Programme Rundown

Conference Agenda
Pre-event Day - 27 July 2026 (Monday)
Time Programme
13:00 – 17:00 Check-in
(For non-local participants nominated by the partner institutions / doctoral alumni / and those who have applied for on-campus accommodation) (tentatively)
Day 1 - 28 July 2026 (Tuesday)
Time Programme
8:45 – 9:30 Registration
9:30 – 10:00 Opening Ceremony (Venue: C-LP-11)

● Welcome Speeches

● Award Presentation – Best Paper Awards

● Group Photos

10:00 – 10:45 ● Keynote Speech (I) (Venue: C-LP-11)

Prof Aiman ERBAD

Vice President of Research and Graduate Studies; Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Qatar University, Qatar

10:45 – 11:00 Tea Break
11:00 – 11:45 ● Keynote Speech (II) (Venue: C-LP-11)

Prof Lourdes ORTEGA

Professor & Faculty Director of Georgetown’s Initiative for Multilingual Studies, Georgetown University, United States

12:00 –13:30 Lunchtime
13:30 –14:15 ● Keynote Speech (III) (Venue: C-LP-11)

Dr Balázs VENKOVITS

Associate Professor and Director,Institute of English and American Studies, North American DepartmentUniversity of Debrecen, Hungary

14:20 –15:05 ● Keynote Speech (IV) (Venue: C-LP-11)

Prof Andrew Mark EDWARDS

Professor of Department of Health and Physical Education, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

15:10 –16:00 International panel discussion roundtable – A Dialogue between keynote speakers (Venue: C-LP-11)


Chair: Prof Chetwyn CHAN

Vice President (Research and Development); Peter T. C. Lee Chair Professor of Psychology, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Moderator: Prof Michelle Gu

Assistant Vice President (Research); Professor of the Department of English Language Education, Faculty of Humanities, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

16:00 –17:00 Open House – Poster Board Presentation (Venue: C-LP-02)
18:30 –21:00 Gala Dinner

(For Keynote Speakers, Invited Guests and EdUHK doctoral alumni and those who have registered)

Day 2 - 29 July 2026 (Wednesday)
Time Programme
9:30 – 10:15 ● Keynote Speech (V) (Venue: C-LP-11)

Prof Naubahar SHARIF

Professor & Head of Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

10:15 –10:30 Tea Break
10:30 –11:15 ● Keynote Speech (VI) (Venue: C-LP-11)

Prof SIU Ming Fai Parco,

Professor and Division Head, Division of Kinesiology, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

11:30 –13:00 Alumni Roundtable
13:00 –14:00 Lunchtime
14:00 –15:30 Parallel Presentation Sessions / Cultural Activity (Subject to change and its availability)
15:30 –16:30 Parallel Presentation Sessions
16:30 – 17:30 Parallel Presentation Sessions
Day 3 - 30 July 2026 (Thursday)
Time Programme
9:30 – 10:15 • Keynote Speech (VII) (Venue: C-LP-11)

Prof Indika Mahesh KARUNATHILAKE

Vice-Chancellor & Professor in Medical Education, Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

10:15 –10:30 Tea Break
10:30 – 11:15 Publishing in an Open Access Journal Making Interdisciplinary Research Happen in Education: Why It Matters, What It Is, and a Practical Framework (Venue: C-LP-11)
11:30 –12:30 Parallel Presentation Sessions
12:30 –14:00 Lunchtime
14:00 –15:00 Parallel Presentation Sessions / Cultural Activity (Subject to change and its availability)
15:30 –16:30 Parallel Presentation Sessions
Day 4 - 31 July 2026 (Friday)
Time Programme
9:30 – 10:15 ● Keynote Speech (VIII) (Venue: C-LP-11)

Prof Michalinos Zembylas,

Professor of Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies, Faculty of Economics and Management, Open University of Cyprus

10:15 –10:30 Tea Break
10:30 –11:15 • Keynote Speech (IX) (Venue: C-LP-11)

Prof Mette HJORT

Chair Professor of Film and Media Studies; Head of Department of Literature and Cultural Studies, Faculty of Humanities, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

11:30 –12:30 Parallel Presentation Sessions
12:30 –14:00 Lunchtime
14:00 –15:00 Parallel Presentation Sessions
15:30 –16:30 Parallel Presentation Sessions
16:30 –17:00 Collection of Souvenirs
Post-event Day - 1 August 2026 (Saturday)
Time Programme
9:00 – 12:00 Check- out at EdUHK Student Hostel
(For non-local participants nominated by the partner institutions / doctoral alumni / and those who have applied for on-campus accommodation) (tentatively)
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