Professor Angela Yung-chi Hou is Associate Dean of College of Education, and Professor of Higher Education of National Chengchi University, Taiwan. She served as Executive Director of Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan from 2016 to 2021, January. She has been actively committed to quality assurance practices and international research for more than 15 years, including serving as Vice President and Board Member of International Network of Quality Assurance in Higher Education (INQAAHE), Vice President and Board Member of Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN), and International Reviewer of institutional and program accreditation in several countries, and publishing more than 130 papers in higher education research and quality assurance field.
Professor Joshua Smith concurrently is Visiting Professor, National Chengchi University, Taiwan. He earned his Doctorate in Educational Psychology and Methodology at the University at Albany, State University of New York. Currently, he is Visiting Professor at National Chengchi University. He served as Dean of the School of Education at Loyola University Maryland from 2012-2021. Dr. Smith’s research conducts translational research, partnering with schools and community-based organizations to design, implement, and evaluate educational programs to improve student engagement and organizational effectiveness. Smith has participated in more than 50 grant-funded projects receiving more than $3,000,000 in external funding. Honors include the Servant Leader Award, Indiana University Trustees’ Teaching Award, and the National Advising Association’s Outstanding Advising Award.
Professor Joshua Mok Ka-ho is Vice President and concurrently Lam Man Tsan Chair Professor of Comparative Policy of Lingnan University, Hong Kong. Before joining Lingnan, he was Vice President (Research and Development) and Chair Professor of Comparative Policy of The Education University ofHong Kong, and Associate Dean and Professor of Social Policy, Faculty of Social Sciences of The University of Hong Kong. Prior to this, Professor Mok was appointed as Founding Chair Professor in East Asian Studies, and established the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Bristol, United Kingdom.
Professor Chao Yu Guo is Dean of College of Education and Professor of Department of Education, National Chengchi University, Taiwan. His research is situated in the field of educational administration, school administration, curriculum evaluation, and teaching supervision. He teaches several courses on evaluation and leadership. He is in the service of Editor-in-Chief of
Journal of Education and Psychology and several editorial boards of more than five academically peer-reviewed journals in evaluation. He has made over 20 scholarly contributions, including nearly 50 peer-reviewed research papers. He has also received several important recognitions for his research career.
