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)
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 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) |
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) |
Sir Run Run Shaw Distinguished Visiting Scholar Lecture 2023/24: Racing to Zero: Initiatives and Technologies for Decarbonizing Global Value Chains |
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' | Cantonese* | Dr. WONG Yu-hin Sampson |
| 8 Nov 2024 (Friday) 6:00pm - 8:00pm |
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 | English | Professor Shrinivas R KULKARNI |
| 22 Nov 2024 Sir Run Run Shaw Hall |
Learning how to relax | 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
2022/23
21st Century Frontiers of Medical and Health Humanitarian Assistance: along the Belt and Road
Enquiry
Ms. Fiona HO / Ms. Sharon HO / Ms. Zoe LAM / Ms. Emily NG
Tel: 3943 8538 / 3943 7354 / 3943 7369 / 3943 1553
Email: shaw-assembly@cuhk.edu.hk