{"id":34934,"date":"2025-10-14T12:17:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T04:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/?post_type=school_news&#038;p=34934"},"modified":"2025-10-14T14:45:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T06:45:19","slug":"from-different-countries-to-one-community-faculty-hosts-speed-friending-for-new-non-local-students","status":"publish","type":"school_news","link":"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/tc\/school_news\/from-different-countries-to-one-community-faculty-hosts-speed-friending-for-new-non-local-students\/","title":{"rendered":"From Different Countries to One Community: Faculty Hosts Speed Friending for New Non-Local Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To help first-year non-local Social Sciences students establish meaningful connections, the <strong>Faculty of Social Sciences<\/strong> organised a lively Speed Friending event on September 10, 2025. The initiative provided a warm and welcoming environment for students to meet peers and share their experiences at the start of their academic journey.<\/p>\n<p>Over 20 new students from diverse parts of the world joined the event, engaging in a series of fun icebreaker activities that created a vibrant tapestry of cultures.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34937\" src=\"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC01778-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC01778-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC01778-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC01778-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC01778-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC01778-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC01778-2048x1368.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">New non-local students introduce themselves by sharing their home countries and languages.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Participants introduced themselves by sharing their home countries and mother languages. They also enjoyed a speed quiz game that offered insights into Hong Kong and HKU, fostering both curiosity and understanding among the new cohort.<\/p>\n<p>To give students a taste of local life, the event featured delicious snacks such as egg tarts and refreshing local drinks, adding a cultural flavour to the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34938\" src=\"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC01827-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC01827-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC01827-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC01827-1024x666.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC01827-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC01827-1536x1000.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC01827-2048x1333.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\n<em style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Students enjoy a taste of Hong Kong with local snacks provided at the event.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A key highlight was a sharing session led by senior non-local students. They offered valuable tips from their personal experiences of navigating life at HKU, which helped foster a strong sense of community among the newcomers.<\/p>\n<p>The event was a great success in building connections and easing the transition for the new students. The Faculty looks forward to hosting more initiatives that support student <strong>well-being, cultural exchange, and integration<\/strong> throughout the academic year.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34940\" src=\"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC02011-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC02011-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC02011-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC02011-1024x668.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC02011-768x501.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC02011-1536x1003.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC02011-2048x1337.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">A senior student shares personal experiences and advice with first-year students.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","school_new_categories":[781],"school_news_tag":[],"thought_leadership_category":[],"department_category":[],"class_list":["post-34934","school_news","type-school_news","status-publish","hentry","school_new_categories-teaching-learning"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.2 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"To help first-year non-local Social Sciences students establish meaningful connections, the Faculty of Social Sciences organised a lively Speed Friending event on September 10, 2025. 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