Vong Iat Hang

Official Title: Adjunct Assistant Professor (Visiting Academic)

Short Bio

From 2011 to 2019, he served as the division head of The Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEJ). In this role, he was responsible for education policy research and school curriculum innovation. He played a key role in the reform and development of non-higher education curricula, drafting “Curriculum Framework for Formal Education of Local Education System” and “The Requirements of Basic Academic Attainments of Local Education System”, as well as other curriculum documents. He also coordinated, organized, and implemented curriculum reform pilot plans, teacher professional development activities, and professional learning communities, as well as textbook construction and other projects. Additionally, he participated in related work, including the "Ten Year Plan for the Development of Non-Tertiary Education (2011-2020)", "System Framework for Private School Teaching Staff of Non-tertiary Education", and “Non-tertiary Vocational and Technical Education System”.

From 2000 to 2022, he held various roles at the school, including vice-principal, part-time lecturer, and secondary school geography teacher.

Since 2004, he has been actively involved in education-related academic organizations both domestically and abroad, serving as a member or officer of these organizations.

His research interests are diverse and include curriculum studies, sociology of education, teacher professional development, textbook studies, and geography education. In curriculum studies, he focuses on implementation and leadership, while in the sociology of education, he specializes in policy analysis. As for teacher professional development, he is interested in pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) and professional learning communities (PLC). In textbook studies, he conducts discourse analysis, and in geography education, he is interested in curriculum and teaching.