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Non-credit Bearing General Education Programmes for the First Semester, 2015-2016
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Twenty years of concocting gourmet tastes of thoughts…
Hong Kong is a ‘hybridised city’, according to the well-known writers/critics Chan Koon-chung and Lee Ou-fan. We are living in spaces and histories amalgamated and conglomerated from a wide spectrum of cultures from old to new, from east to west.  GE is also a hybrid.  We are an academic unit, and we have been providing non-credit bearing programmes and courses for many years.
GE is the common platform to provide intellectual nourishment for all students at HKU.  This is a repast to be both enjoyed and envied. We hope that you will savour the multiplicity of delectable choices, colours, and flavours on offer at the GE banquet.
 
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DateTimeVenue
9/9 (Wed)10:00 – 17:00K.K. Leung Concourse
10/9 (Thu)10:00 – 17:00Haking Wong Podium
11/9 (Fri) onwards09:30 – 13:00 & 14:00 – 18:15GE Office, 2/F, Pao Siu Loong Building
 
Programme Title
Instructor
Description
Project G : Define Our Own Space
Project G : Define Our Own Space
Project G : Define Our Own Space 在寸金尺土的香港地,我們沒有 一刻不與租金、樓價、劏房、蝸居等問題角力,一場佔領運動卻開啟我們對於城市空 ...

GE 20 Master Class
GE2015-01
GE 20 Master Class
GE 20 大講堂
周偉立博士 Dr. Albert Chau
林奕華先生 Mr. Edward Lam
呂大樂教授 Prof. Lui Tai Lok
梁文道先生 Mr. Leung Man Tao
周永康先生 Mr. Alex Chow
吳俊雄博士 Dr. C. H. Ng
馬傑偉教授 Prof. Eric Ma
The academic year of 2015-16 marks the 20th Anniversary of GE. Over the past two ...

Define Our Own Space Sharing Session
GE2015-02
Define Our Own Space Sharing Session
分享會
蔡珮兒女士 Ms. Patricia Choi
Mr. Adonian Chan @ tfvsjs
一個擠迫的城市如何容納世界? 一個工廈裏的空間如何容納不同夢想? 在空間再想像的練習裏,我們邀請了本地青年旅舍雲吞麵的創辦人Patricia及身兼獨立樂隊結他手與意大利餐廳創辦人之 ...

Wooden Cart Goes Around
GE2015-03
Wooden Cart Goes Around
木頭車仔周圍郁
DOM@Start From Zero
Hawking in Hong Kong can be seen as a tactic employed by ordinary people as a creative ...

GE Book Club
GE2015-04
GE Book Club
讀書會
劉進圖先生 Mr. Kevin Lau
黎慶寧先生 Mr. Peter Lai
李雨夢女士 Ms. Koey Lee
楊傑銘博士 Dr. Yang Chieh-ming
朱晉德先生 Mr. Jackie Chu
***Dates for GE2015-04B are updated***Books have an amazing power to bring people ...

Filmatic *Schedule Updated*
GE2015-05
Filmatic *Schedule Updated*
Student Curators:
Nora & Marcus
To all those of you who are intrigued by the interplay of light and shadow, shall ...

Happy 2gether
GE2015-06
Happy 2gether
Hong Kong Dolphinwatch
Indigo 11.50
BiciLine
A great variety of ‘Happy 2gether’ activities are organised each semester ...

GE ConFest 2015  FF: Food & Future
GE2015-07
GE ConFest 2015 FF: Food & Future
姚松炎博士 Prof. Edward Yiu
阿手 Hand  
廖季堅博士 Dr. K K Liu
Mr. Bobsy Gaia
李偉才博士 Dr. Eddy Lee
黃文泰先生 Mr. James Wong
Food is indispensable to our survival but not everyone gives a thought to the looming ...

HKU Rooftop Farming Project
HKU Rooftop Farming Project
The HKU Rooftop Farming Project, started in July 2013, aims to foster a sense of ...

We Are What We Eat - An exhibition about food and us
We Are What We Eat - An exhibition about food and us
Green Monday
The Green Monday team has previously visited the EXPO Milan 2015, themed ‘Feeding ...

