Dr Hung Keung Recognised for Digital Design
Dr Hung Keung, Associate Professor at the Department of Cultural and Creative Arts, The Education University of Hong Kong, was presented with an Excellence Award (Digital Media) at the Hong Kong Designers Association (HKDA) Global Design Awards 2018 for his non-commercial short film entitled Where to go? Where to come from? (ver. 2018).
International Postgraduate Roundtable and Research Forum cum Summer School 2019
The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) organised the International Postgraduate Roundtable and Research Forum cum Summer School (IPRRFSS) 2019 from 3 to 5 July 2019. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Professor Lui Tai-lok, Vice President (Research and Development) at EdUHK, emphasised that this year’s event had proven to be more popular than ever.
Tackling Food Wastage with Innovation
A five-student team “Foodster” at The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) won the championship of the EdUHK-SCMP Innovative and Education Challenge held in June 2019. Its business plan beat the other four contestant teams and impressed the judges with a self-designed app which allows people to buy unsold food from shops at a lower price with an aim to tackle the food waste problem.
Carnival Promotes Special Educational Needs
The Centre for Special Educational Needs and Inclusive Education (CSENIE) at The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) organised the Support Unit for Special Education Needs (SuSEN) carnival cum public education conference at the TKO Study Centre on 25 May to share the achievements of the three-year Swire Group Charitable Trust donation project and its outcomes with the community.
EdTech Innovations Win Awards at Silicon Valley International Invention Festival
The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) gained international recognition once again for its educational technology innovations. In the Silicon Valley International Invention Festival (SVIIF), held from 24 to 26 June 2019 in California, USA, three exhibited educational technologies won a total of four awards: one gold, two silver and one special award.