Dr Jack Tsao

Educator & Researcher

jtsao@hku.hk

Common Core Office
The University of Hong Kong

Grants and Awards

  • Recipient of $4.8 million (HKD) of teaching and learning grants as the principal investigator/lead (and co-investigator in grants totalling over $7.5 million HKD).
  • 2023 Silver Winner of the QS Reimagine Education Awards for Developing Emerging Skills and Competencies.
  • 1st Runner Up Finalist of the 2023 University Grant Committee Teaching Award.
  • Winner of the 2022 University of Hong Kong Outstanding Teaching Excellence Awards (Team).

Academic Roles

  • Ambassador of the Hong Kong Teaching Excellence Alliance.
  • Committee Chair, Communication-Intensive Courses Initiative, The University of Hong Kong.
  • Executive Committee, Co-operative Education, The University of Hong Kong.
  • External Examiner for HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education (HKU SPACE) and other universities.
  • Member of the HKU Entrepreneurship Working Group.

Community Memberships

  • General Member of the Rotary Action Group For Peace, Hong Kong and Macao.
  • Ambassador for the Institute for Economics and Peace.

“All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.”

– Watership Down, Richard Adams

The University of Hong Kong Outstanding Teaching Excellence Award (2023).

The QS Reimagine Education Silver Award for Developing Emerging Skills and Competencies (2023).