本地夥伴
LOCAL SUPPORT
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香港科技大學
2010-2011
年報
HKUST 2010-2011 Annual Report
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The Knowledge without Borders Seminar Series, arranged
by the School of Science, ran talks on assorted topics
for its students and secondary school students. In Fall
2010, secondary school students attended seminars on
“Successful Leaders’ Book of Secrets”, given by Mr Dick
Ming-kwai Lee, former Commissioner of Police. Students
also attended the “Megatrends and The Shift of Powers
between East and West” talk by Hong Kong financial
columnist Mr Cho Yan-chiu.
In addition, 30 School of Science students co-organized
with Sai Kung District Office and Sai Kung District
Community Center a series of activities as part of the
LOHAS Sai Kung Community Service Program.
Under the “Bring Technology to Society” concept, the
School of Engineering provided enrichment opportunities
for local students and teachers. During the year, the
School held its first professional development day for
English Schools Foundation (ESF) science teachers, with
over 70 educators attending. The event marked the start
of a long-term relationship between the Engineering
School and the ESF, a leading provider of education for
international students in Hong Kong.
Prof King Lun Yeung, Department of Chemical and
Biomolecular Engineering, led a group of Form Three
students to produce a fluorescent pen to monitor
cleanliness in hospitals while Prof Pedro Sander,
Department of Computer Science and Engineering,
conducted an interactive workshop with 50 elite high
school students from local and international schools on
creating multi-image panoramas.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
As part of its partnering efforts with the community, the
University encourages its students and other members
of HKUST to participate in service projects and learning
through the HKUST Connect program. Projects range from
voluntary work to service learning courses, experiential
learning through scholarships and internships with NGOs
and self-generated student initiatives, supported by the
Community Engagement Project Fund. Other community
projects include the HKUST Connect and the REDbird
award scheme.
To share their expertise and boost public knowledge of
the latest developments in their field, faculty members
of the Business School have regularly written influential
newspaper articles on Hong Kong, Mainland China and
global economies.
GENEROUS DONATIONS
HKUST also continued to benefit from the community’s
own spirit of giving and generosity. During 2010-2011,
the University was the grateful recipient of several major
donations, which will enable HKUST to pursue its vision
to move to the next level of academic excellence in
subsequent years.
The University received a HK$90 million donation from the
Chow Tai Fook Cheng Yu Tung Fund for the construction
of a Research and Academic Building. The cost of
construction was estimated to be approximately HK$480.3
million, of which HK$360.2 million was funded by the
government and the remaining cost was borne by private
donations. Construction will start in early 2012. Value
Partners Group Limited contributed close to $10 million
to jointly launch the Value Partners Center for Investing
at the School for Business and Management. It supported
research and training on investment management.
The President’s 20th Anniversary Challenge special
donation matching program for endowed professorship
donations was launched in April 2011 in conjunction with
the University’s 20th Anniversary. The program is expected
to significantly assist the University in attracting top
talents in the highly competitive global academic arena
and in recognizing and retaining its own distinguished
faculty. It calls for a donation of $10 million for each
endowed professorship, which will be matched dollar-for-
dollar by the University to form a permanent endowment
of $20 million. The annual return from the endowment
will support the academic and research activities of the
professor appointed. As of June 2011, two pledges were
confirmed and they were from Kerry Holdings Limited and
Wong Check She Charitable Foundation respectively.
題材廣泛。
2010
年秋季講座系列，特別邀請前警務處處長李明逵先生以「領袖秘笈」為題主講、
以及香港財經專欄作家曹仁超先生就「大趨勢與東西方勢力的轉移」主講。
此外，
30
名科大理學院學生聯同西貢民政事務處及西貢區社區中心合辦活動，參與「樂活西貢」社
區服務計劃。
工學院本著以科技貢獻社會的精神，為本地師生提供進修機會。年內，工學院為
70
多名英基學校
的科學教師舉辦首個專業發展日，促進與英基的長遠關係。
化學工程及生物分子工程學系楊經倫教授帶領中三學生研究特製螢光筆，用以監察醫院的衞生情
況；計算機科學及工程學系辛達德教授則主持互動工作坊，與本地及國際學校的
50
名優秀中學生
製作科大全景圖及其他合併影像。
融入社群
科大鼓勵師生透過「科大侍學行」及「紅鳥計劃」等參與社會服務、積極學習。項目包括義務工作、
服務學習課程、透過獎學金及實習計劃在非政府機構進行體驗式學習；大學認可「社群參與資助
計劃」資助的同學亦自發舉辦服務項目。
商學院教學人員經常在報章撰寫有關香港、內地及環球經濟的重要文章，與廣大讀者分享他們的
真知灼見，讓公眾深入了解其研究領域的最新發展。
慷慨捐贈
社會賢達繼續鼎力支持科大。
2010-2011
年，科大獲得多項主要捐贈，將能在未來創造更高的學
術成就。科大獲周大福鄭裕彤基金捐贈
9,000
萬港元資助興建新科研與教學大樓。大樓建築費用
約為
4.803
億港元，其中
3.602
億港元由政府資助，餘下款項由私人捐款承擔，大樓將於
2012
年
初動工。另外，惠理集團有限公司向科大捐贈近港幣
1,000
萬元，於科大工商管理學院共同成立
惠理投資研究中心，支持投資管理方面的研究及培訓。
為慶祝創校
20
周年，科大於
2011
年
4
月推出科大
20
周年校長挑戰計劃，透過設立講座教授捐
款，科大能在全球的激烈競爭中羅致優秀人才，同時表揚及挽留現有的優秀教員。捐助人捐獻港
幣
1,000
萬元，科大便作
1,000
萬元的等額配對，以籌集
2,000
萬元資助一名講座教授教席。基金
每年的回報將用以支持講座教授的學術及研究工作。截至
2011
年
6
月，科大已確認嘉里控股有限
公司和黃焯書慈善基金承諾的捐款。
