Student Learning | The HKU Social Venture Management Internship Course

Spend a summer making impact
with the Impact Lab Summer program

Work with ventures started by HKU students or social impact enterprises in Hong Kong, from NGOs, to for-profit organisations and charities. The Impact Lab Summer course is a 6-credit experiential learning course that gives you entrepreneurship opportunities together with international exposure.

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Syllabus

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

Over the 4-week program, you will not only spend time working hands-on with an exciting social venture but also develop important and marketable skills.

4 Days Company Growth

+

1 Day Video Production

per week

Your weekly schedule will consist of 4 days with the company, growing their business, with the 5th day spent designing, filming and editing a short film or promotional video for the company you are working with.

This is a great opportunity to show creativity, innovative thinking and develop something of long term benefit to the company you are working with. The department has cutting edge software and equipment (think drone …) which will help you create something both you and the companies can be proud of.

The Impact Lab course is open for you to work in Hong Kong (even if you are based overseas!). You can work for social enterprises and gain a unique hands-on experience of these real-life situations.

WORKLOAD

160 hrs
=
128 company hrs (~30 hrs weekly)
+
32 video hrs

Upon the completion of your 4-week placement, you will have completed the 160 hours required to earn the 6 credit on offer from BUSI2812. We will conduct an orientation session in May which you will be required to attend in order to be ready for your summer Impact Lab journey.

Timeline for 2024 intake

Application

Send CV & Motivation Letter via a form linked below.

Briefing

Date: 3rd May 2024
Time: 18:00 (HKT)

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Selection & Registration

Selected students will be informed about the selection results in April.

NOTE: We are applying the first-come-first-served principle meaning students who decide and register early will be given preference.

Enrollment

Once a student is offered a placement, they will receive a registration link from the company. The course will appear on Moodle later on - registrations are done manually by the faculty and take some time. Students cannot enroll on Moodle on their own but need to be selected by a company through a recruitment process.

Onboarding

An onboarding meeting will be held with the course instructors to prepare students for the class in May.

Start of Course

Students will start their work in June or July and will work for 4 consecutive weeks contributing 30 working hours per week to the organisation they will be working with.

Assessment & Grading

Students will be assessed throughout the placement by their direct supervisor and final grades will be published in August. For more information about the course deliverables please refer to the syllabus.

Student Videos

HOW TO APPLY

Application closes on XX Mar (23:59). Applicants will need to send their CV and Motivation Letter and might be invited to an interview for assessment.

NOTE: Students cannot add this course by themselves but need to be accepted by the instructor first.

Apply

If you have any question, please consult our FAQ section first before reaching out to ImpactLab@hku.hk in case your question is not answered.