HKUST 2006-2007 Annual Report
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研究中心及研究所
科大深信，如要對香港經濟發展舉足輕重的
領域，發揮「聚眾效應」的研究力量以推動發
展，設立跨學科研究中心及研究所極其重要，
此舉亦有助經費募捐、提高大學聲譽，以至促
進與商界、政府和業界的相互溝通等。
隨著新興學科及經濟與社會不斷發展，我們繼
續鼓勵設立研究中心及研究所。科大於去年加
強以下領域的研究工作：
•
投資四億港元成立一個研發中心 — 納米
及先進材料研究院有限公司。中心於近
期投入運作，其任務是擴闊科大的納米
材料及納米技術研究範疇，發揮科大的
優勢，為香港的新技術研發作領頭雁。
•
成立物流及供應鏈管理研究所，務求協調
研究、教育及行業合作，保持香港的領
先優勢。耗資四億港元，由科大、香港中
文大學及香港大學合辦的物流及供應鏈管
理應用技術研究及發展中心亦投入運作，
該中心將專注發展無線電頻譜識別技術。
•
因應本地及全球日益關注可持續發展問
題，科大成立環境研究所，這亦是科大策
略發展計劃的一個重要範疇。作為一個跨
學科智庫，研究所既是科大進行環境工作
研究的重點部門，亦是科大與外界環保團
體及研究機構的聯絡平台。
其他研究所包括先進的製造研究所、生物技術
研究所、香港電訊訊息技術研究所、集成微系
統研究所、納米科技研究所，以及信和軟件研
究所等。
工學院亦為國際先進計算及通訊技術中心
（
InterACT
）的運作基地。這個重要的研究教
育中心，致力促進科研及培育新一代的計算
機及通訊發明家和工程師。InterACT由科大
與卡爾斯魯大學（
Universität Karlsruhe
）及卡
耐基梅隆大學（
Carnegie Mellon University
）
合辦，是科大的首個橫跨三大洲的三邊合作
項目。
RESEARCH CENTERS AND INSTITUTES
HKUST believes interdisciplinary research centers and institutes
have a central role to play in establishing a critical mass of research
capabilities in areas of high importance to Hong Kong’s economy.
They also attract funding, increase the University’s visibility and boost
interaction with business, Government and industry.
We have continued to encourage their creation as new fields of
specialization evolve and economic and social concerns develop. Our
research efforts continued to pick up pace at:
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An HK$400 million R&D center, the Nano and Advanced Materials
Institute Ltd (NAMI), was established to expand the scope of the
University’s nanomaterials and nanotechnology activities and
leverage HKUST’s expertise in leading research and development
of new technologies in Hong Kong.
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The Logistics and Supply Chain Management Institute, set up to
coordinate research, education and industrial cooperation efforts
to help Hong Kong retain its competitive edge. An HK$400
million R&D Center for Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Enabling Technologies is also at work, co-hosted by HKUST, the
Chinese University of Hong Kong and the University of Hong
Kong. Its initial focus is on Radio Frequency Identification.
•
The newly-created Institute for the Environment, set up in
response to mounting local and global concerns about sustainable
development, also pegged as an area of high impact in the
University’s Strategic Plan. As an interdisciplinary think tank, it acts
as a focal point for university-wide work on the environment
and a point of contact for outside environment groups and
research organizations.
Other institutes include the Advanced Manufacturing Institute, the
Biotechnology Research Institute, the Hong Kong Telecom Institute
of Information Technology, the Institute of Integrated Microsystems,
the Institute of Nano Science & Technology, and the Sino Software
Research Institute.
The School of Engineering is also host to The International Center for
Advanced Computing and Communication Technology (InterACT),
a significant new research and education center that will stimulate
discoveries and develop the next generation of computer and
communications innovators and engineers. Formed with Universität
Karlsruhe and Carnegie Mellon University, it is the result of the first
collaborative agreement by HKUST involving three universities from
different continents.
