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The Road to Educational Success: Experiences from the New Education Initiative
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Professor Clarence Green receives the Research Output Prize 2024-25

Sparks of Insights Light the Path:
NIE x HKU Exchange Programme 2025-26

Professor Karen Chan receives HKU’s Knowledge Exchange Excellence Award 2025

Professor Gerard Postiglione receives the 7th Ming Yuan Education Award (Outstanding Contribution Award for Overseas Chinese Education Research)

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Shenzhen Nanshan District Education Bureau:
Shenzhen Nanshan District Principal Training Programme

From Observation to Insight: HKU Students Gain Hands-On Experience in Authentic Classroom

“The Road to Educational Success: Experiences from the New Education Initiative” by Professor Zhu Yongxin, Founder of the New Education Initiative

HKU Faculty of Education X Wenzhou Education Bureau: Leading for Impact: Innovative School Leadership & Development in Practice (Oct 26, 2025 to Nov 1, 2025)

HKU Education achieves Record-High Ranking of 4th Place Worldwide in 2025 ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects

Professor Timothy Hew named among
Clarivate's Highly Cited Researchers 2025

The Inaugural HKU-THU Education Symposium:
Educational Traditions in the Age of AI: What and How?

Faculty Outstanding Teaching Award 2024-25

HKU Information Day for Undergraduate Admissions 2025

29 Scholars from the Faculty of Education recognised in Stanford’s 2025 Top 2% Scientists List

Education Mentorship Programme 2025 – Sharing Session on “How to prepare for a teacher interview”

Professor Clarence Green receives the Research Output Prize 2024-25

Professor Clarence Green receives the Research Output Prize 2024-25

Sparks of Insights Light the Path: <br/>NIE x HKU Exchange Programme 2025-26

Sparks of Insights Light the Path:
NIE x HKU Exchange Programme 2025-26

Professor Karen Chan receives HKU’s Knowledge Exchange Excellence Award 2025

Professor Karen Chan receives HKU’s Knowledge Exchange Excellence Award 2025

Professor Gerard Postiglione receives the 7th Ming Yuan Education Award (Outstanding Contribution Award for Overseas Chinese Education Research)

Professor Gerard Postiglione receives the 7th Ming Yuan Education Award (Outstanding Contribution Award for Overseas Chinese Education Research)

HKU Faculty of Education X </br>Shenzhen Nanshan District Education Bureau: </br>Shenzhen Nanshan District Principal Training Programme

HKU Faculty of Education X
Shenzhen Nanshan District Education Bureau:
Shenzhen Nanshan District Principal Training Programme

From Observation to Insight: HKU Students Gain Hands-On Experience in Authentic Classroom

From Observation to Insight: HKU Students Gain Hands-On Experience in Authentic Classroom

“The Road to Educational Success: Experiences from the New Education Initiative” by Professor Zhu Yongxin, Founder of the New Education Initiative

“The Road to Educational Success: Experiences from the New Education Initiative” by Professor Zhu Yongxin, Founder of the New Education Initiative

HKU Faculty of Education X Wenzhou Education Bureau: Leading for Impact: Innovative School Leadership & Development in Practice (Oct 26, 2025 to Nov 1, 2025)

HKU Faculty of Education X Wenzhou Education Bureau: Leading for Impact: Innovative School Leadership & Development in Practice (Oct 26, 2025 to Nov 1, 2025)

HKU Education achieves Record-High Ranking of 4th Place Worldwide in 2025 ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects

HKU Education achieves Record-High Ranking of 4th Place Worldwide in 2025 ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects

Professor Timothy Hew named among <br/> Clarivate's Highly Cited Researchers 2025

Professor Timothy Hew named among
Clarivate's Highly Cited Researchers 2025

The Inaugural HKU-THU Education Symposium: </br>Educational Traditions in the Age of AI: What and How?

The Inaugural HKU-THU Education Symposium:
Educational Traditions in the Age of AI: What and How?

