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The Faculty of Education of The University of Hong Kong (HKU) proudly presents the Book Launch and Book Talk for The Chinese Idea of a University: Phoenix Reborn, co-organised by the Hong Kong University Press and The University of Hong Kong Libraries. The book talk will be delivered by the author Professor Yang Rui, Dean of the Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong (HKU), and moderated by Professor Law Wing-Wah, a retired professor of the Faculty of Education, HKU, in early November 2022.

In this Book Launch and Book Talk, Professor Yang will share his insightful and inspiring reflections on higher education development in Chinese societies, blending Chinese and Western ideas of a university and based on rich empirical data collected from premier universities in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore.

Members of the media are welcome to attend this hybrid event. Details are as follows:

Date:                                 November 9, 2022 (Wednesday)
Time:                                5:45 pm – 7:05 pm
Author and Speaker:     Professor Yang Rui
                                          Dean
                                          Faculty of Education
                                          The University of Hong Kong
Moderator:                      Professor Law Wing-Wah
                                          retired professor
                                          Faculty of Education
                                          The University of Hong Kong
Language:                       English
Mode:                              Hybrid (Face-to-Face or ZOOM)
Location:                         Multi-purpose Area, 2/F, HKU Main Library
Registration:                   https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=84809    

Professor Yang Rui is Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong. With over three decades of academic career in China, Australia and Hong Kong, he has an impressive track record on research at the interface of Chinese and Western traditions in education. He has established his reputation among scholars in English and Chinese national languages in the fields of comparative and international education and Chinese higher education. Bridging the theoretical thrust of comparative education and the applied nature of international education, his research interests include education policy sociology, comparative and cross-cultural studies in education, international higher education, educational development in Chinese societies, and international politics in educational research. His international reputation is evidenced by his extensive list of publications, research projects, invited keynote lectures in international and regional conferences, leadership in professional associations and membership on editorial boards of scholarly journals.

His books include Governance Reforms in Higher Education: A Study of China (2014), Third Delight: Internationalization of Higher Education in China (2002), A Study of the Macro Background of Higher Education Development in China (in Chinese, 1995) and On Contemporary Educational Reforms (in Chinese, 1994).

Professor Law Wing-Wah is a retired professor of the Faculty of Education, the University of Hong Kong. His research contributes to understanding the interplay between globalisation and localisation in education and development in various areas, including educational policy, higher education, citizenship and citizenship education, educational and curriculum reforms. His work serves as a bridge for the exchange and development of educational research between China and the rest of the world. His recent book on higher education is Politics, Managerialism, and University Governance: Lessons from Hong Kong under China's Rule since 1997, published by Springer in 2019.

For more details, please visit: https://web.edu.hku.hk/event/detail-page/book-launch-talk-Nov2022.

For visitors entering the HKU Main Campus, please check HKU Vaccine Pass requirement at https://covid19.hku.hk/control/hku-vaccine-pass/.

For media enquiries, please contact Ms Emily Cheung, Senior Manager (Development and Communications), Faculty of Education, HKU (Tel.: 3917 4270 / E-mail: emchy@hku.hk).