The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (HSUHK) proudly announces that Professor Joshua Mok, Provost and Vice-President (Academic and Research), has been appointed Founding Editor-in-Chief of the new English-language academic journal Perspectives of Higher Education (《高等教育新視野（英文）》).

The journal's official launch conference, jointly organized by the Chief Association of Higher Education and Xiamen University with support from the Chinese Ministry of Education, was held in Beijing on 11 April 2026 under the theme "Gathering Higher Education Wisdom, Embracing the World".

The high-profile event attracted more than 50 leading scholars and experts from China and overseas. In his keynote speech as Editor-in-Chief, Professor Mok emphasised the urgent global demand for rigorous, forward-looking and international oriented research in higher education amid rapid geopolitical shifts, disruptive digital technologies and evolving societal expectations.

"Perspective of Higher Education seeks to build an international platform that connects theoretical exploration with practical innovation, transcends disciplinary and national boundaries, and transforms academic wisdom into effective action for social progress," he said.

The journal has received enthusiastic support through congratulatory messages from prestigious international organisations, including the World Bank Group, UNESCO Regional Bureau for East Asia, the EU-Latin America Global Relations Centre, the Association of African Universities, the Association of Arab Universities and the ASEAN University Network.

During the "Dialogue on the Journal" session, world-renowned scholars – including Professor Philip G Altbach (Boston College), Professor Ruth Hayhoe (University of Toronto), Professor Simon Marginson (University of Bristol) and Professor Yang Rui (University of Hong Kong) – engaged in in-depth discussions. They praised the journal as a vital platform for sharing China's higher education story with the world while integrating Chinese scholarship into the global knowledge community.

This appointment and launch further strength HSUHK's growing international academic profile and underscore HSUHK scholars distinguished leadership in comparative higher education research.