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Programmes

Non-credit Bearing General Education Programmes for the First Semester, 2018 – 2019
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'Dare to Dream, Ask, Grow, Create, and Play' are so important in university life that our programmes will be geared towards encouraging and developing these essential areas of growth. This semester's GE programmes cover a broad range of lectures, workshops, outings, as well as student-curated activities. 

Our Student Team (GEST) is recruiting members throughout the year to let your talents shine and to share some happy hours at the Gatherland.

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DateTimeVenue
6/9 (Thu)10:00 – 17:00Haking Wong Podium
7/9 (Fri) onwards09:30 – 13:00 & 14:00 – 18:15GE Office, 2/F, Pao Siu Loong Building
Programme Title
Instructor
Description
Dare to ASK
Dare to ASK
Hall of Wisdom (大學問) is our award-winning education TV series co-organised with RTHK. ...

Hall of Wisdom: Gabriel Leung
GE2018-01A
Hall of Wisdom: Gabriel Leung
大學問:梁卓偉
Prof. Gabriel Leung 梁卓偉教授
通識與香港電台電視部自2016年起合作推出一系列《大學問》講座,深受同學及觀眾歡迎,於電視播放的《大學問》精華版在電視節目欣賞指數調查中名列頭十位。這個學期我們再接再厲,邀請不同領 ...

Hall of Wisdom: John Tsang
GE2018-01B
Hall of Wisdom: John Tsang
大學問:曾俊華
Mr. John Tsang 曾俊華先生
通識與香港電台電視部自2016年起合作推出一系列《大學問》講座,深受同學及觀眾歡迎,於電視播放的《大學問》精華版在電視節目欣賞指數調查中名列頭十位。這個學期我們再接再厲,邀請不同領 ...

Hall of Wisdom: Karena Lam
GE2018-01C
Hall of Wisdom: Karena Lam
大學問:林嘉欣
Ms. Karena Lam 林嘉欣女士
通識與香港電台電視部自2016年起合作推出一系列《大學問》講座,深受同學及觀眾歡迎,於電視播放的《大學問》精華版在電視節目欣賞指數調查中名列頭十位。這個學期我們再接再厲,邀請不同領 ...

Hall of Wisdom: Richard Li
GE2018-01D
Hall of Wisdom: Richard Li
大學問:李澤楷
Mr. Richard Li 李澤楷先生
通識與香港電台電視部自2016年起合作推出一系列《大學問》講座,深受同學及觀眾歡迎,於電視播放的《大學問》精華版在電視節目欣賞指數調查中名列頭十位。這個學期我們再接再厲,邀請不同領 ...

Hall of Wisdom: Edward Lam
GE2018-01E
Hall of Wisdom: Edward Lam
大學問:林奕華
Mr. Edward Lam 林奕華先生
通識與香港電台電視部自2016年起合作推出一系列《大學問》講座,深受同學及觀眾歡迎,於電視播放的《大學問》精華版在電視節目欣賞指數調查中名列頭十位。這個學期我們再接再厲,邀請不同領 ...

Hall of Wisdom: Josephine Siao
GE2018-01F
Hall of Wisdom: Josephine Siao
大學問:蕭芳芳
Ms. Josephine Siao 蕭芳芳女士
通識與香港電台電視部自2016年起合作推出一系列《大學問》講座,深受同學及觀眾歡迎,於電視播放的《大學問》精華版在電視節目欣賞指數調查中名列頭十位。這個學期我們再接再厲,邀請不同領 ...

Dare to GROW
Dare to GROW
People and plants are alike in many ways. Both need the correct nutrients, water, ...

My Very Special Girlfriend – Book Talk on Forever and Ever
GE2018-02
My Very Special Girlfriend – Book Talk on Forever and Ever
女朋友 ——《天長地久》讀書會
Prof. Lung Yingtai 龍應台教授
十九封「未讀不回」的綿長家書,三十五則戰爭離亂的吉光片羽,《天長地久》說了甚麼?歡迎帶書進場。會後可簽名。 With 19 letters to her ...

