Service Programme
Through service activities, students contribute to the community in a ‘sprit of generosity’, and also gain important skills in planning, evaluation, reporting, leadership and communication, and in some cases also in research, all with guidance from College teachers.
Service Learning and Service Programmes
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Service in the College
Students can contribute to the College community (e.g., communal dining, full residence, cultural events and workshops) through activities implemented through College Committees on Service, General Education, College Life, Catering and Canteen Management.
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Social and community responsibilities
Projects, often in partnership with NGOs, begin with learning about social issues, and topics, followed by the acquisition of skills and knowledge. This is then complemented by field visits to observe the actual needs and practices. The College encourages students to participate in courses, exhibitions and workshops to further explore these areas. Ultimately, early planning may lead to the development of a Service-Learning project under the College GE Programme.
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Credit-bearing Service Learning programme and requirement
There is a credit-bearing Service Learning requirement for students entering in 2024 and thereafter. See the GE course pages GECW4022 College Project (Service) and GECW4030 Service.
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Overseas opportunities
Students are encouraged to participate in overseas service and related opportunities. Past examples include a visit to the Yunus Centre in Bangladesh to learn about social entrepreneurship in a developing country, and medical service trips to Watoto in Uganda, and to Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia.
Other service opportunities on and off campus are offered by different units.
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Service-Learning (SL) Fest
The College will organize a Service-Learning Fest every year, in which service projects initiated by our students will be showcased through poster presentations, and the next cohort of students can be prompted to think about their own service-learning activities.
Service Team
The CWC founding cohort established a College Service Team in 2012–13. The project ‘Understanding Socially Disadvantaged School Youths through a Social Service Endeavour’, first launched in summer 2013, has grown and evolved through the ensuing years with various funding supports. The project targets socio-economically disadvantaged and academically weaker students from local secondary schools, and engages them in an interactive project each summer. In 2025, the Team launched the ‘Channelling Harmony and Realising Mindfulness (CHARM)’ project, supported by funding from The D.H. Chen Foundation. This project focuses on the concept of mindfulness, highlighting the importance of self-care before using the skills acquired to serve both the internal and external community.
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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