T
he HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School (FYTGS)
, established in December 2006 as the
University’s fifth school, plays a key role in the University’s development, particularly in Mainland China.
With this vision, the School’s campus in Nansha, Guangzhou, was officially opened on 25 January 2007.
The Nansha campus, located at the heart of the Pearl River Delta (PRD), provides an ideal base from which
to make contributions in technological developments and advancements to Hong Kong and the PRD. The
University will use its strengths and experiences, harnessed in research and within the academia, to bring
technological advancements to benefit both its students and the technology-based industries in PRD.
The School currently has 11 research centers and two central research facilities. Their research focus is on
advanced materials, biomedical and biotechnology, environment and sustainable development, as well as
information and communications technology. These four areas are in line with the University’s strategic
development focus.
In its first year, the School and its research centers have been actively engaged in research and industrial
projects and collaborations, including the prestigious national “863” and “973” research projects. In May
2008, in recognition of the School’s research prowess and its extensive international network, the Ministry
of Science and Technology (MOST) awarded the School the status of “International Science & Technology
Cooperation Base” to facilitate further collaborations between institutions on the Mainland and their
international partners. The award, only the 5th to be granted in Guangdong Province out of just 60 such
awards in the whole of Mainland, is yet another recognition of the School’s excellence.
On the education front, the School has obtained Senate approval to commence two MPhil programs
in Advanced Materials Engineering (AME) and Atmospheric Environmental Modeling (ATM). These
two programs are differentiated from other MPhil programs through their unique cross-discipline
and cross-schools curriculum, as well as the opportunity to conduct research on the Mainland. The Graduate
School is also working on postgraduate programs, to be jointly offered by HKUST and the Sun Yat-sen
(Zhongshan) University.
In the area of general education, FYTGS uses its base in Nansha
to offer undergraduate and secondary school students in Hong
Kong the opportunity to study Chinese culture and heritage.
The Graduate School is going from strength to strength. Plans
are under way to build its new campus in the Nansha IT Park for
completion in 2010.
香港科技大學霍英東研究院
HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School
香港科技大學霍英東研究院院長
余同希教授
Dean of HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School
Prof Tong-Xi Yu
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