Futures of Education Forum 2022 - UNESCO Hong Kong Association Glocal Peace Centre

Futures of Education

Hong Kong & Greater Bay Area Forum 2022

Scaling up Capability and Capacity for a Sustainable Future

25 November 2022

About the Forum

“Futures of Education” is UNESCO’s global initiative to reimagine how knowledge and learning can shape the future of humanity and the planet. Hosted in Hong Kong by the UNESCO HK Association Glocal Peace Centre, the “Futures of Education” Hong Kong & Greater Bay Area Forum (the “Forum”) serves as an interdisciplinary platform to facilitate discussions and debates on what education might become and enable us to become. By leveraging the collective intelligence of a diverse range of stakeholders, the Forum aims to engage with all to think together, so we may act together for a better future.

This year’s theme is “Scaling up Capability and Capacity for a Sustainable Future”. We focus on exploring the different intertwined issues and ways of building capability and capacity in the social, economic, cultural and environmental dimensions through education, in order to address sustainability problems with increased strength and readiness. Our discussions will feature experts who will bring forth thought-provoking insights on the subject and spark dialogue on novel ideas, perspectives and approaches to achieve more effective, impactful and meaningful education outcomes.

The inaugural local Forum was organized in 2020 with the theme “Futures of Education: Industry 4.0 & Beyond”, the report was published on the UN Global Compact website. You can view the report here.

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Forum Themes

Renewing pedagogical goals for sustainable development

Interdisciplinary learning and knowledge generation

Teaching as a collaborative endeavour

Teaching and learning as a collaborative endeavour

Reimagining the boundaries of learning and educational spaces

Reimagining the boundaries of learning

Towards shared purposes via dialogue and action

Towards shared purposes
via dialogue and action

Forum Agenda

Opening Session: Rethinking pedagogical goals for sustainable development

Introduction

This year’s Forum, aim to discuss among the stakeholders in our community, to discuss and debate how learning and knowledge generation could facilitate the capability and capacity building for Hong Kong’s future; to call for a dialogue to re-imagine the boundaries of learning and educational spaces and to address sustainability issues via collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches.

Pedagogy should be organized around the principles of cooperation, collaboration, and solidarity. It should foster the intellectual, social, and moral capacities of students to work together and transform the world with empathy and compassion. Assessment should reflect these pedagogical goals in ways that promote meaningful growth and learning for students and sustainable development.

By leveraging the collective intelligence of a wide range of stakeholders, the Forum aims to engage with all, to think together so we can act together to make the futures we want, and to achieve impactful and meaningful education outcomes.

2:30 - 2:50 pm

Keynote Panel: Interdisciplinary learning and
knowledge generation for Hong Kong’s future

Session Theme

The future will present novel problems and opportunities for Hong Kong. To cultivate learners’ awareness and develop their capacities for problem-recognition and problem-solving, it is important to strengthen interdisciplinary learning within the education system. This session will discuss how curricula and pedagogies can be designed to promote interdisciplinary learning and encourage knowledge generation among learners.

2:50 - 3:40 pm

Teaching & learning as a collaborative endeavor

Session Theme

Learners’ physical, social and emotional needs are integral to their ability to learn. To address these needs, teachers can work collaboratively as a team and partner with specialists in different professional areas to support student’s learning journey. This session explores how teaching can be re-characterised as a collaborative endeavour to enlighten and coach learners.

3:40 - 4:30 pm

Capability and capacity building:
Re-imagine the boundaries of learning

Session Theme

Educational opportunities can be found across society in various settings. While schools serve as essential place for education, we must also extend our vision to consider other spaces beyond the boundary of the classroom. This session focuses on how we can think more holistically and broadly of the richness and diversity of the possible spaces that support education through different periods of one’s lifetime.

4:30 - 5:20 pm

Towards shared purposes via dialogue and action

Session Theme

Education engages a large number of individuals and groups in a complex web of relationships. It involves students, teachers, families, education administrators and policymakers at multiple levels. This session will discuss how we can provoke dialogues and joint actions locally, regionally and globally among the private and public sectors as well as civil society, with a view to transform educational culture and future.

