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Career Talk cum admission Briefing for Master of Social Sciences in Sustainability Leadership and Governance

There is growing recognition that sustainability is necessary in everything we do, and more examples of various functional roles integrating accountability into organizational systems are becoming evident. The SLG Programme offers you multiple ways to integrate sustainability into your career path empowering you to make a difference on bigger, critical issues our communities face. Join […]

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Survey: “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” (DEI) in the Workplace and Disability Employment in Hong Kong

The Centre for Civil Society and Governance at The University of Hong Kong would like to invite your company to participate in a questionnaire survey to gauge Hong Kong corporations’ DEI policies and practices, as well as inclusive employment for people with disabilities. The survey is part of the Jockey Club Collaborative Project for Inclusive […]

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Forest Village Festival 2024

The “Forest Village Festival” is an annual celebration organised towards the year-end to provide fun-filled events for the public to appreciate the revitalisation effort of Mui Tsz Lam and Kop Tong. The festival offers visitors the unique experience of living with nature and culture through various thematic workshops, ecotours, and overnight camping. By featuring the […]

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Career Talk cum admission Briefing for Master of Social Sciences in Sustainability Leadership and Governance

The demand for sustainability professionals keeps growing! There’s increasing pressure on individuals and organisations to make informed decisions and take action, both individually and collectively to attain the positive impact our society and planet needs. No matter what field or discipline your training and expertise lies, you can advance policy, build capacity, mobilise and empower […]

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Master of Social Sciences in Sustainability Leadership and Governance 2025/2026 – Open for Admission

With a distinctive interdisciplinary approach we prepare you for a role in the business, public or social sectors, to address sustainability challenges. Join us to advance your professional education and engage in creative problem-solving so you can be the changemaker you aspire to be. By studying sustainability you can follow your professional interests and build […]

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Kick-off Meeting: Structured Review and Formulation of Sustainable Village Revitalisation Model – A Case Study on the Experience in Lai Chi Wo

The Centre for Civil Society and Governance is appointed by the Countryside Conservation Office under the Environment and Ecology Bureau of the HKSAR Government for a sustainable village revitalisation study. This study aims to formulate the necessary building blocks for a sustainable village revitalisation model (SVRM) for Lai Chi Wo and Yan Chau Tong villages […]

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UNESCO Asia-Pacific Higher Education Network

Our Deputy Director Dr Winnie Law and Assistant Director Katie Chick participated at the Asia-Pacific Higher Education Network for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage (APHEN-ICH) General Meeting and Conference in Kathmandu, Nepal between September 21-23, 2024. The conference theme for this year is “Intangible Cultural Heritage for Building Community Resilience: Contexts of Disasters and Climate Change” […]

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Knowledge Primer 7 – “Enabling the Ecosystem for Resource Circularity in the MICE Industry”

You are cordially invited to the seventh Knowledge Primer (KP) titled “Enabling the Ecosystem for Resource Circularity in the MICE Industry” under the “Partnership for Sustainability Leadership in Business” (PSLB) project, initiated by the Centre for Civil Society and Governance (CCSG) of HKU with full support from the Hongkong Bank Foundation. Hong Kong is a […]

