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Office Of Service-Learning, Lingnan University
Office Of Service-Learning at Lingnan University is the first higher education institute in Hong Kong that implements Service-Learning into the curriculum with a specific department.

History:
Service-Learning originated from the western education system, and penetrated South-East Asia in recent years. In 2004, Lingnan University implemented the pilot Service-Learning and Research Scheme (SLRS), mainly funded by a donation from the Kwan Fong Charitable Foundation. The pilot program set a model for the development of university-wide Service-Learning Programs at Lingnan. In 2006, the Office of Service-Learning (OSL) was established with a donation from Mr. Michael Leung Kai Hung, Executive Chairman of Onwel Group of Companies, making Lingnan the first university in Hong Kong to have an office dedicated to Service-Learning, leading its development in the Eastern society. In May 2007 "Service-Learning and Research Scheme: The Lingnan Model" - the 1st English version of the SLRS manual with characteristics of Lingnan University was published to act as a guideline for stakeholders on program design and outcome indicators for program assessment. Throughout the years, Office of Service-Learning has conducted and co-organized numerous Service-Learning projects, conferences and events.

Goals
Service-Learning is a pedagogy actualizing the long-standing motto of the Lingnan University, “Education for Service”, which is manifested by the provision of tangible assistance to the others with reflective elements for the students. The Office of Service-Learning offers learning opportunities for students through service provision, whereby students, under the guidance of course instructors and service agencies, can develop positive attitudes and concrete skills, and integrate their knowledge through participation in service-learning programs. OSL seeks to provide a vital University-community link so that students can find fulfillment in academic pursuit and serving those in need. The followings are OSL missions:


 * To promote Lingnan University’s motto “Education for Service”
 * To provide reciprocal benefits to the participants and the community
 * To produce a positive developmental impact on student learning and growth
 * To enhance learning and teaching efficacy through Service-Learning

The specific objectives of the Service-Learning and Research Scheme (SLRS) under Office of Service-Learning are:


 * To enrich students’ learning in academic subjects
 * To develop in students leadership skills as they learn to work collaboratively with community stakeholders
 * To promote intercultural and international understanding
 * To foster students’ personal growth, maturity, the examination of values and beliefs, and civic responsibility, all within the context of a community and its derived needs
 * To provide help to service agencies and to communities, addressing needs that would otherwise remain unmet
 * To set academic institutions in a balanced relationship with the community that supports them and in which they are located
 * To advance our understanding of societies, cultures, and world issues

Community Based S-L Program

 * Mainland and International S-L Program
 * Think-Act-Contribute
 * LingnanU Elder Academy

Partially Integrated S-L Program

 * Service-Learning Research Scheme

Fully Integrated S-L Program

 * SLP 101 Community Engagement through S-L
 * SLP 201 Cross-Border Service-Learning Summer Institute

Office of Service-Learning publications:

 * Student Handbook
 * Faculty Handbook
 * Lingnan University Other Learning Experience (OLE) Manual 2013 (Vol 2)
 * Service-Learning and Research Scheme: The Lingnan Model
 * Understanding the Preconceptions of Local Citizens in Tuen Mun Regarding Waste Management
 * Airport Authority - Report on Environmental Protection Project

Periodical Publications:

 * Annual Report
 * Newsletter