College Assemblies

College Assemblies are part of the College General Education Programme. It is non-credit bearing. Full-time undergraduate students of Shaw College are required to attend at THREE College Assemblies each term to fulfill the attendance requirement.

For attendance to be counted, participants of College Assemblies must register in advance online via the Registration and Attendance System. Click here for details.

Unless otherwise stated, College Assemblies are held at 11:30 am - 1:00 pm on Friday.

In 2023/24 academic year, the following Assemblies will be held:

Term 1

Date / Venue Theme / Topic Language Speaker
08 Sep 2023
Sir Run Run Shaw Hall 
(CANCELLED)
Inauguration Assembly Cantonese* College Head, Chairman of Student Union Executive Committee
15 Sep 2023
Shaw College Lecture Theatre 
From Kaifong Tour to Changing the World
[Video]
Cantonese* Kai Fong Tour
22 Sep 2023
Shaw College Lecture Theatre
Reading, career & entrepreneurship
[Video]
Cantonese* Mr. Harold YIP

03 Oct 2023 (Tuesday)
7:00pm - 10:00pm

Sir Run Run Shaw Hall

Movie watching A Light Never Goes Out + Chat with the Director Cantonese* Ms. Anastasia TSANG and Ms. TSOI So-Man
06 Oct 2023
Shaw College Lecture Theatre
Students' Sharing Cantonese* Participants of "Caring Heart Community Service Project Scheme" & "Make a Wish Scheme"
13 Oct 2023
Sir Run Run Shaw Hall
Cantopop Music Industry: Past, Present & Future Cantonese* Mr. CHIU Tsang-hei
20 Oct 2023
Shaw College Lecture Theatre
The Scenery of History Cantonese* Mr. CHOY Chi-keung Ivan
27 Oct 2023
Shaw College Lecture Theatre
Community Cultural Ambassador 2023: One Table Two Chairs Charitable Foundation ”Cantonese Opera Moral Class” Touring Performance: Cantonese Opera Right or Wrong – Your Choice! Cantonese One Table Two Chairs Charitable Foundation
13 Nov 2023 (Monday)
5:00pm - 7:00pm

Shaw College Lecture Theatre
The Shaw Prize Lecture in Mathematical Sciences 2023 English Professor Vladimir DRINFELD and Professor YAU Shing-tung 
17 Nov 2023
Sir Run Run Shaw Hall
The ABC of Stress Management Cantonese* Professor LEUNG Yiu-kin Freedom
24 Nov 2023
Shaw College Lecture Theatre
Students' Sharing Cantonese* Participants of Shaw College Summer Programme
01 Dec 2023
Shaw College Lecture Theatre
“Can intelligence be enhanced?” cum Scholarship Presentation Cantonese* College Head and Chair of Student Union Executive Committee

* Simultaneous interpretation will be provided for non-Cantonese speakers

College Assemblies in recent 2 years

2022/23

07/10/2022
A melodious chat of music concert
21/10/2022
28/10/2022
From Shaw College to the Festival de Cannes
04/11/2022
25/11/2022
18/01/2023
Movie watching To My Nineteen Year Old Self + Chat with the Director
03/03/2023
16/03/2023
Movie watching The Way We Keep Dancing + Chat with the Director
14/04/2023
Sir Run Run Shaw Distinguished Visiting Scholar Lecture 2022/23 -
21st Century Frontiers of Medical and Health Humanitarian Assistance: along the Belt and Road

Enquiry

Ms. Fiona HO / Ms. Sharon HO / Ms. Zoe LAM / Ms. Emily NG 
Tel: 3943 8538 / 3943 7354 / 3943 7369 / 3943 1553
Email: shaw-assembly@cuhk.edu.hk