Program Overview

Programmes

The university hosts and co-hosts a diverse range of high-quality educational and enriching programmes on campus for the university community and the general public at large in Hong Kong. These programmes aim to broaden students' global horizons and cultivate a vibrant and engaged campus at HKBU.

Programme Details

• "The EU as an International Actor – Finnish Perspectives"
  • Co-organizer: Consulate General of Finland in Hong Kong
  • Talk by: Paula Lehtomäki, State Secretary, Prime Minister's Office, Finland
• "Au Coeur de Mai 68" (In the Heart of May 68)
  • Co-organizers: Consulate General of France in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Association for European Studies, CoP-ITL (Community of Practice – Internationalization of Teaching and Learning), and HKBU/Department of Government & International Studies
  • Activities:
    • Grand opening
    • Reception
    • Photo exhibition
    • Film appreciation: "May '68, A Strange Spring" – directed by the historian filmmaker Dominique Beaux
    • Talk: "What happened in May 1968 in France? Was it a French Cultural Revolution?" by Michel Bonnin, Professor Emeritus at Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris, France
• "Turkey's Enterprising and Humanitarian Foreign Policy"
  • Co-organizer: Consulate General of Turkey in Hong Kong
  • Talk by: Korhan Kemik, Consul-General of Turkey in Hong Kong
• "The Legacy of 1968: Prague Spring and Its Repercussions 50 Years On"
  • Co-organizers: Consulate General of Czech Republic in Hong Kong and HKBU/Department of Government & International Studies
  • Activities:
    • Grand opening
    • Reception
    • Film show: "Fireman's Ball" with post-screening sharing with renowned critics
    • Exhibition on campus