On 17 June 2024, a delegation of 19 teachers from Silliman University Junior High School embarked on a knowledge-sharing journey during their visit to the Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies (SSPS), The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK).
The primary objective of this visit was to foster academic exchange and collaboration between Silliman University Junior High School and The Education University of Hong Kong. By facilitating direct interactions between educators from both institutions, the visit aimed to encourage the exchange of ideas, pedagogical approaches, and best practices in the field of education.
The visit commenced with a warm welcome from Dr. Xiao Hanyu, Assistant Professor of SSPS, who provided an insightful introduction to the University, the Department, and its diverse range of programmes, followed by a campus visit arranged by Ms. Molly Cheng (Research Assistant I of SSPS). The visiting educators were enthralled by the university's rich academic environment.
The bonds forged between the two institutions through this visit will serve as a solid foundation for future collaborations and partnerships aimed at advancing the field of education.
About Silliman University Junior High School:
Silliman University Junior High School is a leading educational institution committed to providing quality education to students in the Philippines. With a dedicated team of educators and a focus on holistic development, the school aims to empower young minds and nurture future leaders.
Ms Cheung Yu Yi Emily, currently a fourth-year student of the Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Business, Accounting and Financial Studies) programme, received the President’s Appreciation Award (Leadership) under the EdUHK President’s Commendation Scheme, 2023/24 academic year. “As a prospective BAFS teacher, I firmly believe that leadership is crucial since teaching extends beyond personal gains and aims for collective success in improving students' lives and the education system,” she said.
Please join us in congratulating Emily on her accomplishment!
It is with our great pleasure to announce that the Association of Business Studies is officially relaunched after the 6th Association of Business Studies Inauguration Ceremony which was held on June 5, 2024. Congratulations to “紫貔商 Plutus”!
Committee members of the 6th Association of Business Studies:
Cheng Kam Fung, President
So Yiu Han, External Vice-President
Suen Ka Man, Internal Vice-President
Sze Chak Ming, Financial Secretary
Lee Yuk Chun, Marketing Secretary
Wong Ming Yui Leon, Secretary
Cheung Shun Hei, Welfare Secretary
Cheong Lok Lam, Activities Secretary
Yuen Kwok Ming, General Secretary
They are all BAFS first-year students.
We would like to thank “紫貔商 Plutus” for their great efforts in organizing activities to build stronger bonds among BEd(BAFS) students.
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The Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies is committed to providing different experiential learning opportunities with a view to enriching students’ professional skills. In line with this mission, the Department has organised the internship programme for undergraduate students that cover various professional sectors. Upon the completion of the internship programme, students will not only be equipped with a wide range of professional skills essential to career development, but also understand the nexus between disciplinary knowledge and practical usage.
Mr Sai Htong Kham, a Final Year Research Postgraduate Student who is currently under the supervision of Dr Isabella Ng Fung-sheung, recently published a paper in the International Journal of Qualitative Methods, one of the leading journals in the field of social sciences. Entitled “Outsider From Within, Insider From Without: Negotiating Researcher Positionality in Comparative Social Research”, the author shared his experiences as an “in-out-sider” while conducting the fieldwork in Thailand, discussing the issue of conceptualising and practising positionality.
With a five-year impact factor of 8.9, the International Journal of Qualitative Methods currently ranks 5 out of 110 in social sciences – interdisciplinary of the renowned Social Science Citations Index (SSCI). This is an open-access journal, and the full text of the paper can be found at https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/16094069241254004.
Happy Ageing Lab Foundation, for which Dr. Jian Yi Izzy serves as the Director and a key team member, has received the Innovation of the Year award in the Active Ageing Community category at the 12th Eldercare Innovation Award 2024@ World Ageing Festival organized by Ageing Asia for the project “Hou2 Living Gallery @ CityOne Shatin – Participatory Estate Improvement Programme for an Age-Friendly Living Environment”.
Dr Ma Kin Hang Matt, lecturer I of SSPS, has received the funding support from Lord Wilson Heritage Trust (衞奕信勳爵文物信託) with an amount of HK$413,085 in its 2023-2024 exercise for his project titled “The Study of Hong Kong’s Traditional Rite Music in the Context of Cultural Exchange in the Pearl River Delta” (粵港澳文化往來脈絡下的香港傳統儀仗及醮師儀式音樂)
In an enriching exploration of multiculturalism, students from the Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Greater China Studies [BSocSc(GCS)] embarked on Programme End-term Activity – Field Visit to Tokyo, Japan, from 18 – 22 April 2024. This immersive journey aimed to broaden the student's understanding of cultural diversity through firsthand experiences.
One of the highlights of the trip was attending an insightful guest lecture at Soka University, where students had the opportunity to explore and study the complexities of cultural inclusivity within Japanese society.
The learning journey was further enriched at the Tokyo Origami Museum, where the traditional art of origami unfolded as a meaningful cultural dialogue.
Walking around Tokyo, students observed a fusion of traditions and modernity in the international city, capturing the true spirit of multiculturalism.
Ms Peng Yunyang, SSPS year-two Edd (Chinese class) student under the supervision of Dr. Xiao Hanyu, has just received funding support from Guangzhou Concord Medical Humanities Research and Education Fund (广州泰和医学人文研究教育基金) for her project titled “医方信息供应与患方行为及评价研究：基于大数据模型余机器学习的方法”. This project is one of the 16 funded projects that are shortlisted from around 119 research proposals submitted from all over China and the only funded project from Hong Kong.
Dr Xiao Hanyu co-authored the article “Government information disclosure and citizen coproduction during COVID-19 in China” with two other scholars from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. The paper, which was first published in September 2021, is one of the top 10 most-cited papers published in Governance, a highly regarded journal in both political science and public administration and published by the UK-based Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, for the years 2021-22 and 2022-23, respectively.
The article by Dr Xiao and his team engages with the issue of information campaign and investigates the impact of information disclosure on influencing citizen cooperation crucial for emergency management in the context of COVID-19 pandemic in China. It finds that information disclosure significantly enhanced citizen coproduction during emergencies and earlier disclosure of public health information yielded greater and quicker effect. This article has important and straightforward policy implications: Government should disclose information to boost citizen coproduction during crises.
