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Professor Chu, Kai Wah Samuel obtained 2 PhDs in Education – one focusing on e-Learning from University College London in the UK and another one focusing on Library and Information Science from The University of Hong Kong (HKU). He is a multidisciplinary researcher/professor in 4 disciplines - Health Sciences, e-Learning, Information Science and Early Childhood Education. He has been involved in over 80 research projects with a total funding exceeding 11 million USD. He has published more than 500 articles and books and ranked among the top 0.46% of scholars in Information & Library Sciences in 2021 (A study by Stanford University). Dr. Chu has received many awards including the Faculty Outstanding Researcher Award in 2013, Faculty’s Knowledge Exchange Award in 2016 and Excellent Health Promotion Project Award from Food and Health Bureau in 2017 and the “China New Development Award” (for a book on AI literacy) from Springer Nature in 2023. He achieved an h-index of 55 over the years.
He is a member of the “Humanities and Social Sciences Panel (Joint Research Schemes)” of the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong / RGC (2023 – 2025) and was a member of the “Humanities and Social Sciences Panel” of RGC (2016-2022). Prof. Chu has been a consultant for UNESCO Bangkok, Education Bureau in HK, Oxford University Press, Pearson Education Asia, and was the ASIS&T Director of Chapter Assembly (2020-2021).
Starting in 2015, Professor Chu has been an Advisor for EdTech and eHealth startups and in 2020, he founded a non-profit organisation called Academy 22 Education for All Foundation Limited.
2017 |
Doctor of Philosophy at University College London (focusing on e-Learning), Institute of Education (Ranked 1st in the world - QS 2023) |
2005 |
Doctor of Philosophy in Education (focusing on Information and Library Science), Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong (HKU is ranked World Number One for Education and Educational Research by U.S. News & World Report in 2022-2023) |
1993 |
Master of Library Science, School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, University of British Columbia (Ranked 1st in the world - QS 2020) |
1989 |
Finished the first term of an one-year program for Secondary School Teaching Certificate, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia |
1989 |
Bachelor of Commerce, Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia (Ranked 37th in the world - Times Higher Education 2022) |
2016-2022 |
Member of the Humanities and Social Sciences Panel of the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong (overseeing the most prestigious research grants in HK) |
2015 - 2021 |
Member of the Curriculum Development Council Committee on Learning Resources & Support Services |
2011 – 2012 |
Member of the Assessment Panel on Information Technology in Education [AP(ITE)], Chief Executive's Award for Teaching Excellence (2011/2012) |
2011, 2013, 2019 |
Adjudicator of the International Association of School Librarianship (IASL) and Hong Kong Teacher-Librarians’ Association (HKTLA) Teacher Librarian Excellent Achievement Award 2011, 2013, 2019, 2020 |
2009, 2011, 2014 |
Member of the Judging Panel of the 2009, 2011 & 2014 Hong Kong Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise Award |
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Doctor, Education (Information Science HKU, HK)
Doctor, Education (e-Learning, UCL Institute of Education, UK)
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
CHU,, K. W. S. P. (PI), Bryan HO Ying Wai (CoI), Mimi TSE Mun Yee (CoI) & NG Davy Tsz-kit (CoI)
1/11/24 → 31/10/26
Project: Research
CHU,, K. W. S. P. (PI), Baljit KAUR (CoI) & Davy NG Tsz Kit (CoI)
1/12/23 → 31/05/25
Project: Research
CHU, K. W. (Visiting researcher)
Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
CHU, K. W. (Chair)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
CHU, K. W. (Member of programme committee)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
CHU, K. W. (Member of programme committee)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
CHU, K. W. (Member of programme committee)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...