Professor Ka Ho Mok
Hang Seng University (Hong Kong)
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’.
Ka Ho is Vice President and concurrently Chair Professor of Comparative Policy of Lingnan University until the end of May 2024. He researches and publishes on higher education policy and governance, comparative development and policy studies, and social development in contemporary China and East Asia. Ka Ho was named by the Ministry of Education in China as Changjiang Chair Professor (Comparative Education and East Asian Studies) in 2010.
CGHE publications
- Massification of higher education: challenges for admissions and graduate employment in China
- Employability and mobility in the valorisation of higher education qualifications: the experiences and reflections of Chinese students and graduates
- International and transnational learning in higher education: a study of students’ career development in China
- The quest for world-class university status: implications for sustainable development of Asian universities
CGHE research projects
Past Events
- CGHE 2025 Conference: Global Rupture? Geopolitics, policy repair and the reimagining of higher education
- Internationalisation of Chinese Higher Education: Is it Westernisation?
- CGHE Annual Conference 2024 – The Future of Higher Education
- CGHE Annual Conference 2023 – From Higher to Tertiary: Democratising Post-School Education
- Pull factors in choosing a higher education study abroad destination after the massive global immobility: A re-examination from Chinese perspectives
- Repurposing University Education: The Role of Liberal Arts Education in Asia
- CGHE Annual Conference 2022 – Higher education knowledge in a plural world
- CGHE Annual Conference 2021: Remaking higher education for a more equal world
- Higher education and the hopes of the world: The next three years of CGHE research
- CGHE 2020 Annual Conference webinar: Graduates and graduateness
- Expansion of higher education in China for two decades: critical reflections from comparative perspectives
- The quest for the flagship university and global ranking: challenges and prospects for liberal arts education in Asia
Select recent publications
- A critical review of the history, achievements and impacts of China’s quest for world-class university status
Research Handbook on University Rankings : Theory, Methodology, Influence and Impact. HAZELKORN, E. & MIHUT, G. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., p. 366-382, December 2021 - Assessing the connection between overeducation and migration intention in Hong Kong’s young working adults
Journal of Education and Work, May 2021 - COVID-19 crisis and challenges for graduate employment in graduate employment in Taiwan, Mainland China and East Asia: a critical review of skills preparing students for uncertain futures
Journal of Education and Work, July 2021 - Education market with the Chinese characteristics: The rise of minban and transnational higher education in China
Higher Education Quarterly, July 2021 - Expansion of Higher Education in China for Two Decades: Critical Reflections from Comparative Perspectives
International Journal of Educational Development, July 2021 - COVID-19 pandemic’s disruption on university teaching and learning and competence cultivation: Student evaluation of online learning experiences in Hong Kong
International Journal of Chinese Education, June 2021