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Programmes

Non-credit Bearing General Education Programmes for the Second Semester, 2015-2016
Germination… May the force be with you…

2016 is the International Year of Pulses, as proclaimed by the United Nations, following 2015’s Year of Soils. Pulses include the dried beans, peas and lentils used in our diets. All these are indeed seeds. Although the bean appears to be a tiny and humble object, it is the source of the plant and can teach us much, including energy storage methods, germination, sprouting, seedling, blossoming…

This semester, GE is offering a variety of programmes on politics, personal/faith, sustainability, social concern, business & economics, science & technology, arts & culture and the interactive programmes of Project G/ GEST (GE Student Team) and Happy 2gether.

Come and learn with passion and interest. This is the motto and spirit of GE. Let's grow our learning strong, as the bean stalk grows strong, and produce fine beans through our own Germination.
  
Enrolment Counters
DateTimeVenue
26/1 (Tue)10:00 – 17:00Run Run Shaw Podium (near the Stephen Hui Geological Museum) Changed to K.K. Leung Concourse due to bad weather conditions
27/1 (Wed)10:00 – 17:00G/F, Chi Wah Learning Commons
28/1 (Thu) onwards09:30 – 13:00 & 14:00 – 18:15GE Office, 2/F, Pao Siu Loong Building


Programme Title
Instructor
Description
Project G/ GEST
Project G/ GEST
Since the summer of 2014, GE has engaged various creative units and students to kick-off ...

GE Book Club
GE2015-33A/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
陳志宏博士 Dr. Chan Chi Wang

 
GE2015-33A (Full)Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…And ...

GE Book Talk
GE2015-34
GE Book Talk
岑偉宗先生 Mr. Chris Shum Wai Chung
Mr. Ian Lambot
 

 GE2015-34A一步人生半步詞──岑偉宗的填詞進路 Lyrics writing is a craft that requires the ...

Music Salon
GE2015-35
Music Salon
黃志淙博士 Dr. Wong Chi Chung, Elvin
GE Vinyl Salon was created last year by virtue of the phenomenal cultural surge of ...

Filmatic
GE2015-36
Filmatic
To all those of you who are intrigued by the interplay of light and shadow, shall ...

Happy 2gether
GE2015-37A/B/C/D
Happy 2gether
Sangwoodgoon
The Conservancy Association Centre for Heritage
Green Hub, Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden 

The ‘Happy 2gether’ programme has been curated since 2012 with an aim ...

HKU Rooftop Farming Project
GE2015-38/39/40
HKU Rooftop Farming Project
Mr. Fai Hui
Mr. Markus Wernli
Mr. Chong Chan Yau
Mr. Alvin Kan
 
Ms. Suki Su 

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

Gastronomic Omnibus: From Field to Plate
GE2015-41A/B
Gastronomic Omnibus: From Field to Plate
美食匯編:由選材到烹調
Chef Umberto Bombana
Prof. Andrew Lam 林德力教授
Mr. Mak Chi Ming 麥志明先生 
Dr. Jarrad Wan   

3-Michelin-Star Chef Umberto Bombana, aka ‘King of White Truffle’,  will ...

Crossing Horizons – Seeing the World in a Pluralistic Way
GE2015-42
Crossing Horizons – Seeing the World in a Pluralistic Way
跨界視野──多元眼光看世界
李歐梵教授 Prof. Lee Ou Fan Leo  
Exploring the differences between Cosmopolitanism and Globalism處身於資訊發達的時代,我們隨時接通互聯網,彷彿可以觸及 ...

Anywhere But Lame – Stories of the Road Less Travelled
GE2015-43
Anywhere But Lame – Stories of the Road Less Travelled
尋找旅行的意義
區家麟先生 Mr. Allan Au
林輝先生 Mr. Fred Lam Fai 
  
楊逸晴小姐 Ms. Victoria Yeung  
陳智遠先生 Mr. Paul Chan   
陳成軍先生 Mr. Rubio Chan  
張振華先生 Mr. Jamie Cheung  

Admit it: many of us grew up under excessive protection from ‘monster parents’ ...

Green Living Camp
GE2015-44
Green Living Camp
自然生活體驗營
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 ...

Big History and God
GE2015-45
Big History and God
Dr. Andrew Loke
Organised by the Faith and Global Engagement Initiative at HKU and supported by GE, ...

A World in the Making
GE2015-46/47/78
A World in the Making
Mr. Rubio Chan  
Mr. Jamie Cheung  
Prof. Ian Holliday
Ms. Katharina Zellweger  

*****Kindly note that the date, venue and topic for GE2015-46 are changed*****The ...

China on the Road to New Normal and Beyond
GE2015-49/50/51
China on the Road to New Normal and Beyond
Dr. C. Roland Vogt
Dr. Roberto Castillo
Dr. Niccolò Pianciola 
Dr. Thomas Chan 
Dr. Peter Cheung
After 38 years of reform and a gradual opening-up to the world, China has upgraded ...

