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Seminar & Workshop
The Oxford Character Project: Educating citizen-leaders for a digital age
Date 日期:  06 Oct 2023
 
Time 時間: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
 
Medium 語言: English
 
Speaker(s) 講師: Dr. Edward Brooks
 
Summary 內容: Good leadership is central to the flourishing of organisations, society, and the natural world. But what does good leadership look like in a world of complexity and uncertainty? The Oxford Character Project is an interdisciplinary initiative at the University of Oxford, dedicated to the cultivation of character and responsible leadership.

This October, the Executive Director of the Oxford Character Project, Dr. Edward Brooks will be invited to HKU to deliver a seminar and a whole-day workshop on character and leadership.
 
#1 Seminar
This evening seminar aims to stimulate discussion on what higher education is needed to equip us as citizen leaders. Details to be announced.

Speaker: Dr. Edward Brooks (Executive Director of the Oxford Character Project)
Date: Oct 6, 2023 (Fri)
Time: 19:00 - 20:30
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU LE1, Library Extension, HKU
Language: English

Registration: 
For HKU Students - https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?ueid=90378 
For Other Universities - https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=90455 


#2 Whole-day Workshop on Character and Citizenship Education
This workshop introduces the approach to character and leadership education in universities with a focus on what it means to be a ‘citizen-leader’, and how to develop character qualities that are the foundation of good leadership across contexts.

Workshop highlight:
  • Explore the idea of the ‘citizen-leader’, in both local and global contexts in the digital age.
  • Reflect on their own leadership, their strengths, and areas for growth
  • Develop a personal leadership plan to move forwards
Speaker: Dr. Edward Brooks (Executive Director of the Oxford Character Project)
Date: Oct 7, 2023 (Sat)
Time: 10:00 - 18:00
Venue: CPD LG.61 & LG.62, Centennial Campus
Language: English

Registration: FULL
 
Bio of Speaker(s) 講者簡介: 
Dr Edward Brooks is Executive Director of the Oxford Character Project and Director of the Programme for Global Leadership at the University of Oxford. With a background in modern history and moral philosophy, Brooks’ research spans leadership studies, virtue ethics and character development. He has led research projects on character and leadership development in higher education; character, culture and leadership in business; and character-based leadership globally. He is co-founder of the Oxford SDG Impact Lab, the Global Leadership Challenge, and the Oxford Global Leadership Initiative. He was recognised by Thinkers50 in 2023 on their radar list of business influencers.