organised by Assessment Research Centre of EdUHK
Invited Speakers -
Dr. Shirley Mo-ching YEUNG
Dr. Shirley Mo-ching YEUNG
Associate Vice President @
UNESCO, HK Association
Hong Kong
Director, College Development
Head, School of Business, Gratia Christian College
Associate Professor, Gratia Christian College
Topic of Presentation:
Talent Development with Innovations/ Inter-disciplinary Knowledge
Speaker Bio:
Dr. Shirley Yeung, IEMA approved Sustainability (CSR) Practitioner, Experienced ISO9000 Principal Auditor, AQIP Assessor, US, HKCAAVQ Subject Specialist and QMS lead auditor of HKQAA, Hong Kong. In 2017, Dr Yeung was appointed as Associate Vice President (AVP), UNESCO, HK Association and served as Secretary General for the World Institute of Sustainable Development Planner (WISDP) under UNESCO, HK, Winner for The 2nd Global Young Leadership Award orgnaised by Yazhou Zhoukan Magazine (亞洲週刊), invited as “Visiting Chair Professor” by ISTEC, France, and awarded SDSC Excellence in Teaching Award, 2015/16, Hang Seng Management College. Recently, Dr Yeung obtained a Distinguished Senior Executive Management Certificate on Innovations from HKMA, HK/ Cambridge University, UK. With on-going publications (around 90 pieces) and global collaborations on United Nation Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs), UNOSSC, and UNPRME, Dr Yeung has been recently invited as a Task Force Member for UNESCAP/ EBAC-ESBN / Banking and Finance, and also act as a member for Collaboration Committee for the civil society consultation for UN Development System review process.
In 2016, Dr Yeung was nominated as UN Local Change Maker and also one of panels of UNPRME Colloquium on Higher Education workshop of 7th PRME Asia Forum in Hong Kong. Dr Yeung was invited by Harvard University, HPAIR to deliver a seminar on "Entrepreneurial Spirit and Sustainable Mindset". In 2015, Dr. Yeung awarded “Pioneer Professor Certificate” from UN Flourish Prizes, US for guiding a student in writing a story on FujiXerox’s sustainable development achievements; and she was also the convener for the 1st Forum on Sustainable Development in Higher Education co-organized with UNESCO, APEID and the Chair of the 2nd International Conference on Supply Chain for Sustainability, Hong Kong. In 2014, Dr. Yeung was nominated by Nobel Prize Winner for Wenhui (文晖) Award for Educational Innovation, UNESCO, APEID.
Abstract:
Talent Development with Innovations/ Inter-disciplinary Knowledge
Under globalization and emerging issues in different parts of the world, interdisciplinary approaches for teaching and learning in higher education are needed. This also presents potential challenges to the academia from program design, development to delivery and management, to delivering learning outcomes that prepare students to solve unprecedented problems of a complex and interdisciplinary nature.
Through searching literature related to sustainable development in UNESCO, Policy Address of Hong Kong (2015-2017), latest manpower projection report, qualification framework (QF), Education Bureau and entrepreneurial-related curriculum in Hong Kong, the key elements for future curriculum for project management with innovations and inter-disciplinary knowledge for One Belt Road Initiative have been identified for a model of sustainable development (MSD). They are :
Inputs of :
1) Understanding the Perception of Policy Makers and Industry Practitioners and Young Generations on Overcoming Challenges in the Future
2) Call for Guangzhou Provinces to start Project Management Scheme for One Belt Road Initiative
Processes of:
1) Curriculum Design with Academic Concepts and Theories and Relevant Practical Industry
Experience /Practices;
2) Technology/ Innovations for Infrastructure;
3) Design Thinking and System Thinking for Entrepreneurial Opportunities; and
4) Pedagogic Activities on S u s t a i n a b l e Cities/ S u s t a i n a b l e Lifestyle/S u s t a i n a b l e Products/ Services/ S u s t a i n a b l e Technology with Big Data and Cloud Computing/ Sustainable Energy/ S u s t a i n a b l e Tourism
Outputs of :
1) Learning and Teaching Activities and Entrepreneurial Opportunities for
New Financial / Economic Business and Social Model and New People with Inter-disciplinary Knowledge
This paper calls for a paradigm shift of development talents for latest local and global initiatives with inter-disciplinary knowledge The processes of future curriculum in higher education sector and training sector for working adults have not been touched comprehensively currently in Hong Kong. This opens a future research area for the academic community.