Inspirational Teaching Awards

President's Awards for Excellence in Inspirational Teaching

To take our teaching quality to a new height, one major driver is to properly recognize teachers’ contributions. In order to recognize and reward both full-time and part-time teaching staff who are making inspirational learning experience for students and / or providing teaching inspiration for fellow colleagues, the President’s Awards for Excellence in Inspirational Teaching will be established to replace the existing President’s Awards for Teaching Excellence. Candidates will submit their entry in the form of a teaching e-Portfolio.

How to build a professional Teaching ePortfolio?

Join ALTO’s workshop on “Building Your Teaching ePortfolio” and learn how to create your Teaching ePortfolio using the CELTICS platform. Get expert guidance and valuable insights into the assessment rubrics for the President's Awards for Excellence in Inspirational Teaching.

Whether you are taking your first steps or are eager to showcase your teaching achievements, this workshop will provide the tools and skills to accomplish your goals.

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Join the workshop

Check the upcoming sessions here

Learn from the awardees

View previous sessions here

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President’s Awards for Excellence in Inspirational Teaching 2026

Award Categories

Individual Categories

Team-based Category (New)

Part-time Teaching (in Partnership with Full-time Course Coordinator / Course Leader) Category

Team Composition

1 PT teaching staff member; and
1 FT Course Coordinator or Course Leader from the same course

Roles

PT teaching staff member (Lead)

Implements the teaching practice
Prepares and submits the ePortfolio

FT Course Coordinator / Course Leader (Mentor / Facilitator)

Supports technology integration, reflective documentation and alignment with award rubrics

Eligibility of Part-time teaching staff

Served HKMU/LiPACE on a PT basis for at least one semester at post-secondary (such as AD or HD), undergraduate and / or postgraduate levels
In-service part-time teaching staff at HKMU/LiPACE in the academic year they submit the award entry.

Part-time Teaching (in Partnership with Full-time Course Coordinator / Course Leader) Category

Team Composition

1 PT teaching staff member; and
1 FT Course Coordinator or Course Leader from the same course

Roles

PT teaching staff member (Lead)

Implements the teaching practice
Prepares and submits the ePortfolio

FT Course Coordinator / Course Leader (Mentor / Facilitator)

Supports technology integration, reflective documentation and alignment with award rubrics

Eligibility of Part-time teaching staff

Served HKMU/LiPACE on a PT basis for at least one semester at post-secondary (such as AD or HD), undergraduate and / or postgraduate levels
In-service part-time teaching staff at HKMU/LiPACE in the academic year they submit the award entry.

Individual Categories

Professional teaching
(for full-time academic staff)

FT academic staff
at least 4 years of FT teaching experience at post-secondary (e.g. AD or HD), undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels.

Early career teaching
(for full-time academic staff)

FT academic staff
Less than 4 years of FT teaching experience at post-secondary (e.g. AD or HD), undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels.

Part-time teaching
(for part-time teaching staff)

PT teaching staff
Served HKMU/LiPACE on a PT basis for at least one semester at post-secondary (e.g. AD or HD), undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels.
in-service part-time teaching staff at HKMU/LiPACE in the academic year they submit the award entry.

Team-based Category (New)

Part-time Teaching (in Partnership with Full-time Course Coordinator / Course Leader) Category

Team Composition

1 PT teaching staff member; and
1 FT Course Coordinator or Course Leader from the same course

Roles

PT teaching staff member (Lead)

Implements the teaching practice
Prepares and submits the ePortfolio

FT Course Coordinator / Course Leader (Mentor / Facilitator)

Supports technology integration, reflective documentation and alignment with award rubrics

Eligibility of Part-time teaching staff

Served HKMU/LiPACE on a PT basis for at least one semester at post-secondary (such as AD or HD), undergraduate and / or postgraduate levels
In-service part-time teaching staff at HKMU/LiPACE in the academic year they submit the award entry.

Prizes

Individual

Professional Teaching
Early Career Teaching
Part-time Teaching

Each winner will receive a cash prize of HK$20,000 and a plaque.
Each top finalist will receive a cash prize of HK$5,000 and a plaque.

Team-based

Part-time Teaching
(in Partnership with Full-time Course Coordinator / Course Leader)

The winning team will receive a lump sum cash prize of HK$20,000.
The top finalist team will receive a lump sum cash prize of HK$5,000.

Each member of the awarded team will be presented with a plaque.

Prizes

Individual

Professional Teaching
Early Career Teaching
Part-time Teaching

Each winner will receive a cash prize of HK$20,000 and a plaque.
Each top finalist will receive a cash prize of HK$5,000 and a plaque.

Team-based

Part-time Teaching
(in Partnership with Full-time Course Coordinator / Course Leader)

The winning team will receive a lump sum cash prize of HK$20,000.
The top finalist team will receive a lump sum cash prize of HK$5,000.

Each member of the awarded team will be presented with a plaque.

Flowchart of award mechanism

Guidelines for entry submission (Version 2026)

Call for entries

2 June 2025

Deadline for submission of entries

28 February 2027

Preparation for your Teaching ePortfolio and award entry

Teaching ePortfolio (Part 1)

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Teaching ePortfolio (Part 2)

Creating my portfolio and submitting entries

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