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Programmes

Non-credit Bearing General Education Programmes for the Second Semester, 2014-2015
I Want... Therefore...

It has evolved from a slogan to a challenge.

It involves some open-ended questions where we have to fill in the blanks.

We have to answer the call ourselves and we have to make the right moves.

To resonate with these goals and dreams, we have curated a wide array of courses and activities that aim to stimulate your intellectual curiosity, inspire you with new ideas, re-define your old thoughts, and hopefully re-orientate your life goals. Other than our regular signature programmes of Rooftop Farming Project, F:A:C:E: (Fascinating Arts and Cultural Experiences), Happy 2gether, and, interdisciplinary courses in Politics, Economics and Finance, Science and Technology, we have also included an Umbrella Series in our flagship forum, Hong Kong Agenda. Last but not least, GE20 Series is not only about the past 20 years of GE, but also our city and our world.

Enrolment Counters
DateTimeVenue
28/1 (Wed)10:00 – 17:00K.K. Leung Concourse
29/1 (Thu)10:00 – 17:00Lobby, G/F, Chi Wah Learning Commons
30/1 (Fri) onwards09:30 – 13:00 & 14:00 – 18:15GE Office, 2/F, Pao Siu Loong Building
 
Programme Title
Instructor
Description
GE 20 Master Class
GE2014-28A/B
GE 20 Master Class
GE 20 大講堂
The Hon. Jasper Tsang 曾鈺成議員
Mr. Jacky Cheung 張學友先生
GE is 19 going on 20. Over the past two decades, thousands of speakers have been ...

GE20 Creative Projects
GE20 Creative Projects
GE20 創意廊
We believe that culture and arts can make a difference in our lives. In addition ...

Made in Hong Kong 初創科研夢
GE2014-56
Made in Hong Kong 初創科研夢
黃棨麟博士 Dr. Wilson Wong
It is a common criticism that technological inventions and achievements in scientific ...

Refugee Run
GE2014-48A/B
Refugee Run
覃詠欣女士 Ms. Maggie Chum
Mr. David Begbie
Persecution, war, and massacre seem far from our daily lives in Hong Kong and we ...

Inside Stories from North Korea
GE2014-49
Inside Stories from North Korea
Ms. Katharina Zellweger
The international media reports mostly on North Korea's nuclear programme and human ...

Myanmar Week 2015
GE2014-50
Myanmar Week 2015
Prof. Ian Holliday
Dr. Federico Ferrara
 
Our student organisation Connecting Myanmar has been organising Myanmar Week in the ...

Urban/Rural China - ‘Dragons in Diamond Village’
GE2014-51
Urban/Rural China - ‘Dragons in Diamond Village’
Mr. David Bandurski
***Due to unforeseen circumstances, the programme is rescheduled. We apologise for ...

678914
GE2014-52A/B
678914
程翔先生 Mr. Ching Cheong
張家偉先生 Mr. Gary Cheung
葉健民教授 Prof. Ray Yep
***Date for the Talk is updated***In 1967, there were mass strikes and many home-made ...

Islamic Finance as an Emerging Economic Power
GE2014-53
Islamic Finance as an Emerging Economic Power
Dr. Charles Chan
***Please note that the programme is rescheduled to 17/4 (Fri). For details, please ...

‘Like A Boss’
GE2014-54
‘Like A Boss’
林偉駿先生 Mr. Lam Wai Chun

王克勤先生 Mr. Sunny Wong
陳展程先生Mr. Ray Chan

‘Like A Boss’ as a catchphrase has been popular on social media, as a ...

Online2Offline
GE2014-55
Online2Offline
王維基先生 Mr. Ricky Wong
杜瑞緯先生 Mr. Henry Doo
O2O (Online-to-offline) commerce is about directing online consumers to real-world ...

Simple Living Camp
GE2014-47
Simple Living Camp
簡單生活營
莫皓光先生 Mr. Mok Ho Kwong
Living in a city full of hustle and bustle, it is easy to go with the flow without ...

Unravelling 1970s Hong Kong with Joyce Chan (Part 2: Middle Class) (CANCELLED)
GE2014-57
Unravelling 1970s Hong Kong with Joyce Chan (Part 2: Middle Class) (CANCELLED)
「陳韻文筆下 ——70年代香港的層與面」下半部:中產階級
林奕華先生 Mr. Edward Lam

陳韻文小姐 Ms. Joyce Chan
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the course has been cancelled.嘉賓因事未能出席活動,此課程已取消。Ms. ...

MUNDO! Flamenco!
GE2014-58
MUNDO! Flamenco!
Clara Ramona & Co

Flamenco is a genuine Spanish art made up of three parts: guitar playing, singing, ...

Project VM presents:  Gender Bend – Feminist Movies Screening & The Vagina Monologues
GE2014-59
Project VM presents: Gender Bend – Feminist Movies Screening & The Vagina Monologues
Project VM
Project VM is a team of 12 young women dedicated to raising awareness on issues about ...

Capturing the Faces and Places in the Catalytic Times - Chinese Documentary Screening-cum-Discussion
GE2014-60
Capturing the Faces and Places in the Catalytic Times - Chinese Documentary Screening-cum-Discussion
捕捉激變時代的人與地──華語紀錄片放映座談會
朱漢強先生 Mr. Chu Hon-keung
朱吉輝先生 Mr. Michael Chu
鄭藹如女士 Ms. Jo Cheng
馮賢賢女士 Ms. Sylvia H. Feng
No scripts: only reality and true emotions… This is what documentaries try ...