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Let’s Revision a More Inclusive Society!
2022/05/13
14:30 - 16:30
We have conducted a Diagnostic Study on Inclusive Employment in Hong Kong. The findings of this Study will be released at the Forum on “Revisioning Inclusive Employment”. Stakeholders and the general public are invited to attend the Forum and subsequent seminars to re-envision a more inclusive Hong Kong.   “Inclusive Employment of People with Disabilities in Hong Kong 2021: A Diagnostic Study” cum “Revisioning Inclusive Employment” Forum   Date: 13 May 2022 (Friday) Time: 14:30 – 16:30 Mode: Zoom Language: Cantonese supplemented with sign language Guest Speakers: Mr Chua Hoi Wai (Chief Executive, The Hong Kong Council of Social Service) Mr Shum Lap Ping (Principal, Fortress Hill Methodist Secondary School) Ms Peann Tam (Business Development Director, Eco-Greenergy) Mr Jacob Tsang (Co-Founder, One SEN) There will also be sharing by a person with disability “Revisioning Inclusive Employment” Seminar Session 1 Changing with the Times: Delivering Vocational Training to Meet Market Needs Session 2 Innovating to Enhance Support for Caregivers Session 3 Creating Possibilities through Interactions of Cross-disability Groups Session 4 Building Networks: Enhancing Cross-disciplinary Collaboration for Rehabilitation Session 5 Collective Action: Power of Individual Consumption & Social Purchasing Register Now  
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Thematic Networking Session – A Journey to Scale-Up Social Innovation
2022/03/11
17:00 - 18:00
There are several seed fund schemes and other resources to support local social innovations. Social innovators may stop at sustaining and expanding social innovation after they start their social entrepreneurial journeys. If you want to know more about the transformation of the three social entrepreneurs. Don’t miss the chance! Date: March 11, 2022 (Friday) Time: 17:00 – 18:00 Format: Zoom Language: Cantonese supplemented with English Guest： Mr Alvin Cheung (Co-Founder & CEO, HandyRehab, Zunosaki Limited) Mr James Chong (Founder of Rolling Books) Ms Eva Wong (Co-founder of WEDO GLOBAL) Sign up now!
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Knowledge Primer 2 – “Innovation for Sustainability: Improving Corporate Innovation Capacity”
2022/01/07
14:30 - 16:30
You are cordially invited to the second Knowledge Primer (KP2) titled “Innovation for Sustainability: Improving Corporate Innovation Capacity” under the Partnership for Sustainability Leadership in Business (PSLB), initiated by the Centre for Civil Society and Governance (CCSG) of The University of Hong Kong. The surge in attention to corporates’ environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance and demand for corporate actions on environmental and social challenges calls for a shifting mindset from conceiving businesses as merely product and service providers in economic terms, to ones that create environmental and social values. When the conventional ways of doing business are deemed unsustainable to the society, building a company’s innovative capacity is key to transit towards sustainability. PSLB’s second Knowledge Primer (KP2) will shed light on the approaches to building corporate innovation capacity for attaining sustainability goals. The KP includes a panel discussion where distinguished practitioners will exchange views on how new technologies, cross-sector partnership, business incubation and creative employee engagement etc. could improve the innovation capacity of companies to drive more sustainability solutions. The event details are as follows:   Date: January 7, 2022 (Friday) Time: 2:30pm – 4:30pm Venue CPD 3.04, 3/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong (with live streaming) Language: Cantonese *Due to pandemic measures, there will be a limited capacity at the venue. Seats will be allocated through advance booking on a first-come-first-served basis. **If you have respiratory symptoms on the event date, please seek medical advice promptly and attend the event online.
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Village Fest is back for 2022!
2022/01/01
After a virtual edition last year, Village Fest is back for 2022, running from January to April with a showcase of village life through tours, placemaking installations, market and activities across Lai Chi Wo, Mui Tsz Lam and Kop Tong. Hosted by the HSBC Rural Sustainability Programme, Village Fest comes to its third annual celebration of sustainable rural regeneration in Hong Kong. Themed “Tomorrow Village Today”, this year’s Village Fest brings you on a village living journey through exploration, sharing, experiment, co-creation and reflection. Four core events include self-guided “Village Tour”; “Village Market” that is held every first Saturday of each month; experimental “Village life Lab” and urban “Village pop-up Market”. Making reference to the rural living experiences of Lai Chi Wo, Mui Tsz Lam and Kop Tong, Village Fest 2022 invites you and those in the local communities to envision the village of tomorrow today! Please follow our Instagram and stay tuned for more updates：https://www.instagram.com/villagelifezine/ Due to the latest disease prevention measures, all workshops scheduled in January of “Village Fest 2022: Tomorrow Village Today ” will be postponed and public registration will not be accepted temporarily.
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Leveraging Resources for Inclusive Employment for People with Disabilities
2021/11/06
14:00 - 17:30
