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About Us

Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies

The Education University of Hong Kong

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Our Research Focus

Dr. Echo SHANG’s research team at the Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, is dedicated to advancing knowledge at the intersection of ethics, entrepreneurship, and social innovation. The team’s work is grounded in a commitment to understanding and enhancing the role of social enterprises and hybrid organizations in addressing pressing societal and environmental challenges.

Key Research Areas

Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Investigating how socially-driven ventures operate, scale, and contribute to sustainable development, particularly in marginalized communities.

Hybrid Organizations & Legitimacy

Exploring the structures and legitimacy expectations of organizations that blend social and commercial goals, and how they navigate stakeholder demands.

Artificial Intelligence in Public Policy & Social Enterprise

Examining the transformative potential of generative AI in entrepreneurship education, public administration, and connectivist learning.

Major Research Projects

Social Entrepreneurship

Social Innovation

Hybrid Organisation

Meet Our Team

Dr SHANG Liang Echo
商靚博士

Programme Leader of Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Social Entrepreneurship and Development Studies
Assistant Professor

Contact Info

2948 8936

D4-1/F-08

Dr. SHANG Liang is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies at the Education University of Hong Kong. She obtained her Ph.D. in Public Policy from the City University of Hong Kong in 2020 and was awarded Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowship for Postgraduate Research Students in 2019. Prior to joining the Education University, she worked as a Research Assistant Professor at Lingnan University and as a Post-doctoral Fellow at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. With a primary research interest centered around the intersection of ethics and entrepreneurship, she focuses on examining the roles, practices, and mechanisms of business ventures with a strong overarching social purpose in contributing to social and environmental sustainability. Beyond this focus, she also has a keen interest in exploring emerging methods in social sciences, such as discrete choice experiments and artificial intelligence.

Research Interest

Social entrepreneurship 
Social innovation 
Hybrid organizations

Teaching Interest

Social entrepreneurship  
Innovations in non-profit organizations 
New horizons in entrepreneurship

Dr HUANG Jinghui
黃璟琿博士

Post-doctoral Fellow

Contact Info

2948 8904

E-P-14

Research Interest

Teaching Interest

Ms CHIN Yung Ling Giny
錢蓉玲女士

Impact and Research Officer

Contact Info

2948 8569

E-P-14

Research Interest

Inclusive Employment
Disability Analysis
Inclusive Education
Universal Design for Learning 
Higher Education

Technical and Vocational Education & Training

Teaching Interest

Miss LAM Wing Man Charlotte
林穎敏小姐

Research Assistant II

Contact Info

2948 7940

E-LP1-02

Research Interest

Teaching Interest

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