Upcoming Events

Workshop

In the Name of Love: Avoiding Emotional Manipulation

Date:
27 Nov 2026 (Fri)
Time:
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Venue:
Counseling and Wellness Center (Room 5003, via lift 3 next to Starbucks)
Language:
English
Guest / Speaker:
Ms Connie Pang,
Youth Work Officer, HKFYG
Registration Quota:
40
Program Fee:
Free
Enquiry:
Tel: 2358 6696 / E-mail: counsel@ust.hk
Remarks:
This is a HMAW1905-recognized event in the "Personal Enrichment & Community Service' category under the "Self-directed Experience" of HMAW1905: Behavioral Foundations of University Education: Habits, Mindsets, and Wellness. To receive 1.5 hours, you must attend the event in full and miss no more than 10mins.
This workshop aims to explore ways to maintain simple and pure love in romantic relationships. Participants will participate in discussions on effective communication techniques, learn how to express their feelings and needs honestly, and understand ways to let the relationship flow naturally without unnecessary complications.
This workshop aims to explore ways to maintain simple and pure love in romantic relationships. Participants will participate in discussions on effective communication techniques, learn how to express their feelings and needs honestly, and understand ways to let the relationship flow naturally without unnecessary complications.

Workshop

Finding Your Place in a New Culture

Date:
20 Nov 2026 (Fri)
Time:
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Venue:
The workshop will be delivered online via ZOOM. Successful registrants will receive confirmation email with a link to the online session.
Language:
English
Guest / Speaker:
Ms Fiona Tsang,
Certified Counselor
Registration Quota:
295
Program Fee:
Free
Enquiry:
Tel: 2358 6696 / E-mail: counsel@ust.hk
Remarks:
This is a HMAW1905-recognized event in the "Personal Enrichment & Community Service' category under the "Self-directed Experience" of HMAW1905: Behavioral Foundations of University Education: Habits, Mindsets, and Wellness. To receive 1.5 hours, you must attend the event in full and miss no more than 10mins.
Starting university is an exciting time and a major milestone in your lives. Doing it in a vibrant, new city like Hong Kong adds a unique layer of complexity. When everything changes at once, it is easy to lose your original rhythm and your sense of familiarity with life. This workshop will equip you with real-life tools to navigate campus life, manage homesickness, and confidently handle peer group dynamics. Most importantly, you will learn to proudly share your own culture and heritage in your campus community and beyond.
Starting university is an exciting time and a major milestone in your lives. Doing it in a vibrant, new city like Hong Kong adds a unique layer of complexity. When everything changes at once, it is easy to lose your original rhythm and your sense of familiarity with life. This workshop will equip you with real-life tools to navigate campus life, manage homesickness, and confidently handle peer group dynamics. Most importantly, you will learn to proudly share your own culture and heritage in your campus community and beyond.

Workshop

Solving Loneliness

Date:
13 Nov 2026 (Fri)
Time:
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Venue:
Counseling and Wellness Center (Room 5003, via lift 3 next to Starbucks)
Language:
English
Guest / Speaker:
Ms Connie Pang,
Youth Work Officer, HKFYG
Registration Quota:
40
Program Fee:
Free
Enquiry:
Tel: 2358 6696 / E-mail: counsel@ust.hk
Remarks:
This is a HMAW1905-recognized event in the "Personal Enrichment & Community Service' category under the "Self-directed Experience" of HMAW1905: Behavioral Foundations of University Education: Habits, Mindsets, and Wellness. To receive 1.5 hours, you must attend the event in full and miss no more than 10mins.
This workshop will provide participants with practical tools and strategies to comprehend and manage experiences of loneliness by examining its underlying causes and impacts. Participants can learn to improve emotional resilience and promote positive social interactions after attending this workshop.
This workshop will provide participants with practical tools and strategies to comprehend and manage experiences of loneliness by examining its underlying causes and impacts. Participants can learn to improve emotional resilience and promote positive social interactions after attending this workshop.

Workshop

Managing Impostor Syndrome: How Our Upbringing and Parenting Styles Shape Self-Doubt—and How to Break the Cycle

