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'''Lingnan University''' is a public liberal arts university in Hong Kong. It aims to provide students with an education in the liberal arts tradition and has joined the Global Liberal Arts Alliance since 2012. Lingnan University has 3 faculties, 16 departments, and 19 undergraduate degree programmes comprising a broad range of disciplines in humanities, social sciences and business administrations. All undergraduates are required to take 27 credits of Core Curriculum courses, 18 credits of Chinese and English language courses, 48 credits of major courses and 27 credits of free elective courses. Lingnan also offers a variety of taught masters, research masters and PhD programmes. Total students comprise more than 4,000 students. =='''Promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship'''==

In recent years, Lingnan University begins to implement ideas like "Innovation and Entrepreneurship" into the campus, which aim at offering students a diversified and interesting learning experience. And it is mainly done through the following three departments and programmes.

=='''OSL in Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship '''==

====Faculty Members====

There are many opportunities for faculty members to engage in service-learning and community-based research. The Office of Service-Learning supports the faculty development through training workshops, conferences, publications, retreats, as well as the annual US Delegation. It recognizes the faculty members' achievements through the Service-Learning Award and Mini-Grant, supporting them to continue their research and community involvement. As part of its mission to cultivate engagement, the OSL aims to help the faculty members in finding the resources they need to participate in Service-Learning opportunities, collaborate with others, or initiate a great idea.

=='''OSL & LEI in Encouraging Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship '''====='''Competition'''=== ====Startup Weekend Hong Kong Social Impact @ Lingnan University====The Startup Weekend Hong Kong @ Lingnan University is one of the Service-Learning projects that aim to nurture students’ understanding of Social Innovation. Students who studied in the Service-Learning course will implement their ideas and pitch in the Startup Weekend. Judges will give comments and suggestions for students to continue their S-L project in different forms like startups or social enterprise. The 3 winners of Startup Weekend Hong Kong @ Lingnan University will get a chance to enter the Semi-Final of Hong Kong Social Enterprise Challenge and other prizes. ====Asia Social Innovation Award 2020: Calling for Changemakers!==== Break Grounds, Build Change, Birth Hope!Asia Social Innovation Award 2020 “New Urban” is now calling for groundbreaking ideas that transform social and environmental challenges into a positive force for urban growth. Join the 4-day impact programme in Hong Kong including a pitching competition, holistic entrepreneurship development, mentorship and networking to scale the impact of purpose-driven, people-centric innovations. ===='''ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest''' (ABU Robocon)====Asian-Oceanian college robot competition. University students need to build to robots to complete different tasks. OSL nurtured a school team to participate in ABU Robocon 2022 & 2023 and is now recruiting new member to participate in ABU Robocon 2024. ===<big>'''Workshop'''</big>=== ===='''<nowiki/>'LU Soc-Tech Development Scheme: Building Our Own LU Ironman!" Workshops'''===='''<nowiki/>'''LU Soc-Tech Development Scheme is a 5-week training program which aims to develop our students’ innovation mindset and technology skills to make tangible products to impact our society. The program will cover learning on how to utilize interesting technology such as Arduino, Raspberry Pi, iBeacon and Charbot. It also generates innovative ideas into practical gargets to address social challenges.===='Mobile App Building Workshop==== Students can learn how to design, build and polish a cloud-connected iOS and Android mobile app from scratch without any coding. The primary goal of the workshop is to strengthen students' capacity in promoting their innovative projects through digital channel. ====Ignite Your Innovation and Creativity Series====Students make use of their creativity to carry out innovative activities such as transforming micro flats into their dream flats and creating their own microfilms. They also learn some design thinking concepts and are taught how to apply these concepts in their daily lives. ====Intro to Case Competition and the Skills in Winning a Contest!====This workshop aims to help students better understand the case competition scenario in Hong Kong. They will learn about some fundamental frameworks that would help them crack a case as well as acquire analytical and presentation skills. Some case competition models are provided to let students practice the new skills and knowledge they have acquired from the workshop. ===<span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">'''Funding'''=== ====Innovation and Impact Fund (IIF) - Entrepreneurship Programme==== To keep contributing to society with a high level of impact, the University encourages and supports faculty members and students to generate innovative ideas, create opportunities, and master risk and failure in the process. To this end, the Entrepreneurship Programme under the University’s Innovation and Impact Fund (IIF) is designed to support faculty members and students to create a positive impact for society while developing the entrepreneurial capacity and spirit.====Students Entrepreneurial Exploration Development (SEED) Fund====With the generous donation from Lingnan Education Organization Limited (“Donor”) to the University, the “LEO Tse Kai Yui Memorial Fund” (嶺南教育機構謝啟睿紀念基金) offers grants for the SEED Fund Scheme. The SEED Fund provides $5,000 grants and workspace to early-stage entrepreneurial plans involving current Lingnan students. The grants are intended for use in prototype development and customer discovery activities. These awards provide critical funding for high risk, high reward projects that have great potential to change the current status quo. Students are encouraged to use SEED fund to implement entrepreneurial or social innovation projects developed in class in a real-world situation.====PIE Program====The Pre-Incubation Programme for Innovative Entrepreneurs (PIE) is a start-up programme jointly launched by the Lingnan Entrepreneurship Initiative (LEI) and the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks (HKSTP). The program is designed to support young innovation leaders and aspiring entrepreneurs to translate their ideas into action for a better society. The program fast-tracks HKSTP's joint idea program, providing up to $100,000 in seed funding when milestones are met.====Lingnan University Entrepreneurship Funding (LUEF)====LUEF is a start-up funding programme organised and managed by the Lingnan Entrepreneurship Initiative. It offers seed grants to LU students and/or young graduates to realize entrepreneurial ideas via the Start-up Fund.===<span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">'''Infrastructure'''===The OSL and LEI team has provided multiple spaces for students to work on their innovative creations with the newest technology and a venue for them to cultivate their ideas. ====The Space==== The Office of Service-Learning and the Lingnan Entrepreneurship Initiative have created a space where university community members can learn to build and create things. The Space is filled with the latest technology, including 3D printers, a laser engraver, a 3D scanner, electronics equipment, hand tools and all the software needed. OSL and LEI staff are experienced using the equipment and ready to help with your next project!====Mezzanine Floor in the Library====This is a newly constructed area thats started to provide service in the year 2022. OSL has collaborated with the Lingnan Library to provide a new space inside the Library with six decks for users to access and work on I&E projects and their studies. #'''LU Barn''' - co-run with the Office of Service Learning (OSL). 3D printers and a laser engraver have been installed in the area. OSL and the Library team will provide exciting activities and training in the new Term.#'''Incubation Zone''' – Again, Space is co-run with OSL for their team building for Robocon competition and other initiatives, such as the UIF meetings.#'''Design Thinking Zone''' – It would be an event /study space.#'''Co-Learning Zone''' – There are two co-learning zones and is for private study. Study carrels and study tables have been installed to support different study forms.#'''Postgraduate Lounge''' – This replaces the Postgraduate Common Room on the 3/F to provide a quiet and cosy area for research and learning.

