Event Highlights
Milestones
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First Government Normal School established

1881
1930s

Founding of Northcote Training College

1939
1950s

Founding of Grantham Training College

1951
1960s

Founding of Sir Robert Black Training College

1960
1970s

Founding of the Hong Kong Technical Teachers' College

1974
1980s

Founding of the Institute of Language in Education

1982
1990s

Two key documents: The Education Commission Report No. 5 and The HKIEd Ordinance

1994

Inauguration Ceremony of HKIEd

1994

HKIEd came under the aegis of the University Grants Committee (UGC)

1996

First degree programme launched

1998
2000s

Granted self-accrediting status for teacher education programmes at degree-level by the Government

2004

Master of Education Programme launched

2005

Doctor of Education Programme launched

2007

The Government endorsed the stand-alone option proposed by the UGC's Review Group for HKIEd to become an Education-focused, research strong and multidisciplinary institution

2009
2010s

Graduate School established and Research Postgraduate Programmes launched

2010

Two complementary programmes of BA (Honours) in Language Studies and BSSc (Honours) in Global and Environmental Studies launched

2010

The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Creative Arts and Culture Programme launched

2011

HKIEd conferred the degree of Doctor of Education on the first batch of graduates

2011

HKIEd submitted the report on Final Preparation for University Title to the Education Bureau

2012

The BSSc (Honours) in Psychology programme launched

2012

HKIEd Conferred the degree of Doctor of Philosophy on the first batch of graduates

2013

HKIEd submitted its university title application to the Education Bureau

2014

The Chief Executive in Council approved that HKIEd be granted university title - The Education University of Hong Kong

2016

Following the gazettal of the HKIEd (Amendment) Ordinance 2016 on 27 May 2016, the Institute has been retitled “The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK)”

2016

EdUHK unveiled Strategic Plan 2016-25

2017

Granted full self-accrediting status by the Government

2018
2020s

Launched nine new multidisciplinary undergraduate programmes

2022

Established the Academy for Applied Policy Studies and Education Futures and the Academy for Educational Development and Innovation

2023

Established the National Security and Legal Education Research Centre

2024