Gallery – Hong Kong Shue Yan University

Activities:

Youth Conference 「Re-discovering Youths Today: Identity, Subculture, Psychosocial Functioning, and Service Needs」 (4 – 11 – 2023)

(Note: The conference was delivered in a mixed-mode format and attended by approximately 100 speakers and participants from both on-site and online, including academics, researchers, NGO social workers/counsellors, secondary and post-secondary teachers, professionals, and postgraduate students. The photos were taken in the hosting venue, Research Complex LB 502, HKSYU)

Registration & Welcoming Remarks

Keynote Speech 1: Strengthening Positive Identity and Psychosocial Functioning in Young People through Positive Youth Development (PYD) Programs: The Project P.A.T.H.S. in Hong Kong and Mainland China (by Professor Daniel T. L. Shek)

Special Presentation: The Youth Identity Status Project: Findings of a Four-wave Longitudinal Study of Youths in Hong Kong (Conducted by SYU Research Team)

Panel Session 1A: Youth Psychosocial Functioning and Well-being

Panel Session 1B: Youth Identity Formation and Diverse Life Experience

Panel Session 1C: Youth Learning Experience and Career Choices

Panel Session 1D: Self-control, Gaming Disorder, and Social Media Addictions

Lunch & Coffee Break

Keynote Speech 2: Self-Identity as a Frame of Reference in Life (by Professor Sun W. Park)

Panel Session 2A: Youth Identity Development in Italy

Panel Session 2B: Youth Issues and Life Choices in Overseas Countries

Panel Session 2C: Youth Issues and Mental Health in mainland China

Panel Session 2D: Case Studies and Service Needs of Youths

Keynote Speech 3: Youth Identity Statuses: Theoretical and Practical Implications (by Professor Elisabetta Crocetti)

Roundtable Discussion & Closing Ceremony

Online Seminar 「Youth in Turbulent Times: Constructing and Strengthening Youth Identity in Hong Kong」 (13 – 8 – 2022)

(Note: The seminar was delivered in a mixed-mode format and attended by over 50 in-person and online participants, including NGO workers, secondary and post-secondary teachers, and professionals. The photos were taken in the hosting venue, Research Complex LB 502, HKSYU)