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Vision and Mission
The Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies aims to be an international leader in social science research and policy studies that empowers citizens with creative, critical, and transformational thinking skills, keen social, spatial and environmental awareness, and the confidence and empathy to serve actively to better local, national, and global societies and the natural environment.
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Latest News
A Visit to Nan Lian Garden – Chinese Culture in Hong Kong Gardens Guided Tour
1 June 2026
The Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Sociology and Community Studies and Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Primary Humanities) programme organised a guided tour of Nan Lian Garden under the Leisure and Cultural Services Department’s initiative on 27 May 2026.
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Interview on Jiao Festival and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hong Kong on OMNI News in Ontario, Canada
28 May 2026
Dr. Matt Ma, Lecturer in the Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies at EdUHK, was interviewed by OMNI News in Ontario, Canada, while serving as a visiting scholar at the Richard Charles Lee Canada–Hong Kong Library, University of Toronto. In the interview, he introduced the Jiao Festival and Hong Kong’s intangible cultural heritage.
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Visit to IFEC FinEd Hub
5 May 2026
To enrich our students’ understanding of financial education, a visit to IFEC FinEd Hub was organized on 21 April 2026 for students of the Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Business, Accounting and Financial Studies) & Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Personal Finance and Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Business, Accounting and Financial Studies) programmes.
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The 12th Fieldwork Report Competition for Secondary Schools 2025–2026 Award Presentation
28 April 2026
The 12th Fieldwork Report Competition for Secondary Schools 2025–2026, co-organized by the SSPS Department and the Caritas Chan Chun Ha Field Studies Centre (CCCHFSC), has concluded. More than 50 teams from participating schools studied a wide range of local field study topics, and the presentations and award presentation ceremony were held on 26 April 2026.
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