March – May 2025
The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong | Hybrid
The School of Transdisciplinary Studies, in collaboration with Graduate School, is pleased to launch the International Classroom for Climate Change, Wellbeing, and Sustainability. This initiative is a collaborative seminar series, co-organised by leading universities and academic networks worldwide. It aims to bring together distinguished scholars to explore the intersections between higher education, sustainability, and global well-being, fostering meaningful dialogue among students, faculty members, and educators.
All seminars will be held in a hybrid format. We warmly welcome you to join us online via Zoom. Please find the meeting details below:
Meeting ID: 995 6433 5027
Passcode: sts2025
We look forward to your participation!
Seminar 1
Internationalisation of Higher Education: Help or Hindrance to Climate Action?
Speaker: Professor Tristan MCCOWAN (Bio)
Institute of Education, University College London
Date: 14 March 2025 (Friday)
Time: 12:00 nn – 1:00 pm, HKT (GMT+8)
Format: Hybrid
Venue: CR219, Creative Humanities Hub, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
Seminar 2
Sustainability and University Governance in Asia and Taiwan- How do Global Rankings and Quality Assurance Measure University's SDGs?
Speaker: Professor Angela Yung Chi HOU (Bio)
College of Education, National Chengchi University
Date: 27 March 2025 (Thursday)
Time: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, HKT (GMT+8)
Format: Hybrid
Venue: A304, S H Ho Academic Building, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
Seminar 3
Welfare, Well-being, and Economic Measurement: The Limitation of GDP from a Historical Perspective
Speaker: Dr LI Man Kong (Bio)
Department of Social Science, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
Date: 2 April 2025 (Wednesday)
Time: 12:00 nn – 1:00 pm, HKT (GMT+8)
Format: Hybrid
Venue: CR219, Creative Humanities Hub, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
Seminar 4
Speaker: Dr Kristof FENYVESI (Bio)
Finnish Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä
Date: 7 April 2025 (Monday)
Time: 12:00 nn – 1:00 pm, HKT (GMT+8)
Format: Hybrid
Venue: The Create, 15/F, M+, West Kowloon Cultural District, 38 Museum Drive, Kowloon [Town Center of HSUHK] (Google link)
Seminar 5
Understanding and Practices of Global Competence in Sino-foreign Cooperative Universities
Speaker: Dr ZHUANG Huijuan (Bio)
South China Normal University
Date: 13 May 2025 (Tuesday)
Time: 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, HKT (GMT+8)
Format: Hybrid
Venue: CR219, Creative Humanities Hub, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
Seminar 6
International Aid to Education in a Global Context
Speaker: Dr LO Yat Wai (Bio)
School of Education, Durham University
Date: 19 May 2025 (Monday)
Time: 10:00 pm – 11:00 pm, HKT (GMT+8)
Format: Online
Seminar 7
Psychological Well-being of Forced Migrants in Hong Kong: Cross-Generational Perspectives
Speaker: Professor AMOAH Padmore Adusei (Bio)
School of Graduate Studies, and Department of Psychology, Lingnan University
Date: 30 May 2025 (Friday)
This seminar series is open to all students, faculty members and colleagues at HSUHK, as well as members of our partner institutions. We warmly invite everyone with an interest in sustainability and global education to join us, engage with leading scholars, and contribute to meaningful discussions on these vital topics.
Partner institutions
(In Alphabetical Order)
- Durham University, United Kingdom
- Lingnan University, HKSAR
- National Cheng Chi University, Taiwan
- South China Normal University, China
- The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, HKSAR
- University College London, United Kingdom
- University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Hosted By
- School of Transdisciplinary Studies, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
Co-hosted by
- Graduate School, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
Supported by
- Asia Pacific Higher Education Research Partnership (APHERP)
For enquiries or further details, please sts@hsu.edu.hk or gs@hsu.edu.hk