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SSC 2358 Overseas Field-based Learning: Exploring Cultural Heritage and Global Citizenship: 11-Day, 10-Night Study Tour to the United Kingdom – funded by Common Core Curricula Committee (CCCC)

11 June 2026

Students enrolled in SSC 2358 joined an 11-day, 10-night overseas study tour that aimed to help them understand cultural heritage and develop a strong sense of global citizenship through hands-on learning.

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Awardees’ Sharing of Hong Kong Inheritage Foundation President Yip Kwong Kan Scholarship in 2025/26

9 June 2026

The Hong Kong Inheritage Foundation President Yip Kwong Kan Scholarship was established to provide recognition of full-time Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Personal Finance programme students’ academic achievements in personal financial planning, financial management and sustainable development. It helps the University nurture future elites with innovative financial thinking, building a solid talent pool.

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MA(PFE) Alumni Development Forum 2026 - Reconnecting for a Personal Finance Future

8 June 2026

The Master of Arts in Personal Finance Education Programme (MA(PFE)) hosted “Alumni Development Forum 2026” in Shenzhen on 23 May 2026. The forum, themed “Reconnecting for a Personal Finance Future”, brought alumni back together.

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A Visit to Nan Lian Garden – Chinese Culture in Hong Kong Gardens Guided Tour

1 June 2026

The Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Sociology and Community Studies and Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Primary Humanities) programme organised a guided tour of Nan Lian Garden under the Leisure and Cultural Services Department’s initiative on 27 May 2026.

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Interview on Jiao Festival and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hong Kong on OMNI News in Ontario, Canada

28 May 2026

Dr. Matt Ma, Lecturer in the Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies at EdUHK, was interviewed by OMNI News in Ontario, Canada, while serving as a visiting scholar at the Richard Charles Lee Canada–Hong Kong Library, University of Toronto. In the interview, he introduced the Jiao Festival and Hong Kong’s intangible cultural heritage.