Joie de Vivre - Lifestyle Festival @ HKU SPACE was successfully launched on 23 November 2024.  This very first lifestyle festival by the School is a milestone of our lifestyle education in the past decade.  It is also a celebration of the depth and comprehensiveness of our current lifestyle programmes.

With great honour, we had Professor Dorothy Chan, Deputy Director of HKU SPACE and Ms Camelia Aissat, Deputy Consul for Culture, Education & Science at the Consulate General of France to officiate this French-themed festival.  Held at the festive Kowloon West Campus in Lai Chi Kok, VIP guests, supporting organisations, speakers, and other participants witnessed the launching of this lifestyle festival.  As a token of appreciation, Professor Chan and Dr Joey Lam, Head of College of Business and Finance of HKU SPACE, presented letters of appreciation to supporting organisations and speakers.

During this joyful afternoon, more than 10 workshops and talks were delivered by our teachers and industry experts.  These sessions covered a wide array of topics including wine, coffee, gourmet food, arts, watches, private jets, French language, and VR experiences.  Participants also had the opportunity to visit booths to appreciate wine, coffee, and gourmet food, highlighting some of the subjects that our School’s lifestyle programmes are providing.

A Professional and Comprehensive Culinary Journey

With a diverse range of lifestyle programmes for our learning community to choose from, our Food and Beverage Education Hub provides lifestyle enrichment and professional development programmes in wine, spirits, cocktails, sake, beer, coffee, pastry, and gourmet food.  These programmes have been well received by our learning community, often reaching full capacity within days of enrolment.

There are dedicated lifestyle programme teaching facilities at our campuses in Lai Chi Kok, North Point, and Pok Fu Lam to cater to learners across the city.  These dedicated teaching facilities, designed by industry experts, aim to further elevate the learning experiences and results of our learners in a professional setting.

Taking our lifestyle programmes beyond Hong Kong, as part of the initiative of the French theme this year, the School has conducted a wine study programme in Bordeaux, France in June.  During this one-week overseas programme, learners attended classes at Kedge Wine School conducted by a Master of Wine and visited prestigious vineyards in the Bordeaux region.

Even at the very end of the festival, some participants remained, eager to interact with our teachers and industry experts.  This has shown strong interests in lifestyle education and trust in our decade-long provision of such programmes.

With great success of our first ever Lifestyle Festival @ HKU SPACE, the School would like to thank all participants and supporting organizations, including Consulate General of France, Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie (FHH) Academy, Hami Bakery, Town House, Vista Jet, Watson’s Wine, WPM and WSET.