Activities of CityU Tiger
List of activities of 2022/23
Pitching Skills (Mindset Focus)
Pitching skills are essential in the workplace, especially when you sell an idea, build connections and expand your network. In this workshop, the trainer will coach you to express your ideas with clear logic within a limited time to capture the audience and get their buy-in. Students will identify the critical mindset in conducting pitching activities, learn how to define problems by gathering information, use tools to conduct root cause analysis, and brainstorm business solutions.
Date: 7 October, 2022 (Fri)
Time: 3:00-5:00 pm
Venue: ALC (B5-117)
Mode: Face-to-face
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Featured Talk：10 lessons I learned from my entrepreneurial journey
Upset by the 2008 melamine milk powder scandal on the mainland, Mr. Eric Chen established Vitargent in 2010 to build an innovative and efficient platform to test and certify the safety of food, drinks, and cosmetics. He successfully assembled an international management team, raised rounds of VCs funding, and signed up with the world’s largest cosmetics groups, F&B conglomerates, leading testing labs, and government departments. In this talk, Mr. Chen will share incredible stories about his career path and ten lessons he learned from his entrepreneurial journey.
Date: 19 October, 2022 (Wed)
Time: 3:00-4:00 pm
Mode: Online via Zoom
Biography of Mr. Eric Chen
Mr. Eric Chen was listed in "Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia: Manufacturing & Energy" as a business leader and awarded "Ten Outstanding New Hong Kong Young Persons" title. He graduated from the College of Engineering at City University of Hong Kong (CityU). In his final year at CityU, he established the company "Vitargent (International) Biotechnology Group" based on CityU’s patented technology "transgenic fluorescent fish" invented by Professor Shuk Han Cheng. Vitargent secured several rounds of funding from top–tier investors, won more than 50 patents & international awards, successfully severed over 500 clients and has labs and offices all over the world. Vitargent has been reported by Wall Street Journal as Startups to Watch in Hong Kong.
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Pitching Skills Workshop II – Skillset Focus
An excellent idea with optimal logic is the cornerstone of the presentation. This workshop will help students consolidate the knowledge learned from the past “Pitching Skills (mindset focus)” workshop and provide presentation models to deliver a pitch. Students will have actual practice and receive constructive feedback. Join now to learn how to present confidently and equip yourself with skills for success!
Date: 11 November, 2022 (Fri)
Time: 3:00-5:00 pm
Venue: ALC (B5-117)
Mode: Face-to-face
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End-of-Semester Gathering
Time to unwind and enjoy a valuable networking occasion after the exam! At the end of semester, tiger students are invited to an afternoon tea gathering to meet and bond with each other. Participants will have the chance to introduce themselves and play networking games to create lasting memories and establish fruitful connections. What’s more? TED’s multimedia team will be on hand to take cool-looking individual photos!
Don’t miss out on the chance to connect with like-minded peers. Register now! Seats are limited. Sign up as soon as possible!
Date: 21 December 2022 (Wed)
Time: 3:15-5:00 pm
Mode: Face-to-face (Light refreshments will be served)
Venue: Lodge Bistro (G/F, CityU Lodge, Academic Exchange Building)
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Free Professional Portrait-Taking Opportunity for Tigers
The Talent and Education Development Office (TED) is committed to helping Tiger students succeed and achieve more. A professional shooting team and a make-up artist will be coming to the campus to help Tiger students take professional portraits on January 12th and 13th. Students can prepare two outfits on the shooting day: business and smart casual. If you want to upgrade your professional profiles, e.g., Tiger Profile, CV, LinkedIn and have your own batch of professional photos, don't miss this opportunity!
*To ensure a safe environment for everyone, participants are required to do a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) and present negative test results to TED staff upon arrival at the venue.
Date: 12-13 January, 2023
Time: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Venue: Multifunction Room, 8/F, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building
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Ace an interview
Interviews and presentation skills are important when you are looking for scholarships, exchange opportunities, or internships. Individuals with good presentation skills know how to speak to an audience with confidence and relay information in a clear and concise manner. An interview, either at a university or workplace, is a presentation to sell yourself to others. Great presenters are more likely to get noticed by the selection committee.
In this workshop, students will learn how to create their own strength-based CV and identify their best practices for communicating, selling stories, packaging experience, and matching values to meet hidden agendas. They will be equipped with skills to present confidently, communicate their message clearly, overcome common pitfalls, and win others’ trust.
