EdUHK President’s Awards Honour Outstanding Staff Members
The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) held a ceremony today (19 June) for the President’s Awards for Outstanding Performance in Teaching, Research, Knowledge Transfer and Administrative Services 2023/24. At the ceremony, EdUHK President Professor John Lee Chi-Kin presented the awards to five individual staff members and one team for their exceptional achievements and contributions.
Professor Lee congratulated the members of staff on their extraordinary performance. He said, “I am deeply honoured to extend my appreciation to you all. With your dedication and passion for education, EdUHK is able to continue moving forward. I believe, with everyone’s support, the University will become a pioneer in education and related fields, seize the opportunity to develop Hong Kong into an international hub for higher education, and further enhance research, collaboration and exchange. Let’s join hands and lead the University to scale new heights of excellence.”
Dr Wang Hui, Assistant Professor of the Department of Special Education and Counselling, was one of the awardees of Outstanding Performance in Teaching. Dr Wang uses the term ‘MERIT’ as her comprehensive educational approach, which stands for Motivation, Emotions, Retention and Innovation in Teaching. These principles encompass various aspects of pre-service teachers’ learning and professional lives, and help them optimise their instructional and teaching skills. Dr Kevin Yung Wai-ho, Associate Professor of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, focuses on learner-centred teaching approach. His teaching philosophy encapsulates his INSPIRE framework: Innovation, Nurture, Scholarship, Professionalism, Impact, Reflexivity and Empowerment, guiding his students to exceptional educational outcomes.
Dr Yang Weipeng, Assistant Professor of the Department of Early Childhood Education, and Dr Liao Xian, Assistant Professor of the Department of Chinese Language Studies, were the recipients of the Outstanding Performance in Research award. Dr Yang was named among the World’s Top 2% Most-cited Scientists in 2023 by Stanford University, and explores the use of artificial intelligence (AI) applications to benefit children and society as a whole. Dr Liao, meanwhile, focuses on Chinese language learning and curriculum. He recently participated in several important research projects related to e-learning in Chinese language education and has secured two General Research Fund Grants and one Early Career Scheme Grant over the past three years.
The awardee in Outstanding Performance in Knowledge Transfer was Dr Fu Hong, Assistant Professor of the Department of Mathematics and Information Technology. Since joining EdUHK in 2020, she has successfully secured over HK$9.4 million in external competitive research grants for an initiative related to improving behavioural performance of school-aged children with ADHD, as well as research in healthcare, sports and education. She also developed the world’s first prototype for Intelligent Ocular Misalignment Measurement, which has won the gold medal at the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva in 2023.
The Administrative Services award went to Professor Lo Sing-kai, Chair Professor of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Professor Kong Siu-cheung, Research Chair Professor of the Department of Mathematics and Information Technology, and Dr Faye Wang Yifei, Executive Officer I in the Global Affairs Office. The team has been highly committed to exploring and embracing opportunities to work with universities and schools in Belt and Road countries, especially in the regions of Central and South Asia. They have engaged or partnered with the relevant ministries of education and participated in multiple capacity-building projects; thereby raising the University’s profile in these countries.
Established in 2011/12, the President’s Awards recognise and encourage individual and team achievements, fostering the University’s commitment to a performance-driven culture. The awardees are as follows:
Outstanding Performance in Teaching
Individual Award (Early Career Faculty Member Category)
- Dr Wang Hui, Assistant Professor, Department of Special Education and Counselling
Individual Award (General Faculty Member Category)
- Dr Kevin Yung Wai-ho, Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Outstanding Performance in Research
Individual Award (Early Career Research Excellence Award)
- Dr Yang Weipeng, Assistant Professor, Department of Early Childhood Education
- Dr Liao Xian, Assistant Professor, Department of Chinese Language Studies
Outstanding Performance in Knowledge Transfer
Individual Award
- Dr Fu Hong, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Information Technology
Outstanding Performance in Administrative Services
Team Award
- Professor Lo Sing-kai, Chair Professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
- Professor Kong Siu-cheung, Research Chair Professor, Department of Mathematics and Information Technology
- Dr Faye Wang Yifei, Executive Officer I, Global Affairs Office
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EdUHK President’s Awards Honour Outstanding Staff Members
