2025 Issue 01

Engagements

Conference for Higher Education Research – Hong Kong 2025

HSUHK and the Asia-Pacific Higher Education Research Partnership (APHERP) hosted the Conference for Higher Education Research – Hong Kong 2025 (CHER 2025) in April 2025, to foster in-depth reflection on the internationalisation of higher education and deliver concrete policy recommendations for establishing globally influential education hubs in Asia. CHER 2025 at HSUHK was attended by nearly 300 scholars, policymakers, and students from over 12 countries and regions.

Themed “The Quest for Internationalisation of Higher Education: Comparative Perspectives and International Experiences”, the Conference addressed key issues such as student mobility, transnational education, international partnerships, and the integration of global perspectives into curricula. The Conference provided a valuable platform to foster deeper dialogue and collaboration between Asia-Pacific and global higher education communities. Participants include scholars from Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan, the United States, the United Kingdom, Colombia, Turkey, Belize, Ghana, Nigeria, Mexico, and the Philippines, highlighting the Conference’s global reach and interdisciplinary depth.

The inaugural roundtable titled “Questing for International Higher Education Hub in Asia: The Role of Public and Private Universities” is moderated by Professor Joshua Mok, Provost and Vice-President (Academic and Research) at HSUHK (left). Speakers include President Simon Ho; Professor Anthony Cheung, Former Chairman of the Committee on Self-financing Post-secondary Education; Professor Paul Lam, President of Hong Kong Metropolitan University; and Professor Chan Sheng-ju, Vice President of Chung Cheng University from Taiwan.
Dr Jeff Sze, Under Secretary for Education of The HKSAR Government, delivers his opening speech.