Growing Up in the Age of Digital Gadgets
GE2018-03A/B
Growing Up in the Age of Digital Gadgets
「機不離手」的時代——我們都是這樣長大的
Dr. Donna Chu 朱順慈博士 
Mr. Jonathan Cheung 張家希先生 
Ms. Amanda Yik
十八年前的千禧年,「千年蟲」曾引起全球恐慌,人們擔心電腦系統因踏入2000年而發生錯亂。來到千禧年後十八年的今天,令我們感到焦慮的已變成隨身的手機電源不足或上網信號微弱。在過去十多 ...

Trail Walker @ HKU 2018
GE2018-04
Trail Walker @ HKU 2018
通識毅行
Mr. Panda Lee 李耀輝先生 
Welcome to the 14th annual Trail Walker @ HKU! A 50-kilometre walk along the Hong ...

Perseverance for a Turn-the-tables Victory
GE2018-05
Perseverance for a Turn-the-tables Victory
自強不息逆轉勝
Ms. Ng On Yee 吳安儀女士 
成功一定有方法,失敗也有原因,最重要是如何在兩者之間找到關鍵!享受過程,才會做得好;輸,也是一個學習過程,跟勁敵對戰,可一邊向他們學習,一邊進步。漸漸,人就會學懂享受挑戰、放開贏輸 ...

Human Library: Dare to Dream
GE2018-06
Human Library: Dare to Dream
生命圖書館──敢想敢創
Ms. Fiona Ching 程德欣女士 
Ms. Jacqueline Cheung 張家欣女士 
Mr. Will Li 李泓森先生
Mr. Denis Huen 禤彥勳先生 
每個年代雖有不同的社會環境與條件,但對年青人的期望往往相若,就是趁後生應該要闖要試,尋夢彷彿是年青人的專利。可是,追尋夢想,談何容易?成功的例子可能屈指可數,過程中亦不免經歷無數難 ...

No One Turned Away – Hong Kong’s Handling of the Vietnamese Boat People Crisis 1975 – 2000
GE2018-07
No One Turned Away – Hong Kong’s Handling of the Vietnamese Boat People Crisis 1975 – 2000
Ms. Carina Hoang
Mrs. Margriet Veenma
Mrs. Cheung-Ang Siew Mei
Farah Dang
Four decades ago, between 1975 and 2000, more than 213,000 Vietnamese boat people ...

HKU Rooftop Farm & Monthly Community Day
HKU Rooftop Farm & Monthly Community Day
HKU Rooftop Farm (since 2013)Starting in 2013, The HKU Rooftop Farm Project, co-organised ...

HKU Herb Garden & Wednesday Chill
HKU Herb Garden & Wednesday Chill
HKU Herb Garden (Since 2018)The Herb Garden, opened on the Earth Day 2018, aims to ...

2018 Green Lunch
GE2018-08
2018 Green Lunch
Date: 24/9 (Mon)Time: 12:45 – 14:00Venue: Haking Wong PodiumLanguage: EnglishDetails ...

Dare to CREATE
Dare to CREATE
The GE F:A:C:E: umbrella has been spinning off a web of arts and cultural possibilities, ...

Organic Urban Farming: A Farm-to-Table Experience
GE2018-09
Organic Urban Farming: A Farm-to-Table Experience
Mr. Fai Hui
As the environment takes centre stage, and food safety and security concerns grow, ...

F:A:C:E: Mentorship  Programme 2018 - Lost & Found
GE2018-10
F:A:C:E: Mentorship Programme 2018 - Lost & Found
師友會
Ms. Alison M. Friedman 方美昂女士
Ms. Hu Ching-fang 胡晴舫女士
Mr. Indy Lee 李俊亮先生
Ms. Kumi Masunaga 
Mr. Tsang Tak Ping 曾德平先生
在人生的路途上,我們總會碰到迷失的時候。文化藝術正正是給予我們出口和啟發的來源。透過師友會,你可以認識來自文化藝術界的導師、志同道合的同學,互相交流啟發。而那些看似不知所措的日子, ...

