Professor Agnes Weiyun He presented a transformative framework for understanding intercultural communicative competence (ICC) in her June 3 seminar at The Education University of Hong Kong. Grounded in conversation analysis, she reconceptualised ICC not as an individual trait but as a co-constructed phenomenon emerging through real-time dialogue, where interactional competence (IC1) and intercultural competence (IC2) dynamically index each other.

On June 2, 2025, Professor Agnes Weiyun He from SUNY-Stony Brook University delivered a seminar titled "A Serial Narrative Ethnographic Approach to Language Socialization Research." The session introduced an innovative methodology that bridges narrative inquiry and linguistic anthropology to study language development across transnational contexts. Professor He, a Guggenheim Fellow and leading scholar in heritage language studies, emphasised the need to move beyond snapshot research designs toward longitudinal perspectives capturing the fluidity of language socialization.

Dr Dai Huteng introduced fundamental concepts of machine learning (ML), demonstrated its applications in linguistic research, and encouraged interdisciplinary collaboration in a seminar on 29 May 2025. Dr Dai, an Assistant Professor from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, USA, combined theoretical explanations, practical examples, and group discussions to engage participants.

Professor Michelle Gu Mingyue, Dean of the Graduate School, has recently been elected as a Fellow of The Hong Kong Academy of the Humanities in recognition of her research excellence and continuous contributions to the humanities.

The Graduate School hosted a heartfelt Flower Arrangement Workshop on May 9^th, inviting postgraduate students to create floral gifts in anticipation of Mother’s Day. The two-session event provided participants with an opportunity to create beautiful floral gifts while learning professional floristry techniques in a warm, collaborative atmosphere.

Magician and musician Mr Harry Wong, affectionately known as “Brother Harry (Harry哥哥),” captivated attendees at EdUHK on May 7^th with a unique “playshop” blending magic and therapeutic techniques to promote wellbeing in education. Drawing from his background as a music teacher and experience working with special educational needs (SEN) students, Mr Wong emphasised the importance of human connection over rote instruction, setting the tone for an afternoon where wonder met pedagogy.