e-Bulletin issue 125/March 2021
Polyu
 
FCE Scholars Win Gold Medals at Geneva Inventions Expo

In a special virtual edition of the 48th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, the Inventions Geneva Evaluation Days were held from 10 to 14 March 2021. Gold Medals have been awarded to Prof. John Wenzhong Shi and Dr Charles Man-sing Wong of the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics (LSGI) for their smart city platform and smart monitoring system for urban tree management respectively.

Student News
FCE 25th & 26th Congregations

The 26th Congregation and the 25th Congregation Make-up sessions were held for the Faculty of Construction and Environment online on 27 March 2021, celebrating the accomplishments of our graduates. For 2019/20, FCE graduated about 1,500 students, including around 80 doctoral recipients, as well as 620 master’s degree, 6 postgraduate diploma, 615 bachelor’s degree and 170 sub-degree students.

Outstanding Student Award 2020

Miss Maggie Tsin-tung Ng, a surveying student in the Department of Building and Real Estate (BRE), has been selected as the Outstanding Student of the Faculty of Construction and Environment (FCE) 2020, among the 4 outstanding students of FCE departments.

Research Achievements/ Activities
FCE Among Top 20 in QS World University Rankings by Subject

In the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject 2021, the Faculty of Construction and Environment (FCE) has one discipline in the top 20. The ranking for Architecture was in 18th place, while Civil and Structural Engineering was in 21st place.

Research for Clean Power Generation by BRE Scholar et al Published in Nature

A new strategy for the development of high performance and durable solid oxide fuel cells for efficient and clean power generation has seen the light of day in a recent article in Nature, a weekly international journal publishing the finest peer-reviewed research in all fields of science and technology.

Joint Supervision Scheme to Promote Research Collaboration

To promote research collaboration with university partners, a Joint Supervision Scheme with Chinese Mainland, Taiwan and Macao Universities was established several years ago. Selection for the scheme is based on the quality of the students’ proposals, whether their proposed research areas have been identified as the research focus of the Department/School concerned, the history of collaboration between the supervisors and their research track records, among other things.

Alumni News
Call for Alumni to Celebrate 85th Anniversary of PolyU
Staff News
Long-Serving Staff of FCE
Invitation for Programme Admission 2021/22
Applications from both local and international students are invited for the following programmes:

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 Structural and Fire Safety Engineering 結構及消防安全工程學(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

Master of Science (MSc)/ Postgraduate Diploma (PgD)
Building Services Engineering 屋宇設備工程學
Civil Engineering 土木工程學
Construction and Real Estate 建築及房地產學
Construction Law and Dispute Resolution 建築法及爭議解決學
Environmental Management and Engineering 環境管理及工程學
Facility Management 設施管理
Fire and Safety Engineering 消防及安全工程學
Geomatics (Geographic Information Systems) 測繪及地理資訊學(地理資訊)
Geomatics (Surveying) 測繪及地理資訊學(測量)
High Performance Buildings 高效能建築
Project Management 項目管理
Sustainable Urban Development 可持續城市發展學
Urban Informatics and Smart Cities 城市信息學及智慧城市

For details, please visit:
Undergraduate programmes- https://www.polyu.edu.hk/fce/study/undergraduate-programmes/
MSc/ PgD programmes and 2021/22 Entry Scholarships- https://www.polyu.edu.hk/fce/study/taught-postgraduate-programmes/
For PolyU’s e-Prospectus, please visit https://www.polyu.edu.hk/study

New Doctoral Programme at PolyU and its Outpost in Hangzhou
Doctor of International Real Estate and Construction 國際房地產及建築博士
For details, see http://www51.polyu.edu.hk/eprospectus/tpg

Forthcoming Event
Smart City Conference 2021
Theme: Smart Infrastructure
Date: 13 and 14 May 2021 (Thursday and Friday)
Time: 9:00am to 6:00pm
Venue: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology/ Webinar
Details:https://scc.hkust.edu.hk/index.html
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