香港
HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School
HKUST 2008-2009 Annual Report
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Making Further Inroads in Building
the PRD-HK Collaboration Platform
for Research and Technology
Innovation
S
ince its establishment as the fifth school of the
University in January 2007, HKUST Fok Ying Tung
Graduate School (FYTGS) has worked tirelessly in the
past year towards the establishment of a technology
and education base on the Mainland for HKUST. The
development efforts were from a multitude of directions
— including seeking more Government support and
recognition, collaboration with partners in research and
in education, boosting the School’s own capabilities, and
securing more research projects and grants.
Building up the Research
Infrastructure — Government
Recognition and Support
In December 2008, the School succeeded in its application
to the National Science Foundation of China (NSFC).
With this approval, NSFC recognized the School as a
Principal Investigator (PI) Unit, allowing the School to
directly and independently apply for grants from this
prestigious institution. This approval opened up enormous
opportunities for the School, and for HKUST. In April
2009, the School’s application for Nansha Post-Doctoral
Work Station status was approved.
During the year, the Nansha authorities formally established
cooperative ties with the School to better facilitate and
support the School's development in Nansha.
