On-Kwok Lai
Institution: Graduate School of Policy Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University
Country: Japan
On-Kwok LAI, Professor at Graduate School of Policy Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan, honorary professorship in Social Work & Social Administration and honorary fellowship in Urban Planning & Environmental Management, both at The University of Hong Kong. Visiting Professor at United Nations University – Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS). Graduated from The University of Hong Kong (B.Soc.Sc., M.Soc.Sc.), and University of Bremen (Dr.rer.pol.), Germany under DAAD Fellowship, he has taught/researched in Germany, China and New Zealand. He publishes over 100 journal papers and book-chapters on environmental, social and urban issues and policy in Asia and Europe, and has been invited as speaker for conferences of UNESCO, UNU-IAS, WHO, International Council of Social Welfare, Korean Association of Broadcasting & Communication Studies, Malaysia’s Institute of Strategic & International Studies, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Slovakia Academy of Sciences, and Turkish UNESCO Commission. He is on international advisory board for China Journal of Social Work (Taylor & Francis). His recent research is on: social development issues of ageing society, information society and globalization.