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![[Oct 23] SMLC Dining Etiquette Workshop](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b118b8_8bfcf687e2844f918432ad4d6454bf79~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/b118b8_8bfcf687e2844f918432ad4d6454bf79~mv2.webp)
![[Oct 23] SMLC Dining Etiquette Workshop](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b118b8_8bfcf687e2844f918432ad4d6454bf79~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_305,h_229,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/b118b8_8bfcf687e2844f918432ad4d6454bf79~mv2.webp)
[Oct 23] SMLC Dining Etiquette Workshop
SMLC students are invited to join SMLC teachers and special guests for a simulation of a corporate dinner - over a delicious meal, participants will practice and refine their skills of eating formally and engaging in collegial conversations. Please register by scanning the QR code above to indicate your interest in attending. As places are limited, priority will be given to third and final year students applying for internships or full-time jobs. Successful applicants will be
Oct 14, 2025
![[Oct 23] Information Session for GLAS Field Trip to Germany and Austria](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b118b8_04d2da21f79a4ec7ade9450515d3ed7e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_334,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/b118b8_04d2da21f79a4ec7ade9450515d3ed7e~mv2.webp)
![[Oct 23] Information Session for GLAS Field Trip to Germany and Austria](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b118b8_04d2da21f79a4ec7ade9450515d3ed7e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_306,h_229,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/b118b8_04d2da21f79a4ec7ade9450515d3ed7e~mv2.webp)
[Oct 23] Information Session for GLAS Field Trip to Germany and Austria
After the success of our 2025 field trip to Germany and Austria, the German Programme in collaboration with the Arabic Programme proudly presents an unforgettable summer 2026 field trip to Berlin and Vienna! Explore two iconic European capitals, marvel at ancient Near Eastern treasures, and stand face-to-face with Nefertiti’s legendary bust. Adventure, culture, and history await. don’t miss your chance to experience it all! Want to learn more? Join our information session on
Oct 14, 2025
![[0ct 30] GLAS Pizza Pary/Welcoming Event](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b118b8_80a03559e3d744a4bd0c537d43471727~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/b118b8_80a03559e3d744a4bd0c537d43471727~mv2.webp)
![[0ct 30] GLAS Pizza Pary/Welcoming Event](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b118b8_80a03559e3d744a4bd0c537d43471727~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_305,h_229,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/b118b8_80a03559e3d744a4bd0c537d43471727~mv2.webp)
[0ct 30] GLAS Pizza Pary/Welcoming Event
GLAS students are cordially invited to our pizza party to welcome new GLAS students later this month. This is a valuable opportunity to connect with your peers and teachers alike. The event details are as follows: Date: October 30, 2025 (Thursday) Time: 2:15-4:45pm Venue: Arts Faculty Lounge (CRT-4.30, 4/F Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus) If you wish to attend, please register via the following link: https://forms.gle/yQyY5gbWdeqdT8CT9 Priority for registration will be
Oct 14, 2025
![[Sep 19] Exploring Global Diversity Through Coffee Culture](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b118b8_7598779d28a54eb9bf1c44bb47557ead~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/b118b8_7598779d28a54eb9bf1c44bb47557ead~mv2.webp)
![[Sep 19] Exploring Global Diversity Through Coffee Culture](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b118b8_7598779d28a54eb9bf1c44bb47557ead~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_305,h_229,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/b118b8_7598779d28a54eb9bf1c44bb47557ead~mv2.webp)
[Sep 19] Exploring Global Diversity Through Coffee Culture
Date: September 19 Time: 5:30pm Venue: CRT-4.30, 4/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus THE CONSUMPTION OF COFFEE HAS A HISTORY SPANNING CENTURIES AND TRANSCENDS CULTURES. JOIN US FOR A SERIES OF FUN EXPLAINER SESSIONS WITH SMLC TEACHERS TO EXPERIENCE HOW COFFEE IS PREPARED AND CONSUMED IN THE ARAB WORLD, TURKEY, ETHIOPIA, ITALY, SWEDEN, AND COLOMBIA!
Sep 13, 2025
![[Sep 17] Dress to Success: Workplace Formal Wear Essentials and Bespoke Tailoring with Master Tailors](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b118b8_fb5c041b87b74aada42d2c9514963de5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_334,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/b118b8_fb5c041b87b74aada42d2c9514963de5~mv2.webp)
![[Sep 17] Dress to Success: Workplace Formal Wear Essentials and Bespoke Tailoring with Master Tailors](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b118b8_fb5c041b87b74aada42d2c9514963de5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_306,h_229,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/b118b8_fb5c041b87b74aada42d2c9514963de5~mv2.webp)
[Sep 17] Dress to Success: Workplace Formal Wear Essentials and Bespoke Tailoring with Master Tailors
Event Overview To support our students applying for internships or their first post-graduation jobs, we are hosting an interactive workshop. This event will focus on formal wear, bespoke tailoring, and office dress codes. It will take place at 5 PM on Thursday, the 17th of September, at the Arts Faculty Lounge . Our presenters will discuss contemporary trends in formal menswear and womenswear. They will also answer any questions you may have about navigating dress codes in wo
Sep 5, 2025


GLAS Electives on offer in Semester 1 in 2025/26 AY
The following elective courses are available for students in the coming semester: GLAS2113 Political Transitions in Africa Prof. Samson...