Hong Kong Agenda
GE2015-52A/B/C
Hong Kong Agenda
香港議程
Prof. Joseph Chan 陳祖為教授
Miss Liona Li 李濼沂小姐
Mr. Su Heng, Theo 蘇亨先生
Mr. C
han Kim Ching 陳劍青先生
Mr. William Tsang 曾維謙先生

Prof. Wong Yue Chim Richard王于漸教授 
Mr. Tom Grundy 
Mr. Ng Hiu Tung 吳曉東先生 
Ms. Annie Zhang 張潔平女士

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

Tour the Court of Final Appeal with Justice Chan
GE2015-53
Tour the Court of Final Appeal with Justice Chan
The Hon. Mr. Justice Patrick Chan 陳兆愷法官
The Court of Final Appeal returned to the former Legislative Council building on ...

When Animals Meet Humans
GE2015-54A/B
When Animals Meet Humans
動物與人的愛恨情仇
Mr. David Wong 黃繼仁先生
Mr. Roni Wong 黃豪賢先生  
Mr. Samuel Hung 洪家耀博士  
Dr. Carmen Tong 唐嘉汶博士
Ms. Amanda Whitfort
Dr. Fiona Woodhouse

Mr. Mark Mak 麥志豪先生 
Ms. H.Y. Tse 謝曉陽女士 

***Speakers are updated***A – Talks onlyRegistrationFor HKU students and staff:  ...

‘Like A Boss’
GE2015-55
‘Like A Boss’
Ms. Maryann Hwee
Mr. Emmanuel Vivant
Mr. David Yeung
‘Like A Boss’ as a catchphrase has been popular on social media as a ...

The Good, the Bad and the Art/Cultural Industry
GE2015-56A/B
The Good, the Bad and the Art/Cultural Industry
Ms. Leung Mee Ping  梁美萍女士
A – Talks onlyFor HKU students and staff: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_regform.a ...

Sharing Economy – The Utopian Goal or Business as Usual?
GE2015-57
Sharing Economy – The Utopian Goal or Business as Usual?
Mr. Sam Gellman
Ms. Ada Wong, JP
Mr. Fong Po Kiu, Francis   
Mr. Kevin Tsui 

In 2011, Time Magazine named collaborative consumption, also known as the ‘sharing ...

Climatic Catastrophe and Green Energy
GE2015-58
Climatic Catastrophe and Green Energy
氣候災變與綠能革命
Dr. Eddy Lee Wai Choi 李偉才博士
聯合國氣候峰會剛在巴黎結束,為了阻止地球溫度不斷上升而引發不可收拾的環境災劫,各國領袖原則上同意在2050年之前,全面棄用煤和石油等會釋放二氧化碳的化石燃料,而轉用沒有二氧化碳排放 ...

Meeting Science and Technology Innovators in Hong Kong
GE2015-59
Meeting Science and Technology Innovators in Hong Kong
Dr. Angela Leung Yee Man
Ms. Lillian Tam
Mr. Moin Qidwai
Prof. Lap-Chee Tsui 

Successful innovators see something new and out of the ordinary, and persist to success ...

F:A:C:E: GE Performing Arts Programmes @ CYM Cultural Centre
GE2015-60A/B/C
F:A:C:E: GE Performing Arts Programmes @ CYM Cultural Centre
鄧樹榮戲劇工作室 Tang Shu-wing Theatre Studio 
Mr. Partho Sarothy

Mr. Nishikant Barodekar
***Event details are updated***全新啟用的莊月明文化中心,揉合藝術、表演、教育,賞析元素,標誌著校園的創意藝文活動將趨向豐富和多樣化。當中新落成的月明 ...

Poems of Everyday Life: A Tribute to Yasi
GE2015-61
Poems of Everyday Life: A Tribute to Yasi
也是他的詩。 也是你的詩。向也斯致意 城市〡電影〡音樂〡詩
陳麗娟 Chan Lai Kuen 
馮炳輝 Fung Bing Fai Makin
黃靖 Jing Wong
廖偉棠 Liu Wai Tong
SoundTube
黃勁輝 Wong King Fai
港大比較文學系同學 Students of Comparative Literature, HKU

***Date & Time for Screening Registration are updated***Leung Ping-kwan, better ...

Tea as a Lifestyle
GE2015-62
Tea as a Lifestyle
茶味生活──茶文化四講
陳采月女士 Ms. Chen Tsai-yueh
***Class is full, thanks for support! - 28/1/16******Time and field trip are updated***「茶」 ...

To Investigate Sherlock Holmes with Theatre Director Edward Lam
GE2015-63
To Investigate Sherlock Holmes with Theatre Director Edward Lam
在劇場遇見心之偵探──林奕華與你尋找你所不知道的福爾摩斯
林奕華先生 Mr. Edward Lam
(圖片提供:非常林奕華 Image provided by Edward Lam Dance Theatre)Detectives are more than detectives ...

Chinese Calligraphy Workshop
GE2015-64
Chinese Calligraphy Workshop
好想寫字
陳家浚先生Mr. Sam Chan
屈俊榮先生Mr. Alex Watt
Since the wide use of computer and electronic devices, we seldom write seriously ...

F:A:C:E: Choice
GE2015-65A/B
F:A:C:E: Choice
Ms. Patricia Chen
GE2014-65ALeading Patrons of Asian Art – Documentary Screening-and-DiscussionBeing ...

Symposium on Body and Mind Well-being
Symposium on Body and Mind Well-being
身心靈博覽會2016
*Updated*「身心靈平台」、「香港感恩運動」與四個大專院校單位合辦「身心靈博覽2016」,號召全港身心靈專業導師團隊,為香港社會注入「感恩、關懷、正念」的生命元素,讓香港人更 ...