Faculty of Arts, HKU

🧑‍💻 Two high school students, Yoki and Grace, participated in a Techno-Humanities Summer Research Programme held by the Arts Technology Lab (ATL). With ATL student interns as their mentors, the students created projects based on cultural preservation using AI technology. Watch Yoki and Grace share their experiences here!

🤖 From August 10-14, the Arts Technology Lab held a Techno-Humanities Summer Research Programme. Supervised by Mr. Lawrence Shen, our Professional Practitioner, and mentored by our Arts Tech Lab (ATL) student interns, Laura and Tokimoto Nakai — two high school students, Yoki and Grace, successfully integrated technology and cultural preservation in a project of their own.

Yoki created an interactive online archive of the cultural memories of Hong Kong in the 1970s and 1980s. It aims to preserve the aspects of cultural memory that are more intangible and constantly changing. With unique features like a digital arcade of past games, the archive allows users themselves to experience and explore local cultural memories.

Meanwhile, Grace made a video game about the distinctive bamboo scaffolding we see everywhere in Hong Kong. Their project is built on the concept of ‘gamification as a living archive.’ It not only teaches players how bamboo scaffolding works but also cultivates their connection to this piece of cultural heritage through a fun and interactive video game experience.

These projects show great promise for the future of digital preservation and the next generation of learners. We look forward to helping many more students develop their skills in Humanities x Technology! 🚀

🌟 Meet Lukas J. DOMITER 🌟

We’re so grateful to have Lukas J. DOMITER, a Year 1 Bachelor of Arts student, share his HKU experience! He found HKUArts supportive and received resources that helped him prepare for both his studies and his future career.

🚨 CALLING ALL HKU SCAMSNIPER!🎬

With alarming levels of scams targeting our students, we invite YOU, current students, to use your talent to protect and educate new members of our community. Make a difference with ScamSniper HKU!

Join the ScamSniper HKU Short Film Competition 2026 to create powerful short films that raise awareness of scams affecting students, with 💰cash prizes totalling HK$80,000 and 📜an official endorsement statement for winning entries.

🎥Two Categories

Category A – Live-Action Mini Drama
Category B – AI-Generated Short Film

💰 Prizes

🥇 Grand Prize (one per category): HK$15,000 + certificate
🥈 Runner-Up (one per category): HK$10,000 + certificate
⭐ Special Jury Award (one across both categories): HK$10,000 + certificate

✨ Five finalist films will be officially adopted as HKU educational materials.

📅 Submission Deadline: 29 August 2026, 23:59 (HK Time)

For more details and to submit your entry: https://go.hku.hk/fb-scam-sniper

🔗Terms and conditions apply.

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🎥 兩大參賽類別
類別A – 真人迷你劇
類別B – 人工智能生成短片

💰獎品
🥇 冠軍（每類別 1 名）：港幣 15,000 元 + 證書
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✨ 五部入圍作品將獲港大正式採納為教育宣傳教材。

📅 截止報名及提交作品日期：
2026 年 8 月 29 日23:59（香港時間）

立即了解詳情及提交作品：

https://go.hku.hk/fb-scam-sniper

🔗 受條款及細則約束。

Congratulations to Cui Yuqi, our Master of Arts in the field of Art History student, for winning the top prize in Vivienne Westwood Hong Kong’s “The Content Atelier & Digital Campaign Competition” (Category B: Photos & Social Media Campaign)!

Participants visited the “Vivienne Westwood & Jewellery” exhibition at Grand Lisboa Palace Macau to create captivating media content.
In addition to winning HK$10,000 Vivienne Westwood store credit, Yuqi secured a sought-after internship with Vivienne Westwood Hong Kong, an internship programme developed in partnership with HKUArts to provide tailored opportunities for our students.

Photo Credit: Yuqi Cui, Vivienne Westwood Hong Kong

In Fall 2025, 6 students from HKUArts participated in an internship programme at Arts Maebashi, an art gallery in Japan. This group of talented young learners included 3 students from our Japanese Studies programme and 3 students from the BA in Global Creative Industries programme.

🖼️Through this immersive field trip, our students gained real-world experience in exhibition production, promotion, and Japan’s contemporary art scene. They also had meaningful hands-on opportunities to create artworks, transform gallery spaces, and engage directly with the local community—including meeting key city leaders such as the Mayor of Maebashi.

🌟At HKUArts, we offer diverse internship opportunities for students eager to grow beyond the classroom. We look forward to more students learning, creating, and thriving through global opportunities at HKUArts.

📚 A Day of Learning at HKUArts

Recently, a group of La Salle College students visited the Faculty of Arts at HKU and enjoyed an inspiring day of learning and exploration! ✨

They began with a visit to the University Library, where they explored historical documents—gaining a deeper understanding of the past and its stories. Afterward, they headed to the Arts Tech Lab at HKUArts, where they experienced creative technology, especially the 3D map. 🗺️

Thank you for joining us—we hope to welcome you back on campus soon.

📣🏆 Drukgyel Tsering receives the 2026 Khyentse Foundation Award for an Outstanding PhD Dissertation in Buddhist Studies for Asia

We are delighted to share that Drukgyel Tsering has been selected by the KF Dissertation Award Asia Committee as the winner of this year’s award.

Tsering’s dissertation, “Madhyamaka through the Eyes of Red mda’ ba: A Study and Annotated English Translation of The Moonlight for the Essential Point: Distinguishing the Two Truths,” offers the first comprehensive study and annotated English translation of a newly discovered work by the influential Tibetan philosopher Red mda’ ba Gzhon nu blo gros (Rendawa Zhönu Lodrö; 1349–1412). Centering on Red mda’ ba’s interpretation of Candrakīrti’s Madhyamaka philosophy, the dissertation examines topics such as the two truths, emptiness, appearance, the object of negation, and the distinction between Prāsaṅgika and Svātantrika.

👏Congratulations, Drukgyel Tsering!