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EdUHK-LMU Joint Symposium - Engaging Learners in Sustainability: Exploring Socio-Scientific and Environmental Challenges

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EdUHK-LMU Joint Symposium - Engaging Learners in Sustainability: Exploring Socio-Scientific and Environmental Challenges

9:30-17:00
N-G-08
QUALITY EDUCATION
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
CLIMATE ACTION
PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS

In response to global environmental challenges and the urgent need to foster sustainability mindsets, The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) are jointly organising an international symposium. The event will bring together renowned scholars, researchers, and educators to explore innovative approaches to sustainability education, environmental science, educational psychology, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies in teaching and learning.

Through keynote addresses, parallel sessions, and interdisciplinary discussions, participants will have the opportunity to exchange ideas and insights on advancing sustainable development through research, policy, and educational practice.

📅 Date: 6 October 2026 (Tuesday)
🕤 Time: 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
📍 Venue: N-G-08, Tai Po Campus, The Education University of Hong Kong
📝 Registration: Please register via the online application form on or before 17 September 2026.

As places are limited, registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
 
All staff and students are welcome.
 

Programme Rundown:

TimeItem

9:30-10:00

N-G-08

Opening and Group Photo
10:00

Exploring AI Pathways in Education for Sustainable Resource Use and Technology Adoption

Keynote Addresses:

Prof. JIM Chi Yung

Chair Professor & Advisor (Geography and Environmental Science)

Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies

The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK)

Presentation Title: Urban Soil Design for Healthy and Safe Trees in Compact Cities


Prof. Dr. Ralf LUDWIG

Department of Geography, Professor in Environmental Modelling, Chief Sustainability Officer

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)

Presentation Title: University Pathways to Sustainability – Progress in Research and Education


Prof. YING Guangguo

Dean, School of Environmental Research Institute

South China Normal University (SCNU)

Presentation Title: Antibiotics Pollution and Antimicrobial Resistance Risks in Marine Aquaculture


Facilitator: Dr. DENG Wenjing

12:00Lunch

13:45-15:45

 

Parallel Sessions:

1. AI & Digital Innovations in Sustainability

(Session Host: Prof. Dr. Uta HAUCK-THUM; Prof. KONG Siu Cheung)

N-1/F-05 

2. Educational Psychology & Learner Engagement for Sustainability

(Session Host: Dr. Katrin GENEUSS; Prof. CHAN Kevin Ka Shing)

N-1/F-01

3. Interdisciplinary Environmental Science and Education for Sustainable Development

(Session Host: Prof. Dr. Ralf LUDWIG; Prof. HO Wing Kei)

N-2/F-02 

Short keynote speaker

Prof. KONG Siu Cheung

Department of Mathematics and Information Technology & Artificial Intelligence and Digital Competency Education Centre, EdUHK

Presentation Title:

Unleashing Human Potential for Sustainable Development in the AI Era

Short keynote speaker

Dr. Katrin GENEUSS

Coordinator el mundo – Sustainability in Studies and Teaching, LMU

Presentation Title:

From Place to Participation: Cultivating Engagement for a Sustainable Future

Short keynote speaker

Prof. Dr. Ralf LUDWIG

Department of Geography, Professor in Environmental Modelling, Chief Sustainability Officer, LMU

Presentation Title:

Climate Change and Sustainability in Forest Ecosystems – ESD for Forest Literacy

Prof. Dr. Uta HAUCK-THUM

Department of Educational Sciences and Rehabilitation; Professor for Primary School Pedagogy and Didactics, LMU

Presentation Title:

Storytelling with humanoid robots in Primary School

Dr. Norman Biliwang MENDOZA

Department of Curriculum and Instruction, EdUHK

Presentation Title:

Need-Supportive Environments as Catalysts for Head, Heart, and Hand Engagement in Sustainability Education

Prof. HO Wing Kei

Department of Science and Environmental Studies, EdUHK

Presentation Title:

Green technology for sustainable development and environmental control

Prof. Dr. Stefan KÜCHEMANN

Faculty of Physics, Physics Education Research, LMU

Presentation Title:

AI-Literacy@LMU via ZOOM

Dr. LI Man Wai Liman

Department of Psychology, EdUHK

Presentation Title:

Learning Motivation and Sustainability: The Relationship between Mastery Goal Orientations and Pro-Environmental Engagement among Secondary School Students

Dr. CHEUNG Kin Wai Norman

Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies, EdUHK

Presentation Title:

Sustainability dimensions in cyclone resilience

Dr. Thomas DENEUX

Université Paris-Saclay, France

Presentation Title:

Teaching AI algorithms at Elementary school: Curricula and Experimental results using the "AlphAI" tangible teaching platform

Dr. YANG Lan Joy

Department of Curriculum and Instruction, EdUHK

Presentation Title:

Exploring the sustainable impact of feedback on students: an integrative perspective of feedback orientation and self-directed learning

Dr. LI Chen

Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies, EdUHK

Presentation Title:

A comparative study of low-carbon governance between China and Australia

Prof. Dr. Samuel MÜHLEMANN

LMU Munich School of Management, LMU

Presentation Title:

AI Adoption and Sustainable Skills Development: Evidence from German firms via ZOOM

Prof. Dr. Anne FRENZEL

Department of Psychology, Professor in Psychology in the Learning Sciences, LMU

Presentation Title:

The Psychological Architecture of (Un)Sustainability: Insights from Bandura’s Theory of Moral Disengagement

Dr. DENG Wenjing

Department of Science and Environmental Studies, EdUHK

Presentation Title:

How to maintain clean indoor air in schools? - Sustainable strategy in S and SE Asia

Proposed Discussants

Prof. KONG Siu Cheung & Dr. NG Tsz Kit Davy

Department of Mathematics and Information Technology, EdUHK

Proposed Discussants

Prof. CHAN Kevin Ka Shing (Department of Psychology, EdUHK)

Dr. YANG, Lan Joy (Department of Curriculum and Instruction, EdUHK)

Proposed Discussants

Dr. LI Wai Chin & Dr. DENG Wenjing

Department of Science and Environmental Studies, EdUHK

15:45-16:15Tea Break (30 mins)

16:15

N-G-08

Keynote Address:

Prof. LEE Chi-Kin John

President

The Education University of Hong Kong

Presentation Title:

Teaching Sustainability at Scale with AI: Education Strategies for Global Challenges


Prof. Dr. Jochen KUHN

Vice President for Innovation in Education and Teacher Training

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Presentation Title:

AI-Augmented Inquiry and Regulation in STEM Education via ZOOM


Facilitator: Prof. HO Wing Kei

16:45Closing remarks