HKBU adheres to the belief that quality teaching and learning are of paramount importance and efforts to improve teaching and to engage in teaching- and research-related activities are ongoing throughout faculty members’ entire academic career. The figure below shows the University’s approach to promoting teaching excellence.

Provision of Resources

• Sabbatical Leave Programme (log-in required, not available to students)
• Academic Staff Fellowship Programme (log-in required, not available to students)
• Staff Development Grants/Conference Grants (log-in required, not available to students)
• Start-up Grant for New Recruits
• Travel Grant for Junior Academics

Offering Training Opportunities

• Faculty Professional Development Series (FPDS)
• New Staff Induction Programme
• General Education Workshop and Seminar Series

Encouraging Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

• Teaching Grants

Recognition of Teaching Excellence

• President’s Award for Outstanding Performance
• Outstanding Young Researcher
• General Education Teaching Award

Sharing of Good Practices

• Teaching and Learning Experience Sharing (TALES) Seminar Series
• Communities of Practices (CoPs)
• Engaging Renowned Experts as T&L Consultants