Delegation From The University of Warsaw, Poland, Visits CGDN

China and Global Development Network received a delegation from the University of Warsaw, Poland on 9 March 2023.
Collaboration between The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

Dr Ben KU, and Ms Kan YIP of China and Global Development Network visited Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (KazNU), Almaty, Kazakhstan on 21 Feb 2023 to exchange views and to discuss issues of further development of mutually beneficial collaboration.
Relocation Notice

We have relocated to M108, 1/F, Li Ka Shing Building, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
“House of Dreams” won the Grand Prize of “3rd Human City Design Award”!

The “3rd Human City Design Award” jury awarded our project “House of Dreams” Grand Prize out of a hundred entries from twenty-two countries!
The roundtable ‘Communicative Knowledge and Mobilisational Concepts: Taking “Suspension” as an Example’ was successfully held online

The roundtable ‘Communicative Knowledge and Mobilisational Concepts: Taking “Suspension” as an Example’ was successfully held online. More than 120 participants attended the roundtable (14th & 15th February 2022).
The roundtable co-organised by Peking University-The Hong Kong Polytechnic University-The Hebrew University of Jerusalem was successfully held online

More than 20 scholars from Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, and Israel had made speeches in the conference. Meanwhile, more than 70 participants attended the roundtable and engaged in the discussion.
(3 & 6 Jan 2022)
“Dialogue: International Conference on Social Work Practice Research” was successfully held

This webinar involved about 3,000 people from Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, the United States, the United Kingdom, Vietnam, Kazakhstan and other countries.

(27-28 November 2021)
ONLINE CAPACITY BUILDING ON SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE RESEARCH Central-Asian Workshop

International scholars from China, Denmark, Georgia, Germany, Hong Kong SAR, Italy, Poland and South Korea had shared valuable experiences in social work practice research.

(7 October 2021)
Capacity Building on Social Work Education and Social Work Research

Central-Asian programme

Speakers from Denmark, Hong Kong, Italy, Kazakhstan, South Korea and Tajikistan speaking to social work educators, researchers and practitioners from Central Asia.
(14 & 15 Oct 2020)
'Belt and Road' and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Chiang Mai Summit Forum

Dr. Ku Hok-bun making a keynote speech at the forum
(7 Dec 2019)
Seminar - From Migrant to Worker: Global Unions and Temporary Labor Migration in Asia

Speaker (L) Prof. Michele Ford and
Discussant (R) Dr. Jenny Chan
(11 Oct 2019)
Seminar - DISENFRANCHISED : The Rise and Fall of Industrial Citizenship in China

Dr. Joel Andreas (speaker, UR3), Dr. Yan Hairong (Convener, UL3), Dr. Kaxton Siu (UL2), Dr. Jenny Chan (LR2), Dr. Xian Yang (LR1) and attendees
(24 Sep 2019)
The 7th Lam Woo Distinguish Social Work Awards Ceremony (2019)

Dr. Samuel Lam (R6), honorable guests and
the vetting committee
(Mar 2019)
Yunnan University - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Design and Social Development Centre

Integration of Design, Social Work and other Social Science Disciplines; strive to promote cultural diversity and sustainable social work development
China Journal of Social Work

Editors in Chief:
Ben Hok-bun KU - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HKSAR, PRC
Sibin WANG - Peking University, PRC

A catalyze to mobilize the developement of China social work
Call for international scholarly articles

NEWS

[Interview] "Haunting scenes 'near iPhone factory' in China: 'Fleeing or escaping'" with Dr Jenny Chan

Haunting scenes 'near iPhone factory' in China: 'Fleeing or escaping'

By Michael Dahlstrom
Environment Editor

Yahoo News Australia

Fri, 18 November 2022

https://au.news.yahoo.com/haunting-scenes-near-i-phone-factory-in-china-063116026.html

Associate Professor Dr Jenny Chan from Hong Kong Polytechnic University has been studying Foxconn since 2010. Her interest was prompted by reports the company had installed safety nets around buildings following a series of employee suicides.

The spread of the virus and reports of deteriorating living conditions led to widespread panic among workers. Video shows them allegedly climbing fences to escape the factory.

Click here for the PDF.

Delegation From The University of Warsaw, Poland, Visits CGDN

Collaboration between The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

Relocation Notice

“House of Dreams” won the Grand Prize of “3rd Human City Design Award”!

The roundtable ‘Communicative Knowledge and Mobilisational Concepts: Taking “Suspension” as an Example’ was successfully held online

The roundtable co-organised by Peking University-The Hong Kong Polytechnic University-The Hebrew University of Jerusalem was successfully held online

“Dialogue: International Conference on Social Work Practice Research” was successfully held

ONLINE CAPACITY BUILDING ON SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE RESEARCH Central-Asian Workshop

Capacity Building on Social Work Education and Social Work Research

'Belt and Road' and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Chiang Mai Summit Forum

Seminar - From Migrant to Worker: Global Unions and Temporary Labor Migration in Asia

Seminar - DISENFRANCHISED : The Rise and Fall of Industrial Citizenship in China

The 7th Lam Woo Distinguish Social Work Awards Ceremony (2019)

Yunnan University - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Design and Social Development Centre

China Journal of Social Work

NEWS

[Interview] "Haunting scenes 'near iPhone factory' in China: 'Fleeing or escaping'" with Dr Jenny Chan