Trilogy of Art Critique
GE2018-11
Trilogy of Art Critique
藝評三部曲
Dr. Cheng Wai Pang, Damian 鄭威鵬(小西) 
Ms. Vivienne Chow
“Art is life and life is art.” To encourage students to increase their ...

The Importance of Being Young and Beautiful
GE2018-12
The Importance of Being Young and Beautiful
戀美之少年——楊凡
Mr. Edward Lam 林奕華先生
Mr. Yonfan 楊凡先生 
想給大家介绍一位朋友,楊凡。他有很多身份。是攝影家,最著名的一部照片集,是《美麗傳奇》。也是電影導演,男女主角都是俊男美女,張曼玉周潤發是《玫瑰的故事》(一九八五)的男女主角,張曼 ...

Day Trip to the Creative Shenzhen
GE2018-13
Day Trip to the Creative Shenzhen
創意深圳一日遊
Mr. Hong Ko 高少康先生
Dr. Shing Au-Yeung 歐陽檉博士
提起深圳,你會想起甚麼?仍是羅湖商業城、世界之窗……還是其實從未踏足、印象模糊?這個與香港一河之隔的經濟特區,曾經是毫不起眼的荒蕪漁村,現在是超過1,2 ...

Jockey Club New Arts Power
GE2018-14A/B
Jockey Club New Arts Power
賽馬會藝壇新勢力
Théâtre de la Feuille 綠葉劇團
Ms. Chloe Wong 黃靜婷女士
GE2018-14A劇場工作坊:演員與面具之間的行動Theatre Workshop: The Action between Actor & Mask此工作坊為無語言面具劇 ...

Traditional Chinese Opera – Hebei Bangzi
GE2018-15
Traditional Chinese Opera – Hebei Bangzi
中國傳統戲曲──河北梆子
Mr. Ji Chen 計晨先生 
河北梆子是中國北方戲曲的重要代表,於清光緒初年進入興盛時期。河北梆子在劇種方面不僅擅長於表現歷史題材,而且能很好地反映現實生活。在戲曲藝術上,無論是音樂、表演及舞台美術方面,都有極 ...

F:A:C:E: Subsidy
F:A:C:E: Subsidy
F:A:C:E: 鼓勵同學創作,無論是做展覽、拍短片、出版抑或搞講座,都會幫你實現!如果你有任何創作意念,歡迎提交計劃書,F:A:C:E:將會提供協助,包括校內場地、宣傳及製作資助 ...

Dare to PLAY
Dare to PLAY
Learning how to have fun is supposed to be inborn and natural; easy and happy.  Unfor ...

GEST Recruitment – be part of GE!
GEST Recruitment – be part of GE!
The GE team is offering 50 programmes with around 100 sessions of talks/workshops/screenin ...

Happy Thursday – Tea from Around the World
GE2018-22
Happy Thursday – Tea from Around the World
Ms. Ashmita Roy
Mr. Karan Mahajan
Ms. Milena Mi
Mr. Mohamed Gadelrab
Ms. Moe Matsunaga
Ms. Yuka Konishi
Ms. Hitomi Fujisawa
Get to know more about your HKU international peers and their home countries’ ...

Global Kitchen
GE2018-21
Global Kitchen
Global Kitchen is a cultural melting pot that allows you to explore other cultures ...

GEST Skills Sharing: Modern Calligraphy Workshop
GE2018-20
GEST Skills Sharing: Modern Calligraphy Workshop
西洋書法工作坊
Have you ever thrown yourself into reading ancient English documents and wondered ...