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===~~Competition~~Internships===

====~~Startup Weekend Hong Kong Social Impact @ Lingnan University~~Local Summer Internship Programme (LSIP)====

The ~~Startup Weekend Hong Kong @ Lingnan University is one~~ Office of Student Affairs has launched the ~~Service-Learning projects that aim to nurture students’ understanding of Social Innovation. Students who studied~~ Local Summer Internship Programme (LSIP) and put great efforts in ~~the Service-Learning course will implement their ideas~~ soliciting and ~~pitch~~ arranging internship places in ~~the Startup Weekend. Judges will give comments and suggestions~~ local companies / organizations for our students in order to ~~continue~~ facilitate their job hunting and enhance their ~~S-L project in different forms like startups or social enterprise~~employability upon graduation. ~~The 3 winners of Startup Weekend Hong Kong @ Lingnan University will get a chance to enter~~ Through the internships, students would gain practical work experience under the ~~Semi-Final of Hong Kong Social Enterprise Challenge~~ local dynamic working environment and ~~other prizes~~enhance their workplace skills which would be indispensable for their future career development. The selected intern will:

~~====<span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb~~1. Support the LEI staff in conducting Innovation and Entrepreneurship (~~0, 0, 0~~I&E); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Asia Social Innovation Award 2020: Calling for Changemakers!====related projects

Break Grounds, Build Change, Birth Hope!Asia Social Innovation Award 2020 “New Urban” is now calling * Communicate with partners and stakeholders* Promote for ~~groundbreaking ideas that transform social~~ activities and ~~environmental challenges into a positive force for urban growth. Join the 4-day impact programme~~ events among targeted groups* Assist in ~~Hong Kong including a pitching competition, holistic entrepreneurship development, mentorship~~ managing logistics and ~~networking to scale the impact~~ administration of ~~purpose-driven, people-centric innovations.~~projects

