{"id":6830,"date":"2021-08-27T16:12:03","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T08:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduapps.hkbu.edu.hk\/?page_id=6830"},"modified":"2021-09-02T12:31:12","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T04:31:12","slug":"home_new","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eduapps.hkbu.edu.hk\/","title":{"rendered":"Home_new"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;DESIGN | DEVELOP | MENTOR | ENGAGE&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h6|text_align:center&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1576736244230{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column][vc_images_carousel images=&#8221;5327&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; speed=&#8221;3000&#8243; hide_pagination_control=&#8221;yes&#8221; hide_prev_next_buttons=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1630050501113{margin-top: -10% !important;margin-bottom: -5% !important;}&#8221; custom_links=&#8221;#E-8_aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZlZHVhcHBzLmhrYnUuZWR1LmhrJTJGJTNGcG9ydGZvbGlvJTNEYS1sLW0tcw==&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1630556276043{padding-top: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Mission&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1629875942615{padding-top: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_wp_text]<\/p>\n<h5>The\u00a0<em>Apps Resource Centre<\/em>\u00a0(ARC) was established at HKBU for meeting the learning needs of our current students by expanding the virtual learning environment into their connected world of instant, anytime\/anywhere access. 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