Congratulations to recipients of the scholarship awarded by the Department of Asian and Policy Studies.
Entrance Sholarship for Bachelor of Social Science Education (Greater China Studies):
1. LI Zilin
2. LAM Siu Kan
3. LEE Chin Hang
4. CHIU Yeuk Lam
5. MAK Kin Ying
6. HO Wai Ting
7. LAI Shun Ming
Entrance Scholarship for Bachelor of Social Sciences (Greater China Studies):
1. ZHANG Jialin
2. TSE Sze Chai Johnathan
3. WONG Lok Yin
4. LAU Wing Yan
5. LAM Hoi Ching
BSocSc(GCS) Entrance Scholarship for International Undergraduate Students
1. SAI HKur
MPPM Entrance Scholarship (Full Scholarship):
1. Nitikon Jirathitikankit
MPPM Entrance Scholarship
1. HUO Zulong
2. WU Yujie
3. WEI Ming
4. LIU Mengqi
5. SU Rui
6. ZHANG Yushan
Congratulations to Dr Isabella Ng Fung-sheung, Assistant Professor and Associate Head (Teaching and Learning) in the Department of Asian and Policy Studies (APS), who won a “Good Teacher Award” under the eighth “Good Students, Good Teachers Commendation Scheme” organised by the Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union (HKPTU). Set up by Mr Szeto Wah Education Fund under HKPTU, this scheme aims to praise and honour industrious students and caring teachers who have demonstrated their devotion and commitment to learning and teaching. The award presentation ceremony will be held on 16 November 2019.
To advocate collaborations and policy innovations for better future global cities planning, The Department of Asian and Policy Studies (APS) of the Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK), and the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) co-organised the cities’ first ever “Joint Education Field Studies on Global Cities Governance”- a platform to bring our future generations, Shanghai and Hong Kong, together to brainstorm the future of our cities.
Forty-five young scholars from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and Germany participated in the Second International Training Camp for Young Public Policy Scholars at The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) in August. Organized by the Department of Asian and Policy Studies (APS), this one-week program provided intensive training on state-of-the-art theoretical and methodological developments in public policy. A group of distinguished scholars including Anthony B.L. Cheung, Giliberto Capano, Richard Walker, M Ramesh, Eduardo Araral, and Jiwei Qian hosted research workshops on a wide range of popular topics such as the use of big data in social sciences, experimental public administration research, institutional analysis, and social policy design. Also provided to young scholars was practical guidance on how to get published in leading international journals. This training camp was a continuation of the inaugural workshop hosted in EdUHK last year that was highly appreciated by participants. The Asia-Pacific Public Policy Network, Policy and Society: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Policy Studies, and Journal of Asian Public Policy supported the camp. Aside from this training camp tailored to young scholars, APS also hosted its fourth Public Policy Summer School for close to 200 undergraduate students from mainland China. Participants came from reputable mainland universities including Zhejiang University, Nankai University, Xiamen University, Xi’an Jiaoting University, and Shandong University. They enjoyed a variety of activities such as workshops, seminars, and field visits, and joined a highly challenging 48-hr policy analysis case competition. Successfully held since 2016 on an annual basis, this summer school series has become a highly popular signature program of APS in its mainland outreach. 
Congratulations to Dr. Vyas on winning the Public Policy Research (PPR) Funding for her project titled "Advancing Job- and Health-associated Outcomes for Employees of Small and Medium Enterprises in Hong Kong: A Study on Workplace Supervisor Support with Smartphone-based and Capacity-building Interventions". A total amount of HK$ 882,395.00 is granted for this project which will last for 2 years. Dr. Vyas is the Assistant Professor in the Department of Asian and Policy Studies of The Education University of Hong Kong. She is the Program Leader of Master of Public Policy and Management. Her research interests include Public Administration and Management; Public Personnel Management/ Personnel Management; Organization Behaviour; Public Sector Reform in Asia; and Comparative Public Administration and Policy. The PPR scheme was first launched in 2005/06 by the Research Grants Council and now is managed by the PICO (The Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office). The PPR Funding Scheme aims to promote public policy research and provide evidence-based research to facilitate public policy discussion.
A team of undergraduate students from the Bachelor of Social Science in Greater China Studies of the Department of Asian and Policy Studies (APS) won the Second Runner-up in the first Inter-University Public Policy Case Competition held in The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in April 2019. More than 40 teams from all universities in Hong Kong participated in this high-profile competition. In the competition, participants were required to analyse and provide policy solutions to real-life public policy issues in Hong Kong. Consisting of Pui Gi SZETO, Shiqian ZHANG, Ho Yau TONG, Janice TANG, and Wai Lam NGAI, Team Esplendor stood out from three rounds of fierce competition and was awarded the second runner-up in the final round, only second to a team from the Faculty of Law of the University of Hong Kong, and another team from the Division of Social Sciences of HKUST. The judge panel was chaired by Professor Anthony Cheung, former Secretary for Transport and Housing of Hong Kong SAR Government, and comprised of former senior officials from the Legislative Council and the Policy Innovation and Coordination Office of the SAR Government, as well as academics from local universities. As the coach of the award-winning team, Mr Sam CHOI, Lecturer of APS, provided intensive training and academic mentorship throughout the entire course of competition, starting from March. Formed by students of the Master of Public Policy and Governance Programme, another team from the APS—the LAN team also stood out from nearly 50 teams and entered the semi-final round.
