Press Release

(Hong Kong – 2 May 2019) A delegate of the Hong Kong Academy of Gifted Education (HKAGE) comprising Prof. TK Ng, Executive Director; Ms Shirley Kwok, Talent Development Consultant of Advanced Learning Experiences Division; Dr Eric Fung, Head of Research Division; Ms Tiffany Sin, Programme Manager of Affective Education Division; and Mr Nelson Ng and Ms Kimmy Chan, Programme Development Officers of Affective Education Division visited Taiwan last month to attend the 5-day 2019 Biennial Conference of the IRATDE. During the Conference, ideas and experiences on gifted education were exchanged and shared with more than a hundred of educators from Taiwan, Singapore, the US, Thailand, Germany, Hungary, Australia and Saudi Arabia.

The HKAGE delegate (from the left: Prof. TK Ng; Ms Tiffany Sin, Programme Manager of Affective Education Division; Ms Shirley Kwok, Talent Development Consultant of Advanced Learning Experiences Division; Dr Eric Fung, Head of Research Division; Mr Nelson Ng and Ms Kimmy Chan, Programme Development Officers of Affective Education Division)

The HKAGE delegate takes a group photo with Israeli scholars.

During the Conference, representatives from various divisions (including Affective Education Division, Advanced Learning Experiences Division and Research Division) of HKAGE shared with educators from different countries their experiences and research findings regarding the work of HKAGE and the importance of affective education.

Ms Tiffany Sin, Programme Manager of Affective Education Division

Ms Shirley Kwok, Talent Development Consultant of Advanced Learning Experiences Division

Dr Eric Fung, Head of Research Division

Colleagues from Affective Education Division also delivered oral presentations to share their experiences on promoting affective education.

Mr Nelson Ng, Programme Development Officer of Affective Education Division

Ms Kimmy Chan, Programme Development Officer of Affective Education Division

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