Professor John Chi-Kin LEE, JP

Professor John Lee Chi-Kin, President and Chair Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, joined The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) (the then Hong Kong Institute of Education) in 2010. He was Vice President (Academic) from 2010 to 2019, and Vice President (Academic) and Provost from 2019 to 2023. His research interests focus on curriculum and instruction, geographical and environmental education, life and values education, and teacher development and school improvement. He is active in leading education research and development projects and has a solid track record in securing external grants. Professor Lee was named among the top 2% most-cited scientists in the world in terms of career-long impact, in the latest list released by Stanford University. Professor Lee has served as Editor of the International Journal of Children's Spirituality, and Executive Editor of Teachers and Teaching and Teaching and Teacher Education, as well as an editorial board members or advisory editor of many local, regional and international journals. He is also a prolific writer, having edited and written more than 25 books, and published over 100 journal articles and book chapters. He is the leading co-editor of the Springer book series, Curriculum and School Development in Asia and Education for Sustainability, as well as The Routledge Series on Life and Values Education and The Routledge Series on Chinese Language Education. Professor Lee is a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the UNESCO Chair in Regional Education Development and Lifelong Learning (2019-2023; 2023-2027), a Research Fellow of The Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO), and Director of the Academy for Applied Policy Studies and Education Futures, Academy for Educational Development and Innovation, and Centre for Religious and Spirituality Education at EdUHK.