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From September 1994 to August 1998, the Human Resources Department operated under the supervision of the Associate Director (Administration). Between September 1998 and August 2000, it remained as the Human Resources Department but was placed under the Associate Director (Resources and Administrative Services). From September 2000 to August 2002, the department continued under the same title and reported to the Deputy Director (Resources and Administrative Services).

The Hong Kong Institute of Education Foundation was established on 10 December 2014 as a high-level organisation unit under the Council of the University, upon the disbandment of the Donation Committee and the Hong Kong Institute of Education Development Fund.

From 2005, the School of Early Childhood Education was renamed the Faculty of Professional and Early Childhood Education (FPECE). This change followed the Hong Kong Institute of Education’s achievement of self-accrediting university status in 2004 and the implementation of a new academic structure in September 2005, which consolidated four existing Schools into two Faculties: the Faculty of Languages, Arts and Sciences, and the Faculty of Professional and Early Childhood Education.

The newly formed FPECE comprised one academic office and four academic departments, including
(1) Programme Office: Early Childhood and Special Education Programmes;
(2) Department of Curriculum and Instruction;
(3) Department of Early Childhood Education;
(4) Department of Educational Policy and Administration; and
(5) Department of Educational Psychology, Counselling and Learning Needs.

Having successfully achieved self-accrediting university status in 2004, the Hong Kong Institute of Education phased in a new academic structure in September 2005 by merging four existing Schools into two Faculties: the Faculty of Languages, Arts and Sciences (FLAS), and the Faculty of Professional and Early Childhood Education (FPECE). FLAS comprised of the Departments of Creative Arts and Physical Education; Chinese; English; and Mathematics, Science, Social Sciences and Technology; whereas FPECE was composed of the Departments of Curriculum and Instruction; Early Childhood Education; Educational Policy and Administration; and Educational Psychology, Counseling and Learning Needs.

The Institute took further actions in enhancing its academic and research capacities following the submission of the Development Blueprint in 2007. Apart from creating the new position of Vice President (Research and Development) and implementing strategic recruitment and appointment exercises, a new academic structure which reorganized the two Faculties into a three-Faculty structure was launched on 25 August 2008. The five academic departments initially under FPECE came under the Faculty of Education Studies; whereas the newly created Faculty of Languages took over both the Department of Chinese and Department of English, and the restructured Faculty of Arts and Sciences housing the Department of Creative Arts and Physical Education as well as the Department of Mathematics, Science, Social Sciences and Technology. And from 1 September 2009, the two Departments under the Faculty of Arts and Sciences were reorganised into the Departments of Cultural and Creative Arts; Health and Physical Education; Mathematics and Information Technology; Science and Environmental Studies; and Social Sciences.

To reflect the strategic growth in research capacity and teaching expertise in liberal arts and social sciences in relation to the Institute's re-submission for the re-titling exercise, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences was renamed the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences with effect from 1 September 2012. The Faculty is currently housing four Departments: the Department of Health and Physical Education, the Department of Mathematics and Information Technology, the Department of Science and Environmental Studies, and the Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies.

The Faculty of Languages, Arts and Sciences (FLAS) was one of the two Faculties created to replace the four Schools in September 2005, after the Hong Kong Institute of Education (the Institute) successfully achieved the self-accrediting university status in the year before. FLAS aimed at preparing its students to become professionals with strong disciplinary and educational knowledge to facilitate effective learning; and offered a total of 19 undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in primary and secondary education, 11 in-service teacher education programmes supported by government funds, language immersion programmes, exchange programmes and study tours. FLAS was composed of five Departments and a Centre: the Department of Chinese, the Department of Creative Arts and Physical Education, the Department of English, the Department of Mathematics, Science, Social Sciences and Technology, and the Centre for Citizenship Education.

The Institute took further actions in enhancing its academic and research capacities following the submission of the Development Blueprint in 2007. Apart from creating the new position of Vice President (Research and Development) and implementing strategic recruitment and appointment exercises, FLAS and the Faculty of Professional and Early Childhood Education (FPECE) were reorganized into a three-Faculty structure on 25 August 2008. The five academic departments initially under FPECE came under the Faculty of Education Studies; whereas the newly created Faculty of Languages took over both the Department of Chinese and Department of English, and the restructured Faculty of Arts and Sciences housing the Department of Creative Arts and Physical Education as well as the Department of Mathematics, Science, Social Sciences and Technology.

In the academic year 2008/2009, the Department of Early Childhood Education underwent a significant structural transition as part of the Hong Kong Institute of Education's broader institutional reform. Following the submission of the Development Blueprint: Becoming a University of Education in June 2007, the Institute took decisive steps to enhance its academic and research capacities. These included the establishment of the office of Vice President (Research and Development) in January 2008 to provide leadership in promoting a strong research culture and infrastructure within the Institute.

In August 2008, a new academic structure was introduced, reconstituting the existing two Faculties into three. As a result of this restructuring, the four academic departments previously housed under the Faculty of Professional and Early Childhood Education, including the Department of Early Childhood Education, were transferred to the newly established Faculty of Education Studies. This move reflected the Institute’s commitment to strengthening its academic foundation and aligning its organisational structure with its evolving educational and research priorities.

From the academic year 2012/2013 onward, the Department of Early Childhood Education was placed under the newly formed Faculty of Education and Human Development. This transition coincided with the Hong Kong Institute of Education’s diversification into multidisciplinary programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, aligning with the implementation of the new 3-3-4 academic structure in September 2012. After years of strategic planning, the Institute’s three Faculties were re-aligned and renamed as the Faculty of Humanities, Faculty of Education and Human Development, and Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, reflecting a modernised and comprehensive academic framework that continues to support the department’s growth and leadership in early childhood education.