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17-760: The Institute of Education in its name refers to the Institute of Language in Education ( 語文教育學院 ), which later became part of the Hong Kong Institute of Education, now the Education University of Hong Kong . The ILE system directly corresponds to the S. L. Wong system , an IPA -based phonemic transcription system used in A Chinese Syllabary Pronounced According to the Dialect of Canton by Wong Shik Ling . Generally, if an IPA symbol

34-535: A number of non-faculty academic units at the university, which provide study programmes and courses for students. The Graduate School was established in April 2010 to support EdUHK (the then HKIEd) in the management and quality assurance of its higher degree programmes. The 5.3-hectare (13-acre) Sports Centre is located at 55 Yau King Lane, Tai Po Kau , facing Tolo Harbour. It houses a range of outdoor and indoor sports and recreational facilities including: According to

51-820: A range of disciplines and strong research capacity. HKIEd will launch its first batch of non-education programmes, namely the Bachelor of Arts in Language Studies and Bachelor of Social Sciences in Global and Environmental Studies in September 2010. Both programmes have already secured the support of the External Validation Panel of the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications. Preparations for

68-713: A range of in-service programmes to around 7,000 pre-service students and serving teachers. In October 1997, the Institute moved to its new campus in Tai Po near the Tai Po Industrial Estate . It has a Sports Centre at Pak Shek Kok , Tai Po, as well as a Town Centre campus in Tseung Kwan O . In 2001, the HKIEd HSBC Early Childhood Learning Centre was established on the campus. The HKIEd Jockey Club Primary School

85-637: Is a Hong Kong-based charitable organization founded in 1980 by Hong Kong entrepreneur Li Ka-shing . Li Ka-shing considers the Li Ka Shing Foundation to be his "third son" and has pledged to donate one-third of his assets to support philanthropic projects. He has called for other Asian entrepreneurs to do the same, in the hope of altering the traditional notion of passing wealth through lineage. To date, Li Ka-shing has invested over HK$ 30 billion in projects covering education, medical services, charity and anti-poverty programmes, with about 80% of

102-639: Is a public university in Ting Kok , New Territories , Hong Kong . The university was founded in 1994 as The Hong Kong Institute of Education . It is one of eight subsidised universities under the University Grants Committee of Hong Kong and the only one historically dedicated to teacher education , with an increasingly broadening academic scope across recent years. The history of The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) can be traced back to 1853. The St. Paul's College introduced

119-484: Is also a basic Latin letter , the same symbol is used directly in the romanization (with the exception of the IPA symbol "a"); and if the IPA symbol is not a basic Latin letter, it is romanized using basic Latin letters. Thus, /a/ →aa, /ɐ/ →a, /ɛ/ →e, /ɔ/ →o, /œ/ →oe, /ŋ/ →ng. This results in a system which is both easy to learn and type but is still useful for academics. In the following table (based on Zhan's variant),

136-454: The 2018 QS World University Rankings : "In the field of Education, it is ranked the ninth in the world and the second in Asia; in the field of linguistics, it is ranked the 151-200th in the world; in the field of Psychology, it is ranked the 251-300th in the world; in the field of Social Science and Management, it is ranked the 323rd in the world". In January 2007, a public row broke out between

153-554: The 2009–2012 triennium. In January 2010, the University Grants Committee endorsed the HKIEd's plans for Research Postgraduate programmes and undergraduate programs in three disciplines: "Humanities" (mainly Language), "Social Sciences", and "Creative Arts & Culture". The approval is seen as a step closer for the institute to gaining its university title by becoming a fully-fledged university of education with

170-562: The adoption of the title "The Education University of Hong Kong" was approved. Accordingly, The Hong Kong Institute of Education (Amendment) Bill will be gazetted on 19 February 2016 and introduced into the Legislative Council on 2 March 2016. In January 2016, the institute was awarded self-accrediting status in three further programme areas, covered by its existing Programme Area Accreditation status: Chinese Studies, English Studies and Environmental Studies. On 27 May 2016,

187-502: The first formalised programme of in-service teacher training. This was described in its Annual Report for 1994–1995. On 25 April 1994, under the recommendation made by the Education Commission Report No 5, The Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd) was formally established by the merger of: Established in 1994, HKIEd provides doctorate, master and undergraduate degrees, postgraduate diploma, certificates and

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204-811: The first row inside a cell shows the Cantonese Pinyin, the second row shows a representative "narrow transcription" in IPA, while the third row shows the corresponding IPA "broad transcription" using the S. L. Wong system. The system recognises nine tones in six distinct tone contours . Cantonese Pinyin and the Yale romanization system represent Cantonese pronunciations with these same letters: But they have these differences: Cantonese Pinyin and Jyutping represent Cantonese pronunciations with these same letters: But they have these differences: An old Chinese poem: Education University of Hong Kong The Education University of Hong Kong ( EdUHK )

221-548: The institute was formally renamed The Education University of Hong Kong in recognition of its "efforts and contributions over the years". In September 2020, The Education University of Hong Kong, with the help of the Li Ka Shing Foundation , partnered with Kneron to build Hong Kong's first AI educational system. In November 2023, the university announced that students would have to undergo mandatory national security education. There are three faculties and

238-507: The launching of the third Education-Plus programme, Bachelor of Arts in Creative Arts and Culture, in 2011–2012 are underway. The institute operates four institute-level research centres had been set up to facilitate the growth of expertise in multi-disciplinary research. On 11 September 2015 the University Grants Committee accepted the application by the Institute of Education to change its name to university, and on 26 January 2016

255-574: The management and the government over the future of the institute. Battle lines were drawn between the Vice-Chancellor Paul Morris and then Secretary for Education and Manpower , Prof. Arthur Li . The dispute had apparently been brewing for some time, as far back as June 2002, when the Arthur Li was appointed secretary. Apparently, Li favoured a merger of the institute with The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), where he

272-492: Was founded on the campus in the following year. From 1 May 2004, the institute was granted self-accrediting status in respect of its own teacher education programmes at degree-level and above. In June 2009, the institute won extra annual funding of HK$ 22 million from the Hong Kong Government to provide 120 undergraduate degree places for three new undergraduate programs and 30 research postgraduate places for

289-724: Was vice-chancellor. Morris opposed the merger, and had for some time been campaigning to establish the institute as a university in its own right. Morris maintained he had been warned by the Chairman of the council, Dr. Thomas Leung Kwok-fai, as far back as June 2006, that his tenure would end unless he agreed to the amalgamation of the institute with the CUHK. 22°28′08″N 114°11′38″E  /  22.4689°N 114.194°E  / 22.4689; 114.194 Li Ka Shing Foundation The Li Ka Shing Foundation ( simplified Chinese : 李嘉诚基金会 ; traditional Chinese : 李嘉誠基金會 )

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