e-Bulletin issue 106/August 2019
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PolyU Entry Scholarship Award Ceremony

An award ceremony for non-local students who received entry scholarships to PolyU was held on 22 August 2019 at the Chiang Chen Studio Theatre.

Head of BRE Appointed Able Professor in Construction Health and Safety

Prof. Albert Chan, Head of the Department of Building and Real Estate (BRE), Associate Director of the Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development, and Chair Professor of Construction Engineering and Management, has been appointed the Able Professor in Construction Health and Safety with effect from 1 August 2019.

Research Activities
NSFC Research Grants

3 academics of the Faculty of Construction and Environment (FCE) have been approved for research funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC).

Professional Services Advancement Support Scheme

Prof. Siu Lai Chan of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) has been awarded funding of $272,000 from the Professional Services Advancement Support Scheme to undertake an 18-month project entitled “Guideline on Modern Design Method of Second-order Direct Analysis for Steel Structures.”

FCE Matching Fund for External Competitive Grants

4 academics of the Faculty of Construction and Environment (FCE) have been awarded FCE Matching Funding for external competitive grants.

FCE Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme

The following project has been approved funding from the FCE Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme.

Start-up Fund for New Assistant Professor

Dr Jianfu Shen of the Department of Building and Real Estate (BRE) has been allocated $600,000 of start-up funding from BRE, the Faculty of Construction and Environment (FCE), and PolyU for a 3-year project entitled “Do Insiders Exploit the Market Mispricing in Value/ Growth Stocks?”


  FCE Annual Forum

To share successful experiences of applying for RGC competitive research funding, the Faculty of Construction and Environment (FCE) held its annual forum on 29 August 2019.

Best Paper Awards for LSGI PhD Students

At the annual forum of the International Association of Chinese Professionals of Global Positioning Systems (CPGPS) held in Wuhan, China, from 20 to 22 July 2019, two PhD students from the Department of Land Surveying & Geo-Informatics (LSGI) were honoured with Best Paper Awards.


  AIB(HK) Professional Excellence in Building Awards 2019

In the Professional Excellence in Building Awards 2019 organized by the Australian Institute of Building (Hong Kong Chapter) (AIB-HK), two PhD students of the Department of Building and Real Estate (BRE) were rewarded for their entries.


  Best Student Presentation Award for BRE PhD Student

A PhD student from the Department of Building and Real Estate (BRE), Mr Abdullahi Saka, has come first in the Best Student Presentation Award (Category: Smart Planning, Design and Construction, Smart Environment) organized by the Hong Kong PolyU Student Chapter of the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB).

FCE Awards for Outstanding PhD Theses 2018/19

The following research students have been selected for the FCE Awards for Outstanding PhD Theses.

Events Reports

  Orientations for New Undergraduates

On 27 August 2019, incoming freshmen of undergraduate degree and Higher Diploma (HD) programmes of the Faculty of Construction and Environment (FCE) attended an orientation held by their respective departments.


  Orientation for TPg Students

More than 180 full-time new students of FCE taught postgraduate (TPg) programmes had their orientation on 26 August 2019.

Staff News
New Academic Staff
Dr Shen
 
Dr Yan
 
Alumni News
HKSAR Government Honours FCE Alumni
 
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
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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