Ensuring healthy lives and promoting the well-being for all at all ages is essential to sustainable development.
Lingnan is a caring university, dedicated to in-depth, ground-breaking research and engagement with social problems such as public health and well-being, as well as improving health generally. By promoting gerontechnology, advocating community-based and regional campaigns for the elderly and the needy, carrying out social and volunteer services for the general public, conducting research and adopting innovative solutions, the University serves all members of society and upholds its motto ‘Education for Service’.
The half-day event promoted cross-sectoral dialogues in adopting technology appropriate for smart ageing and value creation of integrated gerontech solutions to improve the living standard of the elderly.
The “LU Anti-COVID-19 Campaign” features a series of videos including “Chinese medicine food therapy”, “Online exercises” and “Anti-pandemic information” for the elderly to fight against the pandemic with better physical and mental health.
LU formed a research team to conduct comparative and international research on the massification and privatisation of higher education, the changing social production of labour, youth transition from education to work, and related youth well-being and public policy implications.
At Lingnan’s hostels housing thousands of local and international students, special arrangements were carried out, including the allocation of special areas for preliminary and confirmed COVID-19 cases, as well as emotional support from counsellors and medical advice from the Chinese Medicine Clinic when the pandemic hit its peak in the city.
Since COVID-19 outbreak in early 2020, Lingnan scholars have been conducting a wide array of research to address and tackle challenges facing society.
The University Grants Committee of Hong Kong appreciates LU’s passion and commitment to driving the creation and adoption of people-centric innovations with high social values.
The 2021 exit survey recorded 100% satisfaction among MPhil and PhD graduates regarding the learning environment and their overall experience at Lingnan University.
The team at APIAS recruited and trained ambassadors from the Islands, Tsuen Wan, Tuen Mun and Yuen Long to serve their own communities and make an impact on others with their positive attitudes.
The partnership promotes implementation and research of traditional Chinese medicine practice; life-long learning for senior residents; research and development on ageing issues; student services and placement, as well as social innovation and gerontechnology projects.
The Institute of Policy Studies and Oxfam Hong Kong hosted a seminar to examine unemployment and social security in Hong Kong, and offered feasible suggestions to the Government and related organisations.
Lingnan not only offered mentorship and guidance to the participating students in formulating their business idea and proposals, but also conducted workshops and guided tours at the LU Jockey Club Gerontech-X Lab where they learned the actual needs of the elderly and social innovation.
LU proactively promotes gerontechnology in partnership with the Hong Kong Jockey Club in the three-year LU Jockey Club Gerontechnology and Smart Ageing Project, including the introduction of Gerontechnology Practitioner Training Course.
Invited by Tuen Mun Hospital Authority, Prof Joshua Mok Ka Ho discussed the importance of gerontechnology and how technology supports the practice of ageing in place and enhances life quality of the elderly and carers.
Lingnan University received some 400 anti-epidemic service packs from the Central Government with masks, COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits and SIM cards through the Youth Anti-Coronavirus Link and distributed them to students in need.
Wofoo Joseph Lee Consulting and Counselling Psychology Research Centre designed a self-assessment questionnaire and intervention exercise to help people in quarantine cope better psychologically.
APIAS organised the Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project – Ambassador Recognition Ceremony to recognise the Project Ambassadors’ active participation in promoting an age-friendly culture in all 18 districts of Hong Kong over the past six years.
The annual seminar, organised by the National Chengchi University College of Education and Lingnan, offers scholars around the world the chance to exchange ideas on the key issues facing higher education, and is directly related to SDG17 (Partnerships for the Goals), to strengthen global partnerships for sustainable development.
LU provides full support and services for students with special needs, from help with learning and career advice to scholarships, and financial assistance for activities and events, ensuring every student has an equal opportunity to learn, enjoy their social life and progress during their studies at Lingnan.
Supported by the Lee Kum Kee Family Foundation, LU’s Institute of Policy Studies worked with A Plastic Ocean Foundation and Lumivoce to promote an intergenerational coalition for a better planet.
The LU Jockey Club Gerontechnology and Smart Ageing (GTSA) Project collaborated with the Kwai Tsing District Health Centre (K&TDHC) on community outreach events and a gerontech product showcase on dementia.