Date: 17 January, 2023 (Tues)
Time: 3:00-5:00 pm
Venue:Active Learning Classroom (ALC), B5-117, 5/F, Yeung Kin Man Academic Building
Mode: Face-to-face
Biography of Ruby (Vivian) Tam
Career Development Consultant, Trainer, Life Coach, HR Practitioner
Ruby is the Honorary Career Advisor and Mentor with the University of Hong Kong. With over 30 years of corporate experience in North America, Europe and Asia, specialized in Human Resources Management, Ruby is an 8-time Corporate Award Winner. Ruby’s core HR competencies are talent development, M&A and employee relations.
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CityU Tiger X HK Tech 300 IncuHub@Admiralty Site Visit & Startup Sharing
Are you interested in developing your own startup? Do you know where to get support and resources? HK Tech 300 is an innovation and entrepreneurship programme organized by CityU for aspiring entrepreneurs like you to launch and ignite your entrepreneurship journey. Come and visit CityU’s HK Tech 300 IncuHub at Admiralty to learn more about the HK Tech 300 programme and gain insights from successful startup sharing.
There will be a sharing by an HK Tech 300 successful startup, Dr. Martin Zhu, co-founder of i²Cool Limited.
This could be the very start of your future company or office! Kick-start your entrepreneurship journey now!
Date: 16 February 2023 (Thur)
Time: 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Meeting Point: Entrance of the Run Run Shaw Library, City University of Hong Kong
Venue: HK Tech 300 IncuHub, 8/F, United Centre, Admiralty, Hong Kong
Participants: Limited to 30 participants on a first-come-first-served basis
Remark: Site visit to Admiralty by taking the MTR, please bring your Octopus card
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Featured Talks: Research Sharing by CityU Tiger Students
Have you ever dreamt of being a future scientist? Do you want to know how to get on the fast track to start your research journey? Do you need help identifying a research topic? There are answers from four outstanding Tiger peers who will share their research journeys and challenges with you. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet like-minded pals and exchange ideas with them!
Date: 22 February 2023 (Wed)
Time: 3:00-4:15 pm
Mode: Face-to-face
Venue: LT-17 Wong To Yick Tong Lecture Theatre (4/F, Purple Zone, Yeung Kin Man Academic Building)
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Featured Talk: Hunting the 'Ghost' – My Research Stories Behind the Scenes
'Ghosts' are everywhere in everyone’s life. They could appear as your one careless mistake, an impulsion for a life-changing decision, a sudden flash of insight, a notch moment under the spotlight or a mind-boggling discovery. They are hidden in the details and buried under the surface. Particularly to Dr Denver LI, research life is about fighting against them while searching for the signatures of their existence.
The Talent and Education Development Office is honoured to invite Dr LI to share a line of life experiences and lessons along his journeys both as a student and of scientific research, in that he has been fortunate to be presented with the opportunity of hunting the ‘ghosts’ down. As you will see, they have made a positive impact on his life.
Date: 17 March 2023 (Friday)
Time: 2pm – 3pm
Venue: Yeung LT-5 Mr and Mrs Lau Tat Chuen Lecture Theatre (4/F, Yellow Zone, Yeung Kin Man Academic Building)
Mode: Face-to-face
Biography of the Speaker:
Dr Denver Danfeng LI has been an Assistant Professor of the Department of Physics at the City University of Hong Kong since November 2020. Dr LI obtained his B.Eng. from Zhejiang University and M.Phil. from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Shortly after earning his Ph.D. (2016) in the Department of Quantum Matter Physics at the University of Geneva (advisor: Prof Jean-Marc Triscone), Dr LI joined Stanford University as a Swiss National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow, working with Prof Harold HWANG. Dr LI’s main research interests span across condensed-matter physics and materials science, focusing on atomic-scale fabrication of oxide heterostructures and nanomembranes, synthesis of unconventional quantum materials, low-dimensional superconductivity, oxide interfaces for emergent states, etc. In 2019, a team led by Dr LI and Prof HWANG discovered the first nickelate superconductor, which had been a target of continuous materials search for over three decades. For his discovery, Dr LI was named to the list of 2021 MIT Technology Review: 35 Innovators under 35 (China). Recently, Dr LI obtained a Collaborative Research Fund from the Research Grants Council, which is exceptionally rare for junior faculty members.
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Featured Talks and End-of-semester gathering
Join monthly entrepreneurial talks and sharing from start-ups as well as other enriching activities organized for the Tiger students. You will be kept well-informed via Canvas announcements.
Looking forward to meeting you in a wide range of Tiger talks and activities in the following year!
* All allocation is on a first-come-first-served basis. The content and schedules of all the workshops/activities mentioned are subject to change and available resources.