Let's Go Green!
Let's Go Green!
楊大偉先生 Mr. David Yeung
梁懷敏先生 Mr. Edmond Leung
Green and sustainable living has become a growing trend - green columns and programmes ...

Fest Zero
Fest Zero
零捨好生活
Take a ‘Brake’, Low Carbon Action
Let’s rekindle the ‘useless stuff’ we created in our daily lives ...

Build Your Own Micro Garden
GE2015-08
Build Your Own Micro Garden
Mr. Fai Hui
Do you want to learn how to grow your own vegetables and herbs, but have limited ...

Trail Walker @ HKU
GE2015-09
Trail Walker @ HKU
通識毅行
李耀輝先生 Mr. Panda Lee
Are you ready for a challenge specially tailored for HKU students? Trail Walker @ ...

Close Encounter with Ancient Trees and Literature
GE2015-10
Close Encounter with Ancient Trees and Literature
遊.木.文學
鄧銘澤博士 Dr. Alvin Tang
鄧小樺女士 Ms. Tang Siu Wa
Trees are essential to the terrestrial ecosystem and are intimately bound to human ...

Nature.Photography
GE2015-11
Nature.Photography
影.攝.自然
蘇毅雄先生 Mr. Samson So
Hong Kong's natural resources are considerably richer than we may have imagined. ...

Hit or Miss? The Coming Season of Hong Kong Football
GE2015-12
Hit or Miss? The Coming Season of Hong Kong Football
一係入一係唔入——香港足球下半場
李峻嶸博士 Dr. Lee Chun Wing
莫逸風先生 Mr. Mok Yat Fung
馬啓仁先生 Keyman
The passion for Hong Kong football is on the rise with the qualifying rounds of World ...

Hong Kong Agenda
GE2015-13
Hong Kong Agenda
香港議程
黃錦星先生 Mr. KS Wong
張建宗先生 Mr. Matthew Cheung Kin Chung
朱凱迪先生 Mr. Chu Hoi Dick
郭永健先生 Mr. Kwok Wing Kin

Hong Kong faces a new, or renewed, set of challenges linked to its economy, culture, ...

Chamber Chats with the Judges
GE2015-14
Chamber Chats with the Judges
The Hon. Mr. Justice Kemal Bokhary
The Hon. Mr. Justice Patrick Chan
Judges may seem to be a mysterious breed. Yet for all their robes and ceremony ...

Re-imagine Taiwan through the Election Battle
GE2015-15
Re-imagine Taiwan through the Election Battle
選戰前夕,重新想像台灣
Taiwan is slated to hold its presidential and legislative elections on 16 January ...

Demystifying ISIS: Reality in the Context of Global Power Politics
GE2015-16
Demystifying ISIS: Reality in the Context of Global Power Politics
Dr. James Frankel
Mr. Jacky Li
Ms. Zhou Yijun
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is growing its territory while rapidly ...

'Like A Boss'
GE2015-18
'Like A Boss'
王利民先生 Mr. Wong Lee Man, Quincy
倪文玲女士 Ms. Malina Ngai
‘Like A Boss’ as a catchphrase has been popular on social media, as a ...

In the Shoes of Refugees
GE2015-17
In the Shoes of Refugees
Ms. Janet Wang
Mr. David Begbie
Persecution, war, and massacre seem far from our daily lives in Hong Kong and we ...

AIIB and A New World Order
GE2015-19
AIIB and A New World Order
Prof. Raymond So
Led by China, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will be fully established ...

School's A Drag – Internet VS Schools
GE2015-20
School's A Drag – Internet VS Schools
Prof. Ricky Kwok
Dr. Leon Lei
We bet most of us have not realised the power of the Internet yet. Much more than ...

The Maker Movement and Start Making with 3D Printing
GE2015-21
The Maker Movement and Start Making with 3D Printing
「自造者運動」──由3D打印開始
梁榮傑先生 Mr. Ricky Leung
吳卓光博士 Dr. Data Ng
Have you ever thought of being a maker and of making what you want by yourself? The ...

