Synopsis

1. Synopsis

Academy for Educational Development and Innovation at the Education University of Hong Kong is delighted to announce an upcoming conference in 8-9 April 2025, which is dedicated to exploring how traditional Chinese wisdom informs and enhances contemporary efforts to construct the values toward human flourishing. The conference will bring together multifaceted insights from various disciplines, including language, culture, and education, to advance a deep appreciation of the enduring legacy of Chinese wisdom. In an innovative approach aimed at fostering ideas that transcend culture and space, the conference dialogues will be structured around the United Nations’ five pillars of Sustainable Development: people, prosperity, planet, peace, and partnership (see Tremblay et al., 2020). This framework will guide our exploration of how traditional Chinese perspectives can be integrated with contemporary values to promote a sustainable future.

This conference is set to be a landmark event, providing a unique platform for participants to engage in profound discussions that bridge the past and the present, as well as the East and the West. It will convene a global assembly of scholars who will share their expertise, collaborate on the development of new insights, and contribute to the realization of a sustainable, equitable, and peaceful world.

2. Host

• Academy for Educational Development and Innovation

3. Co-hosts:

• Faculty of Humanities
• Faculty of Education and Human Development
• Centre for Classical Chinese Education
• Centre for Religious and Spirituality Education
• Department of Chinese Language Studies
• UNESCO Chair Programme*

*​Disclaimer: The ideas and opinions expressed in this conference and publication are those of the speakers and authors; they are not necessarily those of UNESCO and do not commit the Organization.

4. Presentation Formats

• Keynotes
• Symposium
• Parallel Paper Presentations
• Etc.