College Assemblies

GESC1000 College Assembly is a part of the College General Education Programme. Students are required to attend THREE College Assemblies each term to fulfill the attendance requirement.

College Assembly for Term 1, 2025/26
Registration for the College Assembly for Term 1, 2025/26 will begin at 2:00 PM on August 29, 2025 (Fri). For details, please refer to the following notice:

Important Information on the College Assembly for Term 1, 2025/26

Diversified General Education Activities
Students may participate in a maximum of two “Diversified General Education Activity” per term as equivalent to attending two College Assemblies:

List of Diversified General Education Activities for Term 1, 2025/26 (update: 3 Sep 2025)

In 2025/26 academic year, the following Assemblies will be held:

Term 1

Date / VenueTheme / TopicLanguageSpeaker
5 Sep 2025 (Fri)
11:30am – 1:00pm
Sir Run Run Shaw Hall
Inauguration Assembly
(Seats on the G/F of SRRSH are pre-assigned to Year 1 students and do not require RAS registration. Students from other years may reserve seats on the U/F of SRRSH and in Y.C. Liang Hall via the RAS system.)
EnglishCollege Head, Dean of Students, Dean of General Education and Chairperson of Student Union Executive Committee
12 Sep 2025 (Fri)
11:30am – 1:00pm
Shaw College Lecture Theatre
A Cappella PerformanceCantoneseSaliva Music
19 Sep 2025 (Fri)
11:30am – 1:00pm
Shaw College Lecture Theatre
The Road to Sustainability: From Event Planning to Trail ConservationCantonese*Ms. CHENG Yu-wai Vivien
24 Sep 2025 (Wed)
7:00pm – 10:00pm
Shaw College Lecture Theatre
【80th Anniversary of Chinese Victory in the War of Resistance】
Movie watching "The Sinking of The Lisbon Maru" + Post-screening Sharing
PutonghuaDirector FANG Li
26 Sep 2025 (Fri)
11:30am – 1:00pm
Shaw College Lecture Theatre
Debate CompetitionCantoneseShaw College Debate Team vs The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong Debate 
3 Oct 2025 (Fri)
11:30am – 1:00pm
Shaw College Lecture Theatre
Students' SharingCantoneseParticipants of "Caring Heart Community Service Project Scheme" and "Shaw College Summer Programme"
14 Oct 2025 (Tue)
6:00pm – 7:30pm
Yasumoto International Academic Park YIA LT2 (G/F)
 
Introductory Lecture of the Shaw Prize Lecture in Life Science and Medicine 2025EnglishProfessor KANG Byung-ho
15 Oct 2025 (Wed)
7:00pm – 10:00pm
Sir Run Run Shaw Hall
Movie watching "Four Trails" + Post-screening SharingEnglishDirector Robin Lee
17 Oct 2025 (Fri)
11:30am – 1:00pm
Shaw College Lecture Theatre
More Than Lyrics: A Life Written Against the TideCantonese*Mr. SO Wai-kin Kenny
20 Oct 2025 (Mon)
7:00pm – 9:00pm
Sir Run Run Shaw Hall
【A Presentation by The Office of the Arts Administrator, CUHK】
Sharing by Candace Chong: The Journey of a Theatrical Creation — From Spark to Spotlight
CantoneseMs. CHONG Mui-ngam Candace
22 Oct 2025 (Wed)
5:00pm – 7:15pm
Shaw College Lecture Theatre
The Shaw Prize Lecture in Life Science and Medicine 2025 - Cryo-electron Tomography: The Power of Seeing the Whole PictureEnglishProf. Wolfgang BAUMEISTER
24 Oct 2025 (Fri)
11:30am – 1:00pm
Sir Run Run Shaw Hall
Stress Management and Resilience Training (SMART)EnglishProf. LEUNG Yiu-kin Freedom
14 Nov 2025 (Fri)
11:30am – 1:00pm
Shaw College Lecture Theatre
TBCTBCTBC
21 Nov 2025 (Fri)
11:30am – 1:00pm
Sir Run Run Shaw Hall
TBCTBCTBC
28 Nov 2025 (Fri)
11:30am – 1:00pm
Shaw College Lecture Theatre
TBCTBCTBC

* Simultaneous interpretation will be provided for non-Cantonese speakers

 

Enquiry

Ms. Zoe LAM / Ms. Carol LAM 
Tel: 3943 7369 / 3943 7360
Email: shaw-assembly@cuhk.edu.hk