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17-672: The Education University of Hong Kong ( EdUHK ) 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

34-531: 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

51-778: 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

68-729: 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

85-647: Is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy . For electoral purposes, Ting Kok is part of the Shuen Wan constituency of the Tai Po District Council . It was formerly represented by So Tat-leung, who was elected in the local elections until October 2021. Ting Kok Village, originally called Ting Kai ( 汀溪 ), was historically a multi-surname Punti village founded before 1688. Historically, Ting Kok, together with

102-449: 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

119-539: 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

136-598: The Ting Kok wetlands have been declared a Site of Special Scientific Interest since 1985. 22°28′20″N 114°13′12″E  /  22.472232°N 114.220068°E  / 22.472232; 114.220068 Tai Po Kau Tai Po Kau ( Chinese : 大埔滘 ) is an area and a village south of the town of Tai Po in Hong Kong, which was the site of the former Tai Po Kau station on the Kowloon–Canton Railway . It

153-550: 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,

170-500: The first batch of local Catholics. At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Ting Kok was 669. The number of males was 301. Built heritage in Ting Kok include: A mangrove covers a coastal area of about seven hectares near Ting Kok Village. It is one of the few sites in Hong Kong where a large population of Lumnitzera racemosa can be found. A part of Ting Kok is within the Pat Sin Leng Country Park , and

187-489: 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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204-535: 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

221-498: 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

238-558: 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

255-480: The nearby Hakka villages of Shan Liu , Lai Pik Shan, Lo Tsz Tin , Lung Mei and Tai Mei Tuk belonged to the Ting Kok Yeuk ( 汀角約 ) alliance. In the 19th century, Ting Kok was the centre of the wider San On ( 新安 ) Roman Catholic missionary district. It was also an established transit point used by missionaries on their way into mainland China . The mission was set up in 1866, and 19 residents were baptised as

272-482: 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

289-602: 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 Ting Kok Ting Kok

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