5:20 - 6:10 pm

Closing remarks

6:10 pm

Pre-Forum Survey

Futures of Education HK Survey

Commissioned by the UNESCO Hong Kong Association Glocal Peace Centre and conducted by Ipsos Hong Kong, the survey was conducted between September to October 2022 with over 1,200 respondents from parent groups, tertiary students, education professionals, business executives and the general public.

Please click on the graphics for the summary of the key findings.

The Survey Report for FoE 2022 is available now. Please click the button below to view the full report.

Honorary Advisors

The Forum benefits from a panel of leading figures from education, research, youth and community development. The Advisors provide guidance to better shape the debates and discussions on the topics relevant to the “Futures of Education” HK & GBA initiative.

Profile

Darwin Chen was responsible for the establishment of several professional arts companies and museums while serving as Director of Cultural Service of the Hong Kong Government in the 70’s and 80’s. He subsequently served as Commissioner for Television and Entertainment Licensing, Deputy Secretary for Constitutional Affairs, Commissioner of Labour and Director of Buildings and Lands. He was former Chairman of Hong Kong Arts Development Council and currently serves as Emeritus President of the UNESCO Hong Kong Association.

Dr. Chen serves on the board of many charitable organizations in Hong Kong and Mainland China as well as international non-profit bodies, including Habitat for Humanity China, Plan International (Hong Kong), Amity Foundation, Bright China Foundation, Hong Kong Christian Service, and St. Christopher’s Home. He is also Senior Advisor to the School of Professional and Continuing Education of the University of Hong Kong and council member of the Centennial College.

Awarded the degree of Doctor of Social Sciences (honoris causa) by the University of Hong Kong, Chen is also an Honorary Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Honorary Fellow of the Hong Kong University of Education and Honorary University Fellow of the University of Hong Kong. He was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong SAR Government in recognition of his community service. He also received the award of AII China Outstanding Philanthropic Worker from the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the Chinese Government.

Profile

Jennifer Yu Cheng is Group President and Deputy Vice Chairwoman of CTF Education Group (CTFEG), a leading integrated education group based in Hong Kong dedicated to empowering the next generation to be future ready.

Jennifer has been committed to promoting educational development for more than a decade. She currently serves in the Dean’s Advisory Group at Harvard Graduate School of Education, and on the Board of Visitors of the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science of Columbia University. She is also a member of the Council of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, a member of the Courts of The University of Hong Kong and a member of the Courts of Lingnan University.

Jennifer is Supervisor of Victoria Educational Organisation, School Manager of DSC International School, School Manager of Delia Memorial Schools, Board Member of Wycombe Abbey Hong Kong and Co-Founder of ARCH Education.

Jennifer is also Founder of the Jennifer Yu Cheng Girls Impact Foundation (JYCGIF), a charitable initiative focused on educating, inspiring and ultimately empowering teenage girls to become “future ready leaders”, equipped with the digital skills and tech-forward mindset to pursue all 21st century opportunities.

Jennifer received her Master of Education from Harvard University and graduated magna cum laude from Columbia University with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering Operations Research and a minor in Economics.

Prior to her career in education, Jennifer worked at Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC as Executive Director and J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited.

Profile

Professor Kai-Ming Cheng is Professor Emeritus at the University of Hong Kong, Hon. Director of Education Policy Unit at the Faculty of Education. He was Chair Professor of Education, Dean of Education, Vice-President and Senior Advisor to the President of HKU. He taught at the Harvard Graduate School of Education as Visiting Professor for ten years.

He was a school teacher in Physics and Mathematics, and a school principal, before he pursued doctoral study at the London Institute of Education. He has been consultant with the World Bank, UNESCO, UNICEF, UNDP, IIEP and ADB. His research started with underdeveloped rural villages in China, India and Africa. He has been involved in institutional evaluation and accreditation, policy discussion and training in various jurisdictions, recently in China, Mongolia, Cambodia, Kazakhstan and Vietnam.

He lectures at the National Academy of Education Administration, Beijing, and SKOLKOVO, Moscow. Since 2013, he hosts the annual Summer Institute: Higher Education for Tomorrow at HKU for senior leaders in higher education from various countries. His current attention is on the fundamental changes in society and their challenges to education, and focusses on learning as the core business of education.

