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Edutainer Competition: UN Sustainable Development Goals

Funded by the Strategic Development Grant of the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, this competition aims to recruit contestants to produce a short English video aimed at raising awareness about one of the following UN Sustainable Development Goals in an educating and entertaining way:

Goal 1: No Poverty

Goal 4: Quality Education

Goal 5: Gender Equality

Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Goal 11: Sustainable Cities & Communities

Goal 12: Responsible Consumption & Production

The video should be in English, and it should be creative and impactful. Our adjudicators will rate each video based on:

1. the educational value and effectiveness of the content,

2. English proficiency (both spoken and written),

3. creativity, and

4. video presentation techniques (e.g., filming, editing, and visual effects)

You may view last year’s videos here.


Session for this competition:

Secondary Schools (S.1 to S.6)

Maximum number of contestants per team: 3

Format: Please produce a video about the summary of a selected issue, as well as your views and suggestions about it. You can provide some secondary research data in your presentation. Please express your ideas in a witty way instead of a boring PowerPoint presentation. Addition of the arts effect and digital story telling skills will receive an extra bonus. 

Video length: around 5 minutes

 

 

The Adjudicators

  • Ms Benita Chick, CEO and Founder of Encompass HK, Lecturer of the University of Hong Kong.
  • Dr Amy Kong, Senior Lecturer and English Language Centre Coordinator of The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong.
  • Dr Annise Lam, Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Foreign Languages, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology.

Prizes

  • Each participant will receive a certificate of participation upon request.
  • Each team of finalists will be invited to an award presentation ceremony to be held on 6 July 2024 (Saturday morning), where they will receive a certificate. Winners will receive the following cash prizes: 

 

Secondary School

Session (S.1-S.6)

Champion

HK$3,000 per team

First-runner up

HK$2,000 per team

Second-runner up

HK$1,000 per team

Honourable Mention(s)

HK$500 per team

Audience-Favourite
Award

HK$500 per team
 Submission
  • Upload your video here by 3 June 2024.
  • Name your video with your name(s), and your school’s name.
  • Please send an email to elc@hsu.edu.hk to confirm your submission. Please also include your full name, school’s name and level of study (S1, S2 etc.), as well as mobile phone number. Please indicate if you want to receive a certificate of participation.

Note: Finalists will be informed in the last week of June individually by email and text messages, and they will be invited to the Award Presentation Ceremony to be held on 6 July 2024. Their videos will be uploaded onto YouTube for public voting between late June and early July.

Should you have any enquiries, please contact Ms. Ankie Chan at 3963 5696 or elc@hsu.edu.hk.