Innovation and entrepreneurship training is a hallmark of the holistic education PolyU offers to enable students to excel in today’s dynamic environment and make a difference to society. In the 7th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, PolyU student teams scooped 12 awards, including the Grand Prize, for advancing technology development in areas ranging from mathematics and physics, to social enterprises.

 

The winning team of the Grand Prize in the Innovation the winning teams. Stream present their project to Mrs Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of the HKSAR (middle).

The winning team of the Grand Prize in the Innovation Stream (from left: Dr Ren Zhiwei, Dr Zhang Heng-kai and Dr Liu Kuan) and their project “High 
Performance Solution-Processed Perovskite Solar Cell Towards Sustainable Development”

Out of more than 70 winning projects, the PolyU submission “High Performance Solution-Processed Perovskite Solar Cell Towards Sustainable Development” not only won First Prize in the Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering Category, but it was also selected as the only Grand Prize winner from the Innovation Stream of the competition.

 

The project was praised for the potential of its new approach in the further development of producing high-quality, high-efficiency perovskite solar cells. Solar energy is an important source of renewable energy for industrial production and domestic consumption. Perovskite solar cells are the most promising type of photovoltaic technology and are a game changer for converting sunlight into electrical energy due to their low fabrication cost, high power conversion efficiency, and the flexibility offered by tunable bandgaps, and a facile manufacturing process. As a result, the novel method developed to produce high performance perovskite solar cells has the potential to make a significant contribution to sustainable development globally.

Organised by the Hong Kong New Generation Cultural Association, and co-organised by Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation with funding support from the Innovation and Technology Commission, the competition aims to inspire outstanding students with the potential to become future innovation and entrepreneurship leaders.

 

Professor Christopher Chao (fifth from left), PolyU Vice President (Research and Innovation), celebrates with The winning team of the Grand Prize in the Innovation the winning teams.

Professor Christopher Chao (fifth from left), PolyU Vice President (Research and Innovation), celebrates with the winning teams.

 

Innovation Stream

AwardProjectAwardees
Grand PrizeHigh Performance Solution-Processed Perovskite Solar Cell Towards Sustainable DevelopmentZhang Heng-kai, Ren Zhiwei and Liu Kuan
Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering
First PrizeHigh Performance Solution-Processed Perovskite Solar Cell Towards Sustainable DevelopmentZhang Heng-kai, Ren Zhiwei and Liu Kuan
Merit PrizeConstruction Noise Permit Application System Based on Geographic Information System and Noise Control OrdinanceChiu Kai-yim, Wong Ho-lun, Lee Wing-sze, Chantel Alexandra Lee, Suen Lok-fai, Ivan Jasper Istanto and Kong Yiu-lun
Merit PrizePerformance Analysis of Bifacial Solar PV Module and its Application in Hong KongHung Tak-lam, Nico Lam and Leung Chun-kuen
Information Technology
Second PrizeIntelligent Driver Health Assessment System Based on the Optical Fiber InterferometerYu Jianxun, Chen Shuyang and Qu Jiaqi
Merit PrizeMilky AssistantLeung Yee-ting
Mathematics and Physics / Mechanics and Control Systems
Merit PrizeAdopting VR and AR Technology to Minimise Human Casualty in Construction SiteHo Ho-nam and Wong Kwong-sau

 

Entrepreneurship Stream

AwardProjectAwardees
Entrepreneurship Proposal
Second PrizeElectricity-free Smart Cooling CoatingYang Ning and Fu Yang
Startup
Third PrizeFJ005Max Lee Jwo-lem, Ng Hoi-fung, Wen Weisong, Josua Chan Wing-hei and Hsu Li-ta
Third PrizeProbiotics Protected by Aerospace MaterialGu Yinlin, Yu Xuanjie, Chang Jinhui and Jin Yong
Merit PrizeAPRINT-3D Printing for STEM EducationChui Cheuk-long, Kwong Hing-tim and Tang King-hung
Social Enterprise / Cultural and Creative Services
Third PrizeBest ValueNg Hoi-kam, Lam Pui-yi, Yip Pui-sze, Ng Yim-hung, Marcus Pang Chee-tsun, and Karen Ashley Yue