Go Abroad Photo & Video Contest

What are the prizes?

How to join?

Participants have to complete and submit an online application form on or before 5 September 2022 Monday at 11:59PM.

How to win?

A panel of judges will select the Champion, 1st Runner-up and 2nd Runner-up of each category according to the following criteria:

• Representation of Studying and Living Abroad Experience (40%)
• Technical Execution: Lighting, Colour Balance, Focus, Sharpness (20%)
• Creativity (20%)
• Aesthetic Impression (20%)

BONUS POINTS will be given to the entries that include the applicant and/or his/her friends.

For the Most-liked Photo / Video Award, the appraising criteria will be based on the total number of “likes” of each entry shown on BBA's Instagram channel (hkbu.bba) by 26 September 2022 Monday at 3PM.

Rules & Regulations

Photo Category

• Each participant can submit up to two photos via the online registration form on or before 5 September 2022 Monday at 11:59PM.
• The submitted photo(s) must be in JPG format with minimum size of 1.5MB and at least 2,000 pixels wide.
• All the entries of "Most-liked Photo" Award will be published at the BBA’s Instagram channel and tagged participants’ Instagram accounts on 6 September 2022.  The total no. of "likes" of each entry will be amassed by the Event Organiser at 3PM on 26 September 2022.  Thus, joining the “Most-liked Photo” Award, participants should provide their Instagram accounts to the Event Organiser and invite friends to like their entries during the given period.
• Buying “likes” is strictly prohibited for the “Most-liked Photo Award”.
• Entries must be taken overseas while on the semester or summer exchange programmes, as well as during overseas internships, service learning or study tours between September 2021 and August 2022.
• Entries should capture the experience of going overseas such as unique class experience, campus life, cultural event, gathering with friends, the city the participants live in, etc.
• Entries must be original works by the participants that have not won any prizes in any other competitions.
• Entries should not violate any privacy, copyright and/or trademark infringement rights.
• All information provided by the participants must be true and accurate.
• Submitted photo(s) can include basic digital image retouching such as white balance, exposure, contrast, saturation, etc.  However, the image should not be altered to reflect a different reality.
• Participants who violate any of the above-mentioned rules will be disqualified.
• Upon submitting the application form, participants acknowledge that they agree to grant the permission to the Event Organiser and its successors on the usage of their photos for advertising and publicity purposes.
• Winners will be notified individually by email on 3 October 2022 and the winning photos will be exhibited on the event website and at the Li Promenade, Shaw Campus. 
• Rules and Regulations are subject to change at the sole discretion of the Event Organiser.

Video Category

• Each participant can submit up to 2 video links via the online registration form on or before 5 September 2022 Monday at 11:59PM.
• The video(s) must be in mp4 format and within 1.5 minutes.
• The video(s) submitted should be uploaded to YouTube, Google Drive, BiliBili or other video streaming websites.  Participants must make sure that the submitted video(s) can be viewed publicly throughout the contest period.
• All the entries of "Most-liked Video" Award will be published at the BBA’s Instagram channel and tagged participants’ Instagram accounts on 6 September 2022.  The total no. of "likes" of each entry will be amassed by the Event Organiser at 3PM on 26 September 2022.  Thus, joining the “Most-liked Video” Award, participants should provide their Instagram accounts to the Event Organiser and invite friends to like their entries during the given period. 
  Participants should provide a revised 1-min or less video to the Event Organiser if the duration of the original submitted video is longer than 1 min.  
• Buying “likes” is strictly prohibited for the “Most-liked Video Award”.
• Entries must be shot overseas while on the semester or summer exchange programmes, as well as during overseas internships, service learning or study tours between September 2021 and August 2022.
• Entries should capture the experience of going overseas such as unique class experience, campus life, cultural event, gathering with friends, the city the participants live in, etc.
• Entries must be original works by the participants that have not won any prizes in any other competitions.
• Entries should not violate any privacy, copyright and/or trademark infringement rights.
• Stock music must be copyright free.
• All information provided by the participants must be true and accurate.
• Participants who violate any of the above-mentioned rules will be disqualified.
• Upon submitting the application form, participants acknowledge that they agree to grant the permission to the Event Organiser and its successors on the usage of their videos for advertising and publicity purposes.
• Winners will be notified individually by email on 3 October 2022 and the winning videos will be exhibited on the event website and/or campus TVs. 
• Rules and Regulations are subject to change at the sole discretion of the Event Organiser.

Important Dates

• 5 September 2022 at 11:59PM: Submission deadline
• 26 September 2022 at 3PM: Cut-off date and time for the Most-liked Photo and Video Awards
• 3 October 2022: Result announcement

Winning Entries of the Previous Contests

Champion

Once in a Lifetime

by Alison Siu Yan NGAN

This journey was definitely a once in a lifetime experience. I had captured the most amazing memories and truly unforgettable moments with lots of incredible people in this video. There were both ups and downs in the exchange journey which has been the most amazing experience in my life until now. Life is short. Live to the fullest.

Enquiries

Internationalisation Section, HKBU School of Business

• Tel: 3411-5241
• Email: gracesps@hkbu.edu.hk