On April 14, WANG Li-Chih, Director of the Integrated Centre for Wellbeing (I-WELL), represented The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) at the "Technology Empowerment, Precision Education" Joint Education Research Activity hosted by Haishu District Institute of Education. The event was successfully held at Ningbo Damin School and attracted teachers from Ningbo City, Zhoushan City, Kaihua County, and other areas. The activity deeply promoted the digital transformation of education and established a high-end exchange platform for special education between Mainland China and Hong Kong.
Lu Xueping, Secretary of the Party Branch and Principal of Ningbo Damin School, extended a warm welcome to the EdUHK experts and special education colleagues from various regions. She stated that the Ningbo-Hong Kong academic signing marks a new starting point, signifying the formal establishment of a regular and systematic cooperative relationship between Damin School and EdUHK, and that future collaboration will be deeper, more practical, and closer.
Subsequently, the academic signing ceremony was held. Director WANG Li-Chih delivered a speech. He noted that this signing is an important milestone in deepening the integration of Ningbo and Hong Kong education. He looks forward to deeper resource sharing between the two parties in areas such as teacher training, joint curriculum development, and academic research, as well as promoting collaborative innovation in teaching philosophies and educational models. Through complementary advantages and joint progress, Ningbo and Hong Kong will surely achieve even more brilliant collaborative outcomes in the field of education, contributing wisdom and strength to cultivating outstanding talents with international perspectives and innovative abilities.
Student representatives from Damin School presented EdUHK with a paper-cut artwork, and school leaders presented books, conveying cultural sentiments and symbolizing the hand-in-hand journey of special education between the two regions, creating a shared future together.
Director WANG Li-Chih explained the definition, characteristics, cognitive mechanisms, and teaching strategies for students with learning disabilities, elaborating on the relationship between learning disabilities and normal intelligence as well as the neuropsychological basis. He also analyzed the underlying challenges faced by students with dyslexia in learning, focusing on core cognitive functions such as attention, memory, and processing speed, thereby opening up a new international and intelligent perspective on special education for the participants.
