HKU Common Core is celebrating our 10th Anniversary throughout April and May 2022. The Celebration will feature events focused on Critical Zones and Undergraduate Transdisciplinary Research; Sustainable Development Goals; the Vicissitudes of (De)Globalization; the CC Digital Exhibition Villa; Transdisciplinary Musings: Money! Money? Money!; An Afternoon at the Movies; Enhancing CVs and Interviewing Skills; Gaming and the Metaverse; Student Virtual Exchanges; Fast Fashion; and, to wrap things up, a Distinguished Lecture looking forward to the next 10 years of the Common Core’s Adventures in Learning! Our annual Student Learning Festival will also serve as one of the anchors for the Celebration.
We welcome everyone to join our online celebrations!
Event Timetable
APRIL 21, THURSDAY
Panel Discussion: Transdisciplinary Undergraduate Research – Critical Zones (12:00 nn – 1:30 pm @ Zoom)
Showcase and Discussion: Learning Game Design in the Common Core (3:00 pm – 4:00 pm @ Zoom)
Student Workshop: Students-for-Change – The SDGs and Hong Kong’s Daily Life (7:00 pm – 8:30 pm @ Zoom)
APRIL 27, WEDNESDAY – STUDENT LEARNING FESTIVAL
Virtual Tour – Common Core Digital Exhibition Villa (11:00 am – 12:00 nn @ Zoom)
Seminar – Communication! That’s what we need! (12:30 pm – 1:45 pm @ Zoom) (Co-organised with CETL’s Teaching and Learning Festival 2022)
Student Workshop – Community of Practice Session: The Value of Virtual Exchanges and Internships (Time TBC @ Zoom)
MAY 03, TUESDAY
Seminar and Panel Discussion – An Afternoon at the Movies: Thinking through Film (12:00 nn – 1:15 pm @ Zoom)
Student Workshop – Enhancing your CV Building and Interview Skills (4:00 pm – 5:00 pm @ Zoom)
MAY 12, THURSDAY
Seminar – Roblox and the Metaverse (2:00 pm – 3:00 pm @ Zoom)
Student Sharing – Tracing Fast Fashion: From Birmingham to Hong Kong (Time TBC @ Zoom)
MAY 16, MONDAY
Seminar and Panel Discussion – Money! Money? Money! (12:00 nn – 1:15 pm @ Zoom)
MAY 18, WEDNESDAY
Distinguished Lecture: Looking Forward to the Next 10 Years (12:00 nn – 1:15 pm @ Zoom)
Please refer to https://commoncore.hku.hk/anniversary/ for all events details.
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