Impact Lab

Impact Lab What is social entrepreneurship? Social entrepreneurship is one of the most exciting business trends over the past several decades. How will this course work?

The HKU BUSI2812 Impact Lab (formerly known as the Social Venture Management course) is a 6-credit course that will give students an opportunity to work directly for social ventures. This is a 6-credit experiential learning course in The University of Hong Kong's Business School that will give students an opportunity to work directly for early stage social ventures under the guidance of a faculty

instructor and professional mentors. You will have opportunities to manage teams, solve real-life problems, and gain hands-on business experience, which will strengthen your soft skills, help you implement academic business concepts in a practical way, and greatly improve your ability to compete in the job market. By combining the efficiency of business education with the nobility of helping society, many hope that social ventures will be able to help to cure ills suffered by the most vulnerable. The importance of social entrepreneurship is gaining recognition worldwide, and is increasingly popular in Hong Kong. In this course students will have an opportunity to manage within real social ventures. Each student will have opportunities to apply academic principles learned previously, but will also be confronted with real-life issues and problems for which they are unprepared. Students to engage in problem solving and business building within a supervised learning environment, enabling real life skills development and personal growth. Learn more at www.svmcourse.com

HKU students are welcome to attend this event on Women Leaders in FinTech -- for free. Come and meet influential leade...
12/11/2018

HKU students are welcome to attend this event on Women Leaders in FinTech -- for free. Come and meet influential leaders in town!

Calling for HKU and HKUST students to join 'Women Leaders in Fintech' for FREE on 3 Dec! We welcome all students in business and STEM (science, tech, engineering and maths). Students who attend will also get a Free DigFin Group subscription worth USD $360 a year.

Don't miss your opportunity to meet the most influential Fintech leaders in town. Save your seat here: https://www.eventbrite.hk/e/women-leaders-in-fintech-event-tickets-52343691390

Great SCMP opinion piece about Soap Cycling's MEY Program. Thanks to all the students who have supported our elderly fri...
11/11/2018

Great SCMP opinion piece about Soap Cycling's MEY Program. Thanks to all the students who have supported our elderly friends!

It would be incredibly short-sighted of Hong Kong not to utilise the neglected talent of the elderlyOlder citizens have a great deal to offer, if we can only commit to providing suitable opportunities

Calling for student volunteers! Join the biggest event in town & network with key industry players — for free. Sign up...
16/10/2018

Calling for student volunteers! Join the biggest event in town & network with key industry players — for free. Sign up here: http://bit.ly/2EoPBvn

Calling for student volunteers! Join the biggest event in town & network with key industry players in various sessions, including the FinTech Night. Sign up here: http://bit.ly/2EoPBvn

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The SVM course instructor, David Bishop, was recently featured in the China Daily about HK's growing labour problem.
04/10/2018

The SVM course instructor, David Bishop, was recently featured in the China Daily about HK's growing labour problem.

HK’s aging population is short of trained elder-care support. The social welfare pilot scheme to reskill 300 domestic helpers is insufficient. A global scramble for trained elder-care workers is underway. HK has to raise terms, wages, attitudes and facilities for them. Meanwhile, Honey Tsang finds...

What does empathy mean to you?
27/09/2018

What does empathy mean to you?

What is the best way to ease someone's pain and suffering? In this beautifully animated RSA Short, Dr Brené Brown reminds us that we can only create a genuin...

Our first seminar is at 6 pm today at KK Leung, room 1303!It's held by the wonderful Natalie Chan, founder & CEO of OWN ...
20/09/2018

Our first seminar is at 6 pm today at KK Leung, room 1303!

It's held by the wonderful Natalie Chan, founder & CEO of OWN Academy 自由學園, who will talk about the tools and mindset needed to make the most out of your internship and beyond.

Feel free to bring along anyone you think this could be of interest to.

If you plan on attending (which you should!), then please watch this video in advance:

Join me on a thought-provoking adventure in my new animated mini-series, Principles for Success. I've taken my book Principles, and distilled it into a 30 mi...

