Dr Hayes Tang is the Principal Investigator of an international research project "Reconsidering Academic Entrepreneurialism in East Asia: Diverse Voices and Critical Insights from the Academic Profession of Flagship Universities” in 2021. Meanwhile, he completed a PPR project (Public Policy Research by the Hong Kong SAR Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office) on youth and aspirations in Hong Kong in 2020. He serves as the Associate Editor (Sociology and Education) of Humanities & Social Sciences Communications (SSCI-indexed), Associate Editor of the Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education (the official journal of Comparative and International Education Society's Higher Education Special Interest Group), and is on the Editorial Board of Chinese Education & Society (Taylor & Francis). On top of scholarly research, he considers education a commitment imperative to an academic life. Championing the spirit of liberal arts education, Hayes was presented at the start of his academic career the Outstanding Teacher Award by the School of Professional and Continuing Education, The University of Hong Kong in 2012. On issues about education, innovation and youth engagement, he was interviewed by journalism including ARTE (Association relative à la télévision européenne) (Franco-German channel), The Straits Times, South China Morning Post (SCMP), Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK, Radio 3), China Daily and D100 Radio. Upon invitation, he delivered a Fulbright-Hays seminar for a delegation of American school teachers during their visit to The University of Hong Kong in August 2015. The Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad are hosted by the National Committee on United States-China Relations, USA.