KE Spotlight - Community Engagement - HKU Knowledge Exchange

Knowledge Exchange (KE) Awards 2012

The Faculty Knowledge Exchange (KE) Awards were introduced in 2011 in order to recognize each Faculty's outstanding KE accomplishment that has made demonstrable economic, social or cultural impacts to benefit the community, business/industry, or partner organizations. Following the successful launch of the Faculty KE Awards, the KE Award (Non-Faculty Unit) has been introduced this year with the same objective for the independent centres, institutes and units of the University.

HKU and Jockey Club launch leadership programme to empower the Third Sector

HKU and Jockey Club are jointly presenting a 32 million-project ExCEL3 - "Excellence and Capacity building for Entrepreneurship and Leadership for the Third Sector". The Project seeks to empower the third sector for a better society. So far over 1,000 representatives from the Third Sector have participated.

HKU develops interactive e-learning platform

HKU's E-Learning Technology Development Laboratory has begun a project to develop a software platform which can be used to facilitate interactive e-learning and development of teaching materials for primary and secondary schools.

Student KE Projects 2011/12 on Social Media

Some student teams have shared the progress of their Student KE Project and their experience on social media. Find them on Facebook or other social network websites.

HKU launches community project to raise quality of life among retirees

HKU and the HK Christian Service have jointly launched the CADENZA Community Project, sponsored by the Jockey Club Charities Trust, to make use of successfully retired people as mentors. A total of 27 retirees have been trained as mentors since June 2011. Another 48 soon-to-retire people have also been recruited to participate in the project. Around 20 organisations are participating members of the project.

HKU Law and Technology Centre launches legal information website for young people

The HKU Law and Technology Centre has launched the first legal information website for young people in HK. The Youth CLIC website is sponsored by the Home Affairs Bureau.

HKU develops environmentally friendly ballast

HKU Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering Chair Professor Ron Hui Shu-yuen and his research team have invented the environmentally friendly "Ultra-low-loss magnetic ballast" to be used in fluorescent lamps. Professor Hui said the newly developed ballasts had longer lifespan and were recyclable. The ballast is also energy efficient, and can reduce expenses on repairs as well as electronic waste management.