MYEO is a for-profit edutech social enterprise focusing on furthering the education, skills and professional development...
22/08/2018

MYEO is a for-profit edutech social enterprise focusing on furthering the education, skills and professional development opportunities for young people across Myanmar through our education content, opportunities, and skill development programs.

MYEO is the leading education and youth empowerment information opportunities provider to over 68,000 youths .hub on FB and www.mymyeo.com

They are looking for individuals with passion for empowering youths through digital technology. You have to be a go-getter and comfortable learning new things in short period of time, and you need to be comfortable working in a remote workplace.

IF you are up for challenge, then apply for an internship at: www.svmcourse.com/partner-companies

Learn about the amazing partner companies that you can intern for in the SVM course. Here you may also find the contact info to apply to each social enterprise

Weava are looking for student interns interested in social media, marketing, and corporate engagement. Apply for an inte...
22/08/2018

Weava are looking for student interns interested in social media, marketing, and corporate engagement.

Apply for an internship position at: www.svmcourse.com/partner-companies

Weava is a productivity tool for students and researchers to highlight and organize online articles and PDFs for academic research and studies. A year since it's launch, Weava has over 50,000 registered users from 100+ countries, with students from 40+ universities and 80+ K12 schools. It now will seek to target, promote and work with the corporate sector in the semester ahead in Hong Kong.

Learn about the amazing partner companies that you can intern for in the SVM course. Here you may also find the contact info to apply to each social enterprise

How about an internship with the award-winning social enterprise, Twopresents, which combines an online invitation platf...
22/08/2018

How about an internship with the award-winning social enterprise, Twopresents, which combines an online invitation platform with a charitable gift solution.

They are looking for motivated, energetic, enthusiastic interns with skills in graphic design, video making/editing, programming, social media/marketing & communication.

If that sounds like you, then apply at:

Learn about the amazing partner companies that you can intern for in the SVM course. Here you may also find the contact info to apply to each social enterprise

How about an internship with OWN Academy this semester?!Apply at: www.svmcourse.com/partner-companiesOWN Academy is an i...
22/08/2018

How about an internship with OWN Academy this semester?!

Apply at: www.svmcourse.com/partner-companies

OWN Academy is an innovative education company which focuses on learning with a purpose, by helping students identify their passions and give them the tools and opportunities to master it.

In 2018, their goal is to build a global mentorship, internship and apprenticeship network where students from different socio-economic backgrounds can access and learn together.

Be part of the OWN education movement and take on real responsibility working for a rapidly growing start-up in research, business development, accounting, communication, program design and development, advertising/digital marketing, social media, administrative, communications, event management and web design.

Learn about the amazing partner companies that you can intern for in the SVM course. Here you may also find the contact info to apply to each social enterprise

Are you interested in mobile and blockchain technology? Then an internship for Genio Group could be your thing. Apply at...
22/08/2018

Are you interested in mobile and blockchain technology? Then an internship for Genio Group could be your thing.

Apply at: www.svmcourse.com/partner-companies

They are on a mission to empower the grassroots in Hong Kong by teaching people new skills to earn an extra income to help themselves and others - using mobile and blockchain technology.

You will be part of a global movement riding on a new wave of internet technology. You will also gain experience in one of the hottest sectors in the job market.

Learn about the amazing partner companies that you can intern for in the SVM course. Here you may also find the contact info to apply to each social enterprise

Do you want to do meaningful and valuable work on mental health this semester? Intern for CMHA HK!Apply at: https://www....
21/08/2018

Do you want to do meaningful and valuable work on mental health this semester? Intern for CMHA HK!

Apply at: https://www.svmcourse.com/partner-companies

The CMHA HK is a coalition of City businesses working together to create a culture of good mental health for City workers. Their vision is that people at all levels in the City of Hong Kong are able to talk about mental health without fear of stigma and that mental health is recognised as a boardroom issue.

They are looking for student partners to work with them on marketing, website design and strategy to enable them to expand, adapt to the Hong Kong context, and support businesses to create mentally healthy workplaces.

Learn about the amazing partner companies that you can intern for in the SVM course. Here you may also find the contact info to apply to each social enterprise

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