Global Student Forum: How to Address Gender Inequality?
GE2015-22
Global Student Forum: How to Address Gender Inequality?
Prof. Peter Mathieson
Dr. York Chow
UN Women’s recently launched HeForShe campaign is calling powerful male leaders ...

F:A:C:E: Mentorship Programme
GE2015-23
F:A:C:E: Mentorship Programme
師友會
Various Mentors
Experts from various fields such as movie directors, writers, and artists are invited ...

3+1 Lectures by Mr. Gregory Wong & Director Edward Lam
GE2015-24
3+1 Lectures by Mr. Gregory Wong & Director Edward Lam
Mr.王宗堯與Director林奕華的3+1堂課──從四大名著舞台系列解構年青人的焦慮
林奕華先生 Mr. Edward Lam
王宗堯先生 Mr. Gregory Wong
3+1 Lectures by Mr. Gregory Wong & Director Edward Lam—Deconstructing Youth ...

D.I.Y. Documentary Production
GE2015-25
D.I.Y. Documentary Production
D.I.Y. 紀錄片製作
張寶文先生  Mr. Patrick Cheong
When visual storytelling becomes a new form of writing that is shared among our everyday ...

ifva x GE 20/20
GE2015-26
ifva x GE 20/20
黃炳先生 Mr. Wong Ping
麥少峰先生 Mr. Mak Siu Fung
鄭智雄先生 Mr. Cheng Chi Hung
陳巧真女士 Ms. Chan Hau Chun

Independent film has always been the most vibrant, surprising, and forward looking ...

African Drumming Playshop
GE2015-27
African Drumming Playshop
Ms. Kumi Masunaga
Mr. Pitshu Kela Makindu
The drum is an essential part of African culture. From its spiritual purpose, social ...

Music Salon – Vinyl Fantasies
GE2015-28
Music Salon – Vinyl Fantasies
黃志淙博士 Dr. Wong Chi Chung, Elvin

Have you ever seen, touched, played or owned a vinyl record?Some might think it is ...

Wine and the Cities
GE2015-29
Wine and the Cities
酒進城市
劉偉民先生 Mr. Ronny Lau 
You can live without religion, politics or the society but you cannot survive without ...

Public Art on Campus
GE2015-30
Public Art on Campus
公共藝術在校園
楊秀卓先生 Mr. Ricky Yeung
When you walk around the HKU campus, have you felt like turning a corner of wall ...

Ethnodrama Performance – Taking Root
GE2015-31A
Ethnodrama Performance – Taking Root
人種誌戲劇演出──「樂」地生根
Pants Theatre Production
In order to cope with a new environment, immigrants have had to compromise or even ...

Repertory Cinema 2015 - Moral Anxiety • Polish Cinema Screening-cum-Discussion
GE2015-31B
Repertory Cinema 2015 - Moral Anxiety • Polish Cinema Screening-cum-Discussion
世界電影經典回顧2015 道德焦慮‧波蘭電影放映及座談
Dr. Andreas Leutzsch
Polish society in the 1970s was heading from a social movement to an even greater ...

Why Our Marriage Matters and Brings Honour to Our Family
GE2015-31C
Why Our Marriage Matters and Brings Honour to Our Family
Mr. John Catania
Mr. Charles Ignacio
John Catania and Charles Ignacio have been together for 21 years and were legally ...

Henan Opera: Talk and Performance
GE2015-32D
Henan Opera: Talk and Performance
河南豫劇:表演及講座
河南豫劇院青年團 Henan Opera House's Youth Group
Chinese opera is an art form combining music, singing, dancing, acting, martial art, ...

F:A:C:E: Subsidy
GE2015-32
F:A:C:E: Subsidy
GE2015-32AYoung Friends of the Hong Kong Arts Festival 香港藝術節青少年之友Join 2015/16 Young ...

GEST Recruitment
GEST Recruitment
The GE team is offering 50 programmes with over 150 sessions of talks/workshops/screenings ...

Technical Arts in Action
Technical Arts in Action
Mr. Rockson Chan
Have you ever fancied being those cool guys in theatre who are in black, holding ...