Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.
Lingnan University actively and regularly engages with local and international partners to organise seminars, symposia, dialogues, conferences and workshops to promote SDGs 1, 4, 10 and 11.
ChinaHE21 Conference Hong Kong Session Discussed Education and SDGs
Titled “Education and SDGs: Promoting Quality Education for All,” the conference addressed various topics relevant to sustainability education and inclusive education for all in different national contexts.
LU hosts Health Tech Start-up Webinar Series for industry development and entrepreneurship
Lingnan University and Cyberport co-organised the “Health Tech Start-up Webinar Series: Technology, Health, and Service”, offering scholars, students, practitioners and the public a comprehensive and multilateral view of the latest developments in the health-tech start up industry, and its entrepreneurial outlook in Hong Kong.
COVID-19’s Lessons for Higher Education
Run by the School of Graduate Studies and the Institute of Policy Studies, the webinar series was a direct response to the growing demand for healthcare services, professionals and policies in Hong Kong due to its ageing population and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lingnan hosts Symposium on Higher Education Research Enhancing Students’ International Learning
The symposium offered a platform for distinguished scholars from Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan, India, the UK, and the US to discuss the internationalisation and quality assurance in higher education.
Lingnan University successfully hosts the 2022 Postgraduate Conference on Interdisciplinary Learning
With the support of the University Grants Committee, Hong Kong, the Conference organised by the School of Graduate Studies gathered over 200 participants from eight countries and regions, including mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Ghana, Russia, the UK, Morocco, and Romania to exchange ideas and insights.
NCCU-LU International Research Seminar
The annual seminar, organised by the National Chengchi University College of Education and Lingnan, offers scholars around the world the chance to exchange ideas on the key issues facing higher education, and is directly related to SDG17 (Partnerships for the Goals), to strengthen global partnerships for sustainable development.
Cities and Governance Webinar Series 2021
The Cities and Governance webinar series is directly related to SDG17 (Partnerships for SDG Goals), which aims to strengthen global partnerships for sustainable development.
Housing as an Intergenerational Project Webinar
In the three presentations in this latest webinar from Lingnan University’s Institute of Policy Studies, four international experts discussed the results of their research into different aspects of Housing as an Intergenerational Project.
Distinguished scholars address unemployment protection at Institute of Policy Studies and Oxfam Hong Kong’s joint webinar
The Institute of Policy Studies of Lingnan University and Oxfam Hong Kong invited prominent experts and scholars to discuss unemployment protection from different perspectives.
LEI Supports Alumni and Entrepreneurs to Achieve SDGs
To support community innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) related projects, Lingnan Entrepreneurship Initiative has organised a number of social engagement activities including workshops, training weekend market and home visits.
Joint Humanitarian Entrepreneurship Summer Academy 2021 to Achieve SDG Virtually
The programme organised by Office of Service-Learning and Lingnan Entrepreneurship Initiative gathered students from 13 different countries spreading over 4 continents to address challenges of economic and environmental sustainability.
Lingnan’s successful Age Friendly City Project supports UN SDGs
The School of Graduate Studies and the Asia-Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies (APIAS) celebrated the achievements of the Jockey Club Age Friendly City Project: Rural Neighbourhood Development Project on July 10.
Webinar on Housing as an Intergenerational Project
Lingnan University brought together four experts from different housing contexts to share their observations about intergenerational housing and intergenerational housing assistance to young people from their latest projects.
China and Higher Education Conference: Responding to a Changing World - Does International Higher Education Still Matter?
The conference addressed issues related to how the current global health crisis affects the motivations and patterns of international student and academic mobility, to and from China, and the future of China’s role in international higher education.
International conference tackles social policy responses to promote the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals amidst the global Covid-19 pandemic
The 17th EASP (East Asian Social Policy Network) Annual Conference was held together with the 27th FISS (Foundation for International Studies on Social Security) at Lingnan University from 2nd-4th July 2021.
Joint Research Workshop and Webinar Series on China and India Studies -Bouncing back from COVID-19: Comparative Perspectives from China and India (Environmental Studies)
Organised by Lingnan University and Flame University, the series tapped into the topical nature of China and India relations as well as the experiences of the two countries in managing the COVID-19 pandemic.
International Symposium: Re-imaging African agency in China-Africa Relations
The symposium contributed to research and debates regarding the agency of Africa nations, institutions, and Africans across key thematic areas in Africa-China relations.
United Board Leadership Summit 2021 - Rethinking Higher Education Leadership during and after COVID-19 Pandemic
This Summit is an example of how partnerships across regions are established to facilitate leadership and promote the partnership for sustainable development.
Joint Research Workshop and Webinar Series on China and India Studies - Bouncing back from COVID-19: Comparative Perspectives from China and India (Poverty)
Three speakers shared the research topics related to poverty, the lack of resources and services such as welfare, food and securities for children, the elderly and the general public. They also discussed how different policies from the Governments and joint actions from various stakeholders could also respond to the socio-economic challenges of the pandemic.
Symposium on Internationalisation and Quality Management in Higher Education 2021
The symposium was a multidisciplinary conference to promote academic exchanges on topics related to internationalisation and quality assurance in higher education. It is co-organised by the School of Graduate Studies, Institute of Policy Studies, Asia Pacific Higher Education Research Partnership (APHERP), and National Chengchi University College of Education, and supported by the Alliance of Asian Liberal Arts Universities (AALAU).
Development in Education in East Asia: Searching for New Research Directions : Educational (In)Equality and Social Justice
This webinar series aims to share and generate knowledge of the development in education in East Asia. Each webinar consists of three key presentations on a specific theme, Q&A and discussions.
Development in Education in East Asia: Searching for New Research Directions : Educational Policy
In the context of strong collaboration, the webinar promoted a better understanding of the educational development in East Asia from an international perspective. The network among participating universities further strengthens the global partnerships to meet the agenda of SDG17.
CHER 2020 – Innovation of Higher Education amid the Pandemic: Institutional Management, Teaching and Research Perspectives
The conference was a multidisciplinary conference co-organised by LU and the Asia Pacific Higher Education Research Partnership (APHERP), and in collaboration with University of Bath and Durham University.
Peking-Lingnan-Wisconsin Education Forum – Turning Risks into Opportunities: Impacts of Covid-19 Pandemic on Global Higher Education
Co-organised by Peking University, Lingnan University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with support from the Asia Pacific Higher Education Research Partnership and Lingnan’s Institute of Policy Studies, the Forum highlighted the importance of global partnership, especially the cooperation between different higher education institutions worldwide.
Symposium on Internationalization and Quality Management in Higher Education 2020
Held at Lingnan University, the symposium was a multidisciplinary conference to promote academic exchanges on topics related to internationalisation of higher education and quality assurance in higher education.
Lingnan University, APHERP and IAFOR co-host the Conference for Higher Education Research, and the Asian Conference on the Liberal Arts
Following the overwhelming success of 2018’s edition, Lingnan, IAFOR and APHERP co-hosted the Conference for Higher Education Research (CHER) 2019, along with the Asian Conference on the Liberal Arts.