HKBU Activities & Resources

Call for Proposal Submission | Exploring GenAI Use in Education through a Pedagogical Partnership Approach

You are cordially invited to participate in the 5th Redesigning Student Learning Experience in Higher Education (RSLEIHE) Award Scheme 2026-27. It aims to promote and showcase local examples of student-staff partnerships in teaching and learning, also known as Students as Partners (SaP). In the era of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Scheme calls on students and faculty to collaborate in exploring best practices for integrating Generative AI (GenAI) tools to enhance teaching and learning.

The main theme is Exploring GenAI Use in Teaching and Learning Enhancement. Each participating team should include 2-4 students and 1-2 staff members, who will jointly decide on the GenAI tools to be explored in the proposed project. We also encourage you to form a team with HKBU staff members or students.

Cash awards are open for competition. The Champion team will receive HKD 7,000 cash award. A recording of the online briefing session and related materials are available on the website (please click “Read More” to access it).

Submission Deadline: 30 April 2026 (Thu).

For any inquiries, please contact Dr. Peter LAU (pfmlau@hku.hk) from the Teaching and Learning Innovation Centre, The University of Hong Kong (HKU).

Other T&L Activities & Resources

Call for Participation | Training Seminar on Enhancing University Teachers' Competence in Curriculum-Based Ideological and Political Education

本次培训聚焦高校教师在课程思政建设和教学中的实际需求，围绕协同育人体系构建、数智赋能教学设计、实践教育与课程思政融合、多元评价体系构建等核心内容，结合不同学科专业特点，推动课程思政与专业教学深度融合，助力各高校打造具有广东特色的课程思政高质量建设体系。

Contents:

(1) Building a collaborative education system for curriculum-based ideological and political education;

(2) Integrating digital intelligence into curriculum-based ideological and political education teaching design;

(3) Developing a multi-dimensional evaluation system for curriculum-based ideological and political education;

(4) Developing model programs, teams, and courses for curriculum-based ideological and political education;

(5) Cultivating teaching achievements in curriculum-based ideological and political education;

(6) Teaching design and classroom implementation of curriculum-based ideological and political education;

(7) Sharing outstanding teaching cases of curriculum-based ideological and political education.

Date: 15-16 May, 2026

Venue: Guangdong Pharmaceutical University International Conference Center (广东药科大学大学城国际会议中心)

Organizer: Guangdong Association of Higher Education

Note: The training fee is 1,250 RMB per person (including tuition, materials, and certificate fees). All participants are responsible for their own accommodation, travel and other costs. Please scan the QR Code below to register by 10 May 2026.

Call for Participation | 11th Annual Conference on Innovation in Higher Education & The Final of 11^th XJTLU National University Teaching Innovation Award

This annual conference invites university administrators, distinguished faculty, educational researchers, industry partners, and policymakers to gather in Suzhou. Together, we will explore how real-world challenges can drive teaching reform, build a new ecosystem of collaboration among universities, industry, and society, and reshape the form and mission of the university in the future. Our goal is to cultivate a new generation of talent capable of creating value and tackling complex challenges.

In addition, the Final Round of the 11th XJTLU National University Teaching Innovation Award will be held concurrently, offering an annual celebration of teaching innovation.

Theme: Higher Education for the Next Twenty Years (2046): From Knowledge Transmission to Value Creation

Date: 21-24 May 2026

Venue: XJTLU Entrepreneur College (江苏省苏州市太仓市太仓大道111号西交利物浦大学西浦创业家学院)

Note: As a member of the Association of Sustainable Faculty Development in Higher Education (ASFDHE), our university has access to a special registration channel and is eligible for a member rate. Please scan the QR Code below to register.