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The 12th Fieldwork Report Competition for Secondary Schools 2025–2026

19 November 2025

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 begun! Two workshops were held on 2 November and 16 November, 2025. We look forward to students participating in field study!

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MPPM Achieves NASPAA Membership – A Milestone in Global Recognition

31 October 2025

We are proud and excited to announce that MPPM has officially become a member of the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) as of October 2025, marking a significant milestone in our programme’s development and international visibility.

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MPPM students won Second Prize at 15th National Mock Mayor Competition (GBA Final)

31 October 2025

The Master of Public Policy and Management (MPPM) programme is proud to announce that four students from the Spring 2025 intake: Mr XIE Jiyang (team leader), Mr SHI Wenzhe, Miss CHAN Pui Yin, and Miss DU Haojing, supervised by Research Assistant Professor Dr Yara WANG and Teaching Assistant Ms Terri LIU, have won the Second Prize at the prestigious 15th National Mock Mayor Competition (GBA Final) held at Shenzhen University on Saturday, 25 October 2025.

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MPPM Public Lecture by Professor Shigeto Sonoda

20 October 2025

On 20 October, the Master of Public Policy and Management Programme was honored to invite Professor Shigeto Sonoda to give a public lecture titled “Connecting China and Japan through Higher Education: A Personal Reflection.” He shared with us his experience in leading transnational education programs across Asia for the past three decades. He talked about the evolving academic cooperations, which started with the early "Kaigai-zemi" (overseas seminars) to large-scale trilateral research and short-term overseas visit programs.

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