College Assemblies are part of the College General Education Programme. It is non-credit bearing. Full-time undergraduate students of Shaw College are required to attend THREE College Assemblies each term to fulfill the attendance requirement.
For attendance to be counted, participants of College Assemblies must register in advance online via the Registration and Attendance System. Click here for details.
List of "Diversified General Education Activities" (1st Term, 2024/25)
List of "Diversified General Education Activities" (2nd Term, 2024/25) (Updated on 5 Mar 2025)
Unless otherwise stated, College Assemblies are held at 11:30 am - 1:00 pm on Friday.
In 2024/25 academic year, the following Assemblies will be held:
Term 2
| Date / Venue | Theme / Topic | Language | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 2025 Shaw College Lecture Theatre | 39th Founder's Day Celebration Ceremony [Video] | Cantonese* | Guest of Honor: Mr. CHOW Chi-kwan Frank |
| CANCELLED 15 Jan 2025 (Wed) 7:00pm - 8:30pm Shaw College Lecture Theatre | Consultation Session for the 36th General Election of the Shaw College Student Union | Cantonese | Proposed Cabinet of the 36th Shaw College Student Union Executive Committee |
| 17 Jan 2025 Sir Run Run Shaw Hall | Living is dying, Dying is living | Cantonese* | Dr. FAN Ning |
| 07 Feb 2025 Shaw College Lecture Theatre | The Future of Psychology [Video] | Cantonese* | Mr. CHAN Kin-yan Peter |
| 14 Feb 2025 Shaw College Lecture Theatre | Strive for Excellence, Success will Follow | Cantonese* | Mr. LAM Ho-wang Franco, "Star of Shaw" Awardees 2023 |
| 21 Feb 2025 Sir Run Run Shaw Hall | Is the US China relations heading towards more conflicts and decoupling? [Video] | Cantonese* | Mr. YAU Tang-wah Edward |
| 25 Feb 2025 (Tue) 7:30pm - 9:15pm Lee Hyan Concert Hall | Chopin's Piano Music - Performance and Sharing | Cantonese | Mr. SHUM Kin-wai, "Star of Shaw" Awardees 2023 |
| 28 Feb 2025 Shaw College Lecture Theatre | Mastering Your AI Before They Do So [Video] | Cantonese* | Mr. CHENG Ki-sum Cheney |
| 14 Mar 2025 Sir Run Run Shaw Hall | Anti-deception Talk | Cantonese* | Hong Kong Police Force |
14 Mar 2025 7:30pm - 10:30pm | Movie watching Finding Forrester + Post-screening Sharing | Cantonese* | Mr. TSOI Sik-cheong Hardy and Mr. Aman CHIU |
| 15 Mar 2025 (Sat) 3:00pm - 5:30pm Sir Run Run Shaw Hall | 'MakeZen' Series x 'Zen Art Daily': Movie watching The Journey of Sinje + Post-screening Sharing | Cantonese | Ven. CHANG Lin and Ms. LEE Sinje |
| 28 Mar 2025 Shaw College Lecture Theatre | Life (cycle) of the Hong Kong Newt [Video] | Cantonese* | Mr. FUNG Hon-shing |
| 8 Apr 2025 (Tue) 5:00pm - 7:15pm Shaw College Lecture Theatre | Sir Run Run Shaw Distinguished Visiting Scholar Lecture 2024/25: Life Imitates Broadway: the Soft Power of Theatre | English | Professor David Henry HWANG, Professor, Theatre, School of the Arts, Columbia University in the City of New York |
| 11 Apr 2025 Shaw College Lecture Theatre | Mental Health and My Family Story [Video] | Cantonese* | Ms. TAM Wai-wan Vivian |
Term 1
| Date / Venue | Theme / Topic | Language | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 2024 Shaw College Lecture Theatre (date and venue updated) | Inauguration Assembly [Video] | English | College Head, Chairman of Student Union Executive Committee |
| 20 Sep 2024 Shaw College Lecture Theatre | Debate competition [Video] (Cantonese Only) | Cantonese | Shaw College Debate Team vs The Education University of Hong Kong Debate Team |
