港大學者榮獲QS全球教學創新大獎銀獎

由香港大學（港大）文學院翁景暉博士及李嘉誠醫學院孔美麗博士帶領的教學團隊，與來自墨西哥蒙特雷科技大學、馬來西亞國際伊斯蘭大學及泰國詩納卡寧威洛大學的學者合作設計的創新教學方案，於2024年QS全球教學創新大獎 (Reimagine Education)中，榮獲可持續發展教育能力組別銀獎。

得獎的方案名為 “Cross-Cultural Classroom (3C): Empowering Future Leaders with Sustainable Citizenship” (「跨文化課堂(3C)：培養未來領袖的可持續公民意識」)。由四間大學的教育工作者合作，讓來自不同學科包括藝術與人文、工程以至醫學的學生，能夠透過考量不同文化背景，在全球範圍內建立在地的永續解決方案。

QS全球教學創新大獎被譽為教育界的「奧斯卡」，旨在表彰最具創新和最有效提高學生學習體驗和就業能力的方法，並實現可持續發展，願景是讓全球超過十億學生為未來的事業做好準備。

今年的QS全球教學創新大獎吸引了來自18個組別、共1300多個項目參與評審，參賽作品數目不僅創下歷年新高，其品質及多樣化程度亦相當突出。1300 多位國際評審和 50 位全球專家組成的評審團對參賽作品進行仔細評估，充分展現全球教學創新大獎的吸引力和聲望。

翁博士及孔博士表示：「今年設計的教學方案考慮了四種不同的文化背景，如利用便攜式濾水器、跨專業領域的健康應用程式以及具兼容性的駕駛應用程式，讓學生能思考其學科以外的可持續性時，也能對其他文化背景產生共鳴。這對高等教育而言，無論是學生還是教育工作者也是非常重要。」

團隊表示，港大將於今年夏天推出微證書核心課程「跨學科醫療保健解決方案」，由團隊合作教授，以跨文化課堂為基本概念。

更多關於港大獲獎項目「跨文化課堂(3C)：培養未來領袖的可持續公民意識」的資訊，請瀏覽：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaceZaLgvqc 

HKU Scholars win the Global Silver Award for the Sustainability Education Literacy in QS Reimagine Education Awards 2024

An innovative teaching and learning project led by Dr. Tim Yung of the Faculty of Arts with Dr. Mei Li Khong of the LKS Faculty of Medicine of The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and educators from Tecnológico de Monterrey, International Islamic University Malaysia and Srinakharinwirot University won the Global Silver award for the Sustainability Education Literacy at the 2024 QS Reimagine Education Awards.

The winning project is titled “Cross-Cultural Classroom (3C): Empowering Future Leaders with Sustainable Citizenship”. This collaboration between educators from the four universities equipped students from different disciplines (Arts and Humanities, Engineering, Medicine) to build local sustainability solutions on a global scale by accounting for cross-cultural contexts.

Often referred to as the "Oscars of Education," the awards are designed to honour the most innovative and effective approaches to enhancing student learning experiences and employability outcomes.  The awards honour pioneering pedagogical approaches that boost learning outcomes and employability, as well as effective methods of teaching sustainability, with a vision to equip over a billion learners worldwide for their future endeavours.

Attracting over 1300 innovative submissions across 18 award categories, this year's awards stand out not only for its record-breaking number of entries but also for their quality and diversity. The submissions were meticulously evaluated by a panel of 1300+ international judges, and a Grand Jury consisting of 50 global experts, showcasing the global appeal and prestige of the Reimagine Education Awards.

Dr Yung and Dr Khong said, “This year’s student projects impressively considered all four cultural contexts – compact portable water filters, cross-disciplinary health apps, compatible driving app. Enabling students to think about sustainability beyond their degree discipline while empathizing with other cultural contexts is essential for higher education – both students AND educators!”

Further ahead, the HKU Team will be co-teaching micro-credential Common Core course ‘Transdisciplinary Healthcare Solutions’ at HKU this summer using the same primary concepts from Cross-Cultural Classroom.

For more information about the award-winning project - The “Cross-Cultural Classroom (3C): Empowering Future Leaders with Sustainable Citizenship”, please visit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaceZaLgvqc