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香港科技大學
2010-2011
年報
HKUST 2010-2011 Annual Report
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I
t has been a busy year for the Interdisciplinary Programs
Office (IPO), with several exciting developments in its
undergraduate provision. In September 2010, the Division of
Environment under IPO launched Hong Kong’s first integrated
BSc in Environmental Management and Technology, specifically
designed for students who want to develop the technological
and management skills to play a leadership role in creating a
green corporate world.
This innovative program, together with the IPO’s established
BEng & BBA Dual Degree Program in Technology and
Management and BSc in Risk Management and Business
Intelligence, offer high-flying cross-disciplinary education
to top-notch students. The IPO approach seeks not only to
build knowledge but character and soft skills through a wide
range of enrichment activities, including external student
competitions, project work and student exchanges.
During the year, student-centered learning and international
experience were two areas of special focus. The IPO
successfully attracted students from leading high schools
around the world, including Korean Minjok Leadership
Academy in Korea, while international applications grew by
150 per cent. Meanwhile, the global footprint of the IPO
expanded further with student interns in the US, Switzerland
and the Mainland, graduates studying MPhil and PhD
programs in the US, UK and Switzerland, and alumni with
work experience in UK, Switzerland, Singapore, Australia,
Shanghai and the Mainland.
跨學科課程事務處
Interdisciplinary Programs Office
Dual Degree students also made good use of the
opportunity to discover more about the environmental
challenges the world faces, as well as different cultural
perspectives, at the C40 Large Cities Climate Summit
and Technology and Management International Business
Plan Competition in Brazil. Highlights included learning
about the latest practices in sustainable development,
working in teams with elite students from the University
of Illinois and the University of Sao Paulo on green
business proposals for the competition, cultural visits
and a discussion with Hong Kong’s Secretary for the
Environment, Mr Edward Yau.
In 2010-2011, the IPO continued to advance the design
of its four-year curriculum to be introduced in 2012. The
student-centered curriculum aims to help learners take
initiatives to build knowledge.
The Division of Environment, in collaboration with the
HKSAR government, has played a major role in bringing
air quality research to the next level. With a HK$9
million Special Equipment Grant from the University
Grants Committee and a HK$6 million grant from the
Environmental Conservation Fund, the Division launched
the first Air Quality Research Supersite in May 2011,
which enables real-time characterization of ambient
particulate matter in the air to strengthen understanding
of the nature and sources of fine particles.
During the year, discussions and preparatory work for the
consolidation of the structure of Biomedical Engineering
were in full swing, leading to the establishment of the
Division of Biomedical Engineering in July 2011. The
Division will promote faculty collaboration in teaching
and research in the fast-growing field, research initiatives
in partnership with industry, and develop internship
projects. Research will focus on computational biomedical
engineering; biomaterials, biosensing and bioelectronics;
and biosystems design and engineering.
Projects are expected to lead to commercially viable
applications with positive impact for the community.
The Division will host the bioengineering postgraduate
program, and work closely with the Schools of Science
and Engineering to support the development of a set of
biomedical foundation courses to enhance undergraduate
programs in biotechnology and bioengineering.
跨
學科課程事務處的本科課程在年內有多項發展。
2010
年
9
月，事務處的環境學部開辦全港首個綜合
性的環境管理及科技理學士課程，培育學生的環保技術和
管理能力，以期在綠色企業擔當領導角色。
此外，科技及管理學雙學位學士課程、以及風險管理及商
業智能學理學士課程均為優秀學生提供高水平的跨學科教
育。事務處透過鼓勵學生參加國際比賽、活動及學生交換
計劃，豐富學生的知識及促進其個人發展。
年內，事務處特別發展以學生為本的學習模式及豐富學
生的國際體驗。事務處成功取錄來自韓國民族史觀高等
學校等世界著名中學的學生，國際學生的申請人數增加
150%
。事務處屬下課程的學生並前往美國、瑞士及內地
進行實習，其畢業生則到美國、英國及瑞士修讀碩士及博
士課程，或到英國、瑞士、新加坡、澳洲、上海及其他內
地城市工作。
科技及管理學雙學位學士課程的學生遠赴巴西參加
C40
大
城市氣候變化峰會和管理國際商業計劃大賽，深入認識世
界面對的環境挑戰、以及不同的文化。重點活動包括認識
最前沿的可持續發展趨勢，與伊利諾州大學及聖保羅大學
的精英學生合作擬定參賽建議書及參加文化觀光活動，並
與出席會議的環境局局長邱騰華先生進行討論。
事務處為
2012
年推出的四年制課程及其課程設計進行籌
備工作，課程以學生為本，幫助學生積極吸收知識。
環境學部與政府合作推動空氣質素研究，獲大學教育資助
委員會撥出特別設備補助金
900
萬港元，以及環境及自然
保育基金資助
600
萬港元，於
5
月成立首個空氣質量研究
超級站，收集有關大氣中顆粒物的實時數據，從而分析其
特性與源頭。
跨學科課程事務處全力籌備及商討生物醫學工程的整合工
作，並於
2011
年
7
月成立生物醫學工程學部。學部將推
動教研人員在生物醫學工程範疇的教研合作、與業界共同
進行研究，以及制訂實習計劃。研究的焦點是計算機生物
醫學工程、生物材料、生物感測及生物電子學，以及生物
系統設計與工程。
這些項目具備商業應用價值，造福社會。生物醫學工程學
部將開辦生物工程研究生課程，並與理學院及工學院合作
制訂生物醫學基礎課程，以提升生物科技及生物工程本科
課程的質素。
地圖顯示科大大氣監測走航平台在全港十八區進行街道空氣質素普查，
紅點顯示科大空氣質量超級站位置。
HKUST’s Mobile Real-time Air Monitoring Platform conducts roadside
air quality research in all districts. The red dot shows the location of the
HKUST Air Quality Research Supersite.
