Miss Veronica SHEK is an Instructor in the Department of Applied Social Sciences at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). She obtained her Master of Philosophy in Sociology and Social Policy and Bachelor of Social Sciences at Lingnan University. Prior to joining PolyU, she worked as an Assistant College Lecturer in a local self-financing institution for four years. She taught Associate Degree courses of Sociology, Classical and Contemporary Sociological Thoughts, Hong Kong Society, and Human Sexuality.

She is now teaching the subject Tomorrow’s Leaders and two service-learning subjects, namely, Promotion of Children and Adolescent Development and Service Leadership through Serving Children and Families with Special Needs. She is committed to providing a learning environment that fosters positive and independent learning.

• Master of Philosophy, Lingnan University
• Postgraduate Diplomas, Research and Professional Studies in Education, University of Bristol
• Bachelor of Social Sciences, Lingnan University