Between The Times And Us: Column-Writing Workshop
GE2018-19
Between The Times And Us: Column-Writing Workshop
時代與我們之間──專欄寫作班
Ms. Kitty Ho 何雪瑩女士 
Mr. Kenny Leung 阿果
時代秒秒在變,對於變化這回事,我們選擇接受、質疑、克服,還是回應?媒體及文字工作者何雪瑩與流行文化專欄作者阿果,會教你專欄寫作訣竅,利用筆尖傳遞情感,記錄生活點滴,用文字來連結時代 ...

Make and Play Didgeridoo Workshop
GE2018-18
Make and Play Didgeridoo Workshop
Didgeridoo澳洲吹管製作及吹奏工作坊
Hakgwai 黑鬼
別小看這根外貌有如枯枝的木條,其實大有來頭!這個來自澳洲土著的吹奏樂器名為Didgeridoo,中文叫做澳洲吹管或迪吉里杜管,已超過一千年歷史!吹奏時配合嘴唇顫動及循環呼吸的方式, ...

Hong Kong True Biodiversity – The Arthropod World Revealed
GE2018-17
Hong Kong True Biodiversity – The Arthropod World Revealed
尋蟲記
Dr. Benoit Guénard
The vast majority of life on the planet is just a few millimetres long. Join this ...

2-day-1-night Cultural Heritage Camp in Yim Tin Tsai
GE2018-16
2-day-1-night Cultural Heritage Camp in Yim Tin Tsai
鹽田梓文化、古蹟、自然兩日一夜
鹽田梓是位於西貢的一個離岸小島,是香港少有的天主教客家村落,擁有近三百年歷史,以往以造鹽業及農業為生。雖因居民遷離至1990年代人去樓空,但島上遺留下來的豐富文化蘊藏,包括古蹟文物 ...

Early Bird Party
Early Bird Party
Come to our party if you want to meet international friends and know more about Hong ...

Monthly Harvest Lunch
GE2018-23
Monthly Harvest Lunch
Freshly harvested vegetables from our own HKU Rooftop Farm and herbs from our new ...

GE Live House – Curator’s Gig
GE Live House – Curator’s Gig
Leung Yat Ching
Session 1Student Curator: Leung Yat Ching (BEng(ME), Year 3)Date: 5/10 (Fri)Time: ...

Curator’s Exhibition
Curator’s Exhibition
GE Gatherland is a versatile hub of arts, culture, friendship, and more. We have ...

Book Club: A Letter in the Scroll
GE2018-24A
Book Club: A Letter in the Scroll
Mr. Kevin Lau 劉進圖先生 
A Letter in the Scroll: Understanding Our Jewish Identity and Exploring the Legacy ...

Book Club: Imagine!
GE2018-24B
Book Club: Imagine!
Mr. Peter Lai 黎慶寧先生 
1) 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke2) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ...

Filmatic – Weekly Movie Salons curated by students
GE2018-25
Filmatic – Weekly Movie Salons curated by students
Mr. Vincent Chen
Ms. Katerina Au 
Ms. Angela Liu 
Ms. Sylvia Mah
Ms. Casey Tan 
Student Curators:Vincent Chen (BSocSc Year 4)Katerina Au (BA Year 3)Angela Liu (BA ...

Music Salon
GE2018-26A
Music Salon
音樂沙龍
Dr. Wong Chi Chung Elvin 黃志淙博士 
Growing up is hard, but it is inevitable. While we moan about being old and jaded, ...

Screening of The Beatles: Eight Days a Week
GE2018-26B
Screening of The Beatles: Eight Days a Week
「走過披頭歲月」放映會
Mr. Jimmy Mak 麥文威先生 (老占) 
Dr. Wong Chi Chung Elvin 黃志淙博士
從前有這樣四個人,單純地憑著音樂,震撼了整個六十年代,改變了整個世界。港大通識將與MOViE MOViE合作放映《The Beatles: Eight Days ...

Global News Chat
GE2018-27
Global News Chat
Mr. Peter Eng
We are living in a globalised world with news circulating across the Internet instantly. ...