Together with teaching and research, knowledge exchange (KE) constitutes one of the key areas of the Department’s activities. Engagement with the outside community to promote critical reflection and understanding has always been a core mission for philosophy.

Some recent KE activities:

• (Since 2019) Critical thinking online MOOC for university students in China: 批创思维导论, based on Dr. Joe Lau’s book on critical thinking.
• (2014) Research Postgraduate Kathleen HO Ka Yan is featured in the Autumn issue of the Arts Faculty Newsletter for the cross-disciplinary Student KE project, ‘Take Action! Youth Biodiversity Conservation Leadership Training Scheme’.
• (2013) Philosophy Student KE Project Grant Scheme 2013/14: Introducing Critical Thinking and Basic Logic to Secondary School Students. (Supervised by Dr. Lau)
• (2011) Dr. David McCarthy collaborated with award-winning choreographer Janis Claxton to develop new strategies of dance-making based on mathematical concepts including fractals and the Game of Life. The project explores themes related to simplicity and complexity, chaos and contingency, and patterns and possibilities in the choreographic process.
• (2015) Dr Alexandra Cook and fellow team members (Ms Kathleen HO Ka Yan, Ms LI Pui Sze, Mr Xoni MA Kwan Ki) received the Arts Faculty KE Award for their project “Take Action! Youth Biodiversity Conservation Leadership Training Scheme”.
• (2011) Dr. Joe Lau received the Arts Faculty Knowledge Exchange Award for his contribution to open education in critical thinking. His website http://philosophy.hku.hk/think provides free online learning resources related to critical thinking and other thinking skills.