日前，香港教育大學碩士生代表隊於2021年全港聯校公共政策案例分析比賽中脫穎而出，榮獲季軍。這項由香港科技大學主辦的賽事今年迎來第二屆，共有來自全港各大學的近60個代表隊參賽。參賽學生在比賽中需就本港重要的公共政策難題進行專業分析，並提出創新性政策方案，本屆比賽議題聚焦香港的科創產業與科技政策及土地與房屋政策。
教大代表隊Brain Interceptor由來自亞洲及政策研究學系公共政策及管理碩士課程的四位同學組成：Butakhieo Nantapong、冷玲、Pongsira Kongthaewtong、高山。他們歷經三輪激烈比賽，最終躋身決賽，並摘取季軍，僅次於香港科技大學及香港中文大學參賽隊，這亦是決賽中唯一一支完全由內地及國際學生組成的代表隊。
Hong Kong's political unrest since 2019 has led to the imposition of a national security law last year and the recent revamping of its electoral system by the central government. International sentiments have turned gloomy about the city's future, with the US ending the special treatment previously accorded to it as different from the rest of China under the 1992 Hong Kong Policy Act, claiming it is on a path towards 'One Country One System'.
Apart from Western scepticism and boycotts, and Beijing's distrust, Hong Kong has also found itself in uncertain waters in national integration (in particular Greater Bay Area integration). With Shenzhen fast catching up with the city economically, some wonder if the once much-acclaimed metropolis will now come to see its demise. Can Hong Kong still thrive as a global city within a growingly volatile geopolitical environment defined by US-China conflict, or will it have to be resigned to becoming just another city of China?
Despite overall economic affluence, steady increase in wealth and wages, ample educational and training opportunities, high life expectancy and an efficient healthcare system, social disparity in Hong Kong has been worsening in recent years. Deteriorating housing affordability and social mobility are driving discontent. Infrastructure and public transport capacities have been stretched to their limit (until Covid-19 ended, temporarily, the large influx of visitors). Urban planning and land use fall behind social and economic needs. Innovation capability lags behind other big cities in the region. Hong Kong has become a 'constraint city'. There is real concern about its long-term sustainability in growth, quality of living and competitiveness.
The Programme Team is proud to present the BALSE Memory Book 2021 which celebrates the achievements of the BA(LSE) programme over all these years. We hope the pictures and words of sharing would evoke students, alumni and staff members' fond memories and a sense of pride for the path that we have treaded together!
恭賀亞洲及政策研究學系胡志強教授憑教學發展補助金的研發項目「個人成績線上評估系統（OASIS）」榮獲了2021日內瓦國際發明展的金獎。
此項目聯同數學與資訊科技學系的蘇賜福博士及香港理工大學的研究成員合作研發。OASIS是一種針對團隊項目而設計的評估方法，意在事前遏止搭便車行為（Free-riding: 指卻乘其他組員之便，不負責任的人），並在事後若發現存在這種行為時懲處搭便車者。
OASIS已在美國，香港，中國內地和印度的9所大學中，對28名教師以及1,800名學生進行實施。並且成果顯著，發現OASIS能通過其合約承諾和表現計分制來鼓勵學生參與團隊項目，並檢測是否存在搭便車行為。其次，OASIS使用同儕審查能公平地評估團隊成員的個人貢獻。另外，OASIS對用戶友好，對各方持份者都有好處，不論是學生，老師還是大學管理層。
基於當前用戶的積極反饋，胡教授和他的團隊預計在下一學年中使用OASIS的人將與日俱增，將有4所大學的1,000名學生從中受益。 此外，OASIS項目已在商界應用。去年有一間美資大型玩具公司在旗下兩個位置廣東的廠房使用改良版本的系統，評核各員工在玩具設計、生產及市場推廣的投入程度，以決定所獲的年終獎金金額。突顯了OASIS的知識也能轉移到商界應用。
日內瓦國際發明展為全球最大規模專門在創新方面的知識及技術轉移展覽。教大在本年度的發明展上榮獲7個獎項，當中首次有項目獲頒發金獎，並打破歷年紀錄。較早前，胡教授及其團體亦憑此項目榮獲2020年IIIC國際創新發明競賽中的金獎。
Hong Kong has been ranked by the annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Study as the world's least affordable housing market for 2019 - for the 10th consecutive year. A household would need to save up for 20.8 years to afford a home. Inadequate housing has led to the proliferation of subdivided units and soaring demand for public housing which is in short supply due to the lack of developable land. This dialogue looks at the curx of the housing, land and planning issues and explores policy and institutional possibilities on the way forward. Lessons will be drawn from the experience of Singapore which is world-renowned for its successful national housing policy.