Aug 27, 2025
![[Sep 17] Understanding Europe's Political Landscape: A Lecture by Prof. Chris Bickerton](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b118b8_2a49fb4b7bef4796bb0d3e9ad4855e3c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/b118b8_2a49fb4b7bef4796bb0d3e9ad4855e3c~mv2.webp)
![[Sep 17] Understanding Europe's Political Landscape: A Lecture by Prof. Chris Bickerton](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b118b8_2a49fb4b7bef4796bb0d3e9ad4855e3c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_305,h_229,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/b118b8_2a49fb4b7bef4796bb0d3e9ad4855e3c~mv2.webp)
[Sep 17] Understanding Europe's Political Landscape: A Lecture by Prof. Chris Bickerton
Date: September 17th, 2025 (Wednesday) Time: 5:00 PM Venue: CRT-5.41, 4/F., Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Speaker: Prof. Chris Bickerton | Professor in Modern European Politics at POLIS The Complex History of Europe Contemporary histories of Europe often portray a narrative of miraculous recovery after the devastation of the Second World War. However, this perspective oversimplifies a complex reality. The countries of the Soviet bloc are frequently seen a
Aug 20, 2025


Placement test for Japanese Language courses
Students with prior knowledge of the Japanese language who wish to enroll in the core language courses are required to take a placement...
Aug 14, 2025


SPANISH REFRESHER COURSES
The Spanish programme is organising refresher courses for SPAN1002 students to support students transitioning from SPAN1002 to SPAN2001....
Aug 6, 2025
![[Jun 25] Commemoration: 80 Years since Gabriela Mistral's Nobel Prize in Literature](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b118b8_c6195bf7e6234bcebaa77d63aa194db7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/b118b8_c6195bf7e6234bcebaa77d63aa194db7~mv2.webp)
![[Jun 25] Commemoration: 80 Years since Gabriela Mistral's Nobel Prize in Literature](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b118b8_c6195bf7e6234bcebaa77d63aa194db7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_305,h_229,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/b118b8_c6195bf7e6234bcebaa77d63aa194db7~mv2.webp)
[Jun 25] Commemoration: 80 Years since Gabriela Mistral's Nobel Prize in Literature
Date: June 25, 2025 (Wednesday) Time: 4:30 pm Venue: CRT-4.36, 4/F., Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong...
Jun 5, 2025
![[May 15-16] Revisiting Imperial Margins: Religious and Political Challenges in Modern Asia](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ff8f03_ef33ab421e904a6eb22bbe29be319e7d~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_334,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/ff8f03_ef33ab421e904a6eb22bbe29be319e7d~mv2.webp)
![[May 15-16] Revisiting Imperial Margins: Religious and Political Challenges in Modern Asia](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ff8f03_ef33ab421e904a6eb22bbe29be319e7d~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_306,h_229,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/ff8f03_ef33ab421e904a6eb22bbe29be319e7d~mv2.webp)
[May 15-16] Revisiting Imperial Margins: Religious and Political Challenges in Modern Asia
Date: May 15-16, 2025 Time: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM Venue: CRT-4.36, 4/F., Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Registration is required...
Apr 30, 2025
![[May 2] Transimperial Trajectories: Colonialism and Anticolonialism across the British and Japanese Empires](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b118b8_4cb7aa8869264b3ca72ef772d5050db0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/b118b8_4cb7aa8869264b3ca72ef772d5050db0~mv2.webp)
![[May 2] Transimperial Trajectories: Colonialism and Anticolonialism across the British and Japanese Empires](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b118b8_4cb7aa8869264b3ca72ef772d5050db0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_305,h_229,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/b118b8_4cb7aa8869264b3ca72ef772d5050db0~mv2.webp)
[May 2] Transimperial Trajectories: Colonialism and Anticolonialism across the British and Japanese Empires
Date: May 2, 2025 (Friday) Time: 4:30pm Venue: CRT-4.36, 4/F., Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Speaker: Prof. Satoshi...
Apr 14, 2025
![[Apr 23] Reconceptualizing the British Empire: Global and Comparative Perspectives](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b118b8_860bb3321fae41d1967a2969bb002abc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/b118b8_860bb3321fae41d1967a2969bb002abc~mv2.webp)
![[Apr 23] Reconceptualizing the British Empire: Global and Comparative Perspectives](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b118b8_860bb3321fae41d1967a2969bb002abc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_305,h_229,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/b118b8_860bb3321fae41d1967a2969bb002abc~mv2.webp)
[Apr 23] Reconceptualizing the British Empire: Global and Comparative Perspectives
Global and Area Studies presents The Braudel Lectures Reconceptualizing the British Empire: Global and Comparative Perspectives Date:...
