The University has stood out high in this year's Competitive Earmarked Research Grant exercise, run by the Research Grants Council. Apart from ranking first in the engineering discipline, PolyU has also been awarded a record high amount of funding. Profile talks to Prof. Ko Jan-ming, the new Vice President (Research Development) - the man in the driver's seat to take control of the University's research development.


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PROFILE is published quarterly by the
Communications and Public Affairs Office for staff and friends of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. For an electronic version, please visit the University's website: www.polyu.edu.hk/cpa/profile

Editor: David Poon
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back issue

September 2003

Part 1
1.5MB
  • Steering research development to new heights
  • Projects to bear fruit
  • Spotting star researchers
  • 推動科研 更上層樓
  • 應用科研項目 與民息息相關


Part 2
547KB
  • 轉載<<明報月刊>> 專訪校長潘宗光教授
  • An in-depth interview with the President by Ming Pao Monthly

Part 3
1.9MB
  • Foresight, breakthrough: the new Faculty of Business
  • PolyU invention heading to Mars
  • Trees named after alumni and sponsors
  • News in brief
  • Ongoing efforts to stem out SARS

Part 4
439KB
  • ITF funding boosts textiles and apparel researches
  • First 'Eye' for fabrics in the world
  • New systems to enhance home intelligence
  • More HIV education urged for pregnant women
  • Improved GPS technology to detect landslides
  • Making nano-machining a hit technology

Part 5
794KB

  • Expro on lifelong learning
  • JUPAS Consultation Day
  • First CEO Forum in Shenzhen
  • Mentorship programme for novices

Part 6
400KB
  • Promotions
  • External appointments
  • Top engineer elected IEEE Fellow
  • Graduates preferred by the market
  • Some 4,800 newcomers join PolyU

Part 7
273KB
  • Outstanding tourism alumnus honoured
  • Engineering talents eye world's championship
  • Skilled youngster makes name in St Gallen
  • Big hand for top construction students
  • Infiniti Rally scores victory
  • Training leaders for tomorrow
  • Online competition to boost e-learning
  • Fashion extravaganzas
  • Design works of young minds

Part 8
283KB
  • Happy reunion at students halls
  • Overseas alumni show support to Hong Kong SARS fighters

 


Last updated: 14 May, 2003

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