About Programme
The “Bi-city Youth Cultural Leadership Programme” is the Hong Kong Palace Museum’s flagship youth-learning initiative, supported by Swire Properties and designed by Ednovators, which aims to nurture the next generation of cultural talents in Beijing and Hong Kong.
To encourage and facilitate cultural exchange between youth in Beijing and Hong Kong, the Leadership Programme enlightens them and ultimately nurtures their creativity via an immersive and eye-opening arts and cultural experience. University students from any discipline are welcome to apply.
The two-year programme run in 2022 and 2023, offering an array of hybrid learning activities and training with a focus on fundamental arts and cultural knowledge, innovative thinking, cross-disciplinary capacity building; as well as internship opportunities.
For the first year programme, 95 university students from Beijing and Hong Kong (approximately 50 from each city) participated over a 4-month period. They interacted with each other through a virtual learning platform to complete various creative missions online and offline.
For the second year programme, a maximum of 16 university students from Beijing and Hong Kong (approximately 8 from each city) will join a two-month summer-learning programme and participate in various visits, talks, workshops and internships in Beijing and Hong Kong. They will also design innovative ideas to respond to the future of the city.
The “Bi-city Youth Cultural Leadership Programme” is the Hong Kong Palace Museum’s flagship youth-learning initiative, supported by Swire Properties and designed by Ednovators, which aims to nurture the next generation of cultural talents in Beijing and Hong Kong.
To encourage and facilitate cultural exchange between youth in Beijing and Hong Kong, the Leadership Programme enlightens them and ultimately nurtures their creativity via an immersive and eye-opening arts and cultural experience. University students from any discipline are welcome to apply.
The two-year programme run in 2022 and 2023, offering an array of hybrid learning activities and training with a focus on fundamental arts and cultural knowledge, innovative thinking, cross-disciplinary capacity building; as well as internship opportunities.
For the first year programme, nearly 100 university students from Beijing and Hong Kong (approximately 50 from each city) participated over a 4-month period. They interacted with each other through a virtual learning platform to complete various creative missions online and offline.
For the second year programme, a maximum of 16 university students from Beijing and Hong Kong (approximately 8 from each city) will join a two-month summer-learning programme and participate in various visits, talks, workshops and internships in Beijing and Hong Kong. They will also design innovative ideas to respond to the future of the city.
Details in Year 2
2023.7-2023.12
Hong Kong & Beijing | Curated Learning Programme
4 weeks of curated learning programme in Hong Kong and Beijing (2 weeks in each city) with a focus on topics related to heritage innovation, the creative economy, design thinking, and emerging tech, etc. Activities include but are not limited to:
- Art and Culture Workshops or Masterclasses: The workshops will be led by local artists and cultural experts and will include activities and discussions. This will give the participants an opportunity to network with industry leaders.
- Museum and Gallery Visits: Participants will learn about the art and cultural heritage of each location. They will participate in guided tours and workshops to deepen their understanding of the cultural significance of the art and artefacts they are viewing.
- Community Tours: Participants will participate in cultural excursions to learn about the history and recent development of both Beijing and Hong Kong and to gain a deeper understanding of the cultural landscape of each location.
Hong Kong | Internships
3 weeks of summer internship at one leading museum, art or cultural organisation or company in Hong Kong. Participants will immerse themselves in the organization and be supported by meetups to share stories, insights, and questions and consolidate learning.
Hong Kong & Beijing | Ideas Incubation
1 week of intensive leadership development programme with ideas pitching facilitated by Ednovators team in consolidating their learnings from the curated programme and generating insights from their internship experiences. Going through a Design Thinking process, participants will gain empathy and discover new needs for the future of museums and cities. Participants will propose innovative solutions in response to the project theme at the conclusion of the programme. They will join and be supported continuously in the Young Cultural Talent Circle through peer learning and sharing.
Participating Organization
Participants will have the opportunity to visit the following organizations, and/or to have in-depth exchanges with their representatives; some organizations even provide internships to allow participants deeper understand their work and their fields.
Participants will have the opportunity to visit the following organizations, and/or to have in-depth exchanges with their representatives; some organizations even provide internships to allow participants deeper understand their work and their fields.
And museums, cultural and art institutions, enterprises, local communities, start-ups etc
Timeline
01
Recruitment & Online Information Session
Mar - Apr 2023
04.06 ｜ 12 noon
Deadline for Application
04.11 - 19
Online Interview
04.21
Result Announcement via Email
02
Program Launch
3 July - 27 August, 2023
Week 1-2
Hong Kong | Curated Learning Programme
Week 3-5
Hong Kong | Internships
Week 6
Hong Kong | Intensive Leadership Development Programme
Week 7-8
Beijing | Curated Learning Programme
03
Ideas Incubation
September - December 2023
Hong Kong & Beijing |
Develop prototypes of their innovative ideas
Co-learn in The Young Cultural Talent Circle
Share learning and insights with the public
活動進行平台
Zoom
講者陣容
Dr. Louis Ng Chi Wa
Hong Kong Palace Museum
Ada Wong Ying Kay, JP
Chairperson, Ednovators
Li Jie
iSTART兒童藝術節策展人
周子書
地瓜社區創始人
Online information sessions
Want to join but still have second thoughts? Let’s join the online information session first!
The important information of the programme will be disclosed in the information sessions
not limited to the theme and content of the programme, enrollment method and notes of self introduction deck. A limited quota will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
Call for Beijing & Hong Kong Youth cultural talents!
Grab the opportunity to join this valuable bi-city cultural journey!
