User:Frederickleung/sandbox/Frederick Koon-Shing Leung

Introduction
Frederick Koon-Shing LEUNG is a mathematics educator. He is a Chair Professor and Kintoy Professor in Mathematics Education at the Faculty of Education of the University of Hong Kong, and is also Dean of Graduate School of the University.

Leung is a Hans Freudenthal Medallist, and is the President of the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI) from January 2021 to 2024.

Leung graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Mathematics, a Certificate in Education (Mathematics Education), and an Advanced Diploma in Education and a Master of Education (Educational Testing, Measurement and Evaluation). He earned his PhD in Mathematics Education from the University of London Institute of Education.

Personal Life
Leung was born and raised in Hong Kong. He studied in St. Stephen’s College Preparatory School and then St. Paul's Co-educational College in Hong Kong. He became a mathematics teacher after graduating from the University of Hong Kong. He is married to Shirley Chiu Wing Wong, and they have two sons, King Ho Leung and See Ho Leung.

Research Interest

 * Comparative studies of mathematics education, including student achievement and classroom practices
 * Influence of culture (and in particular the East Asian culture) on mathematics teaching and learning
 * Mathematics education of children of ethnic minorities in China
 * Influence of language on the learning of mathematics

Community Service
Leung sits on different government policy advisory committees in education. He chairs the Anglican (Hong Kong) Secondary Schools Council, a major School Sponsoring Body which operates more than 30 secondary schools in Hong Kong.

In mathematics education, in addition to sitting on Education Bureau and Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority committees, he conducts contract research from the Government on mathematics education. He published a series of mathematics textbooks which is most widely used in Hong Kong secondary schools, and also a set of storybooks for young children, incorporating mathematics concepts in stories.

Awards and Fellowships

 * Universitat-21 Fellow, University of Melbourne, Australia (2002)
 * Fulbright Senior Scholar(2003)
 * Outstanding Researcher Awardee, Faculty of Education, the University of Hong Kong (2006)
 * Outstanding Researcher Student Supervisor Awardee, Faculty of Education, the University of Hong Kong (2008)
 * Hans Freudenthal Medallist, International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (2013)
 * Changjiang Scholar, Ministry of Education, China(2014)
 * World Outstanding Chinese Awardee, World Chinese Business Investment Foundation(2015)
 * Bronze Bauhinia Star (BBS) Awardee, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region(2017)

Honours and international committees

 * Member at Large of the Executive Committee, International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI) (2003–2009)
 * Member of the Standing Committee, International Association for the Evaluation of Academic Achievement (IEA) (2007-2010)
 * Member of Expert Team to evaluate key universities in China, Higher Education Evaluation Center, Ministry of Education, China (2007)
 * Foreign Expert for State High-end Project by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, China (2018)
 * Honorary Member, International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) (2019)
 * Distinguished Alumnus, Faculty of Science, the University of Hong Kong (2019)
 * President of the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI) (2021-2024)
 * Distinguished Visiting Professor and Academic Adviser of Collaborative Innovation Centre of Assessment toward Basic Education Quality, Beijing Normal University, China
 * Distinguished Visiting Professor, Southwest University, China
 * Honorary Chairman of the Academic Committee of the Asia Centre for Mathematics Education, East China Normal University

Consultancy

 * Consultant, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP Project CPR/96/401/B/01/99) on Improving 9-Year Compulsory Education in Poor Areas Focusing on Girl Students in China (2000)
 * Consultant, World Bank (Project BERMUTU (Better Employment and Redeployment Management and Universal Teacher Upgrading) on Teacher Education in Indonesia) (2006–2012)