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Education Seminar Series (9) by the Faculty of Education, HKU “Between Free Education and Private Tutoring: Dilemmas and Choices for Parents”

04 Jun 2013

The Faculty of Education of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) will hold a seminar on “Between Free Education and Private Tutoring: Dilemmas and Choices for Parents” on June 8 (Saturday).  The focus will be on how to strike a balance between free education and private tutoring.

The Faculty of Education, in support of the University’s drive to strengthen knowledge exchange, one of the three strategic themes of the University’s Strategic Development, has taken the initiative in knowledge sharing with the public by organizing a series of education seminars for parents since 2010. The current one is the ninth in the series. Previous talks on Mathematics, English, Liberal Studies, Information Technology, sending children abroad, the ways in using voice to teach children, and creative and healthy voice of children have been well received with enthusiastic response from parents and members of the public.

In this seminar, the following issues will be discussed:
• What are the driving forces for payment beyond free education?
• What is best for my child?
• What are the opportunities for partnership?

The speakers are Professor Mark Bray, UNESCO Chair Professor in Comparative Education at HKU; and Dr Ora Kwo, Associate Professor of the Faculty of Education at HKU.  They have conducted extensive research on private tutoring in both international and local perspectives.

Media representatives are cordially invited to the seminar, the details are as follows:

Date:  June 8, 2013 (Saturday)
Time:  2:30pm to 3:30pm
Venue:   Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU
Language:  Cantonese and English

For media enquiries, please contact Ms Queenie Wong, Senior Manager (Development and Communications) (Tel.: 2219 4270 / Mobile: 9220 5840 / Fax: 2540 6360 / E-mail: qlpwong@hku.hk ).