Faculty Outstanding Teaching Award 2024-25

Faculty Outstanding Teaching Award 2024-25

HKU Information Day for Undergraduate Admissions 2025

HKU Information Day for Undergraduate Admissions 2025

29 Scholars from the Faculty of Education recognised in Stanford’s 2025 Top 2% Scientists List

29 Scholars from the Faculty of Education recognised in Stanford’s 2025 Top 2% Scientists List

Education Mentorship Programme 2025 – Sharing Session on “How to prepare for a teacher interview”

Education Mentorship Programme 2025 – Sharing Session on “How to prepare for a teacher interview”

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信報 - 周而復始=一切照舊? (程介明教授)

  • January 09, 2026 (Fri)

信報 - 悼念淨因──佛學的現代先行 (程介明教授)

  • January 02, 2026 (Fri)

明報 - 楊銳：香港：向世界闡述中國教育故事的橋樑與窗口 (楊銳教授)

  • December 24, 2025 (Wed)
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22Jan
Sex Robots as Perfect Confucian Wives? Which Confucianism? Whose Fantasy? Poster

Sex Robots as Perfect Confucian Wives? Which Confucianism? Whose Fantasy?

Event time

03:00 pm - 05:00 pm

Speaker

Professor Wang Pei

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Seminar

23Jan
Seminar: Linking research to practice: Developing sharable instructional products using technology through Lesson Study Poster

Seminar: Linking research to practice: Developing sharable instructional products using technology through Lesson Study

Event time

02:30 pm - 03:45 pm

Speaker

Professor Rongjin Huang

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Seminar

27Jan
Seminar: Beyond the “Rainbow Passage”: Evaluating the Phonetic Balance of Large-Scale AI-Generated Chinese Texts via Low-Code Platforms Poster

Seminar: Beyond the “Rainbow Passage”: Evaluating the Phonetic Balance of Large-Scale AI-Generated Chinese Texts via Low-Code Platforms

Event time

12:00 pm - 01:00 pm

Speaker

Professor Feifan Wang

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Seminar

28Jan
Workshop: Challenges and Strategies in SSI Education: A Mainland China Poster

Workshop: Challenges and Strategies in SSI Education: A Mainland China

Event time

12:15 pm - 02:15 pm

Speaker

Professor Jing Lin

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Workshop

29Jan
Intercultural research capability in the age of gen AI: Preparing PhD graduates for transcultural knowledge co-construction Poster

Intercultural research capability in the age of gen AI: Preparing PhD graduates for transcultural knowledge co-construction

Event time

04:00 pm - 05:30 pm

Speaker

Professor Jing Qi

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Seminar

03Feb
Seminar: Higher Education and the Chinese Solar-Panel Industry: A Quintuple Helix Perspective Poster

Seminar: Higher Education and the Chinese Solar-Panel Industry: A Quintuple Helix Perspective

Event time

05:00 pm - 06:15 pm

Speaker

Professor Ha Wei

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Seminar

04Feb
Seminar: Research Integrity and Research Impact: Reflecting on ‘participatory’ research with teachers Poster

Seminar: Research Integrity and Research Impact: Reflecting on ‘participatory’ research with teachers

Event time

04:00 pm - 05:30 pm

Speaker

Professor Karen Pashby

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24Feb
Seminar: Ways forward in classroom research: Topics, methods, tips & tricks Poster

Seminar: Ways forward in classroom research: Topics, methods, tips & tricks

Event time

02:30 pm - 03:30 pm

Speaker

Professor Rita Elaine Silver

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Seminar

26Feb
Seminar: Demystifying Academic Publishing Poster

Seminar: Demystifying Academic Publishing

Event time

04:00 pm - 05:00 pm

Speaker

Professor Rita Elaine Silver

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Seminar

28Feb
Master of Science in Audiology Information Session for 2026 Intake Poster

Master of Science in Audiology Information Session for 2026 Intake

Event time

03:00 pm - 05:00 pm

Venue

MWT5, 1/F, Meng Wah Complex, HKU

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Information Session

09Mar
Seminar: Process Model of Feeding: Linking Oral Physiology and Dysphagia Rehabilitation Poster

Seminar: Process Model of Feeding: Linking Oral Physiology and Dysphagia Rehabilitation

Event time

03:00 pm - 04:00 pm

Speaker

Professor Koichiro Matsuo

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Seminar

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Research

Cracking the Brain's Engagement Code: How Game Mechanics Trigger Sustained Neural Excitement

Have you ever wondered why you can be completely absorbed in a game for hours, yet struggle to maintain focus during a study session? For decades, educators and scientists have sought to harness the captivating power of games. Now, a new discovery from the Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong is shedding light on the brain's hidden mechanisms behind this phenomenon.

