Dr. Jennifer Chung
- Senior Lecturer
- (Doctor of Philosophy degree)
Keynote Speaker
TOPIC: Policy-borrowing from Finnish education: What can we learn from the Finnish example?
Dr. Dr. Jennifer Chung is focusing on the education system of Finland and Finland’s success in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Jennifer became a Senior Lecturer in 2017.
Jennifer Chung received a Master of Science degree in Comparative and International Education at Oxford University. She continued at Oxford and completed a Doctor of Philosophy degree, focusing on the education system of Finland and Finland’s success in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).
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