“Enrich your journey, Life-changing for the future”. This phrase fully expresses the significance of exchange learning. A year abroad is “A Life in a Year,” which is not only an experience in time but also a journey of self-discovery, growth, and learning, as well as an opportunity to change one’s future life.

We believe that every exchange experience is rich with unique and valuable moments. By sharing your genuine stories, we aim to inspire more students to confidently seek overseas exchange programs, and simultaneously offer future participants and their families with a realistic view of the experiences and gains.

We invite you to capture your exchange experience in a video and share your stories of learning and growth. Together, we can inspire others to embark on this incredible journey! By sharing your story, you’ll help us inspire others to pursue this enriching opportunity.

If you are interested in participating in the Video Competition,  please refer to the “Theme” section below, choose one topic as your competition theme, and create a video of approximately 2-5 minutes in length. The content, format, and style are not limited, but the video resolution must be 1080p or higher; aspect ratio 16:9.

Suggested Themes

  • Moments of Cultural Exchange: Record your interactions with the local culture during your exchange, such as festivals or traditional customs.
  • The Power of Friendship/Family: Share stories of friendships you built with other exchange students, local friends, or how your host family played an important role in your exchange experience.
  • Difficulties and Challenges: Tell the story of the challenges you encountered during the exchange year and how you overcame them.
  • Learning New Knowledge: Showcase the new skills or knowledge you learned during your exchange, such as language, cooking, academics, or art.
  • Exploring the City: Film your exploration of the local city, introducing some interesting attractions and activities.

Finally, specifically describe how the various exchange experiences you mentioned have led to changes, insights, or growth in your behavior or thinking, and try to summarize in the video how these changes and growth will affect your future, such as your views on further education or career choices, interpersonal relationships or lifestyles, or how these experiences will play a role in your future.

Important Dates

Submission deadline: Monday, June 30, 2025
Public voting for the competition: Early July 2025
Awards : Re-Orientation Camp 2025

Prizes

After the video submission deadline, all videos will be posted on our social media platforms. We invite all AFSers to vote for their favorite video. The champion, first runner-up, and second runner-up will be awarded based on the number of likes each post receives.

All winners will receive a certificate and a cash prize: HK$1000 for the champion, HK$600 for the first runner-up, and HK$400 for the second runner-up. This cash prize is intended to support winners in further exploring the world and gaining insight into intercultural learning.

Terms and Conditions

By completing the form and submitting your video, you automatically consent to and/or accept the following:

  • This is an original work that does not infringe upon the rights of others. No copyrighted materials may be used in this competition.
  • Your video may be used for business and marketing purposes, including posting on media platforms or for exhibition.
  • The organizer (AFS) reserves the right to disqualify any work that is inappropriate or violates the themes and requirements outlined above.
  • The decision of the organizer (AFS) is final. We retain the right to explain or modify the competition rules, guidelines, cash prize, and judging criteria.

Submit your work now!

AFS YP Video Competition Form (Bilingual)

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