Prof. Nutsa Kobakhidze
Director
Prof. Kobakhidze is the Director of CERC. She is an Assistant Professor in Comparative and International Education at HKU. She is also a convener of the Shadow Education Special Interest Group (SIG) and a coordinator of the Master of Education (MEd) specialism – Comparative and Global Studies in Education and Development (CGSED).
Prof. Jisun Jung
Elected Member
Prof. Jung is an Assistant Professor in Higher Education at HKU. She is a coordinator of the Master of Education (MEd) specialism – Higher Education and a convener of the Higher Education Special Interest Group (SIG) of CERC.
Prof. Lili Yang
Elected Member
Prof. Yang is an assistant professor at HKU, interested in comparative and cross-cultural studies of higher education. She is also a convener of the Comparative Studies in Educational Traditions Special Interest Group (SIG) of CERC and a Program Co-chair of the HESIG of CIES.
Prof. Mark Bray
Former Director, Co-opted Member
Prof. Bray holds the UNESCO Chair in Comparative Education at HKU. He was among the founding members of CERC, and is a former Director. He is also a former President of the Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong (CESHK), the US-based Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), and the World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES). He is also a current member of the Board of Directors of the Comparative Education Society of Asia (CESA).
Prof. Stefan Auer
Co-opted Member
Stefan Auer is Associate Professor at the University of Hong Kong. Twice named Jean Monnet Chair in EU Studies, he has published an award-winning monograph, Liberal Nationalism in Central Europe (2004), and articles in Government and Opposition; International Affairs; the Journal of Common Market Studies and West European Politics, among others. His most recent book is European Disunion: Democracy, Sovereignty and the Politics of Emergency (2022).
Prof. Anatoly Oleksiyenko
Former Director, Co-opted Member
Prof. Oleksiyenko is a Professor at the Education University of Hong Kong and CERC’s former Director. His research interests include globalization and higher education, and academic leadership and organization.
Prof. Nancy Law
Ex-officio member
Prof. Nancy Law W.Y. is a Professor and Associate Dean for Research in the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong. She served as the Founding Director for the Centre for Information Technology in Education (CITE) for 15 years from 1998.
