Summer Issue, 2013

SERVICE 100 43 To celebrate the HKU Foundation Day in March, hundreds of primary school students from grass-root families, ethnic minority groups and diverse backgrounds were invited by HKU students to experience one day of university life, including lectures and tutorials, a mini High Table at Loke Yew Hall, sport games, and a campus tour. Since 2011, over 1,500 primary students have joined “On My Way to HKU” ( 向港大出發 ). Service across borders : 30 destinations In this summer of 2013, hundreds of students set off to over 30 destinations, including Ghana, Kenya and Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) in Africa, Greece, the Czech Republic, Romania and Germany in Europe, as well as Cambodia,Thailand, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Korea and different provinces in China. They continue the University’s mission to serve by organising over 33 service projects in Asia, Europe and Africa. They aim to advocate for universal primary education, promote gender equality, combat HIV/AIDS and other diseases, ensure environmental sustainability, eradicate poverty and hunger, improve maternal health and reduce children mortality. More service stories: www.wp.cedars.hku.hk/web/sd/category/service-learning / HKU holds that no student should be deprived of the right to enter HKU because of nancial resources and background.