CU CHAMPION refers to The Chinese University of Hong Kong Community Health And Multi-disciplinary Partnership Interprofessional Outreach Network.
Inaugurated in 2013, CU CHAMPION is a joint disciplines outreach and service learning program. As of today, CU CHAMPION consists of teachers and students from Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Social Science and Faculty of Science, it aims to link all faculties staff and students to facilitate inter-professional training and organise service learning activities.
CU CHAMPION has the vision to enhance CUHK students’ readiness to serve the community and become a university-wide program and an innovative leader in coordinating student volunteers to improve community wellness, and improve the overall well-being of Hong Kong citizens. CU CHAMPION’s service objectives include but not limited to advancement of geriatric care and elders’ well-being, disease prevention, and improve the life quality of the underprivileged. The program seeks to bring the generations together in a mutually beneficial partnership with community partners, student volunteers, CUHK alumni and professionals. With fine-tuning, the programme aspires to serve as a model of service-learning and student-as-partner initiative to facilitate the overall teaching and learning quality in CUHK.
