蘇啟智 老師
SO, Kai Chi Edgar
Associate Professor of Practice
Director of Industrial Attachment
Director of Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Media Design and Immersive Technology (BA-MDIT)
Audio-Visual Production Stream Leader
 
Specializing in broadcast news, current affairs and in-depth documentary production, Edgar has a wealth of experience in practicing and teaching journalism as well as media management for over 28 years. He has won a number of local and international awards such as the Human Rights Press Awards, the US George Foster Peabody Award, the Chicago International TV Award and the New York Festival TV Award for his news and documentary reports.
 
After the US 911 terrorist attack in 2001, Edgar was among the first batch of Hong Kong journalists travelling to the Middle East to cover the war zones including US’s invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq.  In recognition of his achievement, he was granted the Journalism Grand Award by the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2003.
 
Edgar graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Social Science degree in Journalism and Communication and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology with a Master of Arts degree in China Studies. He was also a Reuters Research Fellow at the University of Oxford in 2000, courtesy of the British Chevening Scholarship. He was the Head of Programming at the Hong Kong i-Cable News Limited overseeing the production of current affairs, news features and information programmes before joining the Shue Yan University as the Associate Professor of Practice.


More: 
Radio Television Hong Kong: Host of Radio and Television program "Accountability" 《星期六問責》(January 2024-Present)
The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Media Design and Immersive Technology programme offered in September  (Inteviewed with Mr. Edgar So)
鏡頭前和鏡頭後的蘇啟智
 
Courses Taught
Storytelling
Introduction to Journalism & Mass Communication
Audio-Visual Production
Intermediate Audio-Visual Production
Documentary & Digital production
Hong Kong Politics
Media Ethics
Visual Communication
Teaching and Research Interests
Current Affairs and Documentary Production
Broadcast News Reporting and Production
In-depth and Investigative Reporting
Convergence Media and Editing
Multimedia Storytelling
Academic Qualifications
Reuters Research Fellow, University of Oxford, UK
MA in Chinese Studies, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
BSSc in Journalism and Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Externally Funded Projects
65years of Hong Kong Television News (1957-2022)(香港電視新聞六十五載 1957-2022)
Dorothy Shen Wong Journalism Education Fund.
Co-Investigator (2020-2023)
Professional/Academic Projects & Activities
Project leader of the “TV News VR Game” Production (2022-23)
Finalist of the Hong Kong ICT Award, Digital Entertainment Award, 2023
Executive Producer /Script Editor of the feature documentary- “History of Hong Kong TV News” (香港電視新聞-開創紀) (2023)
Public Service
Member, Hong Kong Extended Reality Association (HKXRA) (2021- present)
Member, Media and Communications Training Board, Vocational Training Council (2011 – 2017, 2018-2019)
Co-opted Member, Broadcast Codes of Practice Committee, Communication Authority(2021-present)
Professional Experience
Hong Kong I-Cable News Ltd. 
Head of Programming (2010 – 2019)
Feature Editor, Executive Producer (2006 – 2010)
Principal Reporter, Assistant Feature Editor (2000 – 2006)
Television Broadcasting Ltd., News and Information Department 
Reporter, Senior Reporter (1991-2000)
Teaching Experience
Part-time Lecturer, Department of Journalism and Communication,Hong Kong Shue Yan University (2004-2019)
Part-time Lecturer, Department of Journalism, Hong Kong Baptist University(2004, 2018 -2019)
Part-time Lecturer, School of Journalism,  Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (2012-2013, 2015-2016)
Publications
“這個春天，我回到1874年的巴黎，親歷印象派的誕生”, SYMedialab, 8-4-2025
“數碼藝術展覽如何打造綜合式沉浸魅力－teamLab案例”, SYMedialab, 22-5-2024
“不朽鉅著《牡丹亭》的舞台視覺驚艷”, SYMedialab, 23-4-2024
“《Pluto冥王》手塚治虫、浦澤直樹漫畫的人工智能試煉”,  SYMedialab, 31-1-2024
“數碼項目創作的無限想像：數碼娛樂領袖論壇展覽”, SYMedialab, 20-11-2023
“新海誠 《鈴芽之旅 》之影像情感”, SYMedialab, 25-3-2023
“香港第一個結合新聞道德教學及VR虛擬實境遊戲的誕生”, SYMedialab, 24-9-2022
"東史郎日記",《一人一故事：新聞人再訴心聲》，天地圖書有限公司，2013
“九一一以後”，《一人一故事:新聞人的心聲細語》,天地圖書有限公司, 2010
《不是報道》，MSM Publishing Ltd., 2008
"廣東:疫症蔓延前",《目擊100天 沙士最前線》，香港記者協會，2004
Professional Awards
Executive Producer
New York International Film & TV Festival, The Telly Awards and Human Rights Press Awards(2005-2009)
Reporter/Producer
New York International Film & TV Festival - Bronze World Medal “SARs in China” (廣東: 疫症蔓延前)(2004)
The Chinese University of Hong Kong Journalism Grand Award (2003)
(第一屆中大新聞奬－大奬)
Chicago International Film & TV Festival
Silver Hugo Award (2003) - “Blood from the Mountains” (賣血鄉) (2003) 
Certificate of Merit - “Rural Debt” (鄉債) (2003)
Silver Plague Award - “Forbidden Birth” (天下第一難) (2001)
Human Rights Press Awards - Certificate of Special Merit
“Village in China series” (泥土黎民系列) (2003)
“Medical Series: Who Is Monitoring” (星期日檔案－醫療系列 之 誰來監管) (1999)
Asian Television Award - Certicate of Merit (2000)
Certificate of Merit - “Priming for the Best” (星期日檔案－我要考小學) (2000)
Best Documentary - “Cultural Revolution - 30 Years After” (TVB特備節目－文革三十年) (1996)
George Foster Peabody Award, (1995)
“Fifty years after the World War II” (TVB特備節目－終戰五十年)
Affiliations
Member of Reuters Foundation, UK
CU Alumni Editorial Board, The Chinese University of Hong Kong