Early Childhood Education Department (ECE), EdUHK
@ECE_EdUHK
We are the leading Department of Early Childhood Education (ECE) in Asia, & one of the largest ECE Departments in the World. QS Rank 4th-Asia & 12th-World.
Our Faculty has announced the recipients of the Top 10% Teaching Award 2024/25, based on the highest Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) scores. Five ECE faculty members made it to this list for their outstanding teaching performance. Congratulations! #ECE #EdUHK

New book chapter "Developing Young Children's Social Competence: A Case Study of the Practices of a Hong Kong Kindergarten" by Dr. Cheung Sum Kwing and his collaborators: link.springer.com/chapter/10.100… #ECE #EdUHK

Delighted to share that I have published this Springer edited book, "Arts and Creativity in East and Southeast Asian Preschools: Towards 'Glocal' Pedagogies”. Many thanks to my team of Associate Editors, all the authors, and the @ECE_EdUHK Department! link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…
🆕Edited by Dr. Alfredo Bautista (@Dr_A_Bautista) and his team of Associate Editors, "Arts and Creativity in East and Southeast Asian Preschools: Towards 'Glocal' Pedagogies" is NOW PUBLISHED! Check it out today: link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…! 🎨🎭🥁💃 #ECE #EdUHK

That’s exactly how Alfredo have supported us 🥰
"Supervising doctoral students is one of the most rewarding aspects of academia," says Dr. Alfredo Bautista (@Dr_A_Bautista). Discover his five approaches to academic advising in the latest issue of the EdUHK Learning and Teaching Newsletter: eduhk.hk/lt-newsletter/… #ECE #EdUHK
"Supervising doctoral students is one of the most rewarding aspects of academia," says Dr. Alfredo Bautista (@Dr_A_Bautista). Discover his five approaches to academic advising in the latest issue of the EdUHK Learning and Teaching Newsletter: eduhk.hk/lt-newsletter/… #ECE #EdUHK


Relive the wonderful moments from #CRECE2025 through our Event Highlights video! And we hope you can join us next year for #CRECE2026 — our 12th Conference for Research in Early Childhood Education! 🔗youtube.com/watch?v=9qKKkv… #ECE #EdUHK
👦👧The PECERA Annual Conference 2026 will be held from 10-12 July at the Singapore University of Social Sciences! 🇸🇬 Abstract submission will open from 20 January to 31 March . Do mark down these dates! 🔗suss.edu.sg/academics/scho… #PECERA2026 #ECE #EdUHK
#pecera2026 will be held in Singapore! See you there. Abstract submission: 20 January -31 March 2026 suss.edu.sg/academics/scho…
Deadline extended till July 29th! Join my lab 🇩🇪 as a Humboldt Fellow Postdoc!! You can pursue independent research project(s) within our broader research area: tomonag.org/wp-content/upl…
🚨Hiring for a postdoc in HCI/LS/EdPsych!🚨 Looking for a postdoc to join my lab tomonag.org as a Humboldt Research Fellow (humboldt-foundation.de/en/apply/spons…). The fellowship is unique and comes with many benefits. See more details and apply by July 25! tomonag.org/wp-content/upl…
With the lovely Dr Annie Hu from @ECE_EdUHK at the #GRIFE conference in #HongKong. It was great to connect with such a great academic! I hope to see you again soon. Please come see us in #DLL @IOE_London @ucl! #education #earlyyears #EarlyChildhoodEducation #WeAreIOE #LoveUCL
Incredible time at #APSMER2025 in #Perth! Huge thanks to @JasonGoopy and the APSMER committee, & volunteers for a memorable event. Loved reconnecting with old & new friends in #MusicEducation! Touched & inspired❤️ Wishing everyone the best! See you at #ISME2026 or #APSMER2027!
Acting Head Dr Eva Lau won the 2024/25 Dean’s Research Award: Journal Articles. Her award winning article is available here: doi.org/10.1111/cdev.1…. We congratulate Dr. Lau for her outstanding achievement! Read more about other winners here: eduhk.hk/ece/en/highlig…. #ECE #EdUHK

🧸👩👦 ECE's Dr. Agnes Cheung shares her study on how "children play their way towards co-constructing learning" in this issue of our newsletter. For more ECE newsletter articles, click eduhk.hk/ece/en/engagem…. #ECE #EdUHK

Congratulations Dr. Yingying Pan (@pan_yying) for successfully defending your doctoral dissertation with flying colours! 🌈 We here at the ECE Department are so proud of you and what you have achieved! #ECE #EdUHK
🎓 Officially Dr. Pan! Deepest thanks to: -My uni @ECE_EdUHK @FEHD_EdUHK -My rock, Supervisor @Dr_A_Bautista, for endless guidance. -My asso. supervisors for their support💪 -The examiners for their time and valuable feedback. -Every friend who cheered me through this journey🥰
Glad to be awarded! Thanks to all my collaborators and mentors 🥰
Dr. Weipeng Yang (@Dr_Weipeng_Yang) & Dr. Sisi Tao (@sisi_tao) were awarded the GRF & ECS funding in the 2025/26 exercise respectively. Let us congratulate the two, and all GRF/ECS winners and their teams! More details: eduhk.hk/ece/en/highlig… #ECE #EdUHK
Dr. Weipeng Yang (@Dr_Weipeng_Yang) & Dr. Sisi Tao (@sisi_tao) were awarded the GRF & ECS funding in the 2025/26 exercise respectively. Let us congratulate the two, and all GRF/ECS winners and their teams! More details: eduhk.hk/ece/en/highlig… #ECE #EdUHK

Happy to share that I will be attending the #APSMER conference next week! My presentation section is Paper 3D on July 10 at 15:30-17:30! 📝 Would love to reconnect with old friends and meet new ones! Please let me know if you’ll be there, and let's meet up!😆
We hosted the 8th Annual Conference of the Mathematical Cognition and Learning Society (MCLS) from June 9-11, 2025, and welcomed over 250 participants from 27 countries to Hong Kong! Read more about the event here: eduhk.hk/ece/en/highlig… #ECE #EdUHK




Here's a quick #InSuDoc2025 (June 12-13) recap! 🎤4 Keynote Workshops: 🇺🇸 Pooja Sidney (@psidney) 🇫🇮 Pirjo Aunio (@AunioPirjo) 🇦🇺Steven Howard (@DrSJHoward) 🇬🇧Victoria Simms (@ProfVicSimms) 🌏🧑🤝🧑46 international participants 🔗Read more here: eduhk.hk/ece/en/highlig… #ECE #EdUHK




🆕"Organizational, interpersonal, and intrapersonal resources are uniquely associated with physical, psychological, and occupational well-being among Chinese kindergarten teachers" by Tuen Yung Leung, Chun Bun Lam & Kevin Kien Hoa Chung: doi.org/10.1177/147671…! #ECE #EdUHK
