Active Citizenship and Engagement Leaders Scheme (ACE Leaders Scheme)

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Active Citizenship and Engagement Leaders Scheme (ACE Leaders Scheme) aims to encourage HKBU undergraduate students to participate and take the lead in projects on leadership enrichment, citizenship and integration experience organized or endorsed by the Leadership Qualities Centre (LQC) of the Office of Student Affairs (OSA).

Within the Academic Year (AY), participating students are required to obtain a score of 35 scores in the Category of Leadership Enrichment from the Elementary Track (Mandatory and/or Extra Credits) to become ACE Member. Students are encouraged to attempt the Categories of Citizenship and Integration Experience from the Bonus Track to achieve recognitions i.e. ACE Leader (GOLD) and ACE Leader (STAR), and to be eligible for exclusive rewards.

Eligibility:

All HKBU undergraduate students from UGC-funded programmes

Outline:

To acknowledge and reward students for their achievements during the year, participating students are required to self-report their achievement progress online in December and June. Students are responsible to keep the proof of achievement.

Students can participate in the scheme in the new academic year during their study term at HKBU. They can re-enroll in the Scheme, but the scores obtained could not be carried forward to the next academic year.

Enquiry:
Telephone: 3411 7432
Email: lqc@hkbu.edu.hk

Level of Award

Level of Award	Requirements		Interview Requirement
	Elementary Track	Bonus Track
ACE Member	Obtain min. 35 scores	N/A	N/A
ACE Leader (GOLD)	Obtain min. 50 scores	Fulfill requirements of Bonus Track	N/A
ACE Leader (STAR)	Obtain min. 50 scores	Fulfill requirements of Bonus Track	✓

Evaluation and Score Earning

Elementary

Track

Leadership Enrichment (Mandatory)

Leadership Enrichment (Extra Credits)

Obtain Basic Scores and Performance Scores by participating in the below qualified Programmes:

Cambodia Service Trip
Community Engagement Organiser
Community Experience Project
Community Service Week
Cultural Event Management Workshop
Green Guest Local Project Internship
Leadership & Character Enhancement Programme
Leadership Corps
PLUS+ Ambassador Progaramme
PUNCH for your Health
Serve-cation
Skilled Volunteer Cadre
Any other programme/activity endorsed by LQC

1a. Basic Scores

Total Programme Hours 20 or below: 10 scores

Total Programme Hours 20 or above: 20 scores

1b. Performance Scores, to be evaluated by LQC

Fair: 10 scores

Satisfactory: 15 scores

Exceptional: 20 scores

Fulfil any requirement(s) stipulated below:

Number of students referred to activities in Bonus Track

(note: a student could not be a referrer and referee in the same event)

No. of students (cumulative)

1 student: 2 scores

2 students: 4 scores

3 students: 6 scores

4 students: 8 scores

5 students: 10 scores

and so on.

10 students or above:25 scores

2. Participation in Dreamer Lab Award:

Submitted a proposal: 5 scores

Completed a Dreamer Lab Award project that met the objectives specified in the approved proposal: 25 scores

3. Make any achievements or contributions on community engagement or citizenship with measurable impacts, with evidence:

1-15 scores to be evaluated by LQC

Bouns

Track

Citizenship

To cultivate students' sense of national identity

Integration Experience

To actively engage with culturally different others

Complete at least 2 national citizenship activities

Qualified Programmes:

Cultural & Economic Tour to Mexico
Finding the roots of Hong Kong
Flag Raising Ceremony
Go Out Excursion Series 400 (GOES)
Ten Thousand People’s Scheme
V360@Kowloon City
Any other programme/activity endorsed by LQC

Complete at least 1 integration experience activity

Qualified Programmes:

High Table Dinner
TuesDates
Catalyst for Community Building Grant (CCB)
Any other qualified programme/activity endorsed by LQC with participation of non-local students

Examples

Bonus Track

Elementary Track

Total

Scores/

Award

Category:

Citizenship

Category:

Integration Experience

Category:

Leadership Enrichment (Mandatory)

Category:

Leadership Enrichment (Extra Credits)

Student A

Attended

0 activity

Attended

0 activity

Joined Community Experience Project (CEP)

with 20 programme hours

-> Fulfilled with 20 basic scores

Performance in CEP is Satisfactory -> 15 performance scores

N/A

ACE Member

Student B

Completed Finding the roots of Hong Kong and Flag Raising Ceremony

-> Fulfilled requirements

Completed 1 High Table Dinner

-> Fulfilled requirements

Joined Skilled Volunteer Cadre (SVC) with 20 programme hours

-> Fulfilled with 20 basic scores

Performance in SVC is Exceptional

-> 20 performance scores

Invited 5 students to join Citizenship activity

-> 10 scores

ACE Leader

(GOLD)

Student C

Completed Finding the roots of Hong Kong and Flag Raising Ceremony

-> Fulfilled requirements

Completed 1 TuesDates

-> Fulfilled requirements

Joined Skilled Volunteer Cadre (SVC) with 20 programme hours

-> Fulfilled with 20 basic scores

Performance in SVC

is Satisfactory

-> 15 performance scores

Invited 5 students to join Citizenship activity

-> 10 scores

Submitted a proposal on Dreamer Lab Award

-> 5 scores

ACE Leader (STAR) if pass the interview

Award	Rewards* *Rewards would generally be offered after the annual result announcement
ACE Member	-Entitled to join 1 free workshop or get 1 free movie ticket
ACE Leader (GOLD)	-Awarded with Certificate of ACE Leader (GOLD) -Entitled to join 1 free workshop or get 1 free movie ticket -Nominated to subsidised local or overseas conferences or trips organized or approved by SA
ACE Leader (STAR)	-Awarded with Certificate of ACE Leader (STAR) -Entitled to join 1 free workshop or get 1 free movie ticket -Nominated to subsidised local or overseas conferences or trips organized or approved by SA -Potentially nominated to the applicable scholarships offered by SA to students with excellence in co-curriculum -Potentially nominated to external competitions i.e. Outstanding Tertiary Students Award -Potentially entitled to obtain Recommendation Letter from SA - Potentially be entitled to obtain $5000 HKD additional reward for Elite ACE Leader (STAR)