CGHE Webinar
Ideas and Universities Dialogue Series

Ideas and Universities Dialogue Series

Date: Tuesday, 9 December 2025 2:00 pm to Tuesday, 23 December 2025 3:00 pm
Location: All times GMT. Seminar Room E (Department of Education) and on MS Teams, registration required
Speaker(s):
  • Ka Ho Mok, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong

This webinar series provides an international platform for scholars and academics to discuss issues related to the value of higher education in the contemporary society with rapid social, economic and political changes. Universities are increasingly influenced by the growing impact of geo-politics, the call for AI and STEM in education and pressure to meet economic purposes. This webinar series critically examines diverse topics/issues related to the purposes and roles of university education, and how universities across different parts of the globe respond to the complexity of changes highlighted above.

 

9 December (2pm – 3pm UK time) (To be updated soon)

 

 

16 December (2pm – 3pm UK time)

Growing Impact of Geopolitics on Higher Education: The Role of Liberal Arts Education and Transdisciplinary Studies in Asia

Presenter: Ka Ho Mok, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong

Register to attend on MS Teams.

*You do not need to register if you are attending in-person*

Abstract: Higher education development is increasingly influenced by the complex context of growing impact of geopolitics, the intensified pressure for addressing economic purposes and the call for AI and STEM in education and skill formation. This webinar critically examines the role of liberal arts education in nurturing caring professionals with a strong emphasis on transdisciplinary studies orientation and whole-person development. This webinar invites dialogue from participants to critically discuss the importance of repurposing university education to address the complex changes facing the humanities.

 

 

23 December (2pm – 3pm UK time) (To be updated soon)

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