Cheng Tak Lai, Mic is a Lecturer I in the Department of International Education at the Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK). He is responsible for teaching subjects in life and values education, and in education studies (in the related discipline of philosophical and sociocultural issues in education). His main research interests include life and values education, experiential learning and reflective practice, primarily focusing on how participants’ values and beliefs can be transformed in the learning experience from both philosophical and empirical perspectives. In the recent past, his focus has also been on the academic practices in the context of higher education.

He holds a PGDE in Professional and Vocational Education (with distinction) and a MEd in Life and Spirituality Education from the EdUHK. He also has a PGCert in Academic Practice from the University of Liverpool and a PhD in Higher Education (Research, Evaluation and Enhancement) from Lancaster University (LU). His teaching journey began at Caritas Community and Higher Education Service in 2009. Before joining the department, he served the Centre for Religious and Spirituality Education in EdUHK for 6 years, where he was responsible for the educational projects and general education courses related to life and values education. He also had worked for the Vocational Training Council for 8 years, developing and lecturing for the post-secondary programmes (ranging from certificate to undergraduate level) offered by the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education, the University of Hull and the University of the West of England, Bristol.

Dr Cheng is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and an Associate Member of the Centre for Higher Education Research and Evaluation at LU in the UK. He is also a Registered Teacher (RT) with the Education Bureau and a Registered Social Worker (RSW) with the Social Workers Registration Board in HK. He was the recipient of the Departmental Teaching Reward in 2022/23 and the Faculty Top 10% Teaching Award in 2023/24. He also had received the Life Education Personal Excellence Award from the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation in 2016.