Impact Lab

HKU students are welcome to attend this event on Women Leaders in FinTech -- for free. Come and meet influential leaders in town!

Calling for HKU and HKUST students to join 'Women Leaders in Fintech' for FREE on 3 Dec! We welcome all students in business and STEM (science, tech, engineering and maths). Students who attend will also get a Free DigFin Group subscription worth USD $360 a year.

Don't miss your opportunity to meet the most influential Fintech leaders in town. Save your seat here: https://www.eventbrite.hk/e/women-leaders-in-fintech-event-tickets-52343691390

Great SCMP opinion piece about Soap Cycling's MEY Program. Thanks to all the students who have supported our elderly friends!

Elderly volunteers are Hong Kong’s overlooked ‘Spice Girls and Guys’ It would be incredibly short-sighted of Hong Kong not to utilise the neglected talent of the elderlyOlder citizens have a great deal to offer, if we can only commit to providing suitable opportunities

Calling for student volunteers! Join the biggest event in town & network with key industry players — for free. Sign up here: http://bit.ly/2EoPBvn

Calling for student volunteers! Join the biggest event in town & network with key industry players in various sessions, including the FinTech Night. Sign up here: http://bit.ly/2EoPBvn

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The SVM course instructor, David Bishop, was recently featured in the China Daily about HK's growing labour problem.

Elder-care shortage needs early remedy HK’s aging population is short of trained elder-care support. The social welfare pilot scheme to reskill 300 domestic helpers is insufficient. A global scramble for trained elder-care workers is underway. HK has to raise terms, wages, attitudes and facilities for them. Meanwhile, Honey Tsang finds...

What does empathy mean to you?

Brené Brown on Empathy What is the best way to ease someone's pain and suffering? In this beautifully animated RSA Short, Dr Brené Brown reminds us that we can only create a genuin...

Our first seminar is at 6 pm today at KK Leung, room 1303!

It's held by the wonderful Natalie Chan, founder & CEO of OWN Academy 自由學園, who will talk about the tools and mindset needed to make the most out of your internship and beyond.

Feel free to bring along anyone you think this could be of interest to.

If you plan on attending (which you should!), then please watch this video in advance:

Principles For Success by Ray Dalio (In 30 Minutes) Join me on a thought-provoking adventure in my new animated mini-series, Principles for Success. I've taken my book Principles, and distilled it into a 30 mi...

MYEO is a for-profit edutech social enterprise focusing on furthering the education, skills and professional development opportunities for young people across Myanmar through our education content, opportunities, and skill development programs.

MYEO is the leading education and youth empowerment information opportunities provider to over 68,000 youths .hub on FB and www.mymyeo.com

They are looking for individuals with passion for empowering youths through digital technology. You have to be a go-getter and comfortable learning new things in short period of time, and you need to be comfortable working in a remote workplace.

IF you are up for challenge, then apply for an internship at: www.svmcourse.com/partner-companies

Partner Companies | HKU Social Venture Management Internship Course Learn about the amazing partner companies that you can intern for in the SVM course. Here you may also find the contact info to apply to each social enterprise

Weava are looking for student interns interested in social media, marketing, and corporate engagement.

Apply for an internship position at: www.svmcourse.com/partner-companies

Weava is a productivity tool for students and researchers to highlight and organize online articles and PDFs for academic research and studies. A year since it's launch, Weava has over 50,000 registered users from 100+ countries, with students from 40+ universities and 80+ K12 schools. It now will seek to target, promote and work with the corporate sector in the semester ahead in Hong Kong.

Partner Companies | HKU Social Venture Management Internship Course Learn about the amazing partner companies that you can intern for in the SVM course. Here you may also find the contact info to apply to each social enterprise

How about an internship with the award-winning social enterprise, Twopresents, which combines an online invitation platform with a charitable gift solution.

They are looking for motivated, energetic, enthusiastic interns with skills in graphic design, video making/editing, programming, social media/marketing & communication.

If that sounds like you, then apply at:

Partner Companies | HKU Social Venture Management Internship Course Learn about the amazing partner companies that you can intern for in the SVM course. Here you may also find the contact info to apply to each social enterprise

How about an internship with OWN Academy this semester?!

Apply at: www.svmcourse.com/partner-companies

OWN Academy is an innovative education company which focuses on learning with a purpose, by helping students identify their passions and give them the tools and opportunities to master it.

In 2018, their goal is to build a global mentorship, internship and apprenticeship network where students from different socio-economic backgrounds can access and learn together.

Be part of the OWN education movement and take on real responsibility working for a rapidly growing start-up in research, business development, accounting, communication, program design and development, advertising/digital marketing, social media, administrative, communications, event management and web design.

Partner Companies | HKU Social Venture Management Internship Course Learn about the amazing partner companies that you can intern for in the SVM course. Here you may also find the contact info to apply to each social enterprise

Are you interested in mobile and blockchain technology? Then an internship for Genio Group could be your thing.

Apply at: www.svmcourse.com/partner-companies

They are on a mission to empower the grassroots in Hong Kong by teaching people new skills to earn an extra income to help themselves and others - using mobile and blockchain technology.

You will be part of a global movement riding on a new wave of internet technology. You will also gain experience in one of the hottest sectors in the job market.

Partner Companies | HKU Social Venture Management Internship Course Learn about the amazing partner companies that you can intern for in the SVM course. Here you may also find the contact info to apply to each social enterprise

Do you want to do meaningful and valuable work on mental health this semester? Intern for CMHA HK!

Apply at: https://www.svmcourse.com/partner-companies

The CMHA HK is a coalition of City businesses working together to create a culture of good mental health for City workers. Their vision is that people at all levels in the City of Hong Kong are able to talk about mental health without fear of stigma and that mental health is recognised as a boardroom issue.

They are looking for student partners to work with them on marketing, website design and strategy to enable them to expand, adapt to the Hong Kong context, and support businesses to create mentally healthy workplaces.

Partner Companies | HKU Social Venture Management Internship Course Learn about the amazing partner companies that you can intern for in the SVM course. Here you may also find the contact info to apply to each social enterprise