Introduction
To nurture ethical leaders of tomorrow with a strong sense of responsibility to the community, as well as a global outlook, PolyU introduced the Cambodia Service-Learning and Leadership Summer School in 2017. In 2019, students who enrolled the below service-learning subjects will automatically join under the summer school. During the service-learning program, cultural sensitivity training and various workshops & visits will be organized to enrich your service-learning experiences in Cambodia or south-east Asia country. At the end of the projects, all students will join together in a student forum to share your experiences and insight with students from Hong Kong, Cambodia, Vietnam and other countries.
Service-Learning Subjects:
COMP2S01 Technology Beyond Borders: Service Learning across Cultural, Ethnic and Community Lines
EE2S01 Low-cost Energy Infrastructures for Developing Regions
ELC2S02 Serving the Community through Teaching English
ELC2S03 Persuasive Digital Storytelling: Small Charities Big Impacts
SN2S03 Healthy Lifestyle Challenges for Developing Communities
SO2S01 Learning through Providing Eye Care and Vision Health to the Community
Date: About 2 weeks between mid-May to mid-June
Fee: $2,000 including air-tickets, insurance, accommodation, local transportation, VISA and up to $900 for vaccination.
Enquiry: Mr Kenneth Lo (kenneth.wk.lo@polyu.edu.hk) or 3400 3516
* Remark: Cambodia Summer School 2019 will NOT include a provision for students to take APSS1A21 Service Leadership.
Leadership Subjects
Leadership Education introduces students to the concepts and theories of service leadership and prepares them to become ethical leaders. By taking the Leadership subjects, students will:
- Understand and integrate theories and concepts on the basic qualities of effective leaders;
- Acquire skills which are essential for functioning as an effective leader;
- Reflect on their own service leadership qualities; and
- Appreciate the importance of Service Leadership to the development of themselves and the whole society.
Service Leadership
This subject was offered by the Department of Applied Social Sciences and there were 56 students from 18 departments taking this subject. They were joined by 20 students from the Royal University of Phnom Penh.
Students taking this subject studied different contemporary models of leadership. They reflected on the need for developing the qualities of effective service leaders in Cambodia’s historical context and identified their own leadership qualities. On the service-experience day, students were given the opportunity to serve the children living in rural area. They were guided to apply the knowledge of leadership gained in this subject to serve the children.
Tomorrow's Leaders
This subject was offered by the Department of Applied Social Sciences and there were 10 students from 6 departments taking this subject. They were joined by 7 students from the Royal University of Phnom Penh.
Students learned about theories, research and concepts on the intra-personal and interpersonal qualities of effective leaders. They developed self-awareness and a better understanding of themselves through various class activities. Moreover, they acquired cross-cultural interpersonal skills through working as a team with students from different nations and serving the elderly and children living in a slum on the service-experience day.
