Past Events

In April 2026, Professor Cecilia Chan gave interviews to several media outlets, sharing the latest achievements of her team in the field of AI in education—SuperTA. In the interviews, Prof. Chan explained that with the development of AI technology, students are increasingly relying on AI to complete their assignments, presenting new challenges to traditional teaching assessment methods. She introduced SuperTA, an AI-powered platform that supports teachers by analyzing their

20 April 2026 - Professor Cecilia Chan Shares Vision for AI Tool Certification Platform in Recent Media Interviews

Date: 20 March 2026 (Friday) Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm Venue: Multi-Purpose Zone 1 (MPZ1), 3/F, Main Library, The University of Hong Kong On 20 March, Prof. Cecilia Chan and her HKU AI in Education Lab team supported Esperanza in organising a pivotal forum to explore the shifting dynamics of human development. The event, hosted by Esperanza and co-organised with HKU AI in Education Lab and HKU iCube, served as a critical platform for reconciling the rapid pace of technological

9 March 2026 – Prof. Cecilia Chan and her team were invited by the HKU Admissions Office to present for the Counsellors fly-in programme

Professor Cecilia Chan Participated in the 2026 Hong Kong–Shanghai AI Forum (1–2 March 2026)

Professor Cecilia Chan has become a member of the Advisory Group supporting Hong Kong’s Education Bureau in advancing its Digital Blueprint for AI Literacy. Professor Chan noted that the launch of the AI for Empowering Learning and Teaching Funding Programme reflects a strong and forward-looking vision as articulated by Dr Jeff Sze, Under Secretary for Education and Chairperson of the Steering Committee on Strategic Development of Digital Education. The programme underscores

Professor Cecilia Chan attended the 25th Anniversary Gala Dinner of Hong Kong Education City (EdCity), celebrating this significant milestone and EdCity’s contributions to Hong Kong’s education community over the past 25 years. The evening featured an opening address by Dr Choi Yuk-lin, Secretary for Education, and inspiring remarks by Mr. Armstrong Lee, Chairman of Hong Kong Education City. Both speakers shared their vision for the future of education and digital learning, h

On 28 November 2025, Professor Cecilia Chan and her HKU AI in Education Lab welcomed a visiting delegation from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Faculty members and students from the School of Education, School of Engineering, School of Medicine, and School of Marxism spent an afternoon engaging in academic exchange and discussion with the Lab team. Professor Chan and her team introduced recent developments in their AI in Education research, and PhD student Wenjie Hu presented

Professor Cecilia Chan delivered a keynote address at the AI in Education Seminar Series on 22 November 2025. The seminar was co-organised by the Education Bureau, Hong Kong Education City, and Cyberport, bringing together stakeholders to explore the role of artificial intelligence in shaping the future of education. In her keynote, entitled “Educational Ecology: Co-creating the Future of Education with Artificial Intelligence,” Professor Chan examined how educators can adapt