Kok Yin Chu

PhD Candidate of Sydney School of Education and Social Work at The University of Sydney

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

About

I am a PhD candidate in the School of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney. Before studying for my PhD, I hold a BA in History from Hong Kong Baptist University and an MSc in China and Globalisation from King's College London. I also worked as a research support staff at certain Hong Kong universities and gained experience through different historical projects. My PhD research focuses on "State Appropriation of Confucianism: A Comparative Study of Civic Education in the "Chinese Cultural Revival Movement" in Taiwan and the Promotion of "Asian Values" in Singapore." Besides academia, I also wrote articles published regularly in the media.

Experience

  • Visiting Scholar at the Graduate Institute of Taiwan History at National Chengchi University
    Feb 2026 - Present · 5 mos

    I am so grateful to have been selected as a visiting scholar at the Graduate Institute of Taiwan History at National Chengchi University to revise my thesis research and expand my scope.

  • Visiting Researcher at the School of Social Sciences at Nanyang Technological University Singapore
    May 2024 - Jun 2024 · 2 mos

    On-site research in Singapore, including oral history interviews and archival research

  • Lo Chia-Luen International Sinology Scholar at National Chengchi University
    Oct 2023 - Apr 2024 · 7 mos

    On-site research in Taiwan, including oral history interviews and archival research

  • Substitute Chinese Teacher (Cantonese and Mandarin) at Sydney Chinese School Inc
    Mar 2023 - Mar 2023 · 1 mo

    Teaching primary school students Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin)

  • Research Associate of Policy Research Institute of Global Supply Chain (Hong Kong Maritime Chapter) at The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
    Apr 2022 - Jun 2022 · 3 mos

    - Involved in compiling a volume of local chronicles “Hong Kong Chronicles > Economy > Maritime volume” - Duties include data collection, interviews, field trips, manuscript organization, manuscript writing, author liaison, proofreading and editing, administrative support, etc.