UIC held the first Inaugural Conference on Health Promoting Colleges and Active Health on 11 June 2022, inviting experts and scholars from more than 30 institutes to discuss issues on raising health awareness among universities and colleges as well as the public in the Greater Bay Area.
UIC holds the first Inaugural Conference on Health Promoting Colleges and Active Health
Guests from the University of British Columbia (UBC), Guangdong Academy of Population Development (GDAPD), Griffith University, Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) and more shared their recent breakthroughs and findings.
Guests from the UBC, GDAPD, the Griffith University, and HKBU
President of UIC, Prof Tang Tao emphasised the irreplaceable role of higher education institutions in health building in China with his opening speech.
He said universities and colleges could benefit students, faculty, society, and the community.
He added that UIC would continue to build a green, humanistic and healthy environment for the second phase of the campus under construction.
Participants discuss health-related issues at the conference
The conference offers an online channel for more to participate
An initiative named the Okanagan Charter was introduced, calling on post-secondary schools to embed health into all aspects of campus culture and to lead health promotion action and collaboration locally and globally.
Moreover, they pointed out that youth is crucial for people to develop health awareness and sports abilities. Therefore, schools should establish and fortify students’ healthy habits through campus cultures and activities.
Meanwhile, schools should work together with academics and governments for full coordination to better promote the notion of health.
UIC’s students also presented their research projects to the participants, offering new ideas to study the health issues from the perspectives including the active practice of health and happiness, the effect of new media on the elderly, and how mindfulness influences our daily life.
A UIC student raises questions at the conference
UIC Vice President Prof Mao Yaqing attended the conference and delivers a closing speech
From MPRO
Reporter: Cecilia Yu
Photographer: Jin Litong, SAO
Editor: Deen He
