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Academy for Sustainable Communities
About the Academy
The Academy for Sustainable Communities (the Academy) is housed under the Centre for Civil Society and Governance at HKU with a vision to become a regional knowledge exchange platform to disseminate knowledge of sustainability and incubate a new generation of change agents for sustainability. The Academy offers curriculum-based courses, seminars, forums and field-based activities covering sustainability-related knowledge and skill sets.
The Academy offers sustainability related curricula in four key learning areas:
Integration
Environment
Community
Innovation
The Academy adopts a holistic learning strategy. The teaching team comprises of local and international experts. Programmes will be offered in collaboration with non-governmental organisations and professional associations.
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Courses
- Certificate in Sustainable Communities
- Understanding Cultural Landscape
- Introduction to Local Ecology
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Community Partnerships
- Lai Chi Wo Field Leaders Training
- Certificate in Sustainable Coffee Value Chain
- Executive Training in Sustainability and Coffee
- Professional Training in Coffee Cultivation, Harvesting and Processing
- Experiential Learning
- Start-ups Incubation
- A Roundtable of UNESCO Award-winning Heritage Projects from Hong Kong
- Resources