Dr Kris Hartley, Assistant Professor at the Department of Asian and Policy Studies (APS), The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK), will embark on a six-month teaching fellowship at the Chiang Mai University (CMU) School of Public Policy in Thailand, where he will teach courses on public policy and smart cities.

2019 marks the tenth year since the first Asia Leadership Roundtable (ALR) was held in Hong Kong. Under the theme “The First Decade of Asian Research on School Leadership in a Global Context”, more than 60 international and regional researchers from 17 societies on five continents gathered in Guilin, Guangxi Province, on 10-12 March.

To support the start-up ventures of its students and alumni, The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) launched the Education and Social Entrepreneurs Fund (EASE Fund) and invited applications last year. Today (12 March), a final presentation and award ceremony was held to determine three winning teams, each of which was awarded HK$120,000 in seed funding to start up their venture.