CHER2020

 

 

The 3rd Conference for Higher Education Research –

Hong Kong 2020

(CHER-Hong Kong 2020)

 

Innovations of Higher Education Amid the Pandemic:

Institutional Management, Teaching, and Research Perspectives

 

 

13-14 November 2020
Leung Fong Oi Wan Art Gallery
Lingnan University, Hong Kong

 

 

Held at Lingnan University in Hong Kong, The Conference for Higher Education Research – Hong Kong is a multidisciplinary conference co-organised by Lingnan University (Hong Kong) and the Asia Pacific Higher Education Research Partnership (APHERP), and in collaboration with University of Bath and Durham University. 

 

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in school or university closures all across the world, triggering unprecedented challenges for education systems. According to UNESCO, 1.5 billion learners are out of the classroom globally, from pre-primary to higher education. Of the 195 countries that had closed schools in April 2020, 128 have yet to announce plans for their reopening.

 

It is clear that the future of higher education needs rethinking in many ways amid the pandemic. The International Association of Universities (IAU) Global Survey on the Impact of COVID-19 on Higher Education finds, among other things, that (i) COVID-19 has had an impact on international student mobility at 89% of HEIs; (ii) at almost all HEIs, the shift from face-to-face to distance teaching did not come without challenges; and (iii) 80% of HEIs reported that research has been affected by the pandemic at their institutions.

 

In addition, the Sustainable Development Goal 17 (SDG17) is motivating the global cooperation to cope with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Responding to the encouragement of SGD17, the CHER-Hong Kong invited scholars worldwide to share their ideas and explore collaborations to deal with the COVID-19 crisis in higher education management.  

 

To promote SDG17, the CHER – Hong Kong 2020 aims to foster dialogue on the staggering impact of COVID-19 on the future of higher education and the innovations required to meet the global challenges, with special focus on the following topics:

 

  • Institutional Management
  • Teaching and Learning Innovations
  • Emerging Higher Education Research Directions
  • Impact on Finance and University Governance

 

 

Keynote Speakers

Andrea Abbas, Professor of Sociology of Higher Education, University of Bath, UK

Angela Yung-chi Hou, Professor of Education, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

Joshua Ka Ho Mok, Vice-President and Lam Man Tsan Chair Professor of Comparative Policy, Lingnan University, Hong Kong SAR

Susan Robertson, Professor of Education, University of Cambridge, UK

Jandhyala BG Tilak, Former Professor & Vice Chancellor, NUEPA, India

 

 

Registration

 

 

Programme

 

13 November 2020 (Friday) 14 November 2020 (Saturday)

 

 

Programme & Abstract Book

 

 

Organising Committee

Andrea Abbas, University of Bath, UK

Joshua Ka Ho Mok, Lingnan University, Hong Kong SAR

Catherine Montgomery, University of Durham, UK

Ada Hiu Kan WONG, Lingnan University, Hong Kong SAR

 

 

For enquiries, please contact: [email protected].

CHER-Hong Kong 2020 website: https://www.LN.edu.hk/sgs/cher2020