Wing On Lee

Wing On Lee is a Hong Kong born scholar of comparative education who has held senior academic and administrative posts in Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and mainland China, including Chair Professor of Education at the Education University of Hong Kong, Professor of Education at the University of Sydney and a professorship at the Singapore University of Social Sciences. His administrative roles have included Vice President of the Hong Kong Institute of Education and of the Open University of Hong Kong and Dean of Education Research at the National Institute of Education in Singapore. Lee has served as President of the World Council of Comparative Education Societies and has advised on global education policy through appointments with UNESCO and Germany's Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, and he founded a Comparative Education Research Centre during his academic career. His scholarship centers on comparative education, citizenship education and values education, work recognized in 2003 when the Hong Kong government awarded him a Medal of Honour for his contribution to citizenship education.