HKU Common Core

HKU Common Core 香港大學核心課程事務處
Common Core, The University of Hong Kong

🎮✨ AI for Fun: Gesture Detection WorkshopCurious about AI but not sure where to start?Join this beginner-friendly, stude...
12/09/2026

🎮✨ AI for Fun: Gesture Detection Workshop

Curious about AI but not sure where to start?

Join this beginner-friendly, student-led hands-on workshop and discover how AI can learn to recognise your hand gestures and trigger interactive digital effects in real time.

🙌 Collect and label your own gesture data 🤖 Learn about what AI model training is. Test and improve model accuracy ✨ Explore gesture-controlled visual effects 🌍 Discuss real-world applications of AI in gaming, robotics, and smart devices

No prior AI or coding experience required. Just bring your curiosity and get ready to learn by doing!

📍 HKU Common Core Lounge (MB150)
📅 28 September 2026 (Monday)
🕑 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
💰 Free of charge
🔗 Register Now!! https://forms.gle/76hp2sk3mbvCXedn8 or scan QR code
👥 Open to HKU students
🎟 First come, first served

For enquiries: 📧 [email protected]
ComputerVision DigitalLiteracy StudentLearning FutureSkills

11/09/2026

📢距離2026 GenAIHackathon 截止報名剩返3日咋 !!✨

快啲報名參加Hackathon，同隊友一齊鬥智鬥力，一齊嚟推動可持續嘅未來! 🤖🌱🌏
(Link in bio🔗)

📢3 days left till the deadline to sign up for 2026 GenAIHackathon !!✨

Sign up now and hack your way towards building a more sustainable world! 🤖🌱🌍
(Link in bio🔗)

Check it out! 🌆 CCGL9070: The Making of Cities and Societies is one of the Common Core’s interdisciplinary courses, anal...
09/09/2026

Check it out! 🌆

CCGL9070: The Making of Cities and Societies is one of the Common Core’s interdisciplinary courses, analysing cityscapes and their importance in everyday society. 🏙️

This course caters to the interests of a wide array of students and enables them to engage critically with urban and social studies. 🏢

Add the course now, or look at the Common Core website for more information! 🧑‍💻

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐊𝐔 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰!Want to shape the Common Core (CC) and make student life more exci...
09/09/2026

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐊𝐔 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰!

Want to shape the Common Core (CC) and make student life more exciting? Here’s your chance! 😎💯

𝐀𝐬 𝐚 𝐂𝐂 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥:
✅ Host fun and meaningful social events for undergraduate students
✅ Share ideas & feedback to improve the CC curriculum
✅ Represent the CC to various stakeholders, including visiting delegations,
the Student-Staff Consultative Committee, the Areas of Inquiry, and other students
✅Get involved—with student internship possibilities included!

🍕𝐂𝐂 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬’ 𝐏𝐢𝐳𝐳𝐚 𝐆𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠:
Date: Monday, 28 September 2026
Time: 5:00–6:00 pm
Venue: Common Core/ BASc Lounge MB150 (Main Building)

Current consultants & new applicants are all welcome!🥳

Want to join our exciting gathering? Sign up now by scanning the QR code (link in bio too!)🔍

⌛Deadline : 22 Sept 2026 (Tue) 23:59

31/08/2026

之前 8 月嘅 Freshmen Induction Talk 精華片段嚟啦！🎬✨

多謝大家參與我哋 Induction Talk！聽日就係新學年嘅開始，我哋已經迫不及待想喺 campus 再見到大家。祝大家過一個收穫滿滿又精彩嘅一年！🚀

That’s a wrap on our Freshmen Induction Talk! 🎬✨

We loved seeing so many new faces in August. As the new school year kicks off tomorrow, we can‘t wait to see everyone on campus! Wishing you all a fruitful and exciting year ahead.🚀

🌟 Engage | Experiment | Enjoy 🌟

#港大

23/08/2026

CCGL5022: Globalisation in Question 🌐

This course introduces students to the fascinating world of globalisation and its consequences across various global industries. From mental health, to the music market, this course aims to teach students about the ways globalisation is changing their individual worlds, and conceptualise the global zeitgeist developing around them.

Join us in your second semester to learn more about globalisation studies!

【🚨 SIGN UP NOW! CCGL9058 / CCGL9082 / CCGL9068 Common Core Enrolment closes soon! 🚨】 ⏳ Deadline: Next Monday (August 24)...
21/08/2026

【🚨 SIGN UP NOW! CCGL9058 / CCGL9082 / CCGL9068 Common Core Enrolment closes soon! 🚨】

⏳ Deadline: Next Monday (August 24) at 4:00 PM!

Still looking for the perfect CC course? If you are passionate about sustainability, social innovation, and making a difference, check out these amazing courses (swipe to see more!)

🚨 唔好等喇，即刻報名！CCGL9058 / CCGL9082 / CCGL9068 Common Core Enrolment 🚨

⏳ 最後召集：下星期一(August 24) 4:00 PM!

