HKIEd - Joy of Learning

How ready is HKIEd to become a University?

Since the HKIEd was established in 1994, the entire Institute community has been working in unison to excel on the teacher education front. In sum, the following achievements have been made:

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HKIEd is the largest teacher education provider in Hong Kong, with a multi-disciplinary academic structure;

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The programmes offered are placed under stringent quality assurance mechanisms;

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Graduates of the Institute are the preferred choice for teachers in Hong Kong, according to several different surveys;

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84.4% of the academic staff now hold doctorate degrees;

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The Institute has established extensive collaboration and networking with the educational community in the HKSAR and around the world;

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Like other UGC-funded institutions which became universities in the 1990s, HKIEd has already met the three conditions applied to those institutions, which are:

-	attainment of self-accrediting status;
-	accepting the principle and terms of a differentiation of roles among UGC-funded institutions; and
-	accepting and implementing a common basis of funding as applied to other UGC-funded institutions (EMB, 1999)

What additional benefits will a University title bring to the community?

A University title will help HKIEd realise our potential to better meet the educational needs both of the HKSAR and beyond Hong Kong. The benefits the University of Education will bring include:

‧	Raising the status of the teaching profession and demonstrating the Government's commitment to raising the quality of education;
‧	Enhancing the attractiveness of teacher education to quality students;
‧	Attracting and retaining high quality staff;
‧	Expanding research to improve educational practices and policy development;
‧	Promoting Hong Kong as an education hub to provide education services for the Mainland and the region;
‧	Building capacity to attract additional funding through self-financing activities and donor support; and
‧	Extending our range of programmes to support the lifelong learning needs of the broader community.

What are the strategic areas and priorities of the University of Education?

Five strategic areas will be pursued in the next ten years:

‧	Enhancing research and development capacity;
‧	Fostering students' professional excellence;
‧	Diversifying our programme offerings to meet Hong Kong's needs;
‧	Broadening the scope of activities; and
‧	Internationalisation and outreaching to the Mainland.

In our quest for a University title, we need Your support!

For details, please visit http://www.ied.edu.hk/blueprint/

Welcome New Members to the Institute's Council

Professor Edmond KO, JP

Edmond I. Ko is Senior Advisor to Dean of Engineering and Adjunct Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He has held regular faculty appointments at the City University of Hong Kong and Carnegie Mellon University. Professor Ko is a member of the University Grants Committee, the Hong Kong Council for Academic Accreditation, the Advisory Committee on Teacher Education and Qualifications, and the Advisory Committee on the Education Development Fund of the HKSAR Government.

Professor Leslie Nai-kwai LO

BA (Oregon), Certificate (East Asian Institute, Columbia), MIA, EdD (Columbia). Founding Dean of Education at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK, 1991-97). Present positions at CUHK include: Chair Professor of Educational Administration and Policy, Director of Hong Kong Institute of Educational Research, and Director of Studies in Postgraduate Programs in Education. He is serving his second term as a member of the Education Commission of Hong Kong.

Mrs Lydia LAM LEE Tuen-yee

Since her graduation from the Northcote College of Education, Mrs Lydia Lam Lee Tuen-yee has been in the field of education for four decades. She lived in Australia between 1986 and 1990, where she continued her education profession and gained substantial overseas experience, which benefited her education career in Hong Kong a lot. Mrs Lam was Vice-Principal of St Stephen's Girls' Primary School and is currently Headmistress of St Paul's Co-educational College Primary School. She is also a member of the Advisory Committee on Teacher Education and Qualifications and a director of the LEAP Educational Project. Mrs Lam is committed to education, nurture of children, and the pursuit of lifelong learning. She continues to work tirelessly towards these goals.