Dr. Chan Tak-yuen Benjamin

Company team

Vice Chairman
Dr. Chan Tak-yuen Benjamin
The Open University of Hong Kong
Li Ka Shing School of Professional and Continuing Education
Director


Dr. Benjamin TY CHAN is currently the Dean of the Li Ka Shing School of Professional and Continuing Education.

Dr. CHAN obtained his Bachelor of Science in Biology from Pontifical University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Master of Philosophy from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Doctor of Education from University of Durham in United Kingdom. He is a Chartered Biologist and a Fellow of various professional bodies including the Royal Society of Arts, the Royal Society for Public Health and College of Teachers, UK.

Dr. CHAN held the office of Deputy Director (LiPACE) in 2010 after serving various academic positions in HKU SPACE. He left OUHK in 2012 and subsequently worked in Lingnan University, Vocational Training Council and most recently as Assistant Deputy Director (Undergraduate Studies) in The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Dr. CHAN is a seasoned academic administrator with 26 years of extensive experience in all sectors of postsecondary education in Hong Kong ranging from continuing education, UGC higher education, vocational education to specialist conservatory education.