仲未搵到心水嘅 CC 黎讀？
如果你對可持續發展、社會創新充滿熱誠，呢幾科 perfect 啱晒你！
（想知多啲？即刻向左掃睇詳情啦！👉🏻）

🌍 CCGL9058 | Villages and Global Futures
𝑺𝙚𝒎𝙚𝒔𝙩𝒆𝙧 2 (𝑾𝙚𝒅𝙣𝒆𝙨𝒅𝙖𝒚𝙨)

• Course Description: Explore how rural areas serve as vital solutions for global climate change, biodiversity loss, and food security.
• What You’ll Learn: The socio-economic impacts of urbanization, rural revitalization strategies, and how to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
• Highlight: Experience hands-on learning through an interactive 🃏boardgame exercise, 📝a group project presentation, and 🏞️ site visits to Pokfulam Village and other villages in Hong Kong!
• For Details: https://commoncore.hku.hk/ccgl9058/

⏰ Time is running out! Log into the system and secure your spot before 4:00 PM on August 24 (Mon)!



💡 CCGL9082 | Sustaining Sustainability: Innovations for Policies and Governance
𝑆𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟 1 (𝑊𝑒𝑑𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠) | 🗣️ 𝐶𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑒𝑑 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛-𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑣𝑒 (𝐶𝐼) 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒

•Course Description: A forward-looking course exploring the intersections of society, science, technology, and policy.
•What You’ll Learn: Tackle sustainability challenges through Nature-based Solutions alongside innovative tools like Gen-AI, simulations, and interactive debates.
•Highlight: Includes a full-day field trip to 🌱Pak Nai during Reading Week to undertake ecosystem restoration – implementing a real-world Nature-based Solution!
•For Details: https://commoncore.hku.hk/ccgl9082/

⏰ Time is running out! Log into the system and secure your spot before 4:00 PM on August 24 (Mon)!



🤝 CCGL9068 | Social Entrepreneurship for Social Impac

CC course多到好似揀盲盒咁？🎁 未reg到心水course唔緊要，依家即刻去我哋Common Core個網站睇下，大把寶藏course等緊你挖掘，快人一步plan好你嘅靚timetable！(⁎⁍̴̛ᴗ⁍̴̛⁎) Choosing ...
20/08/2026

CC course多到好似揀盲盒咁？🎁 未reg到心水course唔緊要，依家即刻去我哋Common Core個網站睇下，大把寶藏course等緊你挖掘，快人一步plan好你嘅靚timetable！(⁎⁍̴̛ᴗ⁍̴̛⁎)

Choosing a CC course feels like opening a blind box? 🎁 Missing out on your top picks isn’t the end of the world. Head over to the Common Core website right now—there are plenty of hidden gems waiting for you. Get ahead and map out your perfect timetable today!(⁎⁍̴̛ᴗ⁍̴̛⁎)

#港大

如果你鍾意喺”Among Us” 同隊友一齊鬥智鬥力，點解唔試吓玩 Hackathon？🚀✨贏咗”Among Us” 就會得到「victory」呢個畫面，嗯，唔錯。但如果你贏咗Hackathon嘅話……✅你可以拎走獎金！💰✅創業之路大門為你...
19/08/2026

如果你鍾意喺”Among Us” 同隊友一齊鬥智鬥力，點解唔試吓玩 Hackathon？🚀✨

贏咗”Among Us” 就會得到「victory」呢個畫面，嗯，唔錯。

但如果你贏咗Hackathon嘅話……
✅你可以拎走獎金！💰
✅創業之路大門為你打開！😎

就算你冇贏到Hackathon嘅話，你可以識吓唔同背景但志同道合嘅朋友🙌🏻嚟個「跨校中同Re-U」都得㗎🤪

咁究竟Hackathon值唔值得join？你自己識諗啦🙂‍↕️

不論你係fm，大仙，exchange student，定係postgrad～

全部HKUers 都無任歡迎報名㗎！🥳

唔使識 AI / coding，我哋淨係要你嘅熱誠參與！🤩❤️‍🔥

快啲報名參加Hackathon，一嚟嚟推動可持續嘅未來🤖🌱🌏
(Link in bio🔗)

Enjoy solving problems with your crewmates in “Among Us”? Level up to a real-life Hackathon! 🚀 ✨

If you win “Among Us”, you get a “victory” screen on your device. That’s nice.

But if you win our “Inter-University GenAI Hackathon for the SDGs”...

✅You walk away with cash prizes💰
✅You get the green light for start-up incubation, opening your doors to entrepreneurship😎

And even if you don’t win…
✅You meet new friends from diverse backgrounds, EVEN creating unforgettable reunions with high school mates from different universities 🥳
✅You build a portfolio-ready AI project 💯
AND SO MANY MORE benefits await! You do the math🙂‍↕️

Freshmen? Final year seniors? Exchange students? Postgrads?

ALL ARE WELCOME!!!

No AI / coding background needed. All we need is YOU, your COMMITMENT and your PASSION 🤩❤️‍🔥

Sign up now and hack your way towards building a more sustainable world! 🤖🌱🌍
(Link in bio🔗)

hackathon

📅 Hackathon journey:
1. Sign up individually BY 14/09 (No need to worry about not having teammates at this stage!)
2. Launch day: 19/09 @ HKU (Form or join a team to kick off your hackathon journey)
3. Interim report: 04/10
4. Submission of team pitch deck & prototype: 18/10
*5. “Pitch / Demo Day”: 24/10 (your BIG day to pitch to a distinguished judging panel and win BIG PRIZES 🥳💰
*Only applicable to selected finalists

Climate change and its implications 🏔️❄️Join the discussion by scanning the QR code or clicking the link in bio!
07/08/2026

Climate change and its implications 🏔️❄️

Join the discussion by scanning the QR code or clicking the link in bio!

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