SHEAC Students Visit Chi Sun College of The University of Hong Kong

Stanley Ho East Asia College (SHEAC) of the University of Macau (UM) and Chi Sun College (CSC) of The University of Hong Kong (HKU) co-organised an exchange series for students of both colleges to visit each other in November 2017. On 4^th and 5^th November, the SHEAC delegation visited Chi Sun College for activities including tours in the campus and the residential colleges (RCs) of HKU, dialogues between student leaders of both colleges, student activities organised by CSC, and a visit to the local community near HKU’s RCs.

On the first day, the SHEAC delegation, with 10 students and 2 resident fellows, visited Chi Sun College and participated in the multi-cultural exposure course of her Elderly Academy as one of the educational programmes for her students and the elderly of the local community to interact with each other during weekends and school holidays. After the workshop, the students of the two colleges discussed the characteristics of and their experiences in their own colleges. In the evening, they toured around Kennedy Town near the RCs. On the following day, the HKU tutors and students provided a tailor-made campus tour for the SHEAC delegation, followed by a lunch gathering that ended the whole trip on a high note.

President of SHEAC House Association Murphy Sou expressed that the most impressive part of the trip was the sharing by CSC students from different Southeast Asian countries with the elderly about their national cultures and particularly ethnic dances. SHEAC students believed that this was a very meaningful activity as it could bring both happiness to the elderly while students themselves gaining a deeper understanding of a part of the society. This kind of community programmes is yet still rare among institutions in Macau. Therefore, Murphy hoped that the College could provide more opportunities for students to participate in and organise this type of multi-cultural activities in Macau. Another student Lily Chung also reflected upon the meaning of university education, and motivates herself not only to learn necessary academic knowledge but also to nurture a stronger sense of civic responsibility during university life.

SHEAC students who took part in the exchange programme wished the College to organise more activities that could help students engage into the local community of Macau. The College could also learn from good practice of other institutions for further improvement, hence offering broader and deeper learning for students.

On 18^th and 19^th November, tutors and students of Chi Sun College paid a reciprocal visit to UM and SHEAC. Both sides further developed their rapport and exchanged idea. The SHEAC students organised activities in the College, guided college and campus tours, and cultural exploration in Macao for the visitors.

 

By: Communication Working Group

English:  Hou Chih San, Kevin, History Year 1

Chinese: Ng Chung Wang, Alien, Business Administration Year 1

 

何鴻燊東亞書院學生參訪香港大學志新學院交流經驗

澳門大學何鴻燊東亞書院與香港大學志新學院於2017年11月共同組織了互訪系列項目。東亞書院學生於11月4至5號參訪了香港大學的志新學院。本次活動的主要內容是訪問香港大學的校園和住宿式書院，與志新學院的學生領袖交流經驗，參與志新學院組織的學生活動，以及參觀港大所在的社區。

第一天下午，書院一行十二人先參觀了志新學院，並參加志新長者學苑的多元文化體驗課程，這是書院的學生在週末或假期時跟長者們互動的一個項目。然後，兩所書院的學生會代表分別分享了各自住宿式書院的特色和心得，晚上遊覽港大附近的社區堅尼地城。第二天，同學們由志新學院的導師帶領參觀港大校園各地標，中午之後與志新學院的學生領袖和導師們午餐聚會後完美結束行程。

東亞書院學生會主席蘇宏歷Murphy表示，這次參訪中最令他印象深刻的是來自東南亞幾個國家的學生和導師與長者們分享他們國家的文化美食，還教老友記簡單的民族舞蹈。東亞書院的同學們覺得這樣的活動既可以讓老友記開心，也可以讓他們學習一些知識，十分有意義。然而這種與附近社區接觸的活動在澳門的學校並不多。蘇宏歷同學希望之後能有更多的機會參加並舉辦這類型的多元文化交流活動。同行的鐘莉盈同學也感受頗多，她還思考一個問題——大學存在的意義是什麼？不僅要在大學學習應有的學術知識，也要在大學培養自己的社會責任感。

參與這次活動的同學們都覺得書院可以舉辦多一些讓學生融入本澳社群的活動，並善於汲取別人良好的經驗，讓書院的各方面更進一步，學生所學所得更廣更深。

志新學院則於11月18至19日回訪何鴻燊東亞書院，與書院的學生幹部及同學們交流心得，進一步聯繫友誼，並由書院同學們帶領參與書院活動、參觀書院和校園及遊覽澳門。

 

撰寫：何鴻燊東亞書院學生會通訊工作組

工商管理一年級學生  伍仲鈜（中文）

歷史系一年級學生  侯志三（英文）