24 November 2022

For the eighth time in the Academic Year 2022-23, the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) launched the annual student-oriented event, ‘The HSUHK Innovation Project Competition 2023’ (hereafter “the Competition”)! With strategic partners of the Institute of Youth Sustainability (IYSL) and the Wu Jieh Yee Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (WUCIE), the Competition aims to promote a culture of innovation and creativity, and raise  awareness of critical social issues locally or globally to all HSUHK students.

This year, we are very grateful to have the Office of Vice-President (Organisational Development), Campus Development and Management Office (CDMO) and Information Technology Services Centre (ITSC) as the co-organisers. With the leading theme of ‘Smart Campus’, the HSUHK Innovation Competition 2023 is inviting students to improve our campus by combining smart technologies with physical infrastructure for improved services, decision making, campus sustainability, and more. The winning teams may also have a chance to receive support or budget to implement their innovative projects. In November and December, the CTL first educated both our students and our staff with two theme-based talks.

Talk Series #1: Tips and Tricks to Stand Your Proposal Out!

The Talk Series kicked off with the sharing of tips and tricks for writing eye-catching and persuasive proposals on 24 November 2012. Mr Brian Lam, our university alumni, proudly returned to his alma mater as the founder of STARTIE, an online platform for finding suitable collaboration partners. He shared his entrepreneurial success, stressing the importance of the “never give up” spirit. Brian also reminded students to capitalise on our University’s abundant resources, ranging from our teachers’ professional guidance, different units’ supports, and our schoolmates’ partnerships. Ms Yau Mei-ling, another young entrepreneur and the founder of  LAY, a social enterprise providing space with multiple stress-relieving elements, shed light on the significance of applying the knowledge and skills obtained from our education, and paying attention to our surroundings so that we can look for innovative and practical entrepreneurial ideas. The audience also had an opportunity to gain wisdom from our final speaker, Ms Sharon Tang Kit-shan, Senior Project Officer of Innovator Farm Programme, who discussed the systematic and effective ways of crafting a pitching proposal from scratch and following through to completion ensuring that presented ideas stand out and win the favour of the judges.