"To be a leading liberal arts University in Asia for the world delivering academic excellence in a caring, creative and global culture."
- HKBU Vision Statement
"To deliver the best student experience by preparing students for cultural understanding, global collaboration, leadership, service and employment in an increasingly interdependent, intertwined world."
- A Core Objective of the HKBU Institutional Strategic Plan 2018-2028
Welcome to HKBU! We are thrilled to have you join our big family.
As a new student, you are bound to have questions. Our student orientation activities are designed with you in mind, helping you find answers, transition successfully to university study, and become acquainted with our campus and digital learning and teaching resources.
Getting Ready for the New Semester
Digital learning and teaching are widely utilised in higher education. Our University is bringing a paradigm shift to the teaching curriculum and assessment. Students are encouraged to use the following materials to learn effectively in an online or blended learning environment.
Use of Moodle
Students should watch the video on how to access the study materials on Moodle. More video guides can be found on the Digital Learning & Teaching@HKBU website.
Use of Zoom
Students should also learn how to attend online classes hosted by their teachers. A guide showing the basics of Zoom is available here.
University Life Orientation Workshop 2 (UOW2) - Insights into the 7 HKBU Graduate Attributes
Further details about your attendance will be sent to you via HKBU email.
Please check your newly registered HKBU email account regularly and stay tuned for any updates on the UOW2.
New Assessment
Assessment shall evaluate not only your understanding of the subject knowledge but also your capabilities to apply a repertoire of knowledge and skills to solve real-world problems throughout the learning process. In line with HKBU's recent paradigm shift to curriculum and assessment, new forms of assessment have been adopted in our courses. More details, including the assessment arrangements of your enrolled courses, will be provided by your teachers at the beginning of the semester.
Education at HKBU aims to unlock students’ potential and competencies in all aspects of whole person development, including intellectual, professional, moral, spiritual, cultural, social and physical. HKBU defines this philosophy underpinning its teaching programmes/curriculum and total university experience offered to university graduates (YOU) through a spectrum of Graduate Attributes.
It is to your advantage to develop the following Graduate Attributes, which represent the broad qualities/competencies necessary for YOU to contribute meaningfully to the communities and enhance your competitiveness in the workplace. These generic capabilities and qualities that help YOU participate effectively in society and employment include:
Be responsible citizens with an international outlook and a sense of ethics and civility
成為具國際視野、品行高尚、有責任感的社會公民
Have up-to-date, in-depth knowledge of an academic specialty, as well as a broad range of cultural and general knowledge
掌握對學術專業當前最新學問，並有深厚認識，亦有廣闊的文化知識和通識基礎
Be independent, lifelong learners with an open mind and an inquiring spirit
以開放接納、獨立探求知識的精神，貫徹終身學習
Have the necessary information literacy and IT skills, as well as numerical and problem-solving skills, to function effectively in work and everyday life
擁有資訊科技、數字處理和解難能力，在生活及工作上發揮所長
Be able to think critically and creatively
具備批判思考以及創意思維
Have trilingual and biliterate competence in English and Chinese, and the ability to articulate ideas clearly and coherently
精通兩文三語、能清晰表達有條理的想法
Be ready to serve, lead and work in a team, and to pursue a healthy lifestyle
具備領導和服務團隊的精神，實踐健康生活模式
Reference: approved by HKBU Senate in September 2008
Employers’ Expectations of University Graduates
“Why are the HKBU Graduate Attributes important to me?”
Employers in Hong Kong have expressed their desired qualities/competencies in YOU. These desired qualities/competencies comprise the 7 HKBU Graduate Attributes (GAs).
Chinese Language Proficiency
English Language Proficiency
Numerical Competency
Analytical and Problem-solving Abilities
Information Technology Literacy
Can-do/Positive Work Attitude
Interpersonal Skills
Management Skills
Technical Skills required for the job
Source: The Hong Kong SAR Government’s “Survey on Opinions of Employers on Major Aspects of Performance of Graduates”.
Your Learning Development at HKBU
(A) Learning Analytics for Your Studies
To understand the expectation and actual experience during your time at HKBU, as well as enable you to reflect on your academic progress, two instruments learning analytics, namely the Student Learning Experience Questionnaire and the University Academic Profile, have been put in place at HKBU.
