New Mission of Positive Education Conference 2016

Sponsored by Po & Helen Chung Foundation, the “New Mission of Positive Education” Conference was held by the Integrated Centre for Wellbeing (I-WELL) of The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) on 10 June 2016. Dr Chung Po Yang, co-founder of DHL International (Asia Pacific) and currently Chairman Emeritus of DHL Express (Hong Kong), and EdUHK Honorary Fellow, Professor Samuel Ho Mun Yin, Professor of Psychology at City University of Hong Kong and Dr Ho Man Yee, Assistant Professor of the Department of Special Education and Counselling, EdUHK were invited as keynote speakers. Six mainstream and non-mainstream schools gave their support through sharing their front-line experience and knowledge.

The conference received enthusiastic response as nearly 300 participants turned up from the education, academic and social work sectors. EdUHK wished to see a blend of academic and front-line views through the conference, allowing participants to experience the benefits and importance of positive education, with the ultimate aims of effectively promoting the positive campus culture, bringing up a new generation with good character traits and helping school children establish positive thoughts, feelings and behaviour.