APERA
Email: apera@ied.edu.hk
Contact: APERA Secretariat,
Asia-Pacific Centre for Education
Leadership and School Quality,
The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong.

Phone: +852 2948 7722
Fax: +852 2948 7721

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Board Members

The Board Members of APERA are:


The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong SAR
  • Prof Yin Cheong Cheng, President, APERA - Director, Centre for Institutional Research and Development,
    The Hong Kong Institute of Education

  • Prof Magdalena MC Mok, Executive Director, APERA - Professor, Department of Educational Psychology,
    Counseling and Learning Needs, The Hong Kong Institute of Education


Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), Australia
  • Prof Geoff Masters, Past President, APERA - Director, Australian Council for Educational Research


Ministry of Education Thailand, Thailand
  • Dr Rung Kaewdang, Founding Member APERA, Secretary-General - Ministry of Education Thailand


UNESCO Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Thailand
  • Dr. Rupert Maclean, Founding Member APERA, Director - UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre

East China Normal University, China

  • Professor Nanzhao Zhou, Founding Member APERA, Professor and Director - International Centre of Teacher Education, East China Normal University; Member of Academic Council, formerly Vice President, China National Institute of Educational Research

National Institute for Educational Policy Research, Japan
  • Prof Ryo Watanabe, Founding Member APERA, Director - Department for International Research and Co-operation, National Institute for Educational Policy Research (NIER)

APERA official journal, Educational Research for Policy and Practice
  • Prof Colin Power, Chief Editor - APERA official journal, Educational Research for Policy and Practice


Policy & Research Unit, Ministry of Education Malaysia
  • Dr Sharifah Bee Bt Aboo Baker, Head - Policy & Research Unit, Ministry of Education Malaysia

New Zealand Council for Educational Research, New Zealand
  • Dr Robyn Baker, Director - New Zealand Council for Educational Research

National Institute for Education Strategy and Curriculum Development (NIESAC), Vietnam
  • Dr Nguyen Huu Chau, Director General - National Institute for Education Strategy and Curriculum Development (NIESAC)

Australian Association of Research in Education (AARE)
  • A/Prof Trevor Gale, President - Australian Association of Research in Education (AARE)

Korea Institute of Curriculum and Evaluation (KICE), Republic of Korea
  • Prof Huh Kyung-chul, Director - Curriculum and Evaluation Research Center, Korea Institute of Curriculum & Evaluation (KICE)

National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), India
  • Dr Moreshwar Khaparde, Joint Director - National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)

Korean Educational Development Institution (KEDI), Republic of Korea
  • Dr Hyung-yeel Koh, President - Korean Educational Development Institution (KEDI)

Ministry of National Education, Indonesia
  • Prof Dr Mansyur Ramli, Head - Research and Development Office, Ministry of National Education

The Educational Research Association of Singapore, Singapore
  • Prof. Tan Oon Seng, President - The Educational Research Association of Singapore


China National Institute for Educational Research (CNIER), China

  • Prof Xiaoman Zhu, President - China National Institute for Educational Research (CNIER)