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FEHD and the Faculty of Education of East China Normal University (ECNU) co-organised the Second Asian Education Doctoral Student Institute (AEDSI), which took place from 30 October to 1 November 2023 at the ECNU Campus in Shanghai.

The hybrid event, titled Identity, Impact, and Innovation During the Doctoral Journey, brought together over 340 doctoral students from 96 universities and 18 countries, who attended both on-site and online.

Nine academics from various universities shared their insights on the motivation and sustainability of the doctoral journey, the establishment of career goals, and the significance of research vision.

Professor Bruce Macfarlane, Dean of FEHD, led a team of four academics from C&I and EPL to attend the event. He expressed his appreciation to the Faculty of Education of ECNU for hosting and supporting the on-site portion of the event. He said, “After successfully hosting the 1st AEDSI online during the pandemic last year, it is wonderful to now see the 2nd AEDSI being conducted in a hybrid format. This shows the readiness and capability of both faculties to organize regional and international activities.”

Professor Chen Shuangye, Associate Dean of the Faculty of Education at ECNU, expressed her enthusiasm for future collaborations. She said, “The AEDSI serves as a valuable platform for students to learn from the guidance and experiences of academics and peers, while also helping to build networks and communities. The participating students have greatly benefitted from this opportunity.”

FEHD is committed to organizing additional activities in collaboration with partner universities to provide continuous support to doctoral students in Hong Kong, mainland China, and the broader Asian region.

The FEHD team included:

• Professor Bruce Macfarlane, Dean of FEHD, who delivered a sharing titled ‘Ethics of authorship for the benefit of doctoral students’
• Professor Lim Cher Ping, Associate Dean (International Engagement) of FEHD and Chair Professor of Learning Technologies and Innovation of C&I, who delivered the welcome speech online
• Dr Chen Junjun, Associate Head (Quality Assurance and Enhancement) of EPL
• Dr Sedat Gümüş, Associate Head (Research and Higher Degrees) of EPL, who delivered a sharing titled ‘Growth from cross-disciplinary research: A learning journey from doctoral student to university scholar’
• Dr Paul Campbell, Research Assistant Professor of EPL, who hosted a workshop titled ‘From viva to academic career – Sharing of successful stories by three newly graduates’
• Dr Norman Mendoza, Post-doc Fellow of C&I, who delivered a sharing titled ‘Identity-building during the Doctoral journey’

The Speakers included:

• Professor Kwo Ora, Professor of the Faculty of Education at both ECNU and The University of Hong Kong
• Dr Zheng Chanjin, Associate Professor of the Department of Educational Psychology at ECNU
• Dr Cui Haili, Assistant Professor of School of Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
• Dr Zhao Xin, Assistant Professor of the Department of Educational Psychology at ECNU
• Dr Zheng Gaoming, Assistant Professor of the Institute of Higher Education at Tongji University