Recent Achievements

2012-13

Best Book Award – Comparative and International Education Society Higher Education Special Interest Group

• "Tertiary Education in Small States: Planning in the Context of Globalization" jointly edited by Professor Mark Bray and Ms Michaela Martin

Conserving Heritage Hand in Hand – 20th Anniversary of the Lord Wilson Heritage Trust

• Project of Bamboo Shed Cantonese Opera Education was chosen to be one of the highlights out of 154 projects for roving exhibition

2012 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Ranking for Education

• HKU ranked world 8th in Education

Research Grants Council General Research Fund (GRF)

• "Learning Expert Words" by Professor Brendan Weekes
• "Exploring a Learning-oriented Assessment Framework: Theorizing through Case Studies of Award-winning Teachers in Higher Education" by Dr David Carless
• "Educational Applications of TouchPad Technology in Higher Education in Hong Kong: Explorative Case Studies of University Teachers' Adoption of iPads" by Dr Daniel Churchill
• "From Conception to Action: Understanding E-portfolios as Assessment in Higher Education" by Dr Chris Deneen
• "The Fourth Study on the Progress in Chinese and English Reading Literacy Study (in 2013) at Primary 4 in Hong Kong and Approaches to and Strategies for Enhancing the Quality of Teaching and Learning of Reading" by Professor Tse Shek Kam
• "Life Skills Development in Junior Secondary Students: Influence of Purpose, Connectedness and Comprehensive Guidance Programmes" by Dr Yuen Man Tak

Research Grants Council Early Career Scheme (ECS)

• "Treatment of Swallowing Disorders Following Stroke Using Magnetic Stimulation" by Dr Karen Chan
• "Global Competition and Collaboration Strategies of Research Universities in China and Russia" by Dr Anatoly Oleksiyenko
• "Decoding the Role of Teachers' Professional Networks (TPNs) in Sustaining Educational Reform" by Dr Lee Moo Sung

Research Grants Council Public Policy Research (PPR)

• "The New Fine-Tuned Medium of Instruction Policy in Hong Kong: Analysis of Policy Interpretation and Local Implementation Practices" by Dr Angel Lin
• "A Hong Kong-Guangdong University Partnership: Toward Regional Integration of Higher Education in South China" by Professor Gerard Postiglione
• "Ageing in Place: Safe Swallowing in the Frail Elderly Living in the Community" by Professor Edwin Yiu
• "Digital Divide in Education: An Experiential Understanding" by Dr Allan Yuen

Research Grants Council Prestigious Fellowship Scheme under the Humanities and Social Sciences Panel (HSSPFS)

• "Social Inequalities amidst the Global Agenda of Education for All (EFA): Local Regional and Global Implications of Private Supplementary Tutoring" by Professor Mark Bray