The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) held an online forum today (9 June) to unveil the admission details of its “Jockey Club Youth Academy for Special Educational Needs” (the Academy), whose mission is to promote lifelong learning for secondary school leavers with special educational needs (SEN). The Academy is the first of its kind among Hong Kong universities.

Do your children ignore your instructions despite repeated warnings? Do they quickly lose interest in learning? Do they get agitated easily?

Thanks to technological advancement, physical education (PE) can go beyond traditional face-to-face instruction at a physical venue. The Department of Health and Physical Education (HPE) at The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) has taken on a pioneering role in delivering PE classes online for students with special educational needs (SEN).

The research areas of Dr Li Wai-chin, Associate Professor at the Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) are mainly focused on soil microbiology, plant physiology and root anatomy, soil heavy metal pollution and remediation. His passion for and curiosity about nature started from a lecture on plant diversity in his first year at university.