The Annual Meeting of Collaboration Mechanism for Chinese Social Work of 2018 Successfully Held

The Annual Meeting of Collaboration Mechanism for Chinese Social Work of 2018 was held on December 14, 2018 at Yasumoto International Academic Park in The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Themed "Chinese Social Work Education: Innovation and Enlightenment", the Meeting discussed how to better promote the long-term and sustainable development of social work education.

Prof. Wong Suk-ying, Associate Vice-President of CUHK, hosted the opening ceremony of the Meeting, and reiterated the importance of the Meeting in laying a good foundation for the future talent development and the cooperation mechanism in Chinese social work. The Meeting has invited Prof. Lee Mo Yee from Ohio University and Prof. Lam Ching-man from the Department of Social Work at CUHK to make keynote speeches, who shared their experience and perceptions about Chinese social work education. Prof. Evaon Wong-Kim from UCLA, Prof. Goh Chor Leng, Esther from the National University of Singapore, Prof. Yang Peishan from National Taiwan University and Prof. Ngai Sek-yum Steven from CUHK discussed as high-level dialogue speakers on how to cultivate leaders of non-profit organizations. About 20 scholars of Chinese social work conducted roundtable group discussions on the future talent development plans for Chinese social work education and the mechanism for collaboration between scholars and practitioners of Chinese social work.