========2. Support LEI current activities about Design Innovation and HumanitarianTechnology

===<big>Workshop</big>===divided units

~~''''LU Soc-Tech Development Scheme: Building Our Own LU Ironman!" Workshops'''~~3. Assist in government funded projects about shoreline conservation, climate action and low carbon living

~~<span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant~~* Accompany participants in field visits and beach clean-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">LU Soc-Tech Development Scheme is a 5-week training program which aims to develop our students’ innovation mindset and technology skills to make tangible products to impact our society. The program will cover learning on how to utilize interesting technology such as Arduino, Raspberry Pi, iBeacon ups* Support in logistics and ~~Charbot. It also generates innovative ideas into practical gargets to address social challenges.~~events organisation

===='Mobile App Building Workshop====4. Manage communications and outreach activities for LEI and OSL

Students can learn how * Create promotional material for social media platforms* Launch campaigns to ~~design, build~~ increase OSL’s & LEI’s outreach online and polish a cloud-connected iOS and Android mobile app from scratch without any coding. The primary goal of the workshop is to strengthen students' capacity in promoting their innovative projects through digital channel.offline

==<big>'''~~Ignite Your Innovation and Creativity Series~~School Clubs & Activities'''</big>==

Students make use of their creativity to carry out innovative activities such as transforming micro flats into their dream flats and creating their own microfilms. They also learn some design thinking concepts and are taught how to apply these concepts in their daily lives.==

~~'''Intro to Case Competition and the Skills in Winning a Contest!'''~~*Business Administration Society*Contemporary English Society*History Society*Senate of Association of Arts Programme*Senate of Business Administration Society*Senate of Society of Social Sciences*Society of Cultural Studies*Society of Philosophy*Society of Social Sciences*Music Society*Dance Society

This workshop aims to help students better understand the case competition scenario in Hong Kong. They will learn about some fundamental frameworks that would help them crack a case as well as acquire analytical and presentation skills. Some case competition models are provided to let students practice the new skills and knowledge they have acquired from the workshop. ====University Sports & Cultural Teams:====

===<span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Funding===*Badminton*Men's & Women's Basketball*Fencing*Handball*Judo*Karate*Rowing*Rugby*Men's & Women's Soccer*Squash*Swimming*Table Tennis*Taekwondo*Tennis*Track & Field*Volleyball*Woodball*Chinese Debate*Putonghua Debate*Lion Dance & Martial Arts Team

=Innovation and Impact Fund (IIF) - Entrepreneurship Programme =

~~To keep contributing to society with a high level of impact, the University encourages and supports faculty members and students to generate innovative ideas, create opportunities, and master risk and failure in the process. To this end, the Entrepreneurship Programme under the University’s Innovation and Impact Fund (IIF) is designed to support faculty members and students to create a positive impact for society while developing the entrepreneurial capacity and spirit.~~=~~Students ~~Entrepreneurial Exploration Development (SEED) Fund=With the generous donation from Lingnan Education Organization Limited (“Donor”) to the University, the “LEO Tse Kai Yui Memorial Fund” (嶺南教育機構謝啟睿紀念基金) offers grants for the SEED Fund Scheme. The SEED Fund provides $5,000 grants and workspace to early-stage entrepreneurial plans involving current Lingnan students. The grants are intended for use in prototype development and customer discovery activities. These awards provide critical funding for high risk, high reward projects that have great potential to change the current status quo.Students are encouraged to use SEED fund to implement entrepreneurial or social innovation projects developed in class in a real-world situation.

*Representative Council

*Press Bureau

<~~div~~br />===~~Infrastructure~~=Groups under University Offices:====~~The OSL and LEI team has provided multiple spaces for students to work on their innovative creations with the newest technology and a venue for them to cultivate their ideas.~~Chaplain's Office:

~~====[https://www.ln.edu.hk/lei/maker/technology-resources The Space]====~~*Christian ChoirThe Office of Service-Learning and the Lingnan Entrepreneurship Initiative have created a space where university community members can learn to build and create things. The Space is filled with the latest technology, including 3D printers, a laser engraver, a 3D scanner, electronics equipment, hand tools and all the software needed. OSL and LEI staff are experienced using the equipment and ready to help with your next project! ~~</div>~~*Christian Fellowship

~~====[https~~Office of Student Affairs (OSA):~~//www.library.ln.edu.hk/en/about/news/as-opening20220801 Mezzanine Floor in the Library]====~~This is a newly constructed area thats started to provide service in the year 2022. OSL has collaborated with the Lingnan Library to provide a new space inside the Library with six decks for users to access and work on I&E projects and their studies.

