OUR STORY

perfect practice makes perfect

Jeff Sung

CHIEF DIRECTOR OF EOK

"It's never really about EOK, it's always about the students here. We want to help students to develop a multi-directional mindset to overcome any obstacles coming their way and set them up for success. Our focus is to create individualized academic study plans and strategies that are best suited for each student.”

Why was EOK created?

ESTABLISH LIFELONG SKILLS |PREPARE THEM FOR SUCCESS

In 2002, Dr. Philip Ma, Jeff Sung, and several professors saw one major problem with many university students - weak mathematical fundamentals. As a result, Elements of Knowledge (EOK) was established at the University of Waterloo to provide better methods to help students understand complicated math concepts and apply them to resolve real-world issues. Later on, EOK’s teaching philosophy was offered to elementary and high school students in Richmond Hill, Markham, and Hong Kong. Since then, EOK has expanded its teaching methods beyond mathematics and helped many students accomplish their academic goals and establish a successful career in their study fields.
EOK Academy HK

CO-FOUNDING TEAM & ADVISORS

PASSIONATE FOR TEACHING | PASSIONATE FOR MENTORING

“Dr. Philip Ma is the founder of EOK Academy. Dr. Ma received his Ph.D. from the University of Waterloo in 1991. His thesis received the "Annual Canadian Applied Mathematics Society Doctoral Dissertation award". Prior to the establishment of EOK Academy, Dr. Ma has been working in the investment banking field for over twelve years. He was a Co-Heads of Capital Markets for Toronto Dominion Bank for Asia non-Japan region. Before working in Asia, he was Managing Director for CIBC Wood Gundy in Canada. He was also an Honorary Assistant Professor at the University of Hong Kong teaching master level courses in the area of computational finance.”

Ph.D. in Mathematics, University of Waterloo

Dr. Philip Ma

“Mr. Jeffrey Sung is the global chief executive director of Elements of Knowledge Ltd, and the principal instructor and trainer for Elements of Knowledge Ltd in North America. Mr. Sung received his Bachelor and Master of Applied Mathematics degree from the University of Waterloo. After graduation, he has worked in the IT industry internationally. Prior to starting Elements of Knowledge Ltd, he was the system architect for the California Superior Court at Alameda County.”

Masters of Applied Mathematics, University of Waterloo

Jeff Sung

“Dr. Chan received his PhD in Chemistry from University of Waterloo in 1990. After graduation, Dr. Chan was involved in the development of agriculture chemicals and pharmaceuticals. His research effort had led to a chemical entering field trial for agriculture use and a clinical candidate. Prior to joining the Elements of Knowledge Ltd, Dr. Chan was the Vice President of a multi-national chemical company. One of Dr. Chan’s favourite activities was to use simple readily available materials to teach children basic scientific phenomenon.”

Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Waterloo

Dr. Philip Chan

“Dr. Alison Gibbs is a Senior Lecturer in Statistics at the University of Toronto. She teaches courses in probability, statistical theory, and applied statistics to students at all levels from first-year university to graduate school. She is the faculty advisor to the Statistical Consulting Service which provides statistical advice and analysis to the University of Toronto research community and to clients from the government and private industry. She has recently advised the Ontario Ministry of Education on its revisions to the grade 12 Mathematics of Data Management course. Dr. Gibbs received her Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Toronto in 2000. She has also held a faculty position at York University and taught Secondary School Mathematics for four years.”

Ph.D. in Statistics, University of Toronto

Dr. Alison Gibbs

“Dr. Stephen Gibbs holds a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Waterloo and works as a consultant specializing in technology for trading and risk management. Dr. Gibbs has worked in various roles as a Financial Engineer, and IT Manager. Past positions include: Manager, Quantitative Finance for TD Bank, Head of Trading Research and Development for TMG Financial Products and Executive Director, Analytics, Risk, and Technology for CIBC World Markets. Stephen has extensive experience managing and developing systems for complex financial transactions.”

Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics, University of Waterloo

Dr. Stephen Gibbs

“Prof. Hui is a world renowned scientist specializing in the area of computational fluid dynamics, nonlinear water wave theory, high speed aerodynamic and nonlinear partial differential equations. He was awarded the Doctor of Science degree from University of Southampton at 1983. Since then, he has taught in many Universities including University of Waterloo, University of Arizona, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Academia Sinica in Taiwan. He was also invited as a visiting professor at NASA Ames Research Center and was Navair Research Chair at US Naval Postgraduate School.”