On July 23, 2025, a delegation from the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) visited the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). The delegation included three members: Dr. Lexie C. Estacio, from the Office of the Vice President for Faculty Affairs; Melissa […]
CORE members attended the 77th OMEP World Assembly and Conference in Bologna, Italy, from July 14 to July 18, 2025, and shared insights with global researchers from the following topics: Presentations Promoting learning through play in Hong Kong kindergartens: A review of policy and research Stephanie W. Y. Chan, Hechunzi Wang, Rui Zhang, & Nirmala
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Professor Nirmala Rao, Serena H.C. Yang Professor in Early Childhood Development and Education, and Chair Professor of Child Development and Education at the Faculty of Education, HKU, has been awarded the prestigious Distinguished Contributions to Advancing Research on Child Development in the Majority World Award by the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD). “For her methodologically
Prof Nirmala Rao, Serena H.C. Yang Professor in Early Childhood Development and Education, and Chair Professor of Child Development and Education has given a seminar on topic “Parents versus Preschools: Lessons from Hong Kong” for the Faculty of Education 40th Anniversary Seminar Series at HKU. This presentation delves into a pivotal question in early childhood
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Meet Professor Nirmala Rao, a distinguished developmental and educational psychologist at the Faculty of Education at HKU. With a research focus on child development and education, Professor Rao is committed to improving the lives of young children and promoting their development and learning through large-scale research that has the potential to influence national educational policy.
Dr. Philip Fisher, Diana Chen Professor of Early Childhood Learning in the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University, conducted a hybrid seminar on the topic: FIND Video Coaching for Home and Early Care/Education Settings: Program Details, Evidence of Impact, and the Use of AI/ML to Enhance Scalability, on December 18, 2024. Please find more
Professor Nirmala Rao, Dr. Shuyang Dong, Dr. Jing Gong, and Ms. Rui Zhang visited Professor Pingzhi Ye, Professor Nan Zhao, and their teams at Guangzhou University on November 26, 2024. During this visit, CORE members introduced the research work about early childhood development and education done by CORE at The University of Hong Kong in
Professor Akiko Hayashi from Keio University visited the Faculty in November 2024, and brought two fascinating seminars. Let us review the wonderful moments of the events!
Dr. Kimberley Kong from Universiti Sains Malaysia delivered a talk on the topic: Early Learning and Development in Refugee Children: The Impact of Early Childhood Education Access, on November 19, 2024. Please find more information in the poster and photos below.
Prof Nirmala Rao will participate at the International online forum for early childhood educators held by the Education University of Hong Kong. The forum will be held at 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Hong Kong time on November 20, 2024. Please find more information in the poster below and scan the code to register.
