Poverty and Wealth disparity have become global issues, which present a growing threat to the world. Professor Thomas Piketty, a public intellectual and author of the best-selling book Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2013), will offer thought-provoking views and novel ideas on the phenomena of rising inequality and globalisation, as well as their implications for wealth distribution.

香港教育大学（教大）文学及文化学系副系主任及助理教授姜钟赫博士，于二零一八年九月六日获大学教育资助委员会（教资会）颁发新晋教学人员组别杰出教学奖，表扬他的优秀教学表现及成就。