[From Service-Learning and Leadership Office of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK PolyU)]
We are pleased to announce the International Symposium and Expo on Service-Learning and Socially Responsible Global Citizenship, to be held online on July 9-10, 2021.
2020 has been tough for all of us. COVID-19 forced us to do social distancing and put lots of us into lockdown.
Learning about how others have adjusted and adapted their practices and learning can be a stepping stone to a “new future”, with far-reaching potentials for benefitting the community at large and reaching out to the most excluded ones, both right now and in the future beyond COVID-19.
Through this online Symposium and Expo, we target to provide spaces for like-minded colleagues to share their research, practices, expertise and new ideas related to SL and Global Citizenship. All ideas are welcomed, and in particular, we want to know how you have adapted to the “new normal”.
We are inviting submissions on e-posters, videos, and proposals for holding virtual interactive workshops. The content can be showcasing service-learning projects, or some research on Service-Learning (SL) or community engagement. Both faculty-led and student-initiated projects are welcome.
We are much honored to have Professor Harry R. Lewis (Harvard University) as well as Dr Luke Terra (Stanford University) confirmed as our speakers, and are lining up other exciting speakers and activities right now. The submission details are below, and updates will be announced on the event website (https://www.polyu.edu.hk/sllo/symposium/). We really hope that you can help to bring this message to your university partners and students who may be of interest. Please do let us know if we can be of help in answering any questions you may have. We hope to see submissions from Vietnam soon! Thank you very much!
Submission Details
We invite submissions addressing
· research works focusing on Service-Learning/Socially Responsible Global Citizenship
· practices/new ideas in designing, delivering, and assessing Service-Learning/Socially Responsible Global Citizenship projects
· Service-Learning/Civic Engagement ideas or projects that address the “new normal”, especially those focusing on virtual civic engagement
· research products to address social needs or with potential to benefit the community at large
Important Dates (in Hong Kong Time):
| Submission deadline: | 23 April 2021 |
| Notification of acceptance: | 21 May 2021 |
| Final submission: | 11 June 2021 |
| International Symposium and Expo: | 9-10 July 2021 |
| Post-event exhibition: | July 2021 – Jan 2022 |
Presentation Format:
The Symposium and Expo will offer several different modes of presentation:
1. e-Poster
Submit a proposal of at most 1,000 words in English including an abstract.
2. Video / Narrated PowerPoint (maximum 5 minutes)
Submit a written abstract in English with a description, summary, or logline for the video.
3. Interactive Workshop (maximum 30 minutes)
Submit a proposal of at most 1,000 words in English.
Details for submissions: https://polyu.hk/dMzzh
Link for submissions: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iseslsrgc2021
University student-initiated SL:
Details and requirements for university students to submit SL projects or proposals, please refer to: https://polyu.hk/SzNKB
Vietnam Campus Engage 