Inclusive employment of people with disabilities (PWD) is an important aspect of social inclusion. As a signature event of Jockey Club Collaborative Project for Inclusive Employment, this seminar will focus on understanding the current situation of inclusive employment and exploring the possibilities of leveraging community resources and collective efforts to facilitate inclusive employment of PWD. At the seminar, the one-stop Platform for Inclusion website will be launched. Also, preliminary key findings from a community-wide survey on Hong Kong people’s views towards inclusive employment of PWD will be released during a panel discussion. Details of the seminar are as follows – Date: 6/11/2021 (Saturday) Time: 14:00 – 17:30 Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU Language: Cantonese, supplemented with sign language Mode: Approximately 180 onsite participants and Facebook live   Let’s join hands to achieve inclusive employment! Register here NOW – https://ccsg-hku.surveycake.biz/s/wewgO
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Social Innovations for Sustainable Communities – Cohort 2 is NOW open
2021/06/28
The incubation and funding scheme (Cohort 2) of the Social Innovations for Sustainable Communities is now open for application till 28 June 2021. Besides interactive excursions to learn about different social innovation projects and community works, our Learning Programme aims to facilitate you to transform into sustainability catalysers. You will also get a chance to win a seed grant for putting your ideas into actions!
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Different Paths to Sustainability: A Roundtable of UNESCO Award-winning Heritage Projects from Hong Kong
2021/06/26
13:30 - 17:15
A total of 21 Hong Kong’s conservation projects has been awarded the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation since 2000. This Roundtable calls upon the awardees to review how they understand sustainability as the pathway to continue the conservation effort, and to reflect on their contribution to the building of a sustainable community since the receiving of the UNESCO award. Participating projects include: Award of Merit in 2007 – Little Hong Kong Award of Merit in 2013 – Tai O Heritage Hotel Award of Excellence in 2017 – The Blue House Cluster Award for New Design in Heritage Context in 2019 – The Mills Special Recognition for Sustainable Development in 2020 – Lai Chi Wo Rural Cultural Landscape Date｜June 26, 2021 Time｜13:30-17:15 Venue｜Atrium, The Mills Fabrica Format｜Join us at the venue (quota: 50) or via Zoom; Facebook live broadcast available Language｜Mainly Cantonese For registration and details, please visit us at https://ccsg.hku.hk/ruralsd/en/pages/academy/a-roundtable-of-unesco-award-winning-heritage-projects-from-hong-kong/?fbclid=IwAR0ZhxmvdbM0S2axBZSsE_C1IVNoC6Z-kqObFdzwTsWkCrVsoyNp32f5pyQ
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Social Innovations for Sustainable Communities’ Learning Programme is re-launching!
2021/06/16
Initiated by the Social Entrepreneurship and Civic Action Lab of the Centre for Civil Society and Governance at The University of Hong Kong, the “Social Innovations for Sustainable Communities” Programme (the Programme) aims to enrich and expand the frontier of the ecosystem for social entrepreneurship in Hong Kong with a view to preparing the community for meeting long-term local sustainability challenges, and crowdsourcing ideas and actions through incubating a corps of intergenerational “sustainability catalysers” consisting of young professionals and young old. The Programme connects different sectors for collective action to encourage re-thinking of how existing processes of resource allocation and utilization can be reconfigured to create new possibilities and blended values. The Programme is supported by Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited.   Apart from our incubation and funding scheme, our most popular Learning Programme series has invited numerous VIP speakers to have interactive dialogues with participants regarding the latest trend and happenings in the social innovation sector! We have included topics such as the latest trend of social innovation, how does the sector face challenges in the midst of challenging times, strategies for fund application, business modelling, design thinking, and blended values! You will undoubtedly be equipped as a social innovator after joining the Programme. Don’t miss the chance and join us now!   Programme Details: https://ccsg.hku.hk/sisc/incubation-lp.php#incubation-lp-cohort2 Application: https://ccsg-hku.surveycake.biz/s/NwVLL   Remark 1: Live streaming with limited face-to-face quotas on a first-come-first-served basis Remark 2: Learning Programme (3) Design Thinking in Action is themed “empathizing colour blinded people”. The session will be conducted face-to-face only
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“Sustainability and the ‘New Normal’: Building Business Preparedness and Leveraging New Opportunities” Knowledge Primer
2021/06/11
14:30 - 16:30
As ESG, Sustainable Investing and Business Sustainability are gaining momentum worldwide, what is the best way for businesses to progress from the global pandemic and build for a more resilient and sustainable growth? At the “Sustainability and the ‘New Normal’: Building Business Preparedness and Leveraging New Opportunities” Knowledge Primer, we bring together sustainability experts and industry practitioners to discuss how integrating ESG risks and opportunities into core business strategies can enhance their adaptiveness to the New Normal challenges, help attain long-term resilience in the value chains while contributing to a sustainable future. Join us on 11th June 2021 (14:30 – 16:30 GMT+8) for an eventful afternoon on Business Sustainability! Register here NOW: https://bit.ly/3uWfXKQ At the event, the programme also officially launches the Sustainable Value Chains (SVC) Commitment and SMEs Sustainability Leadership Recognition Scheme, which connect large corporates and SMEs and provide capacity building resources to co-create SVC in Hong Kong and the region.
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