New internationalisation drive amid geopolitical shifts in Hong Kong

Professor Ka Ho Mok, Deputy Director of CGHE shares with University World News on how the Chinese government drives internationalization through Hong Kong’s quest for becoming a leading international higher education hub in Asia amid geopolitical shifts.

Mok comments that Hong Kong, being an international city in Asia, together with highly ranked universities in the region, aspires to attract more students and talents from around the world to choose to study and stay to work in the city. Realizing the growing impact of geo-politics not only on economy but social and cultural development, Mok considers the unique role of Hong Kong is to further enhance its international connections, promoting meaningful and effective communications between Hong Kong and the rest of the world. Through the window of Hong Kong, Mok is confident internationalization of higher education would lead to better cross-cultural understanding.

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Professor Ka Ho Mok

Professor Ka Ho Mok, Joshua is currently Provost and Vice President (Academic & Research) of the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (HSUHK). Before joining HSUHK, he was the Vice President and Chair Professor of Lingnan University, Hong Kong. Since the inception of CGHE, Professor has worked closely with colleagues of the centre for promoting higher education research with focus on Asian education and development studies. He is also a Deputy Director of CGHE. Before joining Lingnan, he was the Vice President (Research and Development) and Chair Professor of Comparative Policy of The Education University of Hong Kong, and the Associate Dean and Professor of Social Policy, Faculty of Social Sciences of The University of Hong Kong. Prior to this, Professor Mok was appointed as the Founding Chair Professor in East Asian Studies and established the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Bristol, United Kingdom. Ka Ho Mok led CGHE Project 10, ‘UK international graduates in mass media and public perceptions: A comparative study of the UK, Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan’.