Expand Social Circle – Social Communication Enhancement

Striking up conversation with a stranger may be difficult. Pair up with your peers to brush up your language skills and enhance your confidence!

“Peer English Tutoring” connects you with a native or near-native English speaking Language Partner to practise conversational English in a stress-free environment. Spoken English is made easy by chatting about food, movies, travel and music!

“Survival Cantonese” provides practice sessions conducted by Cantonese Student Tutors to cover essential day-to-day “Survival Cantonese” phrases for non-Cantonese speakers to get around in Hong Kong. It is ideal for newly arrived non-Cantonese speaking students.

Language Tutoring Booking System: https://languagetutoring.cedars.hku.hk/
Enquiries: cedarspe@hku.hk (Counselling and Person Enrichment Section)

GLOCAL Connect

“GLOCAL Connect” is a new initiative of CEDARS that aims to connect local and non-local students through unique local experiences. The programme’s mission is to foster mutual learning and interaction between these students, promoting global bonding and empowering individuals. GLOCAL Connect strives to enhance understanding and encourage meaningful connections that transcend boundaries.

Enquiries: nonlocal@hku.hk (Campus Life Section)

Happy Thursday - Tea from Around the World

Our Happy Thursday – Tea from Around the World continues to bring you the very best opportunities to learn more about different places’ tea culture and meet your HKU peers in the new semester.

Student hosts from different countries, cities and villages will be invited to share the tea and snacks of their homelands, and to tell stories of their tea culture and own place! 

GE Team has been curating this cultural exchange programme since 2017, and student hosts from all over the world including Australia, Colombia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Iran, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mainland China, Morocco, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom and Vietnam have shared the tea and snacks of their hometown.

Enquiries: gened@hku.hk (General Education Team)

Global News Chat 

We are living in a globalised world with news circulating across the Internet in an instant. Just by tapping your smartphone, you can catch a glimpse of the latest news happening thousands of miles away. To facilitate some in-depth understanding and discussion on significant international and regional news, Global News Chat invites students from various backgrounds to share their personal views and insights on the issues that they care about.

Prior knowledge about the issues is not required; come along and learn more from our peers.

Enquiries: gened@hku.hk (General Education Team)

Filmtastic

Have you ever seen a mind-blowing film that you eagerly wished to tell your friends about, only to find that you were lost for words? Have you ever wanted to discuss films with your friends, only to find that they were not interested at all? In Filmtastic – a programme curated by student hosts for cinephiles – you can meet with your fellow movie lovers, discuss and share the films you love.

Student Theatrical Technician Training Programme 

The programme provides opportunities for you to learn the essential stage lighting principles and the use of audio-visual equipment in theatrical production.  Upon passing the safety examination organised by Construction Industry Council, you will also be qualified as part-time technicians of Chong Yuet Ming Cultural Centre (CYMCC).

Enquiries: cymcc@hku.hk (Chong Yuet Ming Cultural Centre)