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* Provide animal therapy to HKBU students and staff.
* Collaborate with HKAATA (Hong Kong Animal Assisted Therapy Association).
* Implement the project via workshops.
* An opportunity for the organisation to be exposed to the HKBU community.
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To maximize participation, effective promotion is essential. Utilizing social media, campus newsletters, and flyers will help spread the word about the workshop. Collaborating with student organizations, such as mental health clubs or wellness initiatives, can also boost attendance and generate interest. Offering incentives, such as refreshments or a chance to win a small prize, can encourage more students to join. Creating an inviting atmosphere will ensure that students feel comfortable and eager to participate in the workshop.====Tactics====
After the workshop, gathering feedback is crucial *Engage local sound designers and visual artists for assessing its impact a cohesive artistic vision.*Conduct brainstorming sessions to align on themes and improving future sensory elements.*Design an immersive meditation space with adaptable sensory features.*Include structured sessions. Simple surveys can help gauge student satisfaction for guided meditation, reflection, and interest in additional workshops or related eventssharing. This feedback can guide future programming, ensuring that *Integrate VR technology to enhance the meditation experience.*Provide digital drawing tools for creative expression.*Promote workshops continue to meet the needs of the student bodythrough community outreach and social media. Additionally, providing resources *Encourage participant engagement and collect feedback for students interested in further exploring animal therapy—such as local organizations or upcoming events can extend the positive impact beyond the workshop itselfcontinuous improvement.
By carefully planning and executing an animal therapy workshop, universities can foster a supportive community, promote mental health awareness, and provide students with valuable tools to manage stress and anxiety.<br />
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====Project Introduction====*Collaborate with NGOs, specifically recycling companies to collect disposed cans, bottles, trashes for the stress relief playgroundsdhvnbfokdb*Search for ideal venue for stress relief playground on campus*Gather feedback from participants to understand whether it has improved their stress management
====Tactics====svdkhvnboiuefdA stress release playground that combines with eco-friendly component can provide a multifaceted approach to stress management, promote social interaction, and raise environmental awareness, making it a valuable addition to community wellness initiatives.
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==Cohort 2025==
===Project 1: Online Promotion on Social Media.===
We will leverage popular platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and thread to raise students’ awareness about our friendship-building activities. Aiming to attract students from diverse backgrounds to participate, we will post engaging and interactive posts regularly. We believe that this approach could fosters a vibrant online community, making it easier for students to connect before attending events in person. <br />
====Key Tactics:====
*Regular posting feeds on various social media platform, make some noise in HKBU
*Reach out different schools/departments for promotion support
*Use videos, stories, polls, and challenges that resonate with students’ interests and campus life to capture attention and encourage interaction
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===Project 2: Promotional Booth===
Apart from online promotion, we will hold a Promotional Booth event where students can learn more about friendship-building activities, sign up for events, and interact with friendly volunteers. It will be strategically located in a high-traffic area to maximize students’ engagement. Games, photo opportunities, and giveaways will be incorporated to attract students and break the ice, making it easier for them to start conversations and build connections. We hope this physical interaction complements the online promotion by providing a vibrant space for students to take the next step in making new friends.
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====Key Tactics====
*Having food at the booth to attract students to visit our booth and get to know more about our even
*Having some of the masks they will be wearing at the event on display at the booth to give a picture of the event day
*A refundable deposit of HKD100 is required when signing up for the event to ensure they join the event without skipping. (deposit will be returned after event)
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===Project 3: Invite some popular guests to be in our activity===
Inviting some popular guests, such as well-known student leaders, campus celebrities, or local influencers, to participate in our friendship-building activities. Their presence will create excitement and draw more students to the events, leveraging their social influence to encourage participation. These guests can engage with attendees through chatting and interactive sessions, making the activities more memorable and appealing. This strategy fosters a lively, inclusive atmosphere where students feel motivated to connect and make new friends.
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====Key Tactics====
*Guests will participate in the activity, but the participant won't know who he or she is, so everyone will have the chance talking to he or she
*The guests list will be promoted on posters and social media promotion
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===Project 4: Bonding & Team-Building Activities===
The activities are designed to foster trust, communication, and collaboration among attendees through fun, inclusive challenges and games. UIF candidates who are trained student organizers, will lead and facilitate these events, ensuring a supportive environment that encourages shy or hesitant students to engage comfortably. This method can promote deeper connections, help break down social barriers, and create lasting friendships by emphasizing teamwork and shared experiences.
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====Key Tactics====
*(Ice breaking game) 4 pieces per puzzle, many sets of puzzles depending on the no.of participants. a puzzle piece taped under each participant's chair. Find those with the same puzzle and finish assembling the puzzle in 5 mins.
*Provide film camera app for every participant which they can take picture of every moment they want to, at the end of the activity we can gather all the picture taken by the participants
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==Cohort 2024==
===Project 1 - Design Thinking Workshop for HKBU community===
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* Promote the mindset of design thinking to the school community* Promote social innovation to HKBU students* Implement the project via workshops* Try to reach out to several I&E courses in General Education <br /br>
===Project 2 - Animal Therapy for HKBU community===
====Tactics====
*Conducting an animal therapy workshop is a powerful strategy to promote mental well-being among university students. By providing a structured*Collaborate with HKAATA (Hong Kong Animal Assisted Therapy Association).*An opportunity for the organisation to be exposed to the HKBU community.*Participants will then have the chance to interact with the animals, interactive allowing them to experience, these workshops can educate participants about firsthand the benefits calming effects of animal therapy while offering them a hands-on opportunity to engage with therapy animalscompanionship. The goal *Effective promotion is to create a welcoming environment where students can learnessential. Utilizing social media, relaxcampus newsletters, and connect with both flyers will help spread the word about the animals workshop.*Simple surveys can help gauge student satisfaction and each otherinterest in additional workshops or related events. This feedback can guide future programming, ensuring that the workshops continue to meet the needs of the student body. <br />
===Project 3 - Arts Tech Meditation Workshops=======Project Introduction====The workshop can be structured purpose for the Arts Tech Meditation Workshops is to include an introductory sessionincorporate innovative artistic technologies with healing practices such as meditation. This can be followed by In today’s busy world, these workshops will expose those people willing to seek out a live demonstrationplace for relaxation, self-exploration, and the feeling of belonging. As we partner with local sound and art tech artists, we will develop and multi-sensory meditation space where trained therapy animals sound, art, light and their handlers showcase techniques used in therapy sessionsscents work together. Participants They will then have receive a rare combination of meditation methods through the chance to interact with use of virtual reality for meditation and digital drawing in the animals, allowing them attempt to experience firsthand the calming effects of animal companionship. Incorporating guided relaxation exercises or mindfulness activities during the interaction can look further enhance the experienceinto themselves.
===Arts Tech Meditation WorkshopsProject 4 - Stress Release Playground===
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==Cohort 2023==
