| Date | Milestones |
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| June 1992 | The Education Commission in its Fifth Report recommended the amalgamation of Northcote College of Education (1939), Grantham College of Education (1951), Sir Robert Black College of Education (1960), the Hong Kong Technical Teachers’ College (1974) and the Institute of Language in Education (1982) to become an autonomous The Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd). |
| February 1993 | HKIEd’s Provisional Governing Council chaired by Mr Simon Ip Sik-on was set up |
| April 1994 | HKIEd was formally established by legislation on 25 April |
| May 1994 | Mr Simon Ip Sik-on was appointed Chairman of the governing Council |
| June 1994 | Professor Leung Chi-keung was appointed as the HKIEd’s first Director |
| July 1996 | HKIEd came under the aegis of the University Grants Committee |
| September 1997 | Professor Ruth Hayhoe was appointed as the HKIEd’s second Director |
| October 1997 | HKIEd moved into its Tai Po campus |
| September 1998 | HKIEd launched its first degree and postgraduate programmes:-
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| September 1999 | HKIEd launched its first 3-year mixed-mode Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Early Childhood Education) Programme |
| September 2000 | HKIEd launched a 4-year full-time Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Secondary) Programme
HKIEd launched its first collaborative degree programme with other tertiary education institution:- 4-year full-time Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (Mathematics and IT Education) Programme with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| October 2000 | The HKIEd Town Centre located at Tai Kok Tsui started operation |
| February 2001 | The HKIEd Sports Centre located at Pak Shek Kok officially opened |
| September 2001 | HKIEd launched a 4-year full-time Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Languages) Programme
The HKIEd HSBC Early Childhood Learning Centre admitted its first batch of students |
| November 2001 | HKIEd conferred its first Honorary Doctorates |
| April 2002 | Professor Paul Morris appointed as the HKIEd’s third Director
HKIEd’s Division of Continuing Professional Education offered its first Associate Degree programme: 2-year full-time Associate Degree of Science (Information Technology) Programme |
| June 2002 | The University Grants Committee’s Teaching and Learning Quality Process Reviews (TLQPR) conducted intensive review of the HKIEd, and offered positive comments. |
| September 2002 | The HKIEd Jockey Club Primary School admitted its first batch of students |
| November 2002 | HKIEd’s first cohort of 4-year full-time Bachelor of Education students graduated |
| April 2003 | Dr Thomas Leung Kwok-fai was appointed as the second Chairman of the Council |
| October 2003 | The University Grants Committee conducted Institutional Review on HKIEd for self-accreditation |
| April 2004 | HKIEd celebrated its 10th Anniversary |
| May 2004 | HKIEd was granted self-accrediting status for its teacher education programmes at degree-level and above effective 1 May 2004 |
| July 2005 | HKIEd and CUHK signed Agreement on Deep Collaboration |
| September 2005 | HKIEd launched a Master of Education Programme |
| November 2005 | HKIEd’s first cohort of 4-year full-time Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Languages) students to graduate |
| June 2006 | The Research Grants Council visited HKIEd |
| June 2007 | HKIEd adopted Development Blueprint
HKIEd submitted application for University Title to the Government |
| September 2007 | HKIEd launched a Doctor of Education Programme |
| January 2008 | Professor Anthony B. L. Cheung was appointed as the HKIEd’s fourth President HKIEd met with the University Grants Committee’s Review Group and elaborated on how a University Title would enable it to play a more effective role in education development both locally and in the Region |
| October 2008 | HKIEd launched its 15th Anniversary Celebration |
| March 2009 | HKIEd named its first Honorary Fellows |
| April 2009 | Mr Pang Yiu-kai was appointed as the third Chairman of the Council |
| May 2009 | HKIEd hosted the first “Asian Roundtable of Presidents of Universities of Education” |
| June 2009 | HKIEd unveiled Strategic Plan 2009-12 and Beyond, following the Government’s endorsement of the stand-alone option proposed by the University Grants Committee’s Review Group for HKIEd to become an education-focused, research-strong and multi-disciplinary institution |
| January 2010 | University Grants Committee’s endorsement of HKIEd’s proposal for Research Postgraduate (RPg) programmes and a Supplementary Academic Development Proposal (ADP) to introduce undergraduate programmes in the three newly identified complementary discipline areas of “Humanities”, “Social Sciences”, and “Creative Arts & Culture” |
| April 2010 | Graduate School established |
| June 2010 | HKIEd launched the Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Philosophy Programmes |
| September 2010 | HKIEd launched the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Language Studies and Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Global and Environmental Studies Programmes |
| September 2011 | HKIEd launched the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Creative Arts and Culture Programme |
| December 2011 | HKIEd conferred doctoral degrees on its first batch of Doctor of Education (EdD) graduates |
| January 2012 | Submission of Report on Final Preparation for University Title to Government |
| September 2012 | HKIEd launched the Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Psychology Programme |
| September 2013 | Professor Stephen Y. L. Cheung was appointed as the HKIEd’s fifth President |
| November 2013 | HKIEd launched its 20th Anniversary Celebration
HKIEd conferred doctoral degrees on its first batch of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and witnessed the graduation of the Institute’s first batch of non-Education Bachelor degree students, majoring in Language Studies and Global and Environmental Studies. |
| July 2014 | HKIEd submitted its university title application to the Education Bureau |
| November 2014 | HKIEd graduated the first batch of Bachelor of Arts degree students majoring in Creative Arts and Culture |
| 2015 | Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, Bachelor of Education (Honours) in History and Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Secondary) in Mathematics programmes launched
83 programmes offered at Doctoral, Master and Bachelor levels, in Education and related Humanities, Social Sciences and Arts and Culture
165 externally funded research projects conducted with research funding of HK$136 million, representing a two-fold increase over five years in terms of the number of projects |
| September 2015 | UGC submitted its review report to the Education Bureau, recommending that a university title be awarded to the Institute |
| January 2016 | The Chief Executive in Council approved that HKIEd be granted university title – The Education University of Hong Kong (香港教育大學) |
| May 2016 | Following the gazettal of the Hong Kong Institute of Education (Amendment) Ordinance 2016 on 27 May 2016, the Institute has been retitled “The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK)” |
| November 2016 | EdUHK conferred degrees on the first batch of its graduates |
| February 2017 | EdUHK unveiled Strategic Plan 2016-25 |
| April 2017 | Professor Frederick Ma Si-hang was appointed as the fourth Chairman of the Council |
| April 2018 | EdUHK was granted full self-accrediting status for all its programme offerings effective 1 April 2018 |
| March 2019 | EdUHK launched its 25th Anniversary Celebration |
| January 2021 | Dr David Wong Yau-kar was appointed as the fifth Chairman of the Council |
| September 2022 | EdUHK launched nine new multidisciplinary undergraduate programmes:- 1. Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Early Childhood and Family Studies 2. Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English Studies and Digital Communication 3. Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Heritage Education and Arts Management 4. Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Artificial Intelligence and Educational Technology 5. Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Executive Management 6. Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Integrated Environmental Management 7. Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Sports Science and Coaching 8. Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Social Entrepreneurship and Development Studies 9. Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Sociology and Community Studies |
| August 2023 | EdUHK established the Academy for Applied Policy Studies and Education Futures and the Academy for Educational Development and Innovation |
| September 2023 | Professor John Lee Chi-Kin was appointed as the EdUHK’s sixth President |
| November 2023 | EdUHK launched its 30th Anniversary Celebration |
| January 2024 | EdUHK established the National Security and Legal Education Research Centre |