{"id":43721,"date":"2025-11-13T15:51:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T07:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/el\/?p=43721"},"modified":"2025-11-13T16:35:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T08:35:34","slug":"delegation-of-okayama-university-visits-hkmu-el-to-foster-academic-exchange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/el\/news-events\/delegation-of-okayama-university-visits-hkmu-el-to-foster-academic-exchange\/","title":{"rendered":"Delegation of Okayama University Visits HKMU E&#038;L to Foster Academic Exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"43721\" class=\"elementor elementor-43721\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-03a973b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"03a973b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cd9355\" data-id=\"6cd9355\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4401eda elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4401eda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"960\" height=\"721\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/el\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/DSC08738-1024x769.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/el\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/DSC08738-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/el\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/DSC08738-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/el\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/DSC08738-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/el\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/DSC08738-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/el\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/DSC08738-2048x1537.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9847e5d\" data-id=\"9847e5d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2ea40a wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2ea40a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Delegation of Okayama University Visits HKMU E&L to Foster Academic Exchange<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34ea123 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"34ea123\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e05d7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e05d7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The School of Education and Languages (E&amp;L) received a delegation of Professor Toshinori KUWABARA and his postgraduate students from the Graduate School of Education at Okayama University on 5 November 2025.<\/p><p>The delegation visited E&amp;L, where they met with Professor Andy Chin, Dean of E&amp;L, and Dr. Eric Chong, Head of the Department of Education. The visit featured a fruitful dialogue exploring future collaborations, including summer study tours, student exchange programmes, and joint research .<\/p><p>A highlight of the day was a research exchange session between postgraduate students from both universities, where participants shared insights into their academic work and research interests. The visitors also toured our newly renovated Language Centre, guided by Dr. Danny Leung, Centre Director and Head of the Department of Applied Language Studies, and met with E&amp;L faculty members to learn more about the teaching and learning environment.<\/p><p>Earlier in the visit, Dr. Eric Chong led the delegation to Newman Catholic College, offering a firsthand look at Hong Kong's secondary education system and classroom teaching, thus enriching their understanding of the local educational landscape.<\/p><p>E&amp;L is grateful for this meaningful exchange and looks forward to building future partnerships with Okayama University!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a45f06b elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"a45f06b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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