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French May 2023
APRIL-JUNE, 2023
Celebrating its 30th edition this year, French May is one of the largest cultural events in Asia. With more than 100 programmes presented across two months, it has become an iconic part of Hong Kong's cultural scene that reaches over 200 thousand visitors each year. The objectives of French May are to touch everything, to be everywhere and for everyone.
The Elysée Treaty at 60
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
HKU-HKBU Joint Conference : Europe and the Franco-German partnership: The Elysée Treaty at 60
This half-day conference assesses the Franco-German relationship at sixty. The main question is a simple one that is difficult to answer. Have France and Germany traditionally exercised joint leadership within the European Union?
The 51th Hong Kong French Film Festival
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2022
Hong Kong French Film Festival is celebrating its 51st edition this year, from November 13 to December 13, 2022 with 56 films, including a selection of films by Claire Denis, and a tribute to Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean-Luc Godard and Gaspard Ulliel.
Hong Kong Book Fair 2022 - Travel to France
JULY 20-26, 2022
From July 20th to 26th 2022 the Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macao will present its French Pavilion at the Hong Kong Book Fair (Hall 1A - A17 "International Cultural Village") for the 7th consecutive year, with a focus placed on travel and travelling writers.
Welcome to France: A French Touch @ HKU
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Interested in developing your career in the leading French luxury industry or the strategic sector of French wine and gastronomy?
Join our online event to get access to insider knowledge that will help you prepare students to become future industry leaders.
Webinar: Discover ESSEC Masters Programs
JUNE 7, 2021
Discover ESSEC Masters Programs in France and Singapore
WEBINAR | 07.06.2021 | 3:00 pm
SPEAKERS: Maxime Chatellier | ESSEC Recruitment Director East Asia
And Ms LIU Sui Yan | HKU alumni, current students in the master’s in data sciences & Business Analytics at ESSEC & CentraleSupélec.
Colours of Congo
23 FEBRUARY - 20 JUNE, 2021
Colours of Congo: Patterns, Symbols and Narratives in 20th-Century Congolese Paintings displays a selection of Congolese work created from the 1920s to 1960.
The exhibition and accompanying volume of essays primarily examines this group of paintings as artworks ...
Prix du Consulat Général de France à Hong Kong et Macao
JANUARY, 26, 2021
Ms Leung Wai Ki, Momo has been awarded the Prix du Consulat Général de France à Hong Kong et Macao, 2020. Each year, this prestigious prize rewards the best deserving student in the HKU French programme. Our congratulations to Momo for her dedication to French language and culture!
49th Hong Kong French Film Festival
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER, 2020
The French Cinepanorama -- Hong Kong French Film Festival, is back in town, with an online format and in cinema! Organized by the Alliance Française de Hong Kong with the support of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the 49th Hong Kong French Film Festival will run from 25th November to 15th December, 2020. A great selection of 40 films will be screened online and in cinemas.
French programme in the time of Covid-19
FEBRUARY-MAY, 2020
In light of the development of the COVID-19 outbreak, face-to-face teaching at the University was suspended in February 2020 to reduce the risk of infection. To comply with the University’s recommendation, HKU French programme switched to online teaching.
This is a brief account of how we kept things going in the time of Covid-19.
COVID-19 Multilingual Infographics
APRIL, 2020
French Programme collaborates with HKUMed to create COVID-19 Multilingual Infographics.
A key line of defence against the COVID-19 pandemic is having access to accurate health and hygiene information for everyone. With this in mind, HKU Faculty of Medicine has collaborated with the School of Modern Languages and Cultures to translate and produce a series of #Healthographics.
Summer Courses Travel Grants
DECEMBER 02, 2019
This year, 20 students from the HKU French Programme received the Légion d'Honneur Club Hong Kong Chapter and Consulate General of France Summer Courses Travel Grants. The grant rewards achieving students who have attended a summer course in France in the summer 2019.
Littérature Au Vol. Les Djinns
NOVEMBER 30, 2019
Littérature au Vol is an original project presented as part of the Hong Kong 2019 edition of Novembre Numérique; a worldwide festival celebrating digital cultures.
This year, a group of HKU French students worked on a video adaptation of Les Djinns, a poem by Victor Hugo.
Digital November
OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 16, 2019
Each year, the month of November is dedicated to showcasing the fascinating diversity of the French digital culture in every part of the world. Digital November is an invitation to discover the latest French technology, its usage, content production and stakeholders in the digital world through a series of events.