Appreciating Cantonese Opera

This course gives an introduction to students on how to appreciate Cantonese opera. Learning to appreciate and understand the Cantonese opera and the relationship with its contexts may enhance students’ understanding of the Chinese culture and aesthetics, as well as improve students’ personal morality. Both lectures and field visits will be arranged to describe the workplace requirements and demonstrate positive value, professional attitude and work ethics through Cantonese opera activities.

Concise Financial Literacy

This course is to introduce finance to students who may not have business or finance as their majors. The course starts with introducing opportunities in financial world that are available to students, particularly in the context of Hong Kong which is a major global financial center. It follows up with explaining the importance of integrity and credibility that are “bedrock” to finance. Fundamental concepts in finance are explained with great details. Slowly the course progresses to more specific studies on modern financial institutions and financial instruments.

Emotion Regulation and Mental Health

Emotion (literally means “evoke motion”) energizes and directs human behavior. Emotion dysregulation, however, disrupts normal mental processes and impairs psychological functioning. This course covers the basic scientific knowledge about what emotion is, how emotion affects body and mind, how emotion dysregulation results in different emotional disorders (e.g., anxiety or mood disorders), and what one can do to manage and transform emotion into positive energy to serve adaptive purposes.

Exploring Night Sky

Since ancient time, human beings have been curious about and fascinating with the remote sky. This curiosity and fascination have boosted the invention of various techniques in observational astronomy and, on the other hand, the spread of mythology about constellations under cultural influences. This course introduces the mythology in both the East and the West, stimulating students to ponder on the cultural significances behind the stories. In addition, students are encouraged to practice basic techniques in observational astronomy, acquiring knowledge through experiential learning.

CUHK Shaw College Becomes First Hong Kong Organisation to Receive Platinum Facilitation Impact Award

CUHK Shaw College Becomes First Hong Kong Organisation to Receive Platinum Facilitation Impact Award

The Shaw College of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) was honoured with The 2019 Platinum Facilitation Impact Award, becoming the first Hong Kong organisation to receive the highest award from the International Association of Facilitators (IAF). Shaw College was recognised for its effort and outstanding achievement in cultivating cultural diversity and inclusion in the college community and for facilitating student development.

Issue 82

  • 30th Graduation Ceremony
  • The Shaw Prize Lecture in Life Science and Medicine Professor Maria Jasin : Genome Modification by Natural and Artificial DNA Breaks
  • Shaw College Welcoming Day and First Year Engagement Programme
  • College and Student Events
  • Professor Kenneth Leung Mei-yee : When Boys Become Girls - Impacts of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals on Humans and the Environment
  • Professor Freedom Leung Yiu-kin : Learning from the Heart Sutra in Uncertain Time
  • Dr David Luk Chi-kong : Let's See a Doctor
  • Mr Anthony Wong

Issue 81

  • Professor Andrew Chan Chi-fai : To Build a Better World
  • Enabling S.H.A.W : Heart-to-Heart Connection
  • Professor Henry Chan Lik-yuen : Open the Door to the Outside World
  • Yunnan Service Learning Programme
  • College and Student Events
  • Overseas English and Cultural Study Programme in New Zealand
  • Green Trip to Kazakhstan
  • Overseas Spanish Study Programme
  • Study Programme in Russia

Ms. Mandy Yau: Bad Days and Good Mood

Ms. Mandy Yau: Bad Days and Good Mood

Ms. Mandy Yau, a student majoring in Cultural and Religious Studies, was diagnosed with soft tissue sarcoma at the age of fifteen. She had three relapses within six years and the malignant cells spread to her brain when she was travelling in Tibet in 2017. She worried that her family had to pay for expensive treatment to control her medical condition, but she felt love in the worst of times. Her friend raised money for her treatment through a head shaving event and she also received a lot of encouragement from "netizens".

Issue 80

  • Dr. Lee Kai-fu: A Blueprint of Co-existence between Humans and AI
  • Dr. Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee: Jin Young (Louis Cha) and the 1980s
  • Professor Wong Nim-yan: Liu Yi-chang and Hong Kong Literature
  • Professor Lui Tai-lok: Chow Chee-keong and the Golden Age of Hong Kong Football
  • Mr.
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