with Mainland industry and explore further research
opportunities. Around 90 faculty members from
HKUST’s Clear Water Bay campus now have active roles
as leaders or participants in research projects at Fok
Ying Tung Graduate School.
Prof Furong Gao, the School’s Associate Dean
and Director of the Center of Polymer Processing
and Systems, and his research team at the School
successfully applied to be a Guangdong Province
Innovative R&D Team, a notable provincial-level
scheme for talented researchers focusing on high-end
technologies.
KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE AND
EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES
The School engaged in knowledge exchange through
offering professional training to local government
officials and entrepreneurs to encourage an innovative
and global mindset. More training programs are
planned.
With the new campus building due to be in place by
the end of 2014, the School will also be well positioned
to capture further opportunities that are emerging
in Nansha, which has seen rapid socio-economic
development since its designation as a National Special
Zone in 2012.
Institute, Foshan LED-FPD Technology R&D Center,
Zhejiang Advance Manufac turing Institute and
Guangzhou HKUST Fok Ying Tung Research Institute.
In March 2014, the University signed a framework
agreement to establish a Guangdong-Hong Kong
innovation and technology transfer platform with
the Guangzhou government. The milestone move
will greatly strengthen the School’s role in fostering
commercialization and technology innovation between
Hong Kong and Nansha, as well as other cities
in the Pearl River Delta.
A series of joint laboratories and applied engineering
centers have been set up by the School’s four divisions
with renowned overseas universities and major local
companies. Partners include China Telecom Beijing
Research Institute, the University of Bayreuth (Germany),
Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), and the
University of Waterloo (Canada) and Midea Electric
Appliances. These collaborations not only boost the
research capability of the divisions, but also inspire
more joint activities, making the School a valuable
platform for HKUST faculty and students to collaborate
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