Co-curricular Learning

Stephen Morgan has been Rector of the University of Saint Joseph since 2020. Originally from Wales in the UK, he is an Associate Professor of Theology and Ecclesiastical History.

After a career in finance in the City of London and Hong Kong, he spent fifteen years as the CFO/COO of a large not-for-profit in the UK. Returning to academic work in 2009, he read for a DPhil in Theology at the University of Oxford, where he was a post-doctoral Research Associate of St Benet’s Hall between 2013 and 2015. He has been a member of the academic staff of the Maryvale Institute of Higher Religious Sciences since 2011.

In addition to his duties as Rector of USJ, he is currently supervising or co-supervising six PhD students in Religious Studies, Philosophy and Education. In October 2021, Catholic University of America Press published his “John Henry Newman and the Development of Doctrine”, which has been described as “The best work … on the development of Newman’s own thought on development of doctrine.”

He is a member of the Society for Catholic Liturgy and sits on the editorial board of “Antiphon: a journal for liturgical renewal”. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, of the Royal Asiatic Society and of the Royal Historical Society.

In August 2022 he was elected Vice President of the International Federation of Catholic Universities, an international association of over 200 Catholic universities across the globe. That same month he was also elected President of the Executive Secretariat of the Association of South East Asian Catholic Colleges and Universities.

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is an international certificate course, which was originally developed by the ORYGEN Centre of the University of Melbourne in 2001. In this 12-hour certificate course, participants learn how to provide initial help to people with developing mental health problems before professional treatment can be obtained.

On completion of the course, participants will receive a Mental Health First Aid certificate issued by the Mental Health Association of Hong Kong. The Mental Health Association of Hong Kong is the organisation authorised by the ORYGEN Research Centre of the University of Melbourne to issue the Mental Health First Aid certificate in Hong Kong.

Since 2008, the course has been launched in HKBU. Up to now (as of June 2024), over 3,500 students and staff members have been trained.

Content:
• Symptoms, causes and treatment: depression, anxiety disorder, psychosis and substance use disorder
• Possible crisis situation arising from these mental health problems
• Five first-aid actions and skills
• Resources available in HKBU & the community for professional help and self-help

MHFA (Face-to-face) (a total of 12 hours of classroom learning)
The course is offered in two training days, with lectures, group discussion and role-play delivered in a classroom setting.



* The courses are subsidised by UGC SEN Fund, programme fee therefore will be exempted.

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is an international certificate course, which was originally developed by the ORYGEN Centre of the University of Melbourne in 2001. In this 12-hour certificate course, participants learn how to provide initial help to people with developing mental health problems before professional treatment can be obtained.

On completion of the course, participants will receive a Mental Health First Aid certificate issued by the Mental Health Association of Hong Kong. The Mental Health Association of Hong Kong is the organisation authorised by the ORYGEN Research Centre of the University of Melbourne to issue the Mental Health First Aid certificate in Hong Kong.

Since 2008, the course has been launched in HKBU. Up to now (as of June 2024), over 3,500 students and staff members have been trained.

Content:
• Symptoms, causes and treatment: depression, anxiety disorder, psychosis and substance use disorder
• Possible crisis situation arising from these mental health problems
• Five first-aid actions and skills
• Resources available in HKBU & the community for professional help and self-help

MHFA (Online Version)

Course component 1 - Self-paced interactive eLearning (around 7 hrs)
Developing mental health problems covered:
• Depression
• Anxiety problems
• Substance use problems
• Psychosis

Mental health crises covered:
• Suicidal thoughts and behaviours
• Panic attacks
• Severe psychotic states
• Aggressive behaviours

Course component 2 - Instructor-led video conferencing (2.5hrs x 2 sessions)
This course component allows participants the opportunity to revise and consolidate practical skills in a group environment. It is designed to be delivered after participants have completed the eLearning component of the MHFA online course.

In this training, the focus is on the application of knowledge and skills learnt in the eLearning component. It provides the participants with the opportunity to:

• Revise the eLearning content and the MHFA Action Plan
• Clarify points of uncertainty remaining after completion of the eLearning modules
• Apply the MHFA Action Plan to relevant scenarios
• Discuss and reflect on ‘a where to from now’ in using mental health first aid skills


* The courses are subsidised by UGC SEN Fund, programme fee therefore will be exempted.

内容摘要：古典中国哲学拥有基于普遍相关性的关系世界观和相应于此的世界图像，这既是指中国哲学的关系语言对应于关系世界，又是指揭示和呈现事物和实有性对应于世界的实质即本性，而本性即无限性的关系体；既是指一多相摄、体用一源和万物一体论，又是指“自发性”（或“自组织性”）、相互依存、相互作用、异质性互补等一系列动态化原理和互善（惠）、柔性关系伦理学，由此中国哲学同主要以追求事物本质的欧洲哲学（本质主义）有了家族概念上的差异性，也为哲学真理带来的丰富性和多样性。

In my presentation of the Research Handbook on the Sociology of Emotions (Edgar Elgar, 2024) I will depart from a definition of institutions understood in a post-Weberian manner as a complex of organizational structures, featuring a (mostly hierarchical) division of labor, a set of tasks, a dynamic relationship with (equal and dependent, variously defined) outsiders as well as the foundational and new, legitimating myths, beliefs, rituals and (cultural) practices. In contrast to the normative-cognitivist neo-institutionalists and “institutional work” advocates, I will argue that institutions and more specifically their emergence, maintenance and destruction are intensely emotional and greatly affect the emotional rule

regimes characterizing these institutions. I will also show how to think of institutions and emotional rule regimes in different nation-states and policy areas.

In this hands-on workshop, explore how to leverage the capabilities of ChatGPT for performing text analytics tasks using Python, including sentiment analysis, stance detection, and named entity recognition. Through practical examples and exercises, learn how to harness the power of ChatGPT, integrate it into text analytics projects, write effective prompts, and process the results returned by the large language model.

• Understand the basic concepts and capabilities of ChatGPT and its applications in text analytics.
• Set up the necessary environment and tools for using ChatGPT in Python.
• Perform text analytics using ChatGPT, including prompt engineering and processing ChatGPT results.

做演藝人、網紅、斜杠族可以一夜爆紅 萬千寵愛 榮華富貴
亦都可能會無人問津 朝不保夕
選擇這樣的生活 要如何保持財政、生理及心理的平衡呢？面對困難 又如何保持初心？
ICMers will share with you how to strike the balance as KOLs and slashers.

The Language Centre will be offering a FREE IELTS WORKSHOP for students who have not taken an IELTS preparation course and need to know more information about the IELTS Test. The instructor will talk about the four modules (LISTENING, SPEAKING, READING AND WRITING), show students some specimen papers and provide an opportunity for students to complete some selected tasks.

This workshop is open to UGC-funded undergraduate and postgraduate students as stipulated by the UGC.

N.B. In order to allow students on the waiting list to attend the IELTS workshop, please cancel your registration on the on-line registration website if you later find that you are unable to attend the workshop.

https://lc.hkbu.edu.hk/main/youngwriter/