Date:
9 Nov 2026 (Mon)
Time:
10:30am - 12:00nn
Venue:
The workshop will be delivered online via ZOOM. Successful registrants will receive confirmation email with a link to the online session.
Language:
English
Guest / Speaker:
Ms Natalie Ng,
Counselling Psychologist
Registration Quota:
295
Program Fee:
Free
Enquiry:
Tel: 2358 6696 / E-mail: counsel@ust.hk
Remarks:
This is a HMAW1905-recognized event in the "Personal Enrichment & Community Service' category under the "Self-directed Experience" of HMAW1905: Behavioral Foundations of University Education: Habits, Mindsets, and Wellness. To receive 1.5 hours, you must attend the event in full and miss no more than 10mins.
'Have you ever felt like a fraud, despite your achievements? Do you secretly worry that others will eventually "find out" you are not as competent as they think? If so, you might be experiencing Impostor Syndrome—a psychological phenomenon shared by many high-achievers, particularly in demanding academic environments. In this seminar, we will demystify Impostor Syndrome and explore its profound connection to our past. We will delve into how our early upbringing, parenting styles, and childhood conditioning inadvertently shaped these deep-rooted habits of self-doubt. More importantly, this session will provide you with evidence-based psychological tools to recognize these triggers in daily life and effectively break the cycle.
'Have you ever felt like a fraud, despite your achievements? Do you secretly worry that others will eventually "find out" you are not as competent as they think? If so, you might be experiencing Impostor Syndrome—a psychological phenomenon shared by many high-achievers, particularly in demanding academic environments. In this seminar, we will demystify Impostor Syndrome and explore its profound connection to our past. We will delve into how our early upbringing, parenting styles, and childhood conditioning inadvertently shaped these deep-rooted habits of self-doubt. More importantly, this session will provide you with evidence-based psychological tools to recognize these triggers in daily life and effectively break the cycle.

Workshop

Tasting the Present — A Five Senses Coffee Brewing and Coffee Art Workshop 「細味當下」手沖咖啡五感體驗工作坊

Date:
2 Nov 2026 (Mon)
Time:
2:30pm - 4:30pm
Venue:
Room 5022, Dean of Students' Office, 5/F corridor between lifts 2 & 3, Academic Building
Language:
Cantonese
Guest / Speaker:
LoveXpress Facilitator
Registration Quota:
20
Program Fee:
Free
Enquiry:
Tel: 2358 6696 / E-mail: counsel@ust.hk
Remarks:
This is a HMAW1905-recognized event in the "Personal Enrichment & Community Service' category under the "Self-directed Experience" of HMAW1905: Behavioral Foundations of University Education: Habits, Mindsets, and Wellness. To receive 2 hours, you must attend the event in full and miss no more than 10mins.

To secure your participation and attendance at the workshop, a deposit of HK$100 will be collected upon registration. It will be refunded via autopay in approximately two weeks after the workshop completed. 
Using coffee brewing as a medium for mindfulness practice, this workshop invites participants to consciously engage their five senses—sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch—through a guided sensory coffee experience. As the aroma of freshly brewed coffee unfolds, participants are encouraged to slow down, become present, and cultivate a sense of inner calm. Building on this mindful experience, participants will then combine coffee beans and coffee grounds with art materials to create their own coffee-inspired artwork. This creative process provides a relaxing space to express present emotions and inner perceptions in a reflective and imaginative way.
Using coffee brewing as a medium for mindfulness practice, this workshop invites participants to consciously engage their five senses—sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch—through a guided sensory coffee experience. As the aroma of freshly brewed coffee unfolds, participants are encouraged to slow down, become present, and cultivate a sense of inner calm. Building on this mindful experience, participants will then combine coffee beans and coffee grounds with art materials to create their own coffee-inspired artwork. This creative process provides a relaxing space to express present emotions and inner perceptions in a reflective and imaginative way.

Workshop

Executive Functioning for Young Adults

Date:
27 Oct 2026 (Tue)
Time:
10:30am - 12:00nn
Venue:
The workshop will be delivered online via ZOOM. Successful registrants will receive confirmation email with a link to the online session.
Language:
English
Guest / Speaker:
Ms Gigi Pang,
Counseling Psychologist
Registration Quota:
295
Program Fee:
Free
Enquiry:
Tel: 2358 6696 / E-mail: counsel@ust.hk
Remarks:
This is a HMAW1905-recognized event in the "Personal Enrichment & Community Service' category under the "Self-directed Experience" of HMAW1905: Behavioral Foundations of University Education: Habits, Mindsets, and Wellness. To receive 1.5 hours, you must attend the event in full and miss no more than 10mins.
Many university students experience difficulties with managing competing demands, maintaining motivation, staying organized, and coping with stress. These challenges are often connected to executive functioning skills, which support effective planning, self-regulation, and goal-directed behaviour. This workshop will provide an accessible introduction to executive functioning in young adulthood. Drawing on psychological principles and practical strategies, participants will explore how executive functioning impacts academic performance, emotional wellbeing, and daily life. Students will leave with a better understanding of their own strengths and challenges, along with tools to support more effective and balanced functioning.
Many university students experience difficulties with managing competing demands, maintaining motivation, staying organized, and coping with stress. These challenges are often connected to executive functioning skills, which support effective planning, self-regulation, and goal-directed behaviour. This workshop will provide an accessible introduction to executive functioning in young adulthood. Drawing on psychological principles and practical strategies, participants will explore how executive functioning impacts academic performance, emotional wellbeing, and daily life. Students will leave with a better understanding of their own strengths and challenges, along with tools to support more effective and balanced functioning.