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CommunityQuest 16 Finalists Announced
CEU has launched “CommunityQuest”, VTC Community Engagement Reward Scheme this academic year. It encourages VTC students to utilise their VPET skills to propose innovative, engaging, and practical solutions to community issues, centred around four main themes: Youth Development, Elderly and GeronTechnology, Sustainability and Inclusivity. The response from students has been overwhelming. After the first judging panel meeting, 16 projects were selected to advance to the final.
The List of selected Projects (in no particular order):
Project Name | Disciplines or Member Institutions | Community Partners* |
Small potato Big dream — Culinary Skills Workshop for SEN Students | Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi) |
Heep Hong Society |
Smart Planting for Elderly Care |
Health and Life Sciences Discipline Student Development Discipline | The Hong Kong Chinese Christian Churches Union Kwong Yum Care Home |
Nutritional Cooking Workshop for Elderly to Prevent Osteoporosis | Health and Life Sciences Discipline | Caring Engaging Smart, Housing Society（Kwun Lung Lau） |
The 6th 1-min Public Speaking Contest (2025) |
Business Discipline Student Development Discipline |
Family Value Foundation of Hong Kong Limited |
“Choi Hung” Dreams, Memory Streams |
Childcare, Elderly and Community Services Discipline Engineering Discipline |
Yang Memorial Methodist Social Service |
Dim Sum Battle Board Game |
Childcare, Elderly and Community Services Discipline |
The Neighbourhood Advice-Action Council |
Puzzle of Light - Jewelry Art Piece Making with People in Recovery |
Design Discipline |
Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service |
Collaboration on Design Project of SKH Youth Centre |
Engineering Discipline |
Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui |
AI Korfball Coaching Platform |
Hotel, Service and Tourism Studies Discipline Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi)
| Hong Kong China Korfball Association |
WishU Fame&Fortune —Short Video Promoting Financial Concepts for Youth | Hong Kong Institute of Information Technology (HKIIT) Student Development Discipline | St. James' Settlement |
Gemini powered Global Sign Language Translator | Hong Kong Institute of Information Technology (HKIIT) | SLCO Community Resources |
Space-time Prism —Augmented Reality Experience of Old Hong Kong | Hong Kong Institute of Information Technology (HKIIT) | Tramplus |
Seasonal Advices of Good Eating for Seniors (SAGES) — Smart Refrigerator for Creating Healthy Menus for Care Homes |
Hong Kong Institute of Information Technology (HKIIT) |
New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association |
Parent-child Hairstyling Workshop |
Youth College |
Hong Kong Family Welfare Society |
Eco-Friendly Creative Market Workshop Campaign |
Youth College |
T Cube Culture and Education Limited / League of Ordinary Gent |
3D Printing Express |
Youth College |
Hong Kong Lutheran Social Service Transitional Housing Projects (CONCORDIA Tsat Sing Kong, CONCORDIA Sheung Yue River) |
(*) Community partners that have been approached or confirmed for collaboration.
The scheme requires the selected teams to collaborate with community partners to jointly address community challenges. With the guidance of their project advisors and the support of CEU, each team has proactively engaged with community partners, organising workshops and developing prototypes. Their aim is to implement their proposed ideas and apply the knowledge gained in their studies. We look forward to seeing the students' contributions to the community showcased during the final presentation scheduled for mid-year.
[Image 1] The first judging panel meeting was completed in January, during which the 16 shortlisted projects were chosen. The four-person judging panel included Mr Kelvin TO King-ting, Senior Project Officer (Acting) of Smart City Innovation Centre and STEAM Education Centre, Ms Angel YU On-kei, Senior Corporate Communications Manager of Communications and Public Relations Office, and also two representatives from CEU.
[Image 2] The Youth College’s Diploma of Vocational Education (Hairdressing) team will co-host a "Parent-child Hairstyling Workshop" with the Hong Kong Family Welfare Society (HKFWS). Participating students WONG Tsz-hang (left), TSE Cheuk -wing (second left), and lecturer Mr Leo WONG Chi-wai (right) meet with social worker of HKFWS’s Kwai Chung (South) Integrated Family Service Centre discuss the workshop details.
[Image 3] PANG Sum-yuet, CHUNG Wing-sze, and LI Wing-pan (from left to right), three students from the Childcare, Elderly, and Community Services discipline, are part of the “Choi Hung: Dreams, Memory Streams” team. They have conducted interviews with elderly residents of Choi Hung Estate through the Yang Memorial Methodist Social Service. The stories shared by the elderly will be integrated with building information modeling from the Engineering discipline, and with support from the Language discipline, to preserve the memories of the estate that is set to be demolished. We look forward to their finished product
[Image 4] Comprising five students from the Health and Life Sciences discipline, the team is collaborating with The Hong Kong Chinese Christian Churches Union Kwong Yum Care Home (Integrated Aged Care Services) on the “Smart Planting for Elderly Care” project. Under the guidance of teachers from the Student Development discipline, the students teach the elderly to use hydroponic systems to grow vegetables, aiming to enhance their physical and mental well-being. Harvests are expected in mid-April.
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