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Issue FOUR highlights
EdUHK Hosted 2016 Comparative Education
Society of Hong Kong Conference
The 2016 Annual Conference of the Comparative
Education Society of Hong Kong (CESHK)
concluded at the EdUHK on 16 April, having
attracted 200 delegates from more than 20
different countries.
Co-organised by the Department of International Education
and Lifelong Learning (IELL) of the EdUHK and the CESHK, the
two-day conference is the largest yearly gathering of education
research associations in Hong Kong. Prior to the conference, the
Third Across-Strait Four Region Forum on Comparative Education
was held with the participation of representatives of CESHK’s
sister associations from mainland China, Taiwan and Macau.
Dr Jae Park, both Assistant Professor in the Department of IELL
at EdUHK and CESHK President, said the theme this year was
“learning to live together & comparative education”, which was
aligned with the 20th anniversary of UNESCO’s “Learning: The
Treasure Within.”
“Peace should not be reduced to the concept of ‘lack of violence’,
but should be expanded to ‘tranquility of order’, implying that
human development is impossible without peace or social and
personal order,” Dr Park said. He added that the 2016 theme
highlighted the crucial role of peace, harmony and tolerance for
the well-being of humanity.
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He stated that members of the CESHK, who come from a wide
range of local, regional and international institutions, would be
facilitating cooperation among educational researchers to achieve
justice and peace around the globe.
Three keynote speakers also shared their views on the global
predicament of violence and the contribution of education to
peace. Professor John Lee Chi-kin, Vice President (Academic) of
EdUHK, discussed the vision of ‘learning to live together’ as part
of a quality education agenda. Professor Michele Schweisfurth
from the University of Glasgow examined the topic from the
perspective of global student mobility. Dr Tamara Savelyeva,
Assistant Professor in the Department of IELL, discussed peace,
sustainability and comparative education.
Dr Jae Park, Assistant Professor at the Department of IELL at
EdUHK and the President of the CESHK, says that the theme this
year highlighted the crucial role of peace, harmony and tolerance
for the well-being of humanity