The 2030 SDGs Game is not your average orientation event—it's an immersive experience designed to empower you to navigate the complexities of our interconnected world. As a global citizen, you'll engage in hands-on simulations that challenge you to address real-world issues and collaborate with others for sustainable solutions. We believe that everyone has the power to make a difference, and this game will equip you with the mindset and skills to thrive in shaping a shared future.

Join us for an unforgettable experience that will transform how you view the world and your role within it. We look forward to seeing you in the future!
 

AIMS & OBJECTIVES

The 2030 SDGs Game is a multiplayer, facilitated card-based game inspired by the United Nations’ 2030 Sustainable Development Goals that simulates taking the “real world” into the year 2030. You will meet other new students and work together to explore how to create a prosperous, fair, and sustainable world, while having fun!

• Gain a direct experience of participating in co-creating a sustainable world.
• Stimulate your natural curiosity to understand complex issues in a simplified and enjoyable mean.
• Inspire and motivate you to take action in the real world.

BONUS:

Flex Your Changemaking Muscle, Fueled by Us

Before the Game, would you like to develop your inner changemaker and then putting those skills into practice through an immersive simulation? Attend both the "Skills and Mindset for Impact" workshop in the morning and “The 2030 SDGs Game” in the afternoon, we'll treat you to a free lunch in between! Don't miss this chance to gain essential skills, make an impact, and enjoy good food with your peers. Sign up for "Skills and Mindset for Impact" as well for the fun-filled day!

LANGUAGE

English

REMARKS

1. Sign up also for "Skills and Mindset for Impact" in the morning to qualify for an exclusive lunch with your peers, generously provided by HKUST Connect. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect and collaborate!
2. To avoid interruption and hindering the progress of the session, facilitators may not admit participants who are late for more than 10 minutes.

3. This session is HMAW1905-recognized event in the “Personal Enrichment & Community Service” category under the "Self-directed Experience" of HMAW1905: Behavioral Foundations of University Education: Habits, Mindsets, and Wellness. To receive full hours (i.e. 2 hrs), you must attend the event in full and miss no more than 10 mins.

ENQUIRY

HKUST Connect (2358-5850 / connect@ust.hk)

Welcome to your first year in university! Starting a new chapter in life can be intimidating with all the new environment, new information, and new faces. To make the most out of your university experience, you need courage and determination. And we are here to support you!

In this workshop, you will identify the qualities and mindset of a changemaker. You will also be encouraged to take further actions to build up your changemaking muscles and skills, so you can make positive impacts.

AIMS & OBJECTIVES

To identify changemaker qualities and mindsets; and actions that make one a changemaker.

Key Topics:

• What is changemaking and who can be a changemaker
• Changemaker qualities and mindsets
• Actions you can take to develop yourself as a changemaker

BONUS:

Flex Your Changemaking Muscle, Fueled by Us

Want to put your Changemaker muscle into use?  Sign up for "The 2030 SDGs Game: A Simulation Game for Our Shared Future" to tackle global sustainability challenges!

Attend both "The 2030 SDGs Game" in the afternoon and "Skills and Mindset for Impact" workshop in the morning, we'll provide you with a free lunch in between! It'll be a fun-filled day of honing your changemaker mindset and then diving into an immersive simulation to tackle global sustainability challenges. Don't miss this opportunity to gain essential skills, make an impact, and enjoy good food with your peers. Sign up for "The 2030 SDGs Game" as well for the for the fun-filled day!

LANGUAGE

English

REMARKS 

1. Sign up also for "The 2030 SDGs Game: A Simulation Game for Our Shared Future" in the afternoon to qualify for an exclusive lunch with your peers, generously provided by HKUST Connect. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect and collaborate!
2. To avoid interruption and hindering the progress of the session, facilitators may not admit participants who are late for more than 10 minutes.

3. This session is HMAW1905-recognized event in the “Personal Enrichment & Community Service” category under the "Self-directed Experience" of HMAW1905: Behavioral Foundations of University Education: Habits, Mindsets, and Wellness. To receive full hours (i.e. 1.5 hrs), you must attend the event in full and miss no more than 10 mins.

ENQUIRY

HKUST Connect (2358-5850 / connect@ust.hk)