Professor Joshua Ka-Ho MOK, is the Provost and Vice-President (Academic & Research) and concurrently Dean of Graduate School and Chair Professor of Comparative Policy of The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong.

Professor Mok has successfully established academic, research and administrative expertise not only in Hong Kong but also in Mainland China and the United Kingdom. Before joining The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, he was the Vice President and Lam Man Tsan Chair Professor of Comparative Policy at Lingnan University. Prior to that, Professor Mok has held leadership positions at various universities, including Vice President (Research and Development) and Dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at The Education University of Hong Kong; Associate Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong; and Chair Professor and Founding Director of the Centre of East Asian Studies at the University of Bristol, United Kingdom.

Professor Mok has an extensive background in sociology, political science, social policy and social development. He has made significant contributions to the fields of comparative education policy, comparative development and policy studies, as well as social development in China and the East Asia region, with numerous publications. He has been recognised as the “Top Leader in Social Sciences and Humanities” by the international academic research portal, Research.com; the “Top Leader of Comparative and International Education Research” by the World Council of Comparative Education Societies; and one of the “Top 2% Scientists” by Stanford University. He was named by the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China as Changjiang Chair Professor to recognise his achievements in comparative education and Asian studies research. Professor Mok has also served as an international consultant for UNESCO and the British Council, conducting research projects related to the impact of COVID-19 on higher education.

Most recently, Professor Mok has taken up the role of Deputy Director of the Centre for Global Higher Education based in the University of Oxford, UK, working closely with partner institutions, namely, University of Oxford, University College London, and University of Birmingham and Lancaster University in the UK, University of Johannesburg in South Africa and Asia Pacific Higher Education Research Partnership. According to ScholarGPS, an international platform highlighting research achievements, Professor Mok is named as a world-leading scholar in the field of higher education research. He is rated 8th globally and 1st among his Asian peers in terms of his publications / citations.