Student Learning Experience Questionnaire (SLEQ)
As a student, it would be useful for YOU to think of learning as an ongoing process in which your expectations and actual experience can fuel your development as you progress in your study and life at HKBU. To assist YOU as well as the University in understanding the experience of your study, university life and how good you are about your progress and achievement with the Graduate Attributes of the University, the Student Learning Experience Questionnaire (SLEQ) will be conducted at different points along the timeline of your stay at HKBU:
Year 0 Student Learning Experience Questionnaire
Before the commencement of your study programme
Year 1 Student Learning Experience Questionnaire
At the end of your first year of study
Year 2 Student Learning Experience Questionnaire
At the end of your second year of study
Year Final Student Learning Experience Questionnaire
During the final year of your study before you graduate
Your responses will help you understand your expectation and experience. More importantly, your participation in the Student Learning Experience Questionnaire will provide important data for the University to enhance its learning and teaching initiatives continuously. Our timely support in both academic and personal growth could also be rendered to YOU if necessary.
To help you trace and track your completion towards the exercise, after completing each Student Learning Experience Questionnaire, you will receive your report on your progress as compared with the previous one, as well as against the progress of your fellow students. The report will provide you with useful information about your education at HKBU.
University Academic Profile (UAP)
Throughout your studies at HKBU, YOU will be encouraged to reflect, in various ways, on your academic progress. The University Academic Profile (UAP) is here to provide you with an opportunity to monitor your academic progress and performance over your years spent at the University. With your own Academic Profile, you can reflect on your learning progress at any time and think about the areas you want to improve further and develop as you look ahead to your future career path closer to graduation.
The UAP is conducted several times during the course of study at HKBU:
New students will complete the UAP before they kick off their academic journey at the University, to provide some baseline information.
As students progress in their second year of study, they will complete the UAP again to provide interim data.
Towards the end of the study in their final year, students will complete the UAP for the last time to help assess their readiness for a career.
“How do I know my achievements?”
You may view your result of the SLEQ and UAP here.
(B) Academic Integrity and Ethics Awareness Programme (AIE-AP)
HKBU’s Policy on Academic Integrity
At the heart of university education, there must be an emphasis on students developing academic integrity and ethics, essential proper conduct for their personal growth and future professional careers.
Academic integrity is a cornerstone of HKBU’s Whole Person Education ethos, and HKBU takes academic integrity very seriously. As one of HKBU’s University Life Programme requirements, the Academic Integrity and Ethics Awareness Programme is specifically designed to reinforce and stress the obligations of all students to uphold the highest standard of academic integrity at HKBU.
There are two major components in the AIE-AP, conducted at the start of your study at HKBU to signify that you are expected to behave ethically with integrity not just at HKBU, but for the rest of your life as you become a life-long member of the HKBU community. The two major components are:
All undergraduate students are expected to complete the AIE Awareness Programme as soon as practicable as they are essential and helpful for studying at HKBU.
Academic Integrity Online Tutorial (AIOT)
HKBU offers AIOT as an introduction to promoting academic integrity by increasing your awareness of the issues involved. Using pertinent cases as examples, each of the six modules in AIOT provides information and strategies that can be applied to avoid committing academic misconduct unintentionally.
If you fail to complete the above three steps before the end of your 2nd semester, you may be barred from accessing the course grades or enrolling for courses.
Please refer to the deadline specified in your University Life Programme Attendance Record in BUniport.
More details of the step-by-step guide to the Academic Integrity Online Tutorial are available here.
Outcomes-Based Teaching and Learning (OBTL) at HKBU
“What can I achieve after taking the courses?”
Outcomes-Based Teaching and Learning (OBTL) is primarily concerned with focusing on what you are actually learning and how well you have learnt it. OBTL is a pedagogical process which, as its name suggests, focuses on the achievement of certain specified abilities.
Micro Level:
The course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs), the Teaching and Learning Activities (TLAs), and the Assessment Methods (AMs) are constructively aligned at the course level.
Macro Level:
Courses in any given programme at HKBU are further aligned to their respective Programme Intended Learning Outcomes (PILOs), which will facilitate the students’ attainment of the HKBU Graduate Attributes (GAs).
Criterion-Referenced Assessment (CRA) is adopted for effective OBTL implementation. Here are two important concepts of CRA:
Use of objective criteria.
No pre-set distribution of grades.
The document, Policy for the Assessment of Student Learning, is available on the BUniport. There are some points you should not miss:
Normally, students will receive marked/graded assessments with appropriate feedback no later than three weeks after the submission deadline.
Assessment rubrics will be used to assess student works.
Digital Learning & Teaching@HKBU
“What does this have to do with me?”
HKBU provides different technology platforms, including Moodle and Zoom, to support digital learning and teaching. With various digital learning & teaching tools adopted by experienced faculty members, HKBU strives to deliver interactive, convenient and engaging learning experience for our students.
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