Eastern and Western Psychology: Science & Wisdom (EWP)

Background

Stress and uncertainty are increasingly persistent features of work and life. Senior executives and experienced professionals face sustained pressure, rapid change, complex relationships and multiple work-life roles.

Knowledge of stress management does not necessarily translate into change: under pressure, people often revert to familiar patterns, while relationships that should provide support may also become sources of depletion. Psychological resilience therefore involves the capacity to recover, self-regulate, maintain clear judgement and continue to act effectively over time.

Contemporary psychology and neuroscience have developed an increasingly systematic evidence base on how people respond, adapt and change under pressure. In parallel, selected contemplative practices rooted in Eastern traditions—including mindfulness, compassion, meditation and related Buddhist-derived practices—have increasingly entered psychological, clinical and neuroscientific research. The programme brings these developments into a coherent executive-learning pathway, while maintaining clear academic boundaries between empirical evidence, interpretive perspectives and lived practice.

Programme Highlights and Structure

Learning Environments in Hong Kong

Suitable For

• Corporate executives, entrepreneurs and managers | Maintaining stability and clarity amid continuous decision-making and high-pressure responsibilities
  Individuals who are under sustained high pressure, high responsibility and continuous decision-making, and who wish to remain stable, resilient and clear-minded amid change.
• Experienced professionals | Reducing ongoing depletion while navigating multiple roles at work, at home and in life
  Individuals whose careers have reached a stage of stability or advancement, and who simultaneously carry multiple roles across work, family, relationships and personal life, and who wish to reduce ongoing depletion, better restore their state and respond to change.
• HR professionals, consultants, coaches and helping professionals | Broadening perspectives on understanding, influencing and supporting people
  Professionals for whom understanding, influencing and supporting people are central to their work, and who wish to broaden their perspectives on human understanding and bring Eastern and Western psychology into professional practice.

Teaching Members

Statement of Achievement

Upon completion of the course, with an attendance rate of 80% or above and passing the assessment, the participant will be awarded a Statement of Achievement issued by HKU ICB.

Application Guidelines

Step 1   Application Preparation
                > Download Application Form
                > Prepare the company business card

Step 2   Application Submission
                > Email the completed application form and company business card to icbenquiry@hku.hk

Step 3   Review
                > After receiving the application, we will review the application within 1 week.  
                > Successful applicants will receive the "Letter of Acceptance" and “Payment Notice” from the Institute after passing the vetting process.  

Step 4   Payment and Registration
                > Applicants are required to pay the tuition fee to the HKU bank account within the period specified 
                   in the "Letter of Acceptance" to reserve their place and complete the application process.
                > Registration arrangements will be notified in advance and the original ID will be verified during registration.
                > Review of all applicants will be conducted according to the order of their applications and places are 
                   subject to final confirmation by the Institute.

For further information, please contact our centres in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Chengdu.