Master of Arts in Leading Innovative Learning Organizations

Special Benefits

Hong Kong’s first-ever master’s degree specializing in innovation, leadership and education

Empower future leaders in schools and educational services organizations with international perspectives and entrepreneurial mindset to initiate and sustain innovation for improved leadership practice and future-oriented education

Innovative learning including intensive courses, blended learning, virtual learning, and site-based study

Strong peer networks with educational innovators and experienced leaders

Five taught courses at intensive 3-day residentials

In collaboration with Cambridge Assessment International Education, LILO offers its participants the opportunity to claim one of the Cambridge leadership qualifications:

Cambridge International Certificate in Educational Leadership
Cambridge International Diploma in Educational Leadership

Participants

Serving or aspiring leaders in educational services providers including Panel Chairs, Vice Principals, Teacher Leaders, Special Educational Needs Coordinators, Curriculum Leaders/ Curriculum Directors, Professional Development Trainers and Start-up Founders/ Co-founders.

Programme Structure

The programme comprises 5 taught courses and 3 field-based courses (3 credit points / course).

Courses	Schedule	Course Sequence
		Full-time	Part-time
			Year 1	Year 2
Middle Leaders as Edupreneurs and Innovators Leading Organizational Learning	July (a 6-day residential)	✓ ✓	✓ ✓
Leading Innovative Communities Within and Beyond Organizations Developing High Impact Teams	Early October (a 6-day residential over the National Day holiday)	✓ ✓	Students will study the courses either in Year 1 or 2 in a long weekend
Practitioner Research for Organizational Learning	February (a 3-day residential in the Chinese New Year Holidays)	✓		✓
Virtual Consultancy (Blended Learning) Organizational Learning Field Study Innovation Development Project (Supervised study)	March-June	✓ ✓ ✓	✓ ✓ ✓	✓ ✓ ✓

Note: Mode of delivery may differ depending on public health and safety considerations.

Medium of Instruction

English

Tuition Fee

The tuition fee is HKD 139,000 which is provisional and subject to adjustment. Tuition fees paid are normally not refundable or transferable.

General Admission Requirements

Application Deadline: 30 April 2023

Applicants should normally hold a recognized bachelor’s degree or equivalent, have three years of professional experience in schools or educational organizations, and have leadership experience. Shortlisted applicants may be required to attend an interview.

Applicants whose entrance qualification is obtained from an institution in a non-English speaking system should normally fulfill one of the following minimum English proficiency requirements:

IELTS 6.0; or
Grade C or above in GCSE / GCE OL English; or
a TOEFL score of 80 (internet-based test, but Home Edition is not considered); or
Band 6 in the Chinese Mainland’s College English Test (CET) a total score of 430 or above and the test result should be valid within two years); or
Pass in Test for English Majors-band 8 (TEM-8); or
Other equivalent qualifications.

Upload documents from Applicants

Passport/ HKID/ Mainland ID card copy
Certificate & Transcript
One-page Academic statement (500-1,000 words, reflect applicant's experience in leading new practices and/or professional learning in an educational setting; and explain applicant's motivation for undertaking the MALILO programme and its potential contribution to his/her career goal)
1-2 Referee reports (invite referees to fill in Referee's Report and return to the University (tpgadmission@eduhk.hk)
English qualification documents (for applicants whose entrance qualification obtained from an institution in a non-English speaking system))
Teaching qualification and other documents (if applicable)
Other qualification documents

Block Credit Transfer

If any student has completed ‘Preparation for the Principalship Course for Aspiring Principals’ provided by EdUHK within 7 years, they can apply for block credit transfer. A total of 3 credit points will be granted and the course ‘EDA6109-Virtual Consultancy’ will be exempted for the student.
If any student has completed Professional Development Programmes (PDP) offered by EPL from 2016/17, they can apply for block credit transfer. Details listed below:

Courses in LILO applicable for Credit Transfer	PDP on the strength of which block credit transfer is granted
EDA6108-Organizational Learning Field Study or EDA6109-Virtual Consultancy	PDP for Middle Leaders in Schools (PDP-ML)
EDA6108-Organizational Learning Field Study or EDA6109-Virtual Consultancy	PDP for Deputy Heads in Primary Schools (PDP-DHP)
EDA6108-Organizational Learning Field Study or EDA6107-Innovation Development Project	PDP on School Improvement and Leadership (PDP-SIL)

Each participant can only apply block credit transfer for 1 course (3 credit point) in the whole LILO study.
For details, please refer to the website of Registry.

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