e-Bulletin issue 105/July 2019
Polyu
 
RGC Theme-based Research Scheme 2019/20

Prof. Asif Usmani, Head of the Department of Building Services Engineering (BSE), has recently been awarded funding of HK$33.333 million from the RGC Theme-based Research Scheme for his project entitled “SureFire: Smart Urban Resilience and Firefighting.”

Research Activities/ Achievements
Results of RGC Competitive Funding Schemes 2019/20

The 2019/20 application results for the RGC General Research Fund (GRF) and Early Career Scheme (ECS) were announced on 28 June 2019.

Large Equipment Fund for Research and Teaching

The Areas of Excellence Committee of PolyU has recently approved funding for 2 FCE academics to purchase the following large equipment for their research.

Fire Engineering Excellence Award for BSE Scholar

Dr Xinyan Huang of the Department of Building Services Engineering (BSE) was recently honoured with a Grand Award (Research and Development) in the Fire Engineering Excellence Award 2019.


  Young Scholar Award for LSGI Assistant Professor

At the 4th National Quantitative Remote Sensing Forum held in Nanjing, China, from 15 to 16 June 2019, Dr Xiaolin Zhu of the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics (LSGI) was honoured with the Li Xiaowen Remote Sensing Young Scholar Award.

HK Shorelines Get a Makeover

In a 2-year project funded by the government, researchers at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and PolyU’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) have been testing eco-friendly concrete blocks and panels for sea walls in the New Territories.

HK Scholars Programme 2019

5 academics from the Faculty of Construction and Environment have been selected by the Hong Kong Scholars Programme (HKSP) 2019 to each engage a mainland scholar as a Postdoctoral Fellow in their research projects.

Events Reports

  Technical Seminar on Modular Integrated Construction

To promote modular integrated construction (MiC) in Hong Kong, a technical seminar on the topic was held on 11 July 2019 at the InterContinental Grand Stanford Hotel.


  RICS Accreditation Meeting

In connection with the re-accreditation of the MSc and BSc programmes in Geomatics, a panel from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) met with the programme team of the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics (LSGI) on 5 July 2019.


  PolyU Summer Programme 2019

To engage secondary students in its programmes of study, the departments of PolyU recently introduced various activities highlighting their respective programmes.


  Secondary Students from GBA Visit FCE

On 5 July 2019, about 150 mainland students from secondary schools in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) who were participants in the GBA Drone Competition visited the Faculty of Construction and Environment (FCE) to learn about the applications of innovative technology in a smart city.

Student News
Entry Scholarships for Outstanding MSc Applicants
 
Academic Exchange between PolyU and NJU
 
Study Tours of BRE Students
 
 
Invitation for Programme Admission 2020/21

Applications from both local and international students will be invited from September 2019 for the following programmes. Please watch out for the opening of 2020/21 application and get ready to make an application.

Undergraduate Programmes
BSc(Hons) in Building Engineering and Management 建築工程及管理學(榮譽)理學士學位
BSc(Hons) in Property Management 物業管理學(榮譽)理學士學位
BSc(Hons) in Surveying 地產及建設測量學(榮譽)理學士學位
BEng(Hons) in Building Services Engineering 屋宇設備工程學(榮譽)工學士學位
BEng(Hons) in Civil Engineering 土木工程學(榮譽)工學士學位
BEng(Hons) in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development 環境工程與可持續發展學(榮譽)工學士學位
BSc(Hons) in Environmental and Occupational Safety and Health 環境及職業安全與健康(榮譽)理學士學位 (Top-up Degree Programme)
BEng(Hons) in Sustainable Structural and Fire Engineering 可持續結構及消防工程學(榮譽)工學士學位
BSc(Hons) in Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics 土地測量及地理資訊學(榮譽)理學士學位

For details, please visit:
Undergraduate programmes- https://www.polyu.edu.hk/fce/study-at-fce/undergraduate-programmes
For PolyU’s e-Prospectus, please visit https://www.polyu.edu.hk/study

Forthcoming Events
FCE Annual Forum
Date: 29 August 2019
Time: 2:30p.m.
Venue: Y301, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
HKIS Annual Conference 2019
Date: 21 September 2019
Time: 9:00a.m.–4:30p.m.
Venue: Ballroom, JW Marriott
Theme: Innovation: Revitalising Construction
Details: please click here
PolyU Education Info Day
Date: 5 October 2019
Time: 9:00a.m.–5:00p.m.
Venue: CD Wing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
25th Congregation and Faculty Prize Presentation Ceremony
Dates: 12 and 13 November 2019
Venue: Jockey Club Auditorium, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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