Apr 11, 2025


Student Feedback on Teaching and Learning (SFTL) for Semester 2, 2024-25
Dear Students, The online site for Student Feedback on Teaching and Learning (SFTL) of the second semester of 2024-25 is open during...
Apr 8, 2025
![[Cancelled] The Dangers of Antisemitism and Online Hate Speech](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/55d9dfa3e2d341bd891263e2d0491c1b.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/55d9dfa3e2d341bd891263e2d0491c1b.webp)
![[Cancelled] The Dangers of Antisemitism and Online Hate Speech](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/55d9dfa3e2d341bd891263e2d0491c1b.jpg/v1/fill/w_305,h_229,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/55d9dfa3e2d341bd891263e2d0491c1b.webp)
[Cancelled] The Dangers of Antisemitism and Online Hate Speech
The talk has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
Mar 21, 2025
![[Mar 27] Francophonie Festival 2025: Film Screening—Rouge](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b118b8_86cd77b59ab647109edb49a26f5a6b81~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/b118b8_86cd77b59ab647109edb49a26f5a6b81~mv2.webp)
![[Mar 27] Francophonie Festival 2025: Film Screening—Rouge](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b118b8_86cd77b59ab647109edb49a26f5a6b81~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_305,h_229,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/b118b8_86cd77b59ab647109edb49a26f5a6b81~mv2.webp)
[Mar 27] Francophonie Festival 2025: Film Screening—Rouge
As part of the Francophonie Festival 2025, the HKU French programme with the Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macau, and the...
Mar 21, 2025
![[Apr 2] Poetry Recital in Spanish at Lunchtime](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b118b8_c70c405929984289afbfc3e3984c4fd0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_334,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/b118b8_c70c405929984289afbfc3e3984c4fd0~mv2.webp)
![[Apr 2] Poetry Recital in Spanish at Lunchtime](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b118b8_c70c405929984289afbfc3e3984c4fd0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_306,h_229,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/b118b8_c70c405929984289afbfc3e3984c4fd0~mv2.webp)
[Apr 2] Poetry Recital in Spanish at Lunchtime
Date: April 2, 2025 (Wed) Time: 12:30-15:20 Venue: CPD-2.58, 2/F, Centennial Campus, HKU Come and listen to poetry to take a break from...
Mar 17, 2025
![[Apr 2] Farewell Winter and Celebrate the Spring with Russian Pancake](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b118b8_56bd0ca4789d4551bf6db7196e592eaf~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/b118b8_56bd0ca4789d4551bf6db7196e592eaf~mv2.webp)
![[Apr 2] Farewell Winter and Celebrate the Spring with Russian Pancake](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b118b8_56bd0ca4789d4551bf6db7196e592eaf~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_305,h_229,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/b118b8_56bd0ca4789d4551bf6db7196e592eaf~mv2.webp)
[Apr 2] Farewell Winter and Celebrate the Spring with Russian Pancake
Date: April 2, 2025 (Wednesday) Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm Venue: Area outside Bank of East Asia, G/F, Centennial Campus, HKU Among different...
Mar 17, 2025
![[Mar 28] Workshop: Discover the Masks of Commedia dell’Arte!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b118b8_23230452af494bbea6a28b879d0260ed~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/b118b8_23230452af494bbea6a28b879d0260ed~mv2.webp)
![[Mar 28] Workshop: Discover the Masks of Commedia dell’Arte!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b118b8_23230452af494bbea6a28b879d0260ed~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_305,h_229,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/b118b8_23230452af494bbea6a28b879d0260ed~mv2.webp)
[Mar 28] Workshop: Discover the Masks of Commedia dell’Arte!
Date: March 28, 2025 (Friday) Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm Venue: KKLG103, LG/F., K.K. Leung Building, HKU The workshop is designed to explore the...
Mar 17, 2025
![[Mar 25] Navigating the Challenges and Appreciating the Joys of Co-Authoring](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b118b8_43a7867c88fc484b81363e3b3c2e8838~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_334,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/b118b8_43a7867c88fc484b81363e3b3c2e8838~mv2.webp)
![[Mar 25] Navigating the Challenges and Appreciating the Joys of Co-Authoring](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b118b8_43a7867c88fc484b81363e3b3c2e8838~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_306,h_229,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/b118b8_43a7867c88fc484b81363e3b3c2e8838~mv2.webp)
[Mar 25] Navigating the Challenges and Appreciating the Joys of Co-Authoring
Date: March 25, 2025 (Tuesday) Time: 4:30pm-6:00pm Venue: CRT-5.41, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU In the present-day...
Mar 13, 2025
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