SSPS and AspirE Co-hosted the workshop on the challenges and future of transnational mobility
The Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies (SSPS) at The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK), and the AspirE co-hosted the workshop entitled The challenges and future of transnational mobility from 27 February to 2 March 2025. The workshop attracted 36 academic researchers from 14 countries spanning from Asia, Europe, Oceania to North America, has drawn attention to the urgency of understanding challenges and opportunities of contemporary migration and mobility.
Congratulations to Dr Amanda Chu for awarded HMRF
I am thrilled to share with you all that Dr Amanda Chu's innovative project titled, "Using an Automatic Speech Analytics Program (ASAP) to Perform Early Detection of Psychosocial Distress in Young People: Acoustic and Linguistic Analysis," has been awarded by the Health and Medical Research Fund with a funded amount of HK$968,520.
IFPHK Confirms Course Exemptions for BA(PF) Students in CFP Certification
The Institute of Financial Planners of Hong Kong (IFPHK) has announced that students and graduates of the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Personal Finance Programme [BA(PF)] are now eligible for course exemptions in the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Certification. This prestigious recognition affirms the high standards of the BA(PF) curriculum and its alignment with the professional certification requirements in the financial sector.
Congratulations to Professor Chou Kee Lee
Professor Chou’s project “Alleviating Loneliness in Older Adults Living in Poverty: A Multi-level Intervention” received HK$5.3 million in funding from the RGC. In this four-year project, Professor Chou’s team seeks to conduct a single-blinded cluster, four-arm randomized controlled trial designed to test the effect and cost-effectiveness of a multi-level intervention to alleviate loneliness among Hong Kong Chinese older adults living in poverty. This study will lay a solid foundation for the large-scale implementation of such an effective, accessible, affordable, and scalable intervention shortly by capitalizing on community social capital.
Alumnus Dr Herbary Cheung honored with two prestigious Early Career Researcher Awards
Dr Herbary Cheung, an alumnus of The Department of Asian and Policy Studies (now The Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies), has been honored with two prestigious Early Career Researcher awards for his outstanding work on gender and migration, promoting Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Southeast Asia.