The Department of Social Sciences is home to two most-cited scholars worldwide, according to the 2021 Stanford ranking of top 2% most-cited scientists. Professor Jim Chi-yung, Research Chair Professor of Geography and Environmental Science, is the 11th most-cited researcher in the Urban & Regional Planning category. Dr Eddie Cheng Wai-lun, Assistant Professor, is also on the list under the Building and Construction category.
The year 2020 is a dividing line in Hong Kong's development as a special administrative region (SAR) under the 'One Country, Two Systems' framework. In response to political disorder and social unrest, seen as a separatist challenge to national authority, the Chinese central government has imposed a national security law on Hong Kong and later revamped the electoral system to ensure that only 'patriots' administer the city. Amid growing local anxieties about the future and international concerns, Beijing and the optimists expect the 'second transition' to get the SAR out of the political conundrum. Pessimists, however, predict the city's demise. It is critical time to consider the prospect of 'One Country, Two Systems' in the new era: Is it being bogged down in a path of retreat or can it open a new page for rebooting the once vibrant and self-confident metropolis?
美国史丹福大学早前公布全球排名首2%科学家名单，其中香港教育大学亚洲及政策研究学系三位学者张仁良教授、周基利教授及胡志强教授榜上有名。
张仁良教授为香港教育大学校长及公共政策讲座教授，研究兴趣包括企业管治、企业社会责任及金融市场发展。张教授在金融范畴的职业生涯排名中排第192位，综合分数为3.36分（排名及分数已扣除自我引用次数，下同）。
周基利教授为香港教育大学协理副校长（研究）及社会政策讲座教授，著名于研究本港贫穷问题及老年医学。他在老年医学范畴的职业生涯排名第44位（综合分数3.87），并在2020年排名32位（综合分数3.44分）。
胡志强教授为亚洲及政策研究学系客座教授，研究兴趣包括能源经济学及应用微观经济学。他在能源学范畴22万名学者中职业生涯排名第2,200（综合分数3.39）及2020年排名3,479（综合分数2.55）。胡教授积极参与有关的学术研究，并已发表140篇文章。
亚洲及政策研究学系期望未来的公共政策研究成果能为香港以至区域带来正面改变。
*综合分数计算方法基于Scopus数据的六个指针：1) 总引用次数；2)H指数；3)经合着调整的Hm指数；4)作为单一作者的文章的引用次数；5) 作为单一或第一作者的文章的引用次数；及6)作为单一、第一或最后作者的文章引用次数。
2021 International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada (iCAN)
Miss Nicole Yanxi Guan, a student of the Bachelor of Social Sciences (Greater China Studies), has won the top prize at the 2021 International Public Policy Case Competition on Sustainable Development. Organized by Tsinghua University’s School of Public Policy and Management, it is one of the prominent international academic competitions in the field of public policy.
The competition this year was highly competitive, with 147 students coming from reputable universities across China and the world, including Peking University, Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Zhejiang University, The London School of Economics and Political Science, and the University of Michigan.
Miss Guan formed a team with a student from New York University, and conducted a case study entitled “Sham Shui Po is the New Brooklyn: Could New Cultural Industry and the Original Community Coexist?” Having survived three rounds of intense competition that took place from June to August, Miss Guan’s team was highly praised by the jury and won a cash prize worth US$3,000. The team was mentored by Dr Fox Zhiyong Hu, Associate Professor of the Department of Asian and Policy Studies who provided excellent guidance and support.
