On 27 March, PolyU and the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) have signed an agreement to establish the “Joint Laboratory in Mechanics and Space Environment Engineering”.

Mr Yang Baohua, President of CAST has led a senior delegation to visit Hong Kong to seal the deal with PolyU President Prof. Timothy W. Tong.

This new collaboration has widened PolyU’s scope and expertise of participating in national space projects. In addition to having Prof. Yung Kai-leung (an expert member appointed by China National Space Administration's Lunar Exploration Program Centre for the third phase of China's lunar exploration programme) on board, the new deal has engaged the participation of PolyU’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, including Prof. Cheng Li; Dr Su Zhongqing; Dr Jing Xingjian; Dr Choy Yat-sze --- all of them are pioneering researchers in their own field --- to support the Joint Lab.

The University has been working closely with CAST. Both parties first signed a pact in 2010 for the establishment of a Joint Laboratory in Precision Engineering for Space Applications. The Joint Laboratory in Mechanics and Space Environment Engineering will be the second joint laboratory co-founded by PolyU and CAST. Details>>