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Changemaker Gear Up Training Series (GUTS)

  • Community GO
  • Changemaker Gear Up Training Series (GUTS)
  • The Next Changemaker
  • Connect for Change - Global Service Day
  • Changemaker In Action
  • Social Good Action
  • Service Learning Trips
  • Student Civic Fellowship
  • HKUST Service Leaders Network
You can develop skills and knowledge, cultivate changemaker qualities and attain certificate in Changemaker Gear up training series

Everyone can be a changemaker. But making real change you need courage and determination. Changemaker GUTS will build up your changemaking muscles by developing your mindset and skills to make positive impact.

A series of activities, talks and workshops will be offered to support you to become a changemaker. These will include some practical tools and approaches that you can apply in your projects. Changemaker GUTS will also bring together civic-minded students where you meet potential teammates with aligned values to take on the Connect for Change together. We are here to empower you to lead and inspire change!

You will be able to:

  • Cultivate changemaker qualities and mindset
  • Equip with knowledge and skills to develop ideas to address societal needs
  • Understand the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and global connectedness on the larger societal problems

Feel free to join any events that interest you:

Period

Sep 2022 - Apr 2023

Certificate of Participation

Participate in any 3 activities, events or workshops

CORE1905

Upon completion of recognized talks, activities or workshops, CORE1905 course participants can attain course hours under "Self-Directed Experience". Refer to respective program for the arrangement. Participants who are away from the session for 10 minutes or more may not be able to attain the CORE1905 course hours.

Financial Subsidy

Mrs Choi Ma Oi Kuen Students’ Holistic Development Scheme

The Scheme is designed to encourage students to participate in endorsed co-curricular programs to learn outside classroom and contribute to the community. It provides a source of financial support to ensure that students who seek personal growth, community engagement and experiential learning opportunities can participate fully in the programs and are not disadvantage by financial reason.

Participants of Changemaker GUTS can apply for the Scheme to receive a subsidy, with priority given to Tertiary Student Finance Scheme (TSFS) government grant & loan recipients:

TSFS grant awarded

Subsidy amount

>50% of grant

HK$900

<=50% of grant

HK$450

Application: Complete the online application form on or before 30 April 2023.
Successful applicants will receive the subsidy upon satisfactory completion of 3 Changemaker GUTS events and submission of a reflective journal.

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Events and Workshops

Workshops
Talks & Activities
Past Events
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Open your mind for a new chapter
/get-involved/opportunities/220824-open-your-mind-for-a-new-chapter-0
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Possible World - A simulation game for our shared future (Sep 2022)
/get-involved/opportunities/220914-possible-world-sep-2022
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Open your mind for a new chapter (Sep 2022)
/get-involved/opportunities/220921-open-your-mind-for-a-new-chapter-sep-2022
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Get to Know Dog Rescue in Hong Kong
https://engage.ust.hk/event/8345618
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You Can Draw – Develop your visual thinking to communicate ideas (Sep 2022)
/get-involved/opportunities/220927-visual-thinking-online
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Is Money Managing You? - learn how to manage your money
/get-involved/opportunities/220930-is-money-managing-you-learn-how-to-manage-yo…
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Develop the mindset to create sustainable solutions – a story started from plastic
/get-involved/opportunities/221011-a-story-started-from-plastic
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Diversity = Strength Film Festival, Film screening: The Helper
/get-involved/opportunities/221027-diversity-strength-film-festival-film-screen…
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Building your superpower - Empathy
/get-involved/opportunities/221109-building-your-superpower-empathy
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Multiple intersections of identity - We are minorities within minorities
/get-involved/opportunities/221115-minorities-within-minorities
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Stories behind a story - news production at SCMP
/get-involved/opportunities/221122-stories-behind-a-story-news-production-at-sc…
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Changemaking starts with jumping out of your comfort zone
/get-involved/opportunities/230202-changemaking-starts-with-jumping-out-of-your…
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Empathy: A Superpower You Need
/get-involved/opportunities/230216-empathy-a-superpower-you-need
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Possible World - A simulation game for our shared future (Feb 2023)
/get-involved/opportunities/230222-possible-world-feb-2023
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Starting a Business with a Purpose, ESG
/get-involved/opportunities/230307-starting-a-business-with-a-purpose-esg
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Colors of Life Beyond Sight
/get-involved/opportunities/230328-colors-of-life-beyond-sight
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Overcome Adversity and Serve the Community, a Three-Legged Dog
https://connect.hkust.edu.hk/get-involved/opportunities/230304-overcome-adversi…
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You Can Draw – Develop your visual thinking to communicate ideas (May 2023)
/get-involved/opportunities/230504-visual-thinking-online
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Start Saving Quit Wasting – Turn surplus food into hot meals [CANCELED]
/get-involved/opportunities/230316-start-saving-quit-wasting
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Empathy: A Superpower You Need (May 2023) [CANCELED]
/get-involved/opportunities/230505-empathy-a-superpower-you-need
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Changemaker Pathway

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Follow the Changemaker Pathway to understand community needs, develop your skills and changemaker qualities, then turn your ideas into actions for the good of all.

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