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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:

Students will be automatically enrolled in the scheme after joining LQC activities. To acknowledge and reward students for their achievements during the year, progress report will be handled by Staff-In-Charge of the programmes. Students are also 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 be re-enrolled 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 lauched 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

 

1c. Participation in Dreamer Lab Award:

Submitted a proposal but unsuccessful: 5 scores

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

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

1-15 scores to be evaluated by LQC
 

Examples of qualified achievements / contributions:

1. External activities endorsed by LQC in News & Announcement

2. Student helper in LQC programmes

3. Emcee of LQC programmes

Etc.

Report of extra credits

 

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 lauched 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 lauched 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

35

->

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

Joined 10 external activities endorsed by LQC

-> 10 scores

50

->

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

 

Submitted a proposal on Dreamer Lab Award

-> 5 scores

 

Joined 10 external activities endorsed by LQC

-> 10 scores

50

->

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)​

Application

Students will be automatically enrolled in the scheme after joining LQC activities

Online Progress Report

Progress report will be handled by Staff-In-Charge of the programmes in:

December (interim progress report):
programmes with end date from 1 May to 30 Nov

June (final progress report):
programmes with end date from 1 May to 30 Apr of next year

Result Announcement

July / August