Derek COLLINS

Associate Vice President (Cultural and External Affairs), The University of Hong Kong

Derek Collins is the Associate Vice President (Cultural and External Affairs) and Founding Director of the Wong How Man Centre for Exploration (WHMCE). Before this role, he served as the Dean of the Faculty of Arts from 2015 to 2023. He is committed to expanding international partnerships between HKU and leading academic and cultural institutions around the world, and to elevating Hong Kong as an international hub of cultural and artistic exchange

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Research, Policy, Action: University Partnerships for a Sustainable Tomorrow

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Early bird open: 25 September 2025
Early bird close: 20 November 2025
Standard open: 21 November 2025

Standard close: 22 February 2026
Late open: 23 February 2026

Abstract submission close: 24 June 2025
Abstract notifications: 14 July 2025

Full paper submission close: 25 August 2025
Full paper notifications: 13 October 2025

Revised full paper submission close: 24 November 2025
Revised full paper notifications: 19 December 2025

Submission open: 27 May 2025
Submission close: 24 June 2025
Notifications: Late September 2025