Office, The Registry Please check out for more information on scholarship opportunities, background and sharing stories at HKU Scholarships website.
cc: All teachers – Please bring this to the attention of your students who may be interested in making an application.
We are pleased to organize Learning Management System (LMS) – Moodle and Lecture Capture Services (LCS) – Panopto hands-on workshops for you to familiar with our e-learning services available at HKU.
Please register by clicking the “Register” hyperlinks below. The number of seats is limited. After successful registration, if you cannot attend, please cancel the registration to release the reserved seat for other colleague.
Assessment tools on Moodle
Course Code
Moodle Course Title
Date
Time
Venue
Registration
MOD-002
Moodle Hands-on Workshop on Assignments, Choices and Quizzes
Note:
(1) KB110 = Room 110, Knowles Building
CPD-3.29 = Room CPD-3.29, Central Podium (CPD), Centennial Campus
(2) If you have taken a Moodle hands-on course offered by the ITS, we recommend you follow up with an e-learning Pedagogical Support Unit (EPSU) workshop and/or a Faculty of Education/ Centre for Information Technology in Education (CITE) seminar.
The EPSU of the Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) offers pedagogically focused e-learning workshops, which leverage the central Moodle platform to enable good teaching practices. These workshops focus on teaching approaches and good teaching practices, complement the Moodle courses offered by the ITS and the Moodle seminars offered by the Faculty of Education/CITE, which tend to focus on innovative teaching practice using the new features available in Moodle.
Message from Professor Ian Holliday, Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning)
Dear Colleagues and Students,
I am pleased to inform you that at its March 3, 2015 meeting, the Senate approved a “University Assessment Policy” and a policy on “Credit Transfer for Student Exchange”. The former articulates the institutional assessment policy and guides assessment practices in respect of undergraduate and taught postgraduate curricula; the latter outlines the principles for credit transfer for undergraduate student exchange, in connection with which corresponding adjustments have been made to the University’s “Credit Accumulation and Transfer Policy” (vide paragraph 17 and Annex II thereof). Both the “University Assessment Policy” and the “Credit Accumulation and Transfer Policy” are accessible at: http://www.cdqa.hku.hk/guidelines-and-forms.php.
Any questions relating to these policies may be addressed to Rebecca Ching, Head of the Curriculum Development and Quality Assurance Section, Registry (e-mail: recleung@hku.hk) or Jennifer Wong of her Office (e-mail: jsmwong@hku.hk) in the first instance.
Professor Ian Holliday
Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor
(Teaching and Learning)
Message from Curriculum Development and Quality Assurance Section of the Registry
Applications are now invited for the Teaching Development Grants (TDGs). TDGs are intended to support projects and activities that will have an impact on the strategic development and promotion of Teaching and Learning. For priority areas and other details, please refer to Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning)’s invitation circular dated March 6, 2015 (document 138/315, URL below):
Applications should be submitted to Ms. Synthia Chau, Secretary, Teaching and Learning Quality Committee, c/o Curriculum Development and Quality Assurance Section, Registry. TDG applications will be processed in batches according to the following cut-off dates in 2015:
1st round – Thursday, April 30, 2015
2nd round – Monday, November 16, 2015
3rd round – Monday, December 28, 2015
Message from Professor Ian Holliday, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Teaching & Learning)
Dear Colleagues,
Staff Teaching Space Experience Survey – February 2015
IT Services is conducting an online Teaching Space Experience Survey on behalf of the University from today till 13th March 2015.
The purpose of this survey is to gather information about your experiences and perceptions of the classroom environments that you use to deliver your lectures and seminars etc. in order to find out what you think is important and of any issues to be addressed.
Your opinions are valuable to us and this information will help us understand how we can provide better facilities to support your teaching. A separate survey investigating the student learning environment experience will be running concurrently.
The results of both will be used to inform the University Strategy for future development of Teaching and Learning Spaces over the coming planning period (2-3 years) to ensure that space provided for teaching and learning is fit for purpose and of good quality in order to enhance the student learning experience.
We are pleased to organize Learning Management System (LMS) – Moodle and Lecture Capture Services (LCS) – Panopto hands-on workshops for you to familiar with our e-learning services available at HKU.
Please register by clicking the “Register” hyperlinks below. The number of seats is limited. After successful registration, if you cannot attend, please cancel the registration to release the reserved seat for other colleague.
Setting up a new course and grading function on Moodl
Course Code
Moodle Course Title
Date
Time
Venue
Registration
MOD-001
Moodle Hands-on Workshop on Setting Up a Moodle Course Website
Note:
(1) KB110 = Room 110, Knowles Building
CPD2.77 = Room 2.77, Central Podium (CPD), Centennial Campus
(2) If you have taken a Moodle hands-on course offered by the ITS, we recommend you follow up with an e-learning Pedagogical Support Unit (EPSU) workshop and/or a Faculty of Education/ Centre for Information Technology in Education (CITE) seminar.
The EPSU of the Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) offers pedagogically focused e-learning workshops, which leverage the central Moodle platform to enable good teaching practices. These workshops focus on teaching approaches and good teaching practices, complement the Moodle courses offered by the ITS and the Moodle seminars offered by the Faculty of Education/CITE, which tend to focus on innovative teaching practice using the new features available in Moodle.
Outstanding Teaching Award for Excellence in Teaching & Research 2014 Presentation Video by
Message from President and Vice-Chancellor
Dear Colleagues and Students,
I am very pleased to announce the winners of the Outstanding Teaching Award for 2014:
Dr. Michael G. Botelho, Faculty of Dentistry
Dr. Cheri Y.Y. Chan, Faculty of Education
Dr. Amy Y.M. Chow, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences
Ms. Miranda G. Legg, Centre for Applied English Studies, Faculty of Arts
Many congratulations!
The Selection Panel was deeply impressed by the awardees’ dedication to teaching, their tireless and creative efforts to make learning enjoyable and challenging, and the impact that they have made on their students’ learning.
The awardees will be honoured at the upcoming award presentation ceremony on Monday, March 30, 2015; and their names will be posted for a period of five years on the Teaching Excellence Awards Honour Board in the Main Library.
I would like to thank our external assessor Professor Dai Hounsell (Professor Emeritus, Former Vice-Principal, University of Edinburgh) in providing us with his expert advice in situ during the final selection process. I would also like to thank the other Panel members, Professor Ian M. Holliday, Professor Grahame T. Bilbow, Dr. David M. Pomfret and Mr. Brenton W.Y. Ng (student representative), for their assistance in this important exercise.
I look forward to seeing you all at the ceremony.
Professor Peter Mathieson, President
Chairman
Selection Panel for Teaching Excellence Awards 2014
Take your first step to HKU through the admissions talks, faculty talks, consultation sessions, and faculty information booths at 2015 Pathway to HKU (24 February).
The following scholarship schemes are now open for application. You may click the scheme titles for the eligibility conditions and the application forms are available at the Scholarships website.
Please submit your application to: awards@hku.hk
Deadline: 12:00 noon, February 18, 2015
For full-time Undergraduate students
(scholarship award ranges from HK$10,000-20,000.)
For both full-time Undergraduate and Postgraduate students
Taufik Ali Memorial Scholarships (for students with Muslim faith)
Value of each award: tuition fees (undergraduate)
tuition fees plus living allowance (postgraduate)
Best,
Kitty Wong
Director
Scholarships Office, The Registry Please check out for more information on scholarship opportunities, background and sharing stories at HKU Scholarships website.
