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Authorized form of name
Hong Kong Institute of Education. Faculty of Education and Human Development. Department of Early Childhood Education.
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- ECE
- Department of Early Childhood Education
- 幼兒教育學系
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Dates of existence
September 2012 - August 2016
History
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.
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Hong Kong Institute of Education. Faculty of Education and Human Development. (2012 - 2016)
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associative
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Hong Kong Institute of Education. Faculty of Education and Human Development. is the associate of Hong Kong Institute of Education. Faculty of Education and Human Development. Department of Early Childhood Education.
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Hong Kong Institute of Education. Faculty of Education Studies. Department of Early Childhood Education. (September 2008 - August 2012)
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temporal
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Hong Kong Institute of Education. Faculty of Education Studies. Department of Early Childhood Education. is the predecessor of Hong Kong Institute of Education. Faculty of Education and Human Development. Department of Early Childhood Education.
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Hong Kong Institute of Education. Faculty of Professional and Early Childhood Education. (September 2005 - August 2008)
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temporal
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Hong Kong Institute of Education. Faculty of Professional and Early Childhood Education. is the predecessor of Hong Kong Institute of Education. Faculty of Education and Human Development. Department of Early Childhood Education.
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Hong Kong Institute of Education. School of Early Childhood Education. (September 1998 - August 2005)
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temporal
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Hong Kong Institute of Education. School of Early Childhood Education. is the predecessor of Hong Kong Institute of Education. Faculty of Education and Human Development. Department of Early Childhood Education.
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Hong Kong Institute of Education. Division of Pre-Primary Education. (September 1997 - August 1998)
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temporal
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Hong Kong Institute of Education. Division of Pre-Primary Education. is the predecessor of Hong Kong Institute of Education. Faculty of Education and Human Development. Department of Early Childhood Education.
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Hong Kong Institute of Education. Division of Early Childhood Education. (September 1995 - August 1997)
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temporal
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Hong Kong Institute of Education. Division of Early Childhood Education. is the predecessor of Hong Kong Institute of Education. Faculty of Education and Human Development. Department of Early Childhood Education.
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Education University of Hong Kong. Faculty of Education and Human Development. Department of Early Childhood Education. (2016 -)
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Education University of Hong Kong. Faculty of Education and Human Development. Department of Early Childhood Education. is the successor of Hong Kong Institute of Education. Faculty of Education and Human Development. Department of Early Childhood Education.
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Created: 4 August 2025
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The description in 'History' was produced in consultation of the following online resource:
The Hong Kong Institute of Education. Annual Report 2012-2013, 2012. Retrieved from https://educoll.lib.eduhk.hk/records/annual-report-3ZQvTNNm