Share your global learning and cultural exploration experience by joining the Go Global Like a Local Photo and Video Contest 2025! Whether you’re an international student studying at CUHK-Shenzhen or a CUHK-Shenzhen student studying abroad at one of our partner universities, we invite you to capture and showcase your academic journey through photos or videos. Highlight the joy of campus life, the beauty of iconic city landmarks, or meaningful moments shared with friends. Let your creativity shine and present the world through your unique lens!

 How to Participate: If you are a CUHKSZ student participating (or have participated) in a Study Abroad Program or an international student/incoming exchange student, submit your best shots or clips as following instructions.

Schedule

Submission: Before 10th October, 2025

Voting and Selection: the middle of October

Result announcement: the end of October

Exhibition: November

Details

Participants are welcome to submit videos, photos, or both.

All works should be related to the theme - Go Global Like a Local.

Each entry should include a title.

Submission Requirements

Video Specs:

Videos should be in avi/mp4/mov format with a duration between 2 and 3 minutes.

Videos should be filmed horizontally with high resolution (at least 1080p, 1920*1080) and high-quality audio.

The video screen does not have logos, watermarks, etc.

Subtitles are needed if the video has any narration.

* Please upload your video to at least one of the following platforms before submission:

Xiaohongshu | Bilibili | YouTube | Instagram (multiple platforms are encouraged).

Required hashtags: #GoGlobalLikeALocal, #CUHKSZ, #OAL

Photo Specs:

One image or a group of images (no more than three) is acceptable. If it is a group of images, they need to be related to each other and express the same title.

Photos must be in digital format (.jpeg or .jpg) with a resolution of at least 1,024 pixels in width and 768 pixels in height.

The size of the file can be 5-10 MB each.

Submission: via https://docs.qq.com/form/page/DS3h0ZW9Hc1NmTnNa before 10th October 2025.

Legal Terms

The works submitted should be original, ensuring participants hold full copyright ownership. Participants must obtain permission from any individuals featured in their entries. By entering the contest, participants grant OAL a royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive license to display, distribute, and reproduce the entries, either in whole or in part, through any media, for educational, publicity, exhibition, or archiving purposes solely by OAL and for non-commercial use.

Evaluation

1. The final result will be determined by the judging panel, with awards (First, Second, Third Prize, and honorable Awards) determined by overall score ranking.

   The criteria for evaluating a work are as follows:

(1) Theme (20%): Whether the work reflects the theme of "Go global Like a Local."

(2) Composition and lighting (20%): Whether the composition and lighting of a work enhance its aesthetic appeal.

(3) Cultural characteristics (40%): Whether the work portrays local customs, social development, urban scenery, or humanistic elements.

(4) Expressiveness or creativity (20%): Whether the work is impactful, as well as the presence of novel ideas and creative elements.

2. The Most Popular Work Prize

Video: The most-liked video on one of the following platforms by October 10, 2025:

Xiaohongshu | Bilibili | YouTube | Instagram.

Photo: The entry will be selected via online voting.

*The judging panel consists of the professional photographer from our university and representatives who have previously won the award.

Prizes

Each participant will receive an OAL souvenir.

Video Specs:

The Most Popular Work Prize (x1): DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro

First Prize (x1): Marshall Speaker

Second Prize (x2): Redmi Projector

Third Prize (x3): Xiaomi Smart Band 9 Pro

Honorable Mention Prize (x10): Study Abroad Season Souvenirs

Photo Specs:

The Most Popular Work Prize (x1): DJI Osmo Pocket Hand-held Video Camera

First Prize (x1): Photo Printer

Second Prize (x2): Kodak Polaroid camera

Third Prize (x3): Xiaomi Smart Band 9 Pro

Honorable Mention Prize (x10): Study Abroad Season Souvenirs

(Subject to market conditions, the specific brands or models of the prizes may be adjusted accordingly.)

In addition, winning entries will be exhibited on campus, showcased on the University WeChat official account, and the OAL website.

*OAL reserves the right to disqualify any individual and team contestant whose entries or conducts violate the above rules, infringe on the rights of others, or act in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner.

OAL reserves the right of final interpretation for this contest.