Campus Digest

Transdisciplinary student exhibition promotes marine conservation

Wednesday, 27 November 2024

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A group photo of the Global Challenges course students and the collaborating units.
The team designing the "Parent-Child Marine Education System" introduces the beach robot to secondary students.
Dr Glos Ho and the "Aqua Spirit" board game team.
The "Turtle SoupStainable" team introduces the game and shares the knowledge about marine protection to primary students.

 

A total of 135 first-year transdisciplinary students from the "ITS1005 Global Challenges" course showcased 22 creative works on campus from 12 to 13 November. The exhibition aimed to foster a sustainable relationship between humans and water, evoke empathy towards marine life, and raise awareness about protecting the marine ecosystem. Supported by the Hong Kong Ocean Park conservation advocacy initiative "Mission R" and WWF-Hong Kong, the event attracted approximately 800 visitors, including over 140 secondary school students. 

A team comprised of students studying the Individualised Major designed a "Parent-Child Marine Education System", that allows users to remotely control a robot via a mobile app to identify and collect trash from the beach. Another team created a card game called "Aqua Spirit", which incorporates wordplay in English and Cantonese, as well as describes marine pollution and its solutions, allowing participants to engage in competitive gameplay. 

Additionally, student teams from Arts and Technology produced a 3D pop-up book titled "Turtle SoupStainable" guiding participants to reflect on human actions threatening the ocean. 

Dr Glos Ho, Director of Transdisciplinary Undergraduate Programmes and Principal Lecturer, said, "We are pleased to see students actively sharing their creative concepts. We encourage students and faculty from various disciplines to use this exhibition as an opportunity to enhance transdisciplinary collaboration and advance sustainable ocean development." 

The Global Challenges course is a core course for undergraduate students enrolled in the transdisciplinary programmes, with this semester focusing on "United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life Below Water," co-taught by Dr Glos Ho; Dr Patrick Yue, Senior Lecturer from the Department of Biology; and Dr Gray Ho, Senior Lecturer from the Department of Chemistry.