Skills and Mindset for Impact

[This is an event in Gear Up Training Series (GUTS)]

Welcome to your first year in university! Starting a new chapter in life can be intimidating with all the new environment, new information, and new faces. To make the most out of your university experience, you need courage and determination. And we are here to support you!

In this workshop, you will identify the qualities and mindset of a changemaker. You will also be encouraged to take further actions to build up your changemaking muscles and skills, so you can make positive impacts.

AIMS & OBJECTIVES

To identify changemaker qualities and mindsets; and actions that make one a changemaker.

Key Topics:

• What is changemaking and who can be a changemaker
• Changemaker qualities and mindsets
• Actions you can take to develop yourself as a changemaker
   

BONUS:

Flex Your Changemaking Muscle, Fueled by Us

Want to put your Changemaker muscle into use?  Sign up for "The 2030 SDGs Game: A Simulation Game for Our Shared Future" to tackle global sustainability challenges!

Attend both "The 2030 SDGs Game" in the afternoon and "Skills and Mindset for Impact" workshop in the morning, we'll provide you with a free lunch in between! It'll be a fun-filled day of honing your changemaker mindset and then diving into an immersive simulation to tackle global sustainability challenges. Don't miss this opportunity to gain essential skills, make an impact, and enjoy good food with your peers. Sign up for "The 2030 SDGs Game" as well for the for the fun-filled day!

LANGUAGE

English

REMARKS

1. Sign up also for "The 2030 SDGs Game: A Simulation Game for Our Shared Future" in the afternoon to qualify for an exclusive lunch with your peers, generously provided by HKUST Connect. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect and collaborate!
2. To avoid interruption and hindering the progress of the session, facilitators may not admit participants who are late for more than 10 minutes.
3. This session is HMAW1905-recognized event in the “Personal Enrichment & Community Service” category under the "Self-directed Experience" of HMAW1905: Behavioral Foundations of University Education: Habits, Mindsets, and Wellness. To receive full hours (i.e. 1.5 hrs), you must attend the event in full and miss no more than 10 mins.