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300 CUHK Students Apply Their Professional Knowledge on Social Services
With the support of the I•CARE Programme, close to 300 students from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) initiated or participated in 16 social service projects for the local and overseas communities in the past academic year, of which six local projects were sponsored by Hang Seng Bank. There was an increase of 50% in the number of funded service projects, as well as a greater variety of service targets and service formats, benefitting thousands of clients. Since its launch in 2011, the I•CARE Programme has granted about HK$2 million funding to support students to apply their professional knowledge on social services.
About I‧CARE Programme
With the slogan ‘Aspiration through reflection; Renewal through civility’, the I•CARE Programme aims to promote students’ holistic development through social and civic engagements in Hong Kong, mainland China and overseas countries, and to raise their humanistic and civic awareness. Led by the Steering Committee for Promoting Personal Development through Social and Civic Engagement, the programme adopts an integrated approach and supports students to participate in five programmes, including: 1) Social Service Project Scheme, 2) Research and Study Scheme, 3) NGO Internship Scheme, 4) Social Enterprise Scheme, and 5) University Lecture on Civility.
A group photo of Prof. Ma Lai Chong Joyce, Chairperson, Department of Social Work, and Co-Chairperson, Steering Committee for promoting Personal Development through Social and Civic Engagement, I•CARE Programme, CUHK; Dr. Leung Kai Chi, Senior Project Manager, I•CARE Programme, CUHK (from right, front row) and student representatives of I•CARE Social Service Projects.
