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[40th Anniversary Seminar Series]
“Parents versus Preschools: Lessons from Hong Kong” by Professor Nirmala Rao

Professor Chen Gaowei honoured with the Tin Ka Ping Foundation Outstanding Young Professorship

HKU Faculty of Education and Wenzhou Education Bureau sign a Memorandum of Understanding to drive educational excellence

A Journey of Learning:
School Attachment and Cultural Exploration in Macau

教育的靈魂與靈魂的教育：塑造灣區教育新型態

Education Mentorship Programme 2025
Inauguration Ceremony

HKU Alumni Day 2025

HKU Education Achieves Record-High Ranking of
3rd Globally in Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject 2025

[40th Anniversary Seminar Series]
“Nurturing Successful Intellectual Styles for Creativity” by Professor Li-fang Zhang

Professor Liz Jackson honoured with the
Karen Lo Eugene Chuang Professorship in Diversity and Equity

Professor Jimmy de la Torre has been elected President of the Psychometric Society for the 2026-2027 term

Education Mentorship Programme – Sharing Session on "How to prepare for a teacher interview"

Engaging, Empowering and Enlightening: Exchange Programme for Students from NIE Singapore

HKU Teaching Excellence Awards 2024:
Outstanding Teaching Award

[Ruby Jubilee Celebration]
40th Anniversary Celebration Dinner

[40th Anniversary Seminar Series] <br/>“Parents versus Preschools: Lessons from Hong Kong” by Professor Nirmala Rao

[40th Anniversary Seminar Series]
“Parents versus Preschools: Lessons from Hong Kong” by Professor Nirmala Rao

Professor Chen Gaowei honoured with the Tin Ka Ping Foundation Outstanding Young Professorship

Professor Chen Gaowei honoured with the Tin Ka Ping Foundation Outstanding Young Professorship

HKU Faculty of Education and Wenzhou Education Bureau sign a Memorandum of Understanding to drive educational excellence

HKU Faculty of Education and Wenzhou Education Bureau sign a Memorandum of Understanding to drive educational excellence

A Journey of Learning:<br/> School Attachment and Cultural Exploration in Macau

A Journey of Learning:
School Attachment and Cultural Exploration in Macau

教育的靈魂與靈魂的教育：塑造灣區教育新型態

教育的靈魂與靈魂的教育：塑造灣區教育新型態

Education Mentorship Programme 2025 <br/> Inauguration Ceremony

Education Mentorship Programme 2025
Inauguration Ceremony

HKU Alumni Day 2025

HKU Alumni Day 2025

HKU Education Achieves Record-High Ranking of <br/> 3rd Globally in Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject 2025

HKU Education Achieves Record-High Ranking of
3rd Globally in Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject 2025

[40th Anniversary Seminar Series] <br/>“Nurturing Successful Intellectual Styles for Creativity” by Professor Li-fang Zhang

[40th Anniversary Seminar Series]
“Nurturing Successful Intellectual Styles for Creativity” by Professor Li-fang Zhang

Professor Liz Jackson honoured with the <br/> Karen Lo Eugene Chuang Professorship in Diversity and Equity

Professor Liz Jackson honoured with the
Karen Lo Eugene Chuang Professorship in Diversity and Equity

Professor Jimmy de la Torre has been elected President of the Psychometric Society for the 2026-2027 term

Professor Jimmy de la Torre has been elected President of the Psychometric Society for the 2026-2027 term

Education Mentorship Programme – Sharing Session on "How to prepare for a teacher interview"

Education Mentorship Programme – Sharing Session on "How to prepare for a teacher interview"

Engaging, Empowering and Enlightening: Exchange Programme for Students from NIE Singapore

Engaging, Empowering and Enlightening: Exchange Programme for Students from NIE Singapore

HKU Teaching Excellence Awards 2024: <br/>Outstanding Teaching Award

HKU Teaching Excellence Awards 2024:
Outstanding Teaching Award

[Ruby Jubilee Celebration] <br/>40th Anniversary Celebration Dinner

[Ruby Jubilee Celebration]
40th Anniversary Celebration Dinner

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In the Media

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RTHK Radio 3 – Backchat – Early childhood development study (Professor Nirmala Rao)

  • April 24, 2025 (Thu)

信報 - AI與教育：自學．思維．情感 (程介明教授)

  • April 18, 2025 (Fri)

信報 - 人與機器：教師、學生、AI (程介明教授)

  • April 11, 2025 (Fri)
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29Apr
Seminar: From ICILS 2023 to ICILS 2028: Building on the Computational Thinking Competence for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Literacy Poster

Seminar: From ICILS 2023 to ICILS 2028: Building on the Computational Thinking Competence for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Literacy

Event time

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Speaker

Mr Julian Fraillon

Event type

Seminar

From
02May
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03May
“Touching Hearts and Inspiring Minds with Emerging Digital Technologies” CITE Research Symposium 2025 Poster

“Touching Hearts and Inspiring Minds with Emerging Digital Technologies” CITE Research Symposium 2025

Speakers

Professor Roger Azevedo,
Professor Inge Molenaar,
Professor William Penuel,
Mr Julian Fraillon

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Conference/Forum/Meeting

09May
JUPAS Information Sessions 2025 Poster

JUPAS Information Sessions 2025

Event time

02:30 pm - 05:00 pm

Location

Rayson Huang Theatre &
1/F and 2/F, Runme Shaw Building

Event type

Admissions Talk, Seminar , Others

From
14Jun
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15Jun
The Second Forum of “Education for the Countryside” Series - Ruralizing Education: Toward a Sustainable Future Poster

The Second Forum of “Education for the Countryside” Series - Ruralizing Education: Toward a Sustainable Future

Venue

Chongqing, China

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Research

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. 

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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.

Your Brain, You Say!

Your Brain, You Say!

Dr Ouyang Guang incorporated the concept of individual specificity into neuroadaptive cognitive neuroscience research to make it more pragmatic and natural. He and his collaborators developed a system that can extract individually specific neural profiles in real time

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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Distinguished Lecture by Professor Li Wei

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July 18, 2024 (Thu)

Distinguished Lecture by Professor Simon Marginson

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知識交流短片系列 (中學篇) Knowledge Exchange Video Series (Secondary School Series)

港大教育學院數學、科學與科技學部黃家偉教授透過最新的短片《人工智能如何幫助學生學習？》，為大家講解人工智能於教育上的應用和局限性，以及教師和家長可以如何利用它來加強學生學習的成效。

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January 19, 2024 (Fri)

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