~~#'''LU Barn''' - co-run with the Office of Service Learning~~ *Lingnan University Chinese Students and Scholars Association (~~OSL~~LUCSSA)~~. 3D printers and a laser engraver have been installed in the area. OSL and the Library team will provide exciting activities and training in the new Term.#'''Incubation Zone''' – Again, Space is co-run with OSL for their team building for Robocon competition and other initiatives, such as the UIF meetings.~~*Lingnan University Postgraduate Student Association (LUPGSA)~~#'''Design Thinking Zone''' – It would be an event /study space.~~*Lingnan University Toastmasters Club~~#'''Co~~*University-~~Learning Zone''' – There are two co-learning zones and is for private study. Study carrels and study tables have been installed to support different study forms.#'''Postgraduate Lounge''' – This replaces the Postgraduate Common Room on the 3/F to provide a quiet and cosy area for research and learning. ~~YMCA (Lingnan)

==<span style="display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 18.06px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">'''<big>Engaging with Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts</big>'''==

====Agorize Business Case Competition====

The agorize Business Case Competition is the biggest business case competition in Hong Kong & Macau. It is organised for the 3rd year in a row, the Business Case Competition has for objective to link students from all types of background to Hong Kong’s key decision-makers. Throughout this collaboration, these major players aim to bring disruptive vision to their core business models, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make an impact. This year, the competition is sponsored by AXA Hong Kong (Innovate to insure), Natixis (Banking for a sustainable future), LVMH Fashion Group(Future of Fashion Luxury Retail) and Dragages Hong Kong (Affordable and sustainable housing), which students would have chances to engage with local economic development.

==<span style="display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 18.06px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">'''<big>Related Link</big>'''== - Office of Service Learning https://www.ln.edu.hk/osl/

-~~Office of Service~~ Integrated LearningProgramme (ILP) https://www.ln.edu.hk/~~osl~~ssc/ilp

-~~Integrated Learning Programme (ILP)~~Lingnan Entrepreneurship Initiative https://www.ln.edu.hk/~~ssc~~lei/~~ilp~~

-~~Lingnan Entrepreneurship Initiative~~LU Soc-Tech Development Scheme: Build‧Chat‧Help ~~https~~http://~~www~~hesln.ln.edu.hk/~~lei~~index.php/en/innovation-and-entrepreneurship/lu-soc-tech-development-scheme-build-%E2%80%A7-chat-%E2%80%A7-help

-~~LU Soc-Tech Development Scheme: Build‧Chat‧Help~~Mobile App Building Workshop  ~~http~~https://~~hesln~~www.ln.edu.hk/~~index.php~~cht/enproject/~~innovation-and-entrepreneurship~~create/lunew-~~soc~~events-~~tech-development-scheme-build-%E2%80%A7-chat-%E2%80%A7~~and-~~help~~programmes

-~~Mobile App Building Workshop ~~Entrepreneurial Knowledge Transfer Fund (EKT) Fund https://www.ln.edu.hk/~~cht~~lei/~~project~~funding/~~create/new~~entrepreneurial-knowledge-~~events~~transfer-~~and~~ekt-~~programmes~~fund

-~~Entrepreneurial Knowledge Transfer Fund (EKT) Fund~~Agorize Business Case Competition [https://www.lnagorize.~~edu~~com/en/challenges/business-case-competition-3/?t=NpWvsdj0Zz6fYM_np5-uYw) https://www.agorize.hkcom/~~lei~~en/~~funding~~challenges/~~entrepreneurial~~business-~~knowledge~~case-~~transfer~~competition-~~ekt~~3/?t=NpWvsdj0Zz6fYM_np5-~~fund~~uYw]

~~-Agorize Business Case Competition [~~University Sports & Cultural Teams https://www.~~agorize~~ln.~~com~~edu.hk/enosa/~~challenges/business~~leadership-~~case-competition-3~~enhancement/~~?t=NpWvsdj0Zz6fYM_np5~~teams -~~uYw)~~ Contact List of Student Bodies https://www.~~agorize~~ln.~~com~~edu.hk/enf/~~challenges~~upload/~~business-case-competition-3~~80281/~~?t=NpWvsdj0Zz6fYM_np5~~Contact%20list_2023-~~uYw]~~24.pdf

=='''Other Links'''==

==Video about what we are doing in Lingnan: https://youtu.be/p8e5xeqGIuE<nowiki/>==

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