In 2009, HKIEd unveiled the Strategic Plan for 2009 – 2012 and Beyond – “Planning for the Future, Making a Difference”, following the Government’s endorsement of the stand-alone option proposed by the University Grants Committee’s Review Group for it to become an education-focused, research-strong and multi-disciplinary institution.
The Institute, in 2010/11 academic year, launched its first non-Education programmes of Bachelor of Arts in Language Studies and Bachelor of Social Sciences in Global and Environmental Studies, followed by the third non-Education programme, Bachelor of Arts in Creative Arts and Culture, in the 2011/2012 academic year.
Today, 84% of Hong Kong’s primary school teachers and 30% of secondary school teachers are graduates of HKIEd or its predecessor colleges of education. We are a pioneer in early childhood education and have trained, over the years, some 80% of Hong Kong’s kindergarten teachers. We emphasize the provision of total learning experience to our students, who in turn will become inspiring teachers to their own students in schools.