On 25 April 1994, under the recommendation made by the Education Commission Report No 5 (ECR 5), the Hong Kong Institute of Education was formally established by statue by amalgamating the former four Colleges of Education and the Institute of Language in Education with a view to upgrading teacher education and professional development.
From 1994 to 1997, HKIEd operated from a Main Office on Hong Kong Island and seven campuses and offered mainly Certificate Courses in Education and In-service Training Courses. In 1997, the Institute moved to its new campus in Tai Po.
In 2004, the Institute celebrated its 10th anniversary, a milestone in the Institute’s history, as well as a 65-year heritage rooted in a 150-year tradition of teacher education.