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The Office of Student Affairs is proud to present Cultural Festival 2026, themed “Dance Beyond Borders” 🌏✨, a vibrant celebration of cultural diversity, inclusiveness, and connections across cultures!
Event Details
📍 Venue: The Beacon (in front of the University Library)
📆 Date: 3 November 2026
🎉 Opening Ceremony: 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
🎪 Cultural Booth Exhibition: 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
🎭 Opening Ceremony
Begin your cultural journey with “A Dance Journey Across East and West” 🌍💃, featuring:
✨ Bollywood Dance
✨ Kaleidoscopic European Folk Dance
🐉 CUHK Fire Dragon Dance
Experience spectacular performances celebrating the richness of cultures from around the world.
🌏 Cultural Booths
Explore 15 cultural booths hosted by non-local student associations and the Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages, showcasing traditions, customs, languages, and cuisines from more than 25 countries and regions. The booths include the Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain & Switzerland)
🎲 Cultural games
🍬 Complimentary treats
🗣️ Language and cultural activities
🎁 Lucky Draw: Visit, Discover & Win!
Register in advance to receive your unique QR code and enter the lucky draw for a chance to win exciting prizes!
🏆 Grand Prize: Marshall Emberton III Portable Speaker (1 set)
📸 Prize B: KODAK Charmera Keychain Digital Camera Blind Box (12 sets)
💡 Prize C: CUHK-themed Magnetic LED Light Box Blind Box (130 sets)
🛍️ Prize D: CUHK Limited Edition Fire Dragon Dance Tote Bag (while souvenirs last)
🔗 Lucky Draw Registration: Cultural Festival 2026 Lucky Draw Registration
⏰ Registration Deadline: 1 November 2026
🔗 Event Details: [Join us!] Invitation to Cultural Festival 2026 – 3 Nov 2026 - Learning and Cultural Enhancement Section, Office of Student Affairs, CUHK
✨ All are welcome! Join us in celebrating the richness of global cultures, friendship, and unity at CUHK! 🌍🤝🎉
The CUHK French Programme, in partnership with the French Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macau and the Institut Français, is pleased to present the French Animated Film Festival 2026.
📅 Date: Thursday, 15 October 2026
🕡 Time: 6:30 p.m.
📍 Venue: LSK LT5, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
🎬 Featured Film: La Traversée (The Crossing) by Florence Miailhe (2020, 1h24)
Language: French with English subtitles
The Crossing tells the story of Kyona and Adriel, two children forced to flee their homeland and embark on a remarkable journey across a continent marked by exile, persecution, and hope. Combining stunning hand-painted animation with a powerful coming-of-age story, the film offers a moving exploration of migration, resilience, and freedom.
🍴 Free French finger food and refreshments will be served before the screening.
✅ Free admission
✅ Open to all CUHK students
✅ Students are welcome to bring a friend
This event provides a wonderful opportunity to discover contemporary French animation, experience French culture, meet other students interested in French, and enjoy an evening together with members of the French Programme.
We look forward to welcoming you to the French Animated Film Festival 2026! 🇫🇷🎥✨
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The German team of the Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages invites you to the “German Easter Night”!
This is a meeting of and for German-speaking students and for anyone interested in German and German-speaking countries who enjoy to celebrate! Come and
Date/time Thursday, 19 March starting at 6 pm
Venue i-Lounge (3.F., Yasumoto International Park)
Please register via Google forms by 17.3.2026 to help us with our planning.
In order to register, follow the link https://forms.gle/snrDA9PqG8Zrtjxr7
Would you like to lead a game?
Yes? Then please write an e-mail to annettefromel@cuhk.edu.hk.
We are looking forward to seeing you!
The German Team of the Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages
Author of the award‑winning novel Winter in Sokcho
📅 Wednesday, 18 March
🕒 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
📍 UCA 102
Come and meet one of the most original voices in contemporary French‑language literature.
Élisa Shua Dusapin — born to a French father and South Korean mother, and raised between Paris, Seoul, and Porrentruy — has quickly become an international literary figure.
Her debut novel, Winter in Sokcho, won major prizes including the National Book Award for Translated Literature (2021), and was later adapted for the stage and turned into a 2024 film by Koya Kamura.
She is also the author of Pachinko Balls (Swiss Literature Prize) and Vladivostok Circus (Femina Prize shortlist).
Her works have been translated into over 35 languages.
✨ Join us for a one‑hour Q&A and discover this singular, powerful literary voice.
