e-Bulletin issue 102/April 2019
Polyu
 
 
FCE Translational Research Forum on Sustainable Urban Development in the Greater Bay Area

To capture the unprecedented opportunities that the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area initiative of the Chinese government is bringing to the region, the Faculty of Construction and Environment (FCE) successfully held a Translational Research Forum on Sustainable Urban Development in the Greater Bay Area on 26 and 27 April 2019.

Awards & Achievements

  The President¡¦s Awards for Excellent Performance/ Achievement 2017/18

A presentation ceremony for the President¡¦s Awards for Excellent Performance/ Achievement 2017/18 was held on 10 April 2019 at the Chiang Chen Studio Theatre.


  Gold Medals for BSE Researchers

At the 47th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva held from 10 to 14 April 2019, Prof. Hong-xing Yang of the Department of Building Services Engineering (BSE) and his teams received 2 gold medals for their inventions.


  PolyU Outstanding Alumni Awards 2019

2 alumni of predecessors of PolyU have been honoured with PolyU¡¦s Outstanding Alumni Awards on 30 April 2019.

Research Activities
ITF Funding for BSE Academic

Prof. Hong-xing Yang of the Department of Building Services Engineering (BSE) has been awarded HK$2,389,700 from the Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF) for a 2-year project entitled ¡§Research and Development of a Novel Inline Bidirectional Turbine for Water Supply Pipes.¡¨

FCE Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme

To boost its research capacity, the FCE Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme has approved funding for the following projects led by FCE academics.

Events Reports
Meeting with HKIE Accreditation Board

Following the visit from the accreditation team of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) at the end of last November 2018 to review 4 bachelor¡¦s degree programmes respectively in Building Engineering and Management, Building Services Engineering, Civil Engineering, as well as Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development, 8 representatives of the Faculty of Construction and Environment (FCE) visited the headquarters of HKIE in Causeway Bay on 16 April 2019 to present their responses to the HKIE report resulted from its previous visit.

Collaboration between PolyU and Hunan

A conference cum signing ceremony for 10 major projects in the Hunan-Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area was held in Hong Kong on 17 April 2019.


  Malaysian Delegation Visits LSGI

On 28 February and 1 March 2019, Prof. John Shi, Head of the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics (LSGI) welcomed a delegation from Surveyor Board Malaysia as part of the accreditation activities for its BSc programme.

HKIE Engineer Day

To promote education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and the engineering profession, the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) held the HKIE Engineer Day at PolyU on 13 April 2019.

Student News
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Invitation for Programme Admission 2019/20

Applications from both local and international students are now invited for the following programmes:

Undergraduate Programmes
BSc(Hons) in Building Engineering and Management «Ø¿v¤uµ{¤ÎºÞ²z¾Ç(ºaÅA)²z¾Ç¤h¾Ç¦ì
BSc(Hons) in Property Management ª«·~ºÞ²z¾Ç(ºaÅA)²z¾Ç¤h¾Ç¦ì
BSc(Hons) in Surveying ¦a²£¤Î«Ø³]´ú¶q¾Ç(ºaÅA)²z¾Ç¤h¾Ç¦ì
BEng(Hons) in Building Services Engineering «Î¦t³]³Æ¤uµ{¾Ç(ºaÅA)¤u¾Ç¤h¾Ç¦ì
BEng(Hons) in Civil Engineering ¤g¤ì¤uµ{¾Ç(ºaÅA)¤u¾Ç¤h¾Ç¦ì
BEng(Hons) in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development Àô¹Ò¤uµ{»P¥i«ùÄòµo®i¾Ç(ºaÅA)¤u¾Ç¤h¾Ç¦ì
BSc(Hons) in Environmental and Occupational Safety and Health Àô¹Ò¤Î¾·~¦w¥þ»P°·±d(ºaÅA)²z¾Ç¤h¾Ç¦ì (Top-up Degree Programme)
BEng(Hons) in Sustainable Structural and Fire Engineering ¥i«ùÄòµ²ºc¤Î®ø¨¾¤uµ{¾Ç(ºaÅA)¤u¾Ç¤h¾Ç¦ì
BSc(Hons) in Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics ¤g¦a´ú¶q¤Î¦a²z¸ê°T¾Ç(ºaÅA)²z¾Ç¤h¾Ç¦ì

Master of Science (MSc)/ Postgraduate Diploma (PgD)
Building Services Engineering «Î¦t³]³Æ¤uµ{¾Ç
Civil Engineering ¤g¤ì¤uµ{¾Ç
Construction and Real Estate «Ø¿v¤Î©Ð¦a²£¾Ç
Construction Law and Dispute Resolution «Ø¿vªk¤Îª§Ä³¸Ñ¨M¾Ç
Environmental Management and Engineering Àô¹ÒºÞ²z¤Î¤uµ{¾Ç
Facility Management ³]¬IºÞ²z
Fire and Safety Engineering ®ø¨¾¤Î¦w¥þ¤uµ{¾Ç
Geomatics (Geographic Information Systems) ´úø¤Î¦a²z¸ê°T¾Ç(¦a²z¸ê°T)
Geomatics (Surveying) ´úø¤Î¦a²z¸ê°T¾Ç(´ú¶q)
High Performance Buildings °ª®Ä¯à«Ø¿v
Project Management ¶µ¥ØºÞ²z
Sustainable Urban Development ¥i«ùÄò«°¥«µo®i¾Ç

For details, please visit:
Undergraduate programmes- https://www.polyu.edu.hk/fce/study-at-fce/undergraduate-programmes
MSc/ PgD programmes- https://www.polyu.edu.hk/fce/study-at-fce/taught-postgraduate-programmes

For PolyU¡¦s e-Prospectus, please visit https://www.polyu.edu.hk/study

Forthcoming Events
PolyU JUPAS Consultation Day: Admissions Strategies and Interview Skills
Date: 18 May 2019
Time: 2:00p.m.-5:00p.m.
Venue: PolyU Campus
Registration: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/conday/
RICS Hong Kong Annual Conference
Date: 24 May 2019
Time: 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m.
Venue: Grand Hyatt Ballroom, 1 Harbour Rd., Wanchai, Hong Kong
Details: https://www.rics.org/hkconf2019
CIB World Building Congress 2019
Date: 17-21 June 2019
Venue: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Theme: Constructing Smart Cities
Details: http://www.wbc2019.hk/
2nd International Conference on Urban Informatics
Date: 24-26 June 2019
Venue: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Details: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/lsgi/icui2019/
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