The Graduate School (GS) organized a Christmas handicraft workshop for doctoral students on December 18, 2024. Participants built their own Christmas decorations while enjoying seasonal snacks and casual conversation. 

The question of whether entrepreneurs are born or made was the central theme of a GS seminar presented by Mr Kelvin Ivanković from Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL) on December 17, 2024. Mr Ivanković used findings from a dynamic exchange programme between Norway and South Africa to explain that entrepreneurial mindsets can be cultivated through educational practices.

The image of Chinese doctoral supervisors in Western academia was the focus of Dr Cora Lingling Xu’s research seminar on December 16, 2024. She is an Associate Professor in the School of Education at Durham University, UK. Underpinned by analysis of comments on the Chinese language knowledge-sharing platform, zhihu.com, Dr Xu discussed her recently published article that found Chinese supervisors as being ambitious and supportive, sneaky and exploitative, and colonised.

The Graduate School (GS) organised an ecotour to Yim Tin Tsai, Sai Kung, on 10 December 2024. The tour focused on local history, culture, and ecological systems while visiting various sites in the Hakka village.

Internationally renowned Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao明報 showcased its printing facilities, editorial capabilities, and extensive archives during a visit by postgraduate students from the Education University of Hong Kong on December 4, 2024. Arranged by the Graduate School and Ming Pao, the visit emphasised the importance of the media in a fast-changing world. Learning more about the industry piqued the students’ interest in media work.

Current and former postgraduate students from the Education University of Hong Kong were honoured for publishing success on December 3, 2024. EdD Programme Coordinator Dr Lucas Kohnke congratulated students meeting the requirements of the Postgraduate Students Publication Awards Scheme (PSPAS). The scheme is designed to reward Research Postgraduate, Doctor of Education, and Master of Education students who publish in respected journals.

Professor Zhu Hua, the Professor of Language Learning and Intercultural Communication and Director of the International Centre for Intercultural Studies at the Institute of Education, University College London, demonstrated how Chinese social media platforms and Chinese digital culture, in a broader sense, offer new avenues for expressing opposition and conflict, with the potential to either unite or divide networked groups in a Graduate School seminar on November 28, 2024.

Professor John O’Regan presented a compelling argument about English as a Global Language in a Graduate School seminar on November 26, 2024. He is the Professor of Critical Applied Linguistics at the Institute of Education, Faculty of Education and Society, University College London. The seminar showcased the findings from Professor O’Regan's book published in 2021. The findings focus on the evolution of perspectives over the last 30 years regarding superdiversity, English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), translanguaging, world Englishes, and translingualism.