Master’s Student Shines in Leading International Journal

Mr Jason Yin Dean-Chen, a student who recently completed his studies in the Master of Public Policy and Governance (MPPG) programme at The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK), has published a research article as the first author in Health Policy, a leading international journal in health policy studies. With a five-year impact factor of 2.380, this SSCI*-indexed journal is a renowned academic platform in the international research community. This is the first time that a student in a taught-degree programme at the Department of Asian and Policy Studies (APS), the host department of the MPPG programme, has published research findings in an international journal. The publication not only reflects Yin’s achievement but also serves as a testament of the MPPG programme’s training rigour.
 
Entitled “Health insurance reforms in Singapore and Hong Kong: How the two ageing Asian tigers respond to health financing challenges?”, the article, co-authored with Dr Alex He Jingwei, Associate Professor at APS, examines the recent health financing reforms in Singapore and Hong Kong from a comparative perspective.
 
Yin, a U.S. citizen, joined the MPPG programme in September 2017 as its third international student. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of California, Davis, USA. Prior to his study at EdUHK, he worked as a research assistant in the School of Public Health at the National University of Singapore. He said that “I moved to Hong Kong because I was primarily interested in addressing policy problems in the Greater China region, specifically in health. The MPPG programme at EdUHK has equipped me with theoretical knowledge and quantitative skills to analyse those issues. That has been coupled with close faculty mentorship and guidance at APS, which have made the learning process smooth and enjoyable. I have not only been able to complete my degree, but also develop my portfolio through internships in the NGO sector and through publishing alongside scholars in my field, so it’s been a quick but fruitful year!”
 
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