He is on the Global Advisory Boards of various international organisations: National Council for Education and the Economy, (US); Global Science of Learning Education Network (US), and Yidan Prize (Hong Kong, Convenor). He is member of China Education 30 Forum, which is a think-tank cum advocate in China. Locally he was member of the Education Commission and was instrumental in the comprehensive reform which started 1999. He has delivered hundreds of keynotes around the world. He writes columns in Hong Kong Economic Journal Daily and Shanghai Education, and for three years in Escuela (Spain).

Profile

Mr. Choi graduated from the University of New South Wales, Australia with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He also obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of London, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology. Mr. Choi is a Certified Public Accountant.

Mr. Choi serves as the Chairman of the Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education and the Deputy Chairman of the Joint Committee on Student Finance. He also serves as a member of several statutory bodies. Mr. Choi is also avid on the development in China as he is a Standing Committee Member of Ningxia Hui People’s Political Consultative Conference and All-China Youth Federation of the People’s Republic of China.

Mr. Choi has had a lifelong passion about the development of youth and education. He is currently Supervisor of a primary school, manager of two primary and two secondary schools in Hong Kong. He is also appointed as member of the Council of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Mr. Choi currently serves as the Executive Chairman of Committee of Youth Activities in Hong Kong and Joint Committee for the Promotional of The Basic Law of Hong Kong, and consultant of the Hong Kong United Youth Association.

Profile

Professor Ismail Ertürk is Senior Lecturer in Banking and Director of Chinese Banking Programmes at Alliance Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester. He acted as Director for Social Responsibility and Engagement at AMBS. His research interests are socially useful finance, central banking, banking, financial regulation, corporate governance, and cultural political economy.

He has co-authored and co-edited four books, including one by Oxford University Press on the 2007 banking crisis, and numerous interdisciplinary academic articles in leading social science journals. He participated in funded research programmes including European Social and Economic Models of Knowledge Economy, Centre for Research into Socio-cultural Change, European Cooperation in Science and Technology.

He has undertaken advisory work for companies and government institutions internationally and has developed and directed senior banking programmes for the leading international banks including the largest Chinese banks.

He has held various international visiting teaching and research positions. He sits on the boards of art organisations and non-profit organisations with social purpose. He regularly appears in international media including BBC and Bloomberg to comment on finance and economy.

Profile

Professor Fan was Executive Director of Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) (2008-2013); Honorary Professor of Economics, School of Economics and Finance of The University of Hong Kong (2007-2008); Vice-President (Development) (2003-2007) and Dean of School of Business (1986-2003) of Hong Kong Baptist University. Before joining Hong Kong Baptist University, he had held faculty positions at the University of Wisconsin, the University of Southern California and The University of Hong Kong.

Professor Fan has served on numerous boards and committees of public bodies and professional organizations, including: Member, Law Reform Commission, Government of the HKSAR; Chairman, Advisory Committee on Social Work Training and Manpower Planning, Government of the HKSAR; Head of Research, Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission; Member, Hong Kong Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation, Government of the HKSAR; President, Pacific Rim Council on Urban Development; and President, Hong Kong Economic Association.

Professor Fan was awarded the Justice of the Peace (2000) and the Bronze Bauhinia Star Award (2005) by the Government of HKSAR.

Profile

Professor Samuel Leong has led a multifarious, interdisciplinary and international career over the past 40 years spanning education, performance, health, media, technology, business and administration. As a professor of interdisciplinary arts, he has contributed to over 100 publications and given invited presentations on five continents including the World Creativity Summit, World Learning Conference and World Alliance for Arts Education Global Summit.

Born in Singapore, he is an Honorary Rotarian and co-founder of the UNESCO HK Glocal Peace Centre. His current projects focus on life arts and sustainable entrepreneurship.

Profile

Mr. Fong serves as the director and Deputy General Manager of Junefair Group which specializes in buildings’ electrical services and wholesale of electrical cables in Hong Kong and Macau. He is a member of CPA Australia and a fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia.

Mr. Fong is active in community affairs, holding leadership positions in government advisory bodies, schools, youth groups, church and related bodies, trade associations, NGOs and charitable organizations.

