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Four APS scholars ranked the World’s Top 2% of Most-cited Scientists
Four APS scholars ranked the World’s Top 2% of Most-cited Scientists

Four APS scholars ranked the World’s Top 2% of Most-cited Scientists

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October 2022 Stanford University recently released an updated list representing the top 2% of the most-cited scientists in various disciplines. Among which, four scholars from the Department of Asian and Policy Studies of The Education University of Hong Kong, Chair Prof Stephen Y.L. CHEUNG, Chair Prof CHOU Kee-lee, Prof WOO Chi-keung, Dr He Jingwei Alex
APS Faculty awarded the Best Paper Award at the European Group for Public Administration Annual Conference
APS Faculty awarded the Best Paper Award at the European Group for Public Administration Annual Conference

APS Faculty awarded the Best Paper Award at the European Group for Public Administration Annual Conference

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September 2022 Congratulations to Associate Professor Lina Vyas and Research Assistant Professor Stuti Rawat for being awarded the Best Paper Award at the European Group for Public Administration Annual Conference in 2021. The awarded article, entitled “When public administration education switches online: Students perceptions during COVID-19”, co-authored with Dr Yan Yifei (LSE Fellow) and Dr

The Hon Matthew CHEUNG Kin-chung appointed as Honorary Professor at The Education University of Hong Kong
The Hon Matthew CHEUNG Kin-chung appointed as Honorary Professor at The Education University of Hong Kong

The Hon Matthew CHEUNG Kin-chung appointed as Honorary Professor at The Education University of Hong Kong

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September 2022 The Department of Asian and Policy Studies is delighted to announce the appointment of The Hon Matthew CHEUNG Kin-chung, GBM, GBS, JP, former Chief Secretary for Administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, as Honorary Professor. Mr. Cheung joined the government as an Information Officer in 1972 after graduating from The University

Back to School Again: A former District Councilor’s odyssey of knowledge in Public Policy Studies
Back to School Again: A former District Councilor’s odyssey of knowledge in Public Policy Studies

Back to School Again: A former District Councilor’s odyssey of knowledge in Public Policy Studies

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In the face of ever-changing social challenges, the demand for public policy and public management talents soars.  Many civil servants return to school to learn more about public administration expertise. The Master of Public Policy and Management (MPPM) programme at The Education University of Hong Kong provides professional policy analysis and public management training for

PhD candidate Herbary Zhang was awarded the Ernst Mach Grant – Worldwide
PhD candidate Herbary Zhang was awarded the Ernst Mach Grant – Worldwide

PhD candidate Herbary Zhang was awarded the Ernst Mach Grant – Worldwide

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July 2022 Herbary Zhang, our final year Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme awardee, has recently been awarded the prestigious Ernst Mach Grant – Worldwide by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research. This Fall, Herbary will be in the University of Salzburg conducting his research on gender and migration. Currently under the supervision

Elite Summer Training Camp for Young Policy Researchers Held in EdUHK
Elite Summer Training Camp for Young Policy Researchers Held in EdUHK

Elite Summer Training Camp for Young Policy Researchers Held in EdUHK

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July 2022 The International Summer Training Camp for Young Policy Scholars 2022 was held at The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) from July 4 to 8 2022. With a highly attractive theme of ‘theory, methods, and career development’, this camp received more than 300 applications from all over the world. Some 40 outstanding young

APS wins two major competitive grants from the General Research Fund of the Research Grants Council
APS wins two major competitive grants from the General Research Fund of the Research Grants Council

APS wins two major competitive grants from the General Research Fund of the Research Grants Council

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July 2022 On June 30 2022, the Research Grants Council announced the results of General Research Fund (GRF), Hong Kong’s flagship research funding scheme in the higher education sector. Two projects submitted by researchers of the Department of Asian and Policy Studies were successfully funded. In total, the Department has secured HK$1.8 million in this

Policy & Society ranks top in 2021 Joural Citation Report
Policy & Society ranks top in 2021 Joural Citation Report

Policy & Society ranks top in 2021 Joural Citation Report

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June 2022 Clarivate Analytics released the 2021 Journal Citation Reports in late June. Policy & Society: An Interdisciplinary Journal for Policy Research, in which Associate Professor Alex HE Jingwei served as the Associate Editor, is ranked No. 1 out of 49 leading international journals in the category of public administration. With an impact factor of