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📢 Welcome (back) to HKUST! Ready to kick off the academic year with something meaningful after a restful summer🏖️? Join us, feel for yourself and get acquainted with the service culture 🙌 at HKUST! Here are the latest opportunities available at HKUST Connect:

Have a great start with GUTS

[Changemaker Gear Up Training Series (GUTS)] As we embark on a new school year, join us to hear great tips from experienced leadership facilitator, Mr Martin Tan, to identify and harness your unique talents and capabilities to become an effective changemaker. He will also share insights on building meaningful relationships and effective collaboration to amplify your impact.

Date & Time: 11 Sep (Mon) | 6:00 - 7:15pm
Location: Room 1103 (near LT-A)
[HMAW1905 recognized]

Participate in Community GO and unlock exciting opportunities:

We invite you to join us and actively take part in the exciting Community GO!

By completing just 1 community service ➕ 1 experience ➕ 1 debriefing session, you'll get a certificate, discover more about social problems and yourself while making a difference.

Join now and embark on a transformative journey with Community GO!

Find out more & register

Date	Community Service [HMAW1905 recognized]	SDGs
18 Sep (Mon)	Cat Shelter "Purr-fecting" Action 貓舍清潔大行動 * Register by 10 Sep
22 Sep (Fri)	Enchanting Little Spirits at Mid Autumn Festival 童趣燈籠慶中秋 * Register by 18 Sep
4 Oct (Wed)	HKUST Elders Tour 科大老友閒遊 * Register by 1 Oct
11 Oct (Wed)	Beach Cleanup @HKUST 科大海岸清潔 Register by 8 Oct

Date	Experience [HMAW1905 recognized]	SDGs
14 Sep (Thu)	Explore Hong Kong's Multicultural Heritage with Seniors 香港融樂老友遊 Register by 7 Sep
23 Sep (Sat)	Dialogue in the Dark Tour 黑暗中對話旅程 Register by 17 Sep
7 Oct (Sat)	Trapped in Cage Homes 侷住體驗館 Register by 24 Sep

Be The Next Changemaker

Want to
… make our community a better place to live? Step up to create a change?
… enhance your interpersonal skills and develop your competence by initiating your own service project?

Join hands with civic-minded students to kickstart small-scale service projects. You'll receive training and guidance every step of the way. YOU are the next changemaker!

Engagement period: 4 Nov 2023 - April 2024

Apply by 3 Oct

Advocate for Integrity

Organize activities to spread the positive values of ICAC and the integrity-related messages to your fellow students at HKUST.

Apply now to become one of the ICAC ambassadors! You can also collaborate and share experiences with students from other institutions.

Engagement period: Nov 2023 - Jun 2024

Apply by 28 Sep

More Opportunities

Date	Service/ Event	SDGs
9 - 11 Oct (Mon-Wed)	Blood Donation Promotion Campaign 2023 科大捐血大行動–宣傳活動 [HMAW1905 recognized] Register by 2 Oct
10 Nov (Fri)	Volunteer @Cambodian Children's Fund (Hong Kong) Gala Dinner 2023 [HMAW1905 recognized] Register by 8 Oct

External Event

Date	Event
28 Sep (Thu)	Private Convo with MELO Co-founders Register by 17 Sep

* The partner organizations require participants to be proficient in Cantonese/ Chinese.

More activities will be announced in due course.
Stay tuned at https://connect.hkust.edu.hk
Join Us to Serve, Learn, Act!