The Department of Health and Physical Education (HPE) at The Education University of Hong Kong was honored to be invited by the Department of PE at Peking University to participate in a seven-day academic visit to Peking University from 26 October to 1 November 2025 which was supported by the “Ten Thousand People Plan” (萬人計劃) under the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China. The visit was led by Prof. Amy HA, Dr. Gary CHOW, Dr. Claudia WONG and Dr. ZHENG Chen, with 20 students actively engaged in the trip.

An opening ceremony was held on the morning of 27 October to officially inaugurate the academic visit.

Over the last week, HPE representatives participated in various activities organized by Peking University, including observing the training of high-level athletic teams and engaging in in-depth exchanges with experts to share valuable insights and experiences.

A key highlight was HPE’s participation in the “第十屆北大人文體育高層論壇—智動未來：AI時代的人文體育精神”, hosted by the Department of PE, Peking University. During the forum, Prof. HA delivered a keynote speech alongside several distinguished experts from Chinese Mainland universities, and engaged in a roundtable discussion on “高水平運動員人才培養模式新探索”. During the subsequent sub-forum sessions, three HPE staff members, Dr. Gary CHOW, Dr. Claudia WONG and Dr. ZHENG CHEN, as well as two PhD students, Mr KONG Yu Hin and Ms Jaclyn TSANG, presented their research on the topic “AI賦能：運動與身心健康促進”, receiving recognition from peers.

This visit not only strengthened the academic connections in the field of sports between universities of Hong Kong and Chinese Mainland, but also provided a solid foundation for future collaboration in research development. We look forward to deepening our partnership with the Department of PE, Peking University.