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College Assemblies

GESC1000 College Assembly is a part of the College General Education Programme. Students are required to attend THREE College Assemblies each term to fulfill the attendance requirement.

College Assembly for Term 1, 2025/26
Registration for the College Assembly for Term 1, 2025/26 will begin at 2:00 PM on August 29, 2025 (Fri). For details, please refer to the following notice:

Important Information on the College Assembly for Term 1, 2025/26

Diversified General Education Activities
Students may participate in a maximum of two “Diversified General Education Activity” per term as equivalent to attending two College Assemblies:

List of Diversified General Education Activities for Term 1, 2025/26 (To be announced by the end of August)

In 2025/26 academic year, the following Assemblies will be held:

Term 1

Date / VenueTheme / TopicLanguageSpeaker
5 Sep 2025 (Fri)
11:30am – 1:00pm
Sir Run Run Shaw Hall		Inauguration Assembly
(Pre-assigned to Year 1 students)		EnglishCollege Head, Dean of Students, Dean of General Education and Chairperson of Student Union Executive Committee
12 Sep 2025 (Fri)
11:30am – 1:00pm
Shaw College Lecture Theatre		A Cappella PerformanceCantoneseSaliva Music
19 Sep 2025 (Fri)
11:30am – 1:00pm
Shaw College Lecture Theatre		The Road to Sustainability: From Event Planning to Trail ConservationCantonese*Ms. CHENG Yu-wai Vivien
24 Sep 2025 (Wed)
7:00pm – 10:00pm
Shaw College Lecture Theatre		Movie watching "The Sinking of The Lisbon Maru" + Post-screening SharingPutonghuaDirector FANG Li
26 Sep 2025 (Fri)
11:30am – 1:00pm
Shaw College Lecture Theatre		Debate CompetitionCantoneseShaw College Debate Team vs The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong Debate 
3 Oct 2025 (Fri)
11:30am – 1:00pm
Shaw College Lecture Theatre		Students' SharingCantoneseParticipants of "Caring Heart Community Service Project Scheme" and "Shaw College Summer Programme"
14 Oct 2025 (Tue)
6:00pm – 7:30pm
Yasumoto International Academic Park YIA LT2 (G/F)
 		Introductory Lecture of the Shaw Prize Lecture in Life Science and Medicine 2025EnglishProfessor KANG Byung-ho
15 Oct 2025 (Wed)
7:00pm – 10:00pm
Sir Run Run Shaw Hall		Movie watching "Four Trails" + Post-screening SharingEnglishDirector Robin Lee
17 Oct 2025 (Fri)
11:30am – 1:00pm
Shaw College Lecture Theatre		More Than Lyrics: A Life Written Against the TideCantonese*Mr. SO Wai-kin Kenny
22 Oct 2025 (Wed)
5:00pm – 7:15pm
Shaw College Lecture Theatre		The Shaw Prize Lecture in Life Science and Medicine 2025 - Cryo-electron Tomography: The Power of Seeing the Whole PictureEnglishProf. Wolfgang BAUMEISTER
24 Oct 2025 (Fri)
11:30am – 1:00pm
Sir Run Run Shaw Hall		Stress Management and Resilience Training (SMART)EnglishProf. LEUNG Yiu-kin Freedom
14 Nov 2025 (Fri)
11:30am – 1:00pm
Shaw College Lecture Theatre		TBCTBCTBC
21 Nov 2025 (Fri)
11:30am – 1:00pm
Sir Run Run Shaw Hall		TBCTBCTBC
28 Nov 2025 (Fri)
11:30am – 1:00pm
Shaw College Lecture Theatre		TBCTBCTBC

* Simultaneous interpretation will be provided for non-Cantonese speakers

 

Enquiry

Ms. Zoe LAM / Ms. Carol LAM 
Tel: 3943 7369 / 3943 7360
Email: shaw-assembly@cuhk.edu.hk