The Consortium for Research on Early Childhood Development and Education (CORE) hosted five academics from Japan from March 16 to March 17, 2026. On March 16, Professor Chiharu Uchida from Toyo University, Professor Nozomi Kato from Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences, Professor Takeshi Hida from Ichinomiya Kenshin College, and Ms Reiko Okamoto and Ms Mio Nishimoto […]
Professor Michal Perlman from the University of Toronto visited the Faculty of Education from March 9 to 13, 2026. Professor Perlman is a professor in the Department of Human Development and Applied Psychology at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, and the chair of the Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development at the University of
The Consortium for Research on Early Childhood Development and Education (CORE) welcomed Ms. Yuri Belfali, Head of the Early Childhood and Schools Division of the Directorate for Education and Skills at the OECD, to the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) on 3 February 2026. The visit was coordinated by the Research and Test Development Section of
The episode provided useful tips for parents and educators, reinforcing the importance of implementing playful, meaningful, authentic, and developmentally appropriate language-learning practices for young English learners. This interview demonstrated CORE’s active community engagement and ongoing efforts to promote knowledge transfer and public education.
Prof Nirmala Rao was invited as speaker at a webinar held by Early Childhood Development Action Network (ECDAN). The workshop held at 8:30 p.m. Hong Kong time (8:30 a.m. EDT) on September 3, 2025.
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
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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.
