The School of Creative Arts, Sciences & Technology (SCAST) was one of the four Schools created at the Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd) in 1998, in replacement of the previous academic structure constituting of three Divisions (Division of Early Childhood Education; Division of Primary Education; and Division of Secondary, Technical and Special Education) and four Boards (Board of Educational Studies; Board of Language in Education; Board of Social and Business Education; and Board of Mathematics, Science and Technology).

There were four Departments under SCAST:

• Department of Creative Arts (known as Department of Fine Arts in 1998/1999);
• Department of Information and Applied Technology;
• Department of Mathematics; and
• Department of Physical Education and Sports Science.

HKIEd underwent restructuring in the academic year 2005/2006 and the four Schools and their respective Departments were reorganized into two Faculties.

The Strategic Planning Office (SPO) was established in early 1998 as the Office of Planning and Academic Implementation (PAI) and retitled the Office of Strategic and Academic Planning (SAAP) in 2005. It was a central planning unit directly overseen by the President and responsible for supporting the senior management in academic planning (e.g. the formulation of Academic Development Proposals), strategic planning, and academic manpower planning. The Office was led by Dr. Lai Kwok-chan throughout, till its closure in July 2012.

A Department of Fine Arts was established in the 1994/95 academic year. It was subsequently renamed as Department of Creative Arts and then Department of Creative Arts and Physical Education. In 2009, it was renamed as Department of Cultural and Creative Arts.

The Proposed Community Creative Arts Complex Project Planning Committee ("Planning Committee") was set up by the President of the Hong Kong Institute of Education ("HKIEd") in 2011 to plan and formulate the overall directions and strategies for the on-campus Community Creative Arts Complex Project. The Planning Committee was chaired by Mr. Chris Mong Chan, then Vice-President (Administration) of HKIEd. Professor Richard Tsang Yip-fat, then Dean of Students and Professor of Department of Cultural and Creative Arts of HKIEd, was the Deputy Chairman. It also comprised members of HKIEd and external expert advisors.

The Hong Kong Museum of Education was established in May 2009. It acquires, conserves, preserves, researches and exhibits materials related to the history, culture and development of education in Hong Kong.

Formerly known as The Hong Kong Institute of Education Foundation ("The HKIEd Foundation"), The Education University of Hong Kong Foundation ("The EdUHK 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. It solicits, procures, and accepts donations for the development of the University and the promotion and advancement of science, social sciences, humanities, educational and cultural activities. It also provides long-term strategic advice on fundraising to the Council, and monitors and reports all matters in relation to fundraising activities and initiatives. The EdUHK Foundation is managed by a Board of Stewards constituted of devote supporters from the business and professional community who wish to share their expertise, provide personal support, and guide the Foundation towards achieving its objectives and mission in enhancing the further development of higher education.

The Department of English Language Education ("ELE") was first known as the Department of English under the newly amalgamated Hong Kong Institute of Education ("HKIEd") in 1995. Since then, it was known as the Department of English until the academic reorganization in academic year 2012/2013. It had also been organized into different academic entities throughout the years:

• 1994–1998: Department of English, Board of Language in Education;
• 1998–2005: Department of English, School of Languages in Education;
• 2005–2008: Department of English, Faculty of Languages, Arts & Sciences;
• 2008–2012: Department of English, Faculty of Languages;
• 2012–Present: Department of English Language Education, Faculty of Humanities.

The Institute of Language in Education ("ILE") was established to raise the professional standards of the teaching and learning of Chinese and English as subjects, and the use of these languages for teaching and learning across the curriculum. It began operation in September 1982 in Park-In Commercial Centre at Dundas Street, Mongkok. The ILE was a Division of the Education Department. The Director of ILE was an Assistant Director of Education directly responsible to the Senior Assistant Director of Services and Institutions. All staff members of the ILE were members of the Education Department and civil servants of the Hong Kong Government.

In February 1991, the ILE moved from Dundas Street, Mongkok, to premises at 2 Hospital Road on Hong Kong Island, which were two converted secondary schools, Yu To Sang Memorial Secondary School and Helen Liang Memorial Secondary School, linked physically by two bridges. The new premises were officially opened by the then Director of Education, Mr. Li Yuet-ting on 12 April 1991.

Over the years the range of courses and the number of staff at the ILE have consistently diversified and grown. In the first academic year, the ILE only offered courses for non-graduate Primary teachers of Chines and English with a staff of 24. By 1994, the ILE had been running courses for Primary teachers of Chinese and English, Secondary teachers (both graduate and non-graduate) of Chinese and English, Panel Chairpersons of Chinese and English, Primary and Secondary teachers and would-be teachers of Putonghua, and Secondary teachers of subjects other than Chinese or English but who use one or other of these languages as medium of instruction. The number of staff had also increased to 108.

On 1 September 1994, the ILE was amalgamated with Northcote College of Education, Grantham College of Education, Sir Robert Black College of Education, and the Hong Kong Technical Teachers' College into the Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd), pursuant to the recommendation of the Education Commission Report No.5. Its premises at 2 Hospital Road were converted to Bonham Campus of the HKIEd and remained in use until the completion of the purpose-built campus in Tai Po in October 1997.

The English Department was one of the two Departments at the Institute of Language in Education ("ILE"). It was part of ILE's organisational structure since its establishment in 1982, for the ILE was set up to improve the teaching and learning of Chinese and English as subjects, and the use of these languages across the curriculum. The English Department was responsible for running courses in English, both as a subject and as a medium of instruction for teachers of content subjects. There was an approximate ratio of 1 expatriate native-speaker to 1 local member of staff within the English Department. While ILE ceased to exist as an independent body from 1 September 1994 following its amalgamation with the Colleges of Education and the Hong Kong Technical Teachers' College, the work of the English Department had been taken over and continued in the Department of English at the Hong Kong Institute of Education.