Profile

Mr. Lui is the Chairman of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission.

Mr. Lui is a Fellow Member of The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) and a Member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He was elected President of HKICPA in 1997.

He was a Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers (“PwC”), Lead Director of the Board of Partners and a member of the Global Board of PwC International Limited.

Mr. Lui has been active in public and community service. Currently, he is also Chairman of the Education Commission and a member of the Public Service Commission.

Profile

By profession, Mr. Moore is an accountant, his career began in banking and included experience, mining, aviation, power generation, special steel, property, infrastructure, tunnels and telecommunications. He came to Hong Kong in 1979 with the Chase Manhattan Bank, and in1987 joined the CITIC group in Hong Kong where he worked for 33 years until 2020, first as finance director and finally as advisor to the chairman. He was a non-executive director of CLP, Cathay Pacific and Hong Kong Telecom. He has long been a board member of the Community Chest of which he was a deputy chairman, served on government and professional committees and is a past president of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong. Mr Moore is a trustee of the Asia Society.

Profile

Ms. Christine Scott is Chair of Trust Investments Management Limited and Managing Director of Strategy Inc. Limited in New Zealand. Formerly NZ Managing Director with Royal & SunAlliance (now the SunCorp Metway group of companies), she now focuses on corporate governance and consults with businesses in the areas of strategy, marketing, governance and executive development.

Christine has held directorships in numerous financial service companies in New Zealand and Canada, including Asteron Life Limited, Norwich Union and Guardian Assurance Limited. Her not-for-profit experience in NZ extends to trustee positions in UNICEF, the J R McKenzie Trust, The Auckland Kindergarten Association and the Auckland Rotary Foundation. She is also a past Director of the ISI – the organisation representing the financial services sector in NZ (now the Financial Services Council).

Christine was awarded CHFC, CFP, CLU and FLMI financial sector designations in Canada.

Profile

Sr. Margaret Wong is a seasoned educator who has led the most prestigious St. Paul’s Convent School for over 25 years. Prior to that, she served as the Principal and Supervisor of St. Paul’s Secondary School for 18 years as well as involved in various community services, including the Wanchai District Board, the Education Commission, part-time member of the Hong Kong Central Policy Unit, board member of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, founding member of the Hong Kong Education University and the Li Po Chun United World College, just to name a few. She was awarded the MBE in 1997 for her contribution to education and community services.

Presently, she is the Supervisor and Principal of St. Paul’s Convent School, the Vice President of the UNESCO HK Association and the Vice Chair of the Hong Kong Direct Subsidy Scheme Schools Council, Manager of St. Paul’s Secondary School, St. Paul’s Primary Catholic School, St. Paul’s Convent School (Primary Section) and Li Po Chun United World College.

Advisory Editor

Profile

Professor John Lee Chi-kin, Vice President (Academic) and Provost and Chair Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, joined the University (the then Hong Kong Institute of Education) in 2010.

Professor Lee is also the UNESCO Chair in Regional Education Development and Lifelong Learning, The Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Research Fellow, Director of the Centre for Religious and Spirituality Education, Co-Director (Research) of the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching and Co-Director of the Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development at EdUHK. He has also held many visiting/guest/adjunct professorships at universities overseas and in mainland China. He has served as the Changjiang Chair Professor conferred by the Ministry of Education, the People’s Republic of China.

His research interests focus on curriculum and instruction, geographical and environmental education, school improvement, and life and values education. He is active in leading and securing education research and development projects and has a solid track record in securing external grants. One of his projects (together with Prof Jim Chi-yung, Dr Alice Chow Sin-yin and team), “Tree Assessment for Life Education (TALE) Project”, has won a Silver Medal in the first-ever virtual edition of Geneva’s Inventions Expo held in March 2021 and won a Gold Medal and Special Award in the International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada (iCAN) in August 2021.

He has served as the Editor of International Journal of Children’s Spirituality, Executive Editor of Teaching and Teacher Education, and Executive Editor of Teachers and Teaching as well as editorial board members or advisory editors of many local, regional and international journals. He is also a prolific writer who has edited and written more than 25 books, and published over 100 journal articles and book chapters.

Speakers

Dr. Louis Ng