Poems of Everyday Life: A Tribute to Yasi
GE2014-61A
Poems of Everyday Life: A Tribute to Yasi
也是他的詩。也是你的詩 | 向也斯致意 - 野餐、音樂、詩。
梅卓燕女士 Ms. Mui Cheuk Yin 
黃靖先生 Mr. Wong Jing
*蔡世豪先生 Mr. Choi Sai Ho
龔志成先生 Mr. Kung Chi Shing
Leung Ping Kwan (1949 – 2013) was one of the most celebrated men of letters ...

Cotton Hong Kong Premiere and Talk: Recording Life—Me and Their Stories
GE2014-61B
Cotton Hong Kong Premiere and Talk: Recording Life—Me and Their Stories
《棉花》香港首映及講座:紀錄人生——我和他們的故事
周浩先生 Mr. Zhou Hao
閭丘露薇女士 Ms. Lüqiu Luwei
Cotton documents the stories of ordinary Chinese people. The contemporary Chinese ...

A Night at the Library with the Guqin and Tea
GE2014-61C
A Night at the Library with the Guqin and Tea
琴茶夜話
謝俊仁先生 Dr. Tse Chun Yan
吳家丞先生 Mr. Tommy Ng

An important Chinese cultural heritage, guqin is the musical instrument of the literati ...

Physical Theatre without Verbal Language
GE2014-61D
Physical Theatre without Verbal Language
語言以外的形體劇場
鄧樹榮先生 Mr. Tang Shu Wing
吳偉碩先生(梵谷) Mr. Andy Ng
Neither a genre of theatre nor the same as mime, physical theatre is a type of training ...

Graffiti Workshop
GE2014-37
Graffiti Workshop
MC仁 (Syan)
***Details of Post-workshop Sharing Session Updated***Some consider graffiti as art, ...

Write a Piece of Fiction for Our City
GE2014-29A/B
Write a Piece of Fiction for Our City
為我城寫小說
潘國靈先生 Mr. Lawrence Pun
If a person can be the protagonist in a novel, what about a city? Cities play ...

Public Art in the Community
GE2014-30
Public Art in the Community
公共藝術遍地開花
楊秀卓先生 Mr. Ricky Yeung
Unfettered by galleries and museums, art is all around, the city space offers ...

Photography Assignment: Isle of Rhapsody
GE2014-31
Photography Assignment: Isle of Rhapsody
攝影習作之小島狂想曲
張志偉先生 Mr. Cheung Chi Wai
劉淳欣小姐 Ms. Sharen Lau
Seeing something from a distance often makes you want to take a closer look into ...

New Media Arts = Transforming Energy?
GE2014-32
New Media Arts = Transforming Energy?
新媒體藝術=能量轉換?
林欣傑先生 Mr. Keith Lam
What exactly is ‘new media art’? How do we define ‘new’? ...

Hong Kong Agenda
GE2014-33A/B/C
Hong Kong Agenda
香港議程
Various speakers
***Venue for GE2014-33C is changed***This has been a semester when the controversies ...

Good Soils, Good Eats, Good Future
GE2014-34A/B
Good Soils, Good Eats, Good Future
好土好食好未來
Prof. Jonathan Wong
Mr. Yip Tsz Shing
Mr. Chi Po-lin 
Food is essential for our survival and health. But do we really know about our food? ...

Sustainable Design for Urban Farming
GE2014-35
Sustainable Design for Urban Farming
Mr. Fai Hui
Farming is not only about growing food. For thousands of years, farmers have learned ...

Happy 2gether
GE2014-36A/B/C/D
Happy 2gether
Dr. Liz Jackson &
Various speakers
*** Dates for GE2014-36C and GE2014-36D are changed***Each semester, we organise ...

Bird's-eye View of the World
GE2014-46
Bird's-eye View of the World
鳥眼看世界
蘇毅雄先生 Mr. Samson So
Among the 9,800 species of birds in the world, some 1,300 can be found in China. ...

Stencil Workshop (Cancelled)
GE2014-38
Stencil Workshop (Cancelled)
Dom @ Start from Zero
This course is CANCELLED.Banksy, a pseudonymous English graffiti artist, is best ...

Filmatic@Gatherland
GE2014-39
Filmatic@Gatherland
To all those of you who are intrigued by the interplay of light and shadow, shall ...

GE Book Club
GE2014-40A/B/C
GE Book Club
GE讀書會
劉進圖先生 Mr. Kevin Lau
黎慶寧先生 Mr. Peter Lai 
*** Date and Time for GE2014-40C are changed***In the words of John Locke, education ...

Who Picks My STYLE?
GE2014-41
Who Picks My STYLE?
Ms. Joven Mak
What is your personal style? Do you care about having a unique style? Or you just ...

In Pursuit of Happiness
GE2014-42
In Pursuit of Happiness
幸福論
陶國璋先生 Mr. Tao Kwok Cheung
**Please note that venue is updated**The search for happiness is a human instinct. ...

My Gap Year Stories
GE2014-43
My Gap Year Stories
休學札記
Various speakers
Does the ambiance of university make you feel as if you were walking in the mist ...

Freedom, Suffering and Hope
GE2014-44
Freedom, Suffering and Hope
Dr. Andrew Loke
The notion of freedom is essential to morality and political thought. But what is ...

Managing the Uncertain, Impermanent World?
GE2014-45
Managing the Uncertain, Impermanent World?
如何管理測不準的無常世界?
潘宗光教授   Prof. Poon Chung Kwong
‘Form itself is emptiness, emptiness itself is form’ - the Buddhist teachings ...