| 24 Sep 2024 (Tuesday) 7:30pm - 9:00pm Sir Run Run Shaw Hall | Cantopop: A Journey of Seven Decades | Cantonese* | Mr. CHEUNG King-hin Hins |
| 04 Oct 2024 Shaw College Lecture Theatre | Students' Sharing [Video] | Cantonese* | Participants of "Caring Heart Community Service Project Scheme" and "Shaw College Summer Programme" |
| 15 Oct 2024 (Tuesday) 5:30pm - 7:30pm Shaw College Lecture Theatre | Sir Run Run Shaw Distinguished Visiting Scholar Lecture 2023/24: Racing to Zero: Initiatives and Technologies for Decarbonizing Global Value Chains [Video] | English | Professor Dr.-Ing Holger Kohl, Head, Department of Sustainable Corporate Development, Institute for Machine Tools and Factory Management, Technical University Berlin |
| 18 Oct 2024 Shaw College Lecture Theatre | The Fortunate Journey of Social Innovation [Video] | Cantonese* | Mr. WONG Tsz-mang Healthy, Founder of FOODSPORT |
| 25 Oct 2024 Sir Run Run Shaw Hall | The Lives of A Cell: Observations of a Stem Cell Scientist [Video] | Cantonese* | Professor Rocky S. TUAN |
| 8 Nov 2024 Shaw College Lecture Theatre | The urban Imagination of 'Strollology' [Video] | Cantonese* | Dr. WONG Yu-hin Sampson |
| 8 Nov 2024 (Friday) 6:00pm - 8:00pm Lecture Theatre 1, Cheng Yu Tung Building, CUHK (venue updated) | Introductory Lecture of the Shaw Prize Lecture in Astronomy 2024: Time-domain Astronomy - Gamma Ray Bursts, and Supernovae | Cantonese | Professor CHU Ming-chung, Dr. LIN Lap-ming, Professor NG Chun-yu |
| 13 Nov 2024 (Wednesday) 5:00pm - 7:00pm Yasumoto International Academic Park LT2 (CMA Lecture Theatre) | The Shaw Prize Lecture in Astronomy 2024: The Dynamic Night Sky [Video] | English | Professor Shrinivas R KULKARNI |
| 22 Nov 2024 Sir Run Run Shaw Hall | Learning how to relax [Video] | Cantonese* | Professor LEUNG Yiu-kin Freedom |
| 26 Nov 2024 (Tuesday) 7:00pm - 10:00pm Sir Run Run Shaw Hall | Movie watching Once Upon a Time in HKDSE + Post-screening Sharing | Cantonese* | Mr. HUI Yin, Mr. LEUNG Yik-ho, Mr. MAN Wing-cheong, Mr. CHAN Yat-long, Mr. HO Shun-hei |
| 29 Nov 2024 Shaw College Lecture Theatre | Ageing @ Hong Kong | Cantonese* | Ms. CHAN Hiu-lui Leila |
* Simultaneous interpretation will be provided for non-Cantonese speakers
College Assemblies in recent 2 years
2023/24
08/09/2023
Inauguration Assembly (cancelled due to adverse weather)
15/09/2023
22/09/2023
06/10/2023
13/10/2023
Cantopop Music Industry: Past, Present & Future
20/10/2023
The Scenery of History
17/11/2023
24/11/2023
12/01/2024
23/02/2024
Humanitarian Aid: Leading from the Front Lines
24/02/2024
12/04/2024
19/04/2024
2022/23
09/09/2022
16/09/2022
07/10/2022
A melodious chat of music concert
14/10/2022
21/10/2022
28/10/2022
From Shaw College to the Festival de Cannes
04/11/2022
25/11/2022
13/01/2023
18/01/2023
Movie watching To My Nineteen Year Old Self + Chat with the Director
03/02/2023
10/02/2023
03/03/2023
16/03/2023
Movie watching The Way We Keep Dancing + Chat with the Director
14/04/2023
Sir Run Run Shaw Distinguished Visiting Scholar Lecture 2022/23 -
21st Century Frontiers of Medical and Health Humanitarian Assistance: along the Belt and Road
21st Century Frontiers of Medical and Health Humanitarian Assistance: along the Belt and Road
19/04/2023
Enquiry
Ms. Fiona HO / Ms. Carol LAM
Tel: 3943 8538 / 3943 7360
Email: shaw-assembly@cuhk.edu.hk