HKBU Foundation Annual Report 2021-2022

4 Collaborations initiated by supporters It is worth noting that HKBU’s determination and energy in responding to society’s needs during the pandemic have won the trust of donors, many of whom have initiated collaborations with us. Generous sponsorships were received from the Tencent Charity Foundation, the Hong Kong office of the Everbright Group (via the Hong Kong Community Anti-Coronavirus Link), Chan Shu Yin Foundation Limited, the DC Foundation and the family of the late Mr. Tse Tak Sang. They have helped the University’s special team fighting COVID-19 to provide free medical consultations and long-COVID rehabilitation services for infected patients. Moreover, resources have been allocated to support the University’s research on post-COVID-19 conditions. These timely and appropriate initiatives have been highly commended by society. Apart from programmes related to COVID-19, the University is making steady progress with the preparatory work for operating Hong Kong’s first Chinese Medicine Hospital, which is scheduled to commence services in 2025. The HKBU Foundation is indeed fortunate tohave securedagreat number of sizeabledonations from our dedicated donors in support of the Chinese medicine research. This is definitely a recognition of HKBU’s strenuous efforts and outstanding achievements in modernising and internationalising Chinese medicine. Forming strategic partnerships With the culture of philanthropy in Hong Kong evolving continuously, the relationship between donors and universities is no longer confined to simply giving and taking. Instead, we have become partners and collaborators. For example, many initiatives at HKBU are jointly launched by our insightful supporters and the University as we share a common vision. In this way, resources from various channels can be effectively combined with the University’s professional expertise and research to accommodate the needs of our society, thereby strategically creating a higher value for the donations. In the financial year of 2021-2022, HKBU has introduced a variety of novel and original teaching, research and community projects thanks to visionary benefactors who have provided ample resources to the University. The projects include: • Jointly conducted by HKBU’s Centre for Holistic Teaching and Learning and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Jockey Club “Blended Learning” Project is supported by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust. This Project aims at promoting blended learning and encouraging students’ self-directed learning in post-pandemic new normal; 獲捐款人和機構主動夥拍合作 除此之外，在疫情嚴峻期間，浸大迅速回 應社會需要的決心和熱誠，打動不少捐款 人，當中多家機構主動聯繫浸大商討合作。 浸大的抗疫團隊先後獲騰訊公益慈善基金 會、光大集團駐港機構（透過全港社區抗疫 連線）、陳書賢基金有限公司、一東基金及 已故謝德生先生家人慷慨捐款，分別為新冠 確診患者、長新冠患者提供義診，以及進行 長新冠病中醫藥的研究，這些精準、到位的 抗疫支援項目，備受各界的高度評價。另一 方面，由浸大營運的本港首間中醫醫院項目 將於 2025 年提供服務，籌備工作正進行得 如火如荼，香港浸會大學基金亦有幸爭取到 不少社會賢達的積極響應，以大額捐款支持 中醫藥方面的研究，反映大學致力推動中醫 藥國際化，專業的中醫業服務廣受認同。 策略性夥伴合作關係 隨着社會大眾的慈善意識與日俱增，捐款人 與大學的關係不再只是單純的「施與受」，而 是協作夥伴。不少捐贈項目是由一群高瞻遠 矚、志同道合的社會人士與大學結伴攜手， 洞悉社會的需要，抱着共同的目標，匯聚各 方的資源，結合大學的專業知識和研究， 有策略地創造比捐款本身更高的價值。於 2021- 2022 的財政年度，大學十分感恩得到 不少社會人士及機構的同行協作，取得充裕 的資助，啟動了不少嶄新及原創性的計劃， 推動教學、研究及關懷社區的項目，當中 包括： • 獲香港賽馬會慈善信託基金捐助，由浸大 全人教育教與學中心及香港中文大學合辦 賽馬會「混合式學習」計劃，該計劃旨在 推廣混合式學習，並鼓勵學生在疫後新常 態下自主學習；