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"Education Research Degrees Alumni Reunion Forum”

04 Nov 2010

In celebration of the University's Centenary, the Faculty of Education of The University of Hong Kong (HKU) will organize the "Education Research Degrees Alumni Reunion" on November 6, 2010 at the University. The Alumni Forum, which is the first ever in the Faculty will be one of the highlights of the Reunion event.

In the past decades, the Faculty has achieved to produce graduates of distinct commitment to lifelong learning, ethical practice and professionalism, and capable of being responsive leaders. The Forum will shed light on the impact our outstanding alumni have transferred to the local and regional community by taking up the roles as policy makers and scholars in tertiary education. The sharing of our distinguished speakers will also showcase the mission of our Faculty of igniting and passing on the torch of knowledge in the education marathon across different sectors.

Four of our most distinguished PhD graduates are invited to share in the Forum their experiences of being a research student in the Faculty and their fascinating stories. Speakers include the following experts in the field from Hong Kong and Mainland China:

• Dr CHAN Ka Ki Catherine, Deputy Secretary for Education, Curriculum and Quality Assurance Branch, Education Bureau
• Professor MOK Mo Ching Magdalena, Chair Professor of Assessment and Evaluation, The Hong Kong Institute of Education
• Professor SUN Miantao, Director of Research Institute of Educational Economics and Administration, Shenyang Normal University
• Professor WEN Qiufang, Director of National Research Centre for Foreign Language Education, Beijing Foreign Studies University

Media representatives are cordially invited to attend the Forum. Details are as follows:

Date: November 6, 2010 (Saturday)
Time: 10:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Venue: Wang Gungwu Theatre, Graduate House, HKU
Programme rundown:
10:30 a.m. Opening Ceremony
10:45 a.m. Alumni Forum

For media enquiries, please contact Ms Queenie Wong, Development and Communications Manager, Faculty of Education, HKU (Tel: 2219 4270 / Mobile: 9220 5840 / Fax: 2540 6360 / E-mail: qlpwong@hku.hk ).