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Understanding Chinese Conceptualisations of “Plagiarism” and Exploring Intertextual Education in Schools

Understanding Chinese Conceptualisations of “Plagiarism” and Exploring Intertextual Education in Schools

Everyone may know what “plagiarism” is, but Dr Li Yongyan has looked further into understanding Chinese conceptualisations of “plagiarism” from a historical perspective, and has explored how intertextual education has been conducted in schools in Hong Kong and mainland China.

PhD Students’ Career Intentions and Trajectories in Greater China and Beyond

PhD Students’ Career Intentions and Trajectories in Greater China and Beyond

A mounting number of PhD students and graduates face increasingly constrained academic labour markets. Dr Hugo Horta, Associate Professor of the Faculty's Academic Unit of Social Contexts and Policies of Education, is conducting some research to assess the experiences, motivations and intended career trajectories of PhD students in Greater China and beyond. 

The Unrealised Potential of Feedback

The Unrealised Potential of Feedback

Professor David Carless is a pioneer in feedback literacy, particularly at the tertiary level. His efforts recently earned him a Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship from the University Grants Council to further his research and a Teaching Development Grant to consider how to apply his findings at HKU.

A Trip Back in Time

A Trip Back in Time

Dr Peter Cobb and Dr Juuso Nieminen deployed extended reality to help students walk through the sites that no longer exist and discuss their observations through avatars through a Teaching Development Grant. 

New Tool Puts Focus on Classroom Talk

New Tool Puts Focus on Classroom Talk

Dr Chen Gaowei developed a new tool called Classroom Discourse Analyser (CDA), a video-visualisation software that can visualise teachers' and students' engagement and help in-service teachers and student-teachers identify areas of improvement. The CDA can help by making teachers aware of just how much they are helping or hindering students in their classroom talk.

Game for a Change

Game for a Change

Dr Timothy Hew used gamification to motivate students and self-regulated learning by getting them to set goals and monitor and reflect on their learning.

Learning by "Seeing"

Learning by "Seeing"

Describing scenery and situations is a common topic in Chinese writing at schools. However, how can students describe places more concretely without having visited them before? This is where technology plays an important role, and Dr Gary Wong’s project is a brilliant example to illustrate how technology can facilitate students’ learning.

Digital Citizenship Study Uncovers Competency Concerns in Hong Kong

Digital Citizenship Study Uncovers Competency Concerns in Hong Kong

In 2016, a multi-disciplinary team led by Professor Nancy Law, Deputy Director, Centre for Information Technology in Education, embarked on a five-year longitudinal study entitled “Hong Kong Students’ Digital Citizenship Development”, with the aim of assessing digital competencies in school children.

Archaeological Fieldwork in Armenia Exciting Opportunity for UGs

Archaeological Fieldwork in Armenia Exciting Opportunity for UGs

An archaeological research programme directed by Dr Peter J. Cobb enabled students to study the past of Armenia and the Ancient Near East and to excavate an ancient fortress and other settlements, marking one of the first times a university from East Asia has taken on a significant role in a major archaeological expedition to the Ancient Near East.
 

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40th Anniversary Seminar Series

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August 31, 2025 (Sun)

知識交流短片系列 Knowledge Exchange Video Series

港大教育學院溝通、學習與發展學部馬珮雯教授在最新的短片《言語及語言病理學如何幫助孩子發展溝通能力？》中，為大家講解早期識別兒童語言溝通障礙的重要性，並介紹如何透過言語治療幫助改善兒童的溝通技巧，從而提升他們整體的生活質素。

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