Faculty

The Department of Sociology and Social Policy (SOCSP) offers the IMCSP programme with the support of the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) at Lingnan University.

The faculty of the IMCSP programme are internationally recognised experts. As such, they frequently contribute to leading peer-reviewed journals in the academic fields of Social Policy, Policy Studies, Sociology, Management, and Public Policy.

Your professors are leading the critical developments in comparative social policy analysis, design, advocacy and delivery. In addition, they are serving as editors of leading journals, such as the Journal of Asian Public Policy, and book series, such as Research in Comparative and Global Social PolicyComparative Development and Policy in Asia, and Social Policy and Development Studies in East Asia.


Your professors
 
Prof Mok

Prof. MOK Ka Ho, Joshua

Chair Professor of Comparative Policy;

BA (CityU); MPhil (CUHK);

PhD (LSE, London)

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Prof. Stefan KÜHNER

Associate Professor;

IMCSP Programme Director;

BA (Mannheim); MA, PhD (York)

 

Prof.CHEN Hon Fai

Prof. CHEN Hon-fai

Head and Associate Professor of

Department of Sociology and Social Policy;

BSocSc, MPhil, PhD (CUHK)

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Dr. HUANG Shixin, Daisy

Research Assistant Professor;

IMCSP Associate Programme Director;

MSc (LSE), MSW (HKU), PhD (Washington, Seattle)

 

Maggie

Prof. LAU Ka Wai, Maggie

Research Associate Professor; 

Doctor of Policy Studies Director

MPhil (CityU); PhD (York)

Prof. AU YEUNG Tat Chor

Prof. AU YEUNG Tat Chor

Assistant Professor

BSSc (CUHK); PhD (Sheffield); Registered Social Worker

 

Prof. CHEN Xi Celia

Prof. CHEN Xi, Celia

Assistant Professor;

Bachelor of Laws (Fudan); Ph.D. (CUHK)

Prof. CHIU Tuen Yi Jenny

Prof. CHIU Tuen Yi, Jenny

Assistant Professor;

Ph.D. (CUHK); Post-Doc (NUS)

 

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Prof. LAI Yuen Shan, Ruby

Assistant Professor;

BSocSc, MPhil, PhD (CUHK)

Prof. OLIVOS RAVE Francisco Javier

Prof. OLIVOS RAVE Francisco Javier

Assistant Professor;

BA (PUC-Chile); MSc (PUC-Chile); MSc (UU-The Netherlands); PhD (CUHK)

 

Prof. Michelle Cheng

Prof. CHENG Wing Tung, Michelle

Research Assistant Professor;

BSocSc (HKU), PGDE (EdUHK), PhD (HKU)

Dr. Anne Tang

Dr. TANG Lai La, Anne

Research Assistant Professor;

BA (PolyU), MSc (PolyU), MA (CU), MPhil (CU), EdD (Durham University-UK)

 

Dr. Hamzah Nor BIN AEDY RAHMAN

Dr. Hamzah Nor BIN AEDY RAHMAN

Assistant Lecturer;

BEd (IPG Malaysia), MEd (UMS, Malaysia), PhD (LU)

 

Our research

Recent book publications of the IMCSP faculty include:

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Click here to browse our faculty’s other publications and recent research projects.


Admission


We are currently accepting applications for the AY2024/25, starting in Sep 2024 | Application Deadline: 31 July 2024

 

 

Length of Study


  • One year full-time
  • Two years part-time