Centre of Development and Resources for Students (CEDARS)

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The Centre of Development and Resources for Students (CEDARS) is committed to fostering an intellectually stimulating and culturally diverse campus to enrich students’ total learning experience at HKU. Bridging the boundary between classroom and the world, we provide support services, resources and co-curricular programmes to facilitate students’ learning.

Co-Curriculum

CEDARS co-curriculum programmes provide non-credit bearing and outside classroom learning opportunities for students to achieve, amongst others, the HKU educational aims of fostering students’ ability in intercultural understanding, enhancing their awareness and commitment to global citizenship, and preparing them to be leaders and advocates for improvement of the human condition.
For details, please visit cedars.hku.hk/co-curriculum and facebook.com/hku.cedars.

Campus Life


The Campus Life Section of CEDARS is committed to enabling students to pursue full and gratifying intellectual and personal development by providing professional student-centred campus support and student services, including a vibrant, dynamic and inclusive campus environment, staunch support to student activities, responsive and caring services to fulfil students’ changing fundamental and financial needs, promotion of student welfare, well-managed physical facilities and effective communication with the university community.

The Campus Life Section specialises in the following areas:

  • Catering

  • Non-local Students Support and integration

  • Outgoing Student Support

  • Student Amenities

  • Student Finance

  • Student Housing

  • Student Welfare and Emergency

  • Support for Student Societies and Activities

Website: cedars.hku.hk/cl
Enquiries: 3917 2305 / cedars@hku.hk
Office Address: 3/F, Meng Wah Complex

Careers and Placement

The CEDARS-Careers and Placement is committed to nurturing students to become global talents possessing professional competencies and entrepreneurial mindset. It also collaborates closely with employers and community partners to identify and recruit quality graduates to create values for their organisations and the community.
 
It serves as a platform with effective and all-round co-curricular programmes and placement resources which supports and empowers students to explore and select suitable career options, acquire essential skills for workplace success, pursue a personally rewarding career and make positive impact to society.
 
Stay tuned to our daily email and website for news, workshops and events.
 
Enquiries: 3917 2317 / careers@hku.hk
Office Address: 3/F, Meng Wah Complex

Counselling and Person Enrichment

The Counselling and Person Enrichment Section (CEDARS-CoPE) is committed to empowering students to develop their social capability and emotional resilience, and also to capitalise on their character strengths, and to live a fulfilling and psychologically healthy life so that they are able to achieve personal success, overcome life challenges and contribute to the community by demonstrating integrity, sensitivity, and leadership.

To help students live a successful and well-balanced university life, CoPE offers the following services and programmes:

  • “Psychometer” (psyax.cedars.hku.hk): Take the psychological tests on university adjustment, learning styles, time management, social life and mental health to gain a better self-understanding and identify ways to achieve university success.  Immediate feedback, recommendation and enrichment tips are available.

  • Professional Counselling Service: seek early consultation on any personal issues (e.g. adjustment, study-related matters, relationships, mental health, life goals), take steps to overcome personal blocks and recognise your strengths.  We have a team of professional Clinical Psychologists and Counsellors.  This service is confidential and free-of-charge.  To consult a counsellor, please call 3917 8388, email cedars-cope@hku.hk or go to our office.  You will receive an immediate 15-20 minute screening assessment conducted by our Duty Counsellor between 10 am and 5 pm (except the lunch hour: 1 pm to 2 pm) on Monday to Friday. Afterwards, a full counselling appointment will be scheduled for you within 2 weeks.

  • Person Enrichment Programmes: Each semester, CoPE offers a great variety of small group interactive workshops on effective learning, self-management, time-management, social skills and emotional competence.  Also watch out for our campus-wide activities to promote mental health and successful university life.

  • Support for students with Disabilities and Special Educational Needs (SEN): We provide one-stop, comprehensive and personalised service to students with disabilities or special educational needs (SEN).  Contact and register at CEDARS – SEN Support at 3917 8388 or cedars-SEN@hku.hk.

  • Peer Support Networks: (1) Join “Peer English Tutoring”, an initiative to enhance your confidence in speaking English and social skills (2) Register for “Survival Cantonese” to learn essential day-to-day Cantonese phrases from a native Cantonese speaking Language Partner (3) Take part in “SEN PIN (Peer Impact Network)”, a service opportunity to foster mutual understanding between you and your peers with disabilities/Special Education Needs (SEN).

  • Inclusion Funds for Learning Activities and Projects (cedar.hku.hk/financial-resources):

    • “First-in-the-Family Education Fund” (for full-time local undergraduate students with financial needs only)
     
    • “Henry Chan Inclusive Education Fund”

Website: cedars.hku.hk/cope
Facebook: facebook.com/hkucedars.cope/
Enquiries: 3917 8388 / cedars-cope@hku.hk
Office Address: Room 301-323, 3/F, Main Building

Student Development

The Student Development Team is committed to developing students into global citizens and socially responsible leaders by engaging them in vibrant, innovative and stimulating co-curricular programmes and offering relevant resources and advice. We also provide support for student-initiated projects and NGOs as well as students’ participation in external competitions, conventions and service learning programmes.
 
Student Development Team’s major programmes and support include:

  • Service Opportunities

  • Educational Funds

  • Leaders’ Resources

Enquiries: 3917 8387 / cedars-programmes@hku.hk
Office Address: 3/F, Meng Wah Complex
 
General Education
 
GE Team is committed to providing whole-person education and cultivating among students the breadth of knowledge, competencies, and qualities with which possession they can consider themselves (and be considered) as educated individuals. The University believes that general education has to be based on awakening students' intrinsic motivation or inner drive to learn and to learn how to learn.
 
In each academic year, GE offers more than 40 non-credit bearing courses and programmes, in which prominent scholars, community leaders, and individuals with outstanding achievement in various sectors are invited to run courses and share insights with students. Happy 2gether programmes, including Happy Thursday – Tea from Around the World, and Global Kitchen, allows students with different nationalities mingle and learn other cultures. F:A:C:E: (Fascinating Arts and Cultural Experiences) supports students’ creative projects and enriches campus life and learning with more intimate and interactive encounters of arts and culture.  Green lovers can join the Rooftop Farming Project and Herb Garden, and learn to grow organic vegetables on campus.  Besides, the Gatherland is a cosy place for student activities while students can join our GEST (GE Student Team) to create something new with GE.
 
Please check out the GE programme booklet and the enrolment dates in the new semesters.
 
Website: cedars.hku.hk/ge/
Facebook: facebook.com/hkucedars.ge/
Enquiries: 3917 5044 / gened@hku.hk
Office Address: 2/F, Pao Siu Loong Building
 
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