The Lingnan Entrepreneurship Initiative (LEI) received two Golds in the Conceptual Design category of the international MUSE Design Awards for their CREW Wheelchair Control System and 12° Mask.
The Lingnan Entrepreneurship Initiative (LEI) has developed the CREW Wheelchair Control System which intelligently predicts a carer’s intentions so as to better control a wheelchair, improving the safety of both wheelchair users and carers.
Using academic knowledge, simple technology and creativity, LU students designed a low-cost air purifier to improve the living standards and environment of the underprivileged and the needy.
To support community innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) related projects, the Lingnan Entrepreneurship Initiative (LEI) has organised a number of social engagement activities including workshops, training weekend markets and home visits.
Research for “Hong Kong in brief: children's subjective well-being” is conducted by Prof Stefan Kühner and Prof Maggie Lau, who are collecting Hong Kong data for the third wave of an international survey.
In May 2021, volunteers from Lingnan visited 153 elderly people who live near the LU campus, and distributed gift bags with rice dumplings and necessities such as rice and cooking oil to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival.
A recent survey conducted by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) confirmed that an age-friendly city framework would help to promote the productive engagement of older adults in Hong Kong.
Since 2014, researchers from Lingnan’s Department of Applied Psychology have used occupational health psychology theories and practices to conduct empirical research on reducing stress caused by work and to improve safety in Hong Kong.
A project by the Asia-Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies (APIAS) concerning the wellbeing of older people and active ageing, or ageing well, focuses on developing an ageing index.
The Lingnan Entrepreneurship Initiative was invited by The Hong Kong Society for the Deaf to design a transparent ASTM Level 3 face mask based on the needs of hearing-impaired people, and its fully transparent, anti-reflective design makes lip-reading easier.
Lingnan University organised a two-day Gerontechnology Conference Partnership Strategies for a Collaborative Society forum with distinguished speakers and guests discussing key issues and the development of smart ageing and elderly care.
The autonomous UV-C disinfection robot provides 360-degree coverage with ultraviolet rays, and sanitises every corner of a designated venue, preventing the spread of pathogens through the air and on surfaces.
Sponsored by the Chinese Medicine Development Fund and conducted by Lingnan’s Chinese Medicine Clinic, the project teaches elderly service providers to make soups which raise resistance to viruses and disease. Video lectures explain how Chinese methods prevent COVID-19.
The Public Policy Research Funding Scheme of the Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office supports research showing the mediating roles of parental investment and distress linking poverty and children’s cognitive development.
Backed by a HK$500,000 grant from the Environment and Conservation Fund, Prof Paulina Wong is studying ‘Fine particulate matter pollution from incense burning at temples in Hong Kong’.
Six days after the first COVID-19 case in Hong Kong in January 2020, Prof Paulina Wong launched a web-based Geographic Information Systems (GIS) dashboard for the public, showing near real-time COVID-19 information and citizens’ stress levels, and where there was the most urgent demand for anti-pandemic commodities.
A survey conducted by the School of Graduate Studies in April 2020 revealed that over 80 per cent of respondents would prefer to work from home at least one day per week even after the pandemic.
Assessing the elderly’s perceptions of the COVID-19 outbreak and telemedicine service, the study reveals that over 60 per cent of senior citizens will be willing or very willing to try online medical consultations when the technology is fully developed.
The study also notes that over 85 per cent of respondents hope to resume face-to-face teaching supplemented by online learning after the pandemic.
Research on international/non-local higher education students’ physical and psychological wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic finds that nearly 90 per cent of respondents say the outbreak caused “moderate to extreme” disruption to learning activities.
Project Ultra Violite, supported by the Jockey Club, provided a free, efficient UV disinfection service for 1,000 subdivided flats, preventing the virus from spreading through the units and reducing the risks of household infection and community outbreaks.
A research team led by Prof Siu Oi-ling offers citizens tips on how to protect themselves against disease, and build up resilience and stay positive so as to fight the pandemic.
This Socialpreneur Incubation Course project offers online activities through videos, Facebook and Zoom for the general public to learn at home, and attracted nearly 200 participants.