While still waiting for the QCLF Office’s official grant award letter, you may want to start preparing for submitting your application for this outcome-based learning event:
The Tour: May 27 to June 11, 2008 (15 days) ***Summer semester at CityU commences on June 10, 2008.
[tenative itinerary]
Paris, France (4 days maximum) / May 27-20, Tue-Fri
Brussel, Belgian (3 full days) / May 30 – June 3, Fri-Tue
Liverpool, UK (2 full days) / June 3-5
London, UK (from Frankfurt) / June 5-11, Thu-Wed
***Subject to modification; full schedule will be announced once official letter arrives
***We’re also in the process of securing the opportunity for a small program for participating students to show and talk about their works.
- to cover a diverse range of world-class showcases of media and contemporary arts in 2 weeks.
-[for Year Three students] to form a comprehensive view of the latest state of media art so as to set professional and academic goals for future
-[for Year Two students] to form a comprehensive view of the latest state of media art and to draw inspirations for their Graduation Thesis
At the end of the trip, you should be able to…
1/ …discuss the technical components of an art work
2/ …single out works that interest you, describe it and provide your reasoning
3/ …pick up good works that inspire you to formulate your own work
4/ …form your view on an experience (the tour) and discuss it (in writing)
5/ …relate a positive experience to CIL’s curriculum needs
Students will be assigned various tasks during the tour to enhance their learning experience: (1) documentation/journal-making, using different creative media; (2) presentation of works created at SCM to selected local audience; and (3) group reports on a particular portion of an event
Post-tour obligation:
(1) The follow-up activities will include the production of a number of video works on/about/inspired by… the tour.
(2) Students will also participate in a one-day seminar in late summer or during the CIL orientation week to talk about the tour.
HOW MUCH to spend? HOW to get there?
Details to be announced. But we assume the following to be necessary items of spending:
Travel fee: Air tickets: Paris in, London Out
Train tickets: Thalys 25€ (Paris-Belgium)
Eurostar £40 (single trip), £50 (round trip) (Belgium/Paris-London)
Liverpool <-> London £25-42
Youth Hostels:
London: £25 per night x 6; Liverpool: £21.00 per night X 2; Paris: €22.00 per night X 3; Brussels: €17.00 per night X 4
We shall fix the youth hostels together as a group. Mostly likely, there will be NO group air ticket arrangement. Everyone can find his/her own ways to get the cheapest ticket possible, as long as we all meet on May 27 in Paris, and disperse on June 11 in London as a group. You are welcome to organize your own tour before and after the study tour.
This is the best arrangement because:
a/ everyone can arrive or stay in Europe as long as they like;
b/ it is easier to get budget ticket (e.g. Oasis) and fly the way you want;
c/ students can organize among themselves freely.
***We are still waiting for the final amount of subsidies for each participant, should be around HKD4000 per head. (Final amount TBC)
***The estimated amount each student will put in should range HKD8,000-10,000.
AT THIS POINT, WE WANT TO CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE TRIP. YOU ARE FREE TO WITHDRAW AFTER THE EXPENDITURE PLAN IS FINALIZED.
Please download the form here and answer a few basic questions.
We are looking for CIL students…
(1) whose career and study goals are relevant to and will benefit from the tour;
(2) who has creative works ready to share; and
(3) who is willing to communicate and ready for verbal exchange
Deadline: from now till March 17 (Monday)
Announcement of short-list: March 31 (Monday)
(Linda)
