----------------------------------

Student Volunteer Programme: A Date with the Visually-Impaired for 13 Days

Co-organized by the Office of Academic Links (China) (OALC) and Hong Kong Blind Union, a volunteer programme "A Date with the Visually-Impaired for 13 Days" was held from September 29 to October 11.  Four visually-impaired students from Binzhou Medical College in Shandong were warmly welcomed by the University.

A total of 21 student helpers from the ORBIS Student Ambassador Campaign of Shaw College, C.W. Chu College, uShine SEN Service Team and Office of Academic Links (China) of the University served as buddies to the four students during their stay.  The students audited classes at CUHK, visited local museums and non-governmental organizations, and joined activities organized by the Hong Kong Blind Union to gain a better understanding of local students' life and Hong Kong society, and to experience barrier-free facilities and corresponding services for the visually-impaired in the region.  On October 7, they also shared their learning experience and future development in mainland China with CUHK students.

The programme not only provided a valuable chance for the four visually-impaired students to understand Hong Kong and the University, but also allowed CUHK participants to learn how to interact and take care of the visually-impaired.  Buddies have built a close relationship with the students, with whom they had discussions on various topics such as local cultures, career prospects of undergraduates and education system in mainland China and Hong Kong, through which cultural exchange was achieved.

----------------------------------

Winter Activities under CU in Mainland & Taiwan Now Open for Application

OALC will coordinate around 20 student interflow programmes in collaboration with various partner institutions in the coming winter term break, sending up to 300 CUHK full-time students to mainland China.  Below is the information of our new programmes this winter:

Activities	Organizers	Destinations	No. of Participants
Inno-PKU: Training Camp on Entrepreneurship 2016	Peking University	Beijing	8
Putonghua Training and Cultural Exploration Tour	Beijing Language and Culture University	Beijing	20
Economics Study Trip to Hangzhou	Zhejiang University	Hangzhou	20
Journey to Sichuan through High Speed Railway for Hong Kong Students	Southwest Jiaotong University	Chengdu	10
Cultural Study Camp to Guangdong	South China University of Technology	Guangzhou	5
CUHK-Fudan College Exchange Programme	Fudan University	Shanghai	40

Limited quotas are available while quota lasts.  Programme enquiries can be forwarded to Mr. Simon LEUNG of our Office at 39434412 or via simoncnleung@cuhk.edu.hk.  You may also apply for the programmes via our office webpage:

http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/oalc/STUDENT_TRIP/HTML/latest.html

----------------------------------

OALC Trains New Batch of Student Ambassadors

Office of Academic Links (China) (OALC) recruited 90 student ambassadors for the new academic year.  Information sessions were held on September 29 and October 4 to provide training for the new group.  Topics covered CUHK introduction, communication skills, campus tours and sharing by previous ambassadors.

Every year, OALC receives hundreds of delegations from mainland China and Taiwan for academic linkage and partnership developments.  Delegations include senior members of universities, scholars and students.  CUHK students are recruited to become Student Ambassadors to help receive delegations and share experience with the delegates on behalf of the University.