Join Spark Global Leadership Initiative

Spark Global Leaders will

• Promote a positive campus environment by being an ambassador of diversity, inclusivity and positivity 
• Empower themselves and their peers to engage their community actively and creatively by organizing activities that support HKUST students to make new friends
• Support non-local students’ acclimatization to Hong Kong by facilitating walks/hikes and other activities around the city. Gain hands-on experience in leadership, teamwork and cross-cultural communication by facilitating student interactions at various Spark Global programs

Spark Global Leaders will take turn to

• Independently or working in teams to organize weekly activities on/off-campus
• Attend and contribute at monthly casual check-in briefings
• All Spark Global Leaders are expected to contribute 3-5 hours per week
• Below are some examples of the tasks and activities to be coordinated by a Spark Global Leader:
  • To facilitate, promote, and recruit student participants for weekend off-campus activities
  • To organize and lead original on-campus themed programs

Eligibility

• ALL local and non-local undergraduate HKUST students, including first-year and final-year students
• Students must be available for one of the chit-chat sessions on 9-10 Sep 2025, 6:00pm to 8:00pm, at HKUST
• Selected Spark Global Leaders MUST be available for the Spark Global Boot Camp on 13 Sep 2025 (full day, 10am to 5pm) and Photoshoot session on 14 Sep 2025
• Students must be in Hong Kong throughout the semester of Fall 2025

Exclusive Benefits

All Spark Global Leaders will participate in the Spark Global Boot Camp, jointly organized by HKUST Office of Global Learning. This Boot Camp is prepared exclusively for Spark Global Leaders. You will receive trainings by professional executive trainers on the topics including:

• Cross-cultural communication, facilitation, and event management
• Real-life conflict resolution 
• Personal branding with persuasive storytelling
• Strategic leadership
• All Spark Global Leaders with satisfactory performance will receive the following competitive reward package at the end of their service term(s):
  • A Recommendation or Reference Letter signed by the Office of Global Learning
  • A certificate of service
  • Cross-cultural facilitation and leadership opportunities

Application

Please fill in the application form HERE. Participating students must be available for the dates in the following section to be eligible for this program.

Timeline

• 3 Sep: Application deadline
• 9-10 Sep: Chit-chat sessions
• 11 Sep: Recruitment result announcement and confirmation
• 13 Sep: Spark Global Boot Camp
• 14 Sep: Portrait photoshoot
• 15 Sep-30 Nov: Fall term activity period
• Dec: Fall Term Closing Celebration
• 2 Feb-9 May: Spring term activity period
• Jun: Spring Term Closing Celebration

Enquiries

For further enquiries, please contact us at sparkglobal.leader@ust.hk.