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First Government Normal School established
1881
Founding of Northcote Training College
1939
Founding of Grantham Training College
1951
Founding of Sir Robert Black Training College
1960
Founding of the Hong Kong Technical Teachers' College
1974
Founding of the Institute of Language in Education
1982
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
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
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
2011HKIEd 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
2016Following 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
Launched nine new multidisciplinary undergraduate programmes
2022Established 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