Coral Academy Journey to Coral Restoration

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Coral Academy Journey to Coral Restoration

14/06/2024
15/06/2024

Project Highlight

  • The Coral Academy, led by Professor Apple Chui, Research Assistant Professor from the School of Life Sciences, is an outreach programme to promote the conservation of corals and marine biodiversity. The Academy offers a diverse range of community engagement activities, including seminars, workshops, eco-tours, and lab visits.
  • Delivered two public workshops on coral biology, the importance of coral conservation and the work of the Coral Academy
  • Participants established a stronger connection with corals and nature through a series of hands-on activities including coral cookies painting, adopt-a-coral session, visits to coral culturing facilities and coral tanks

Project Impact

Promotion of marine conservation

Through hands-on experience with live coral samples and other activities, participants were able to understand the importance of marine conservation

Utilization of workshop knowledge in teaching students

Engaged school teachers making good use of the knowledge they learned in the workshop to teach their students

Inspire individual action

Encouraged each participant to take at least one action to protect the marine environment via their social media platforms

Event highlight

Co-Organizers

School of Life Sciences
Coral Academy

FULFILLED SDGs

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Universities have a responsibility to bring about sustainable development in society. They are expected to be responsive to pressing societal issues and sustainability challenges and to act to integrate changes in internal organization, knowledge creation, educational models, information technologies, social responsibility and knowledge transfer.

 

As one of Hong Kong’s pioneering universities, CUHK takes a holistic approach to social responsibility, connecting and articulating its vision, goals and priorities to guide planning and management practices. We are resolved to establish ourselves at the forefront of social responsibility and to address various sustainable development targets, ranging from health to education, inclusion to partnerships, and climate action to responsible processes.

 

The University seeks to ensure that all its members understand and identify with CUHK’s values and are engaged in the quest for a sustainable world both for themselves and for those who follow in their footsteps.
 

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