How universities innovate to create impact
Professional training, scientific research with an emphasis on application, and partnership with the public and business sectors have always been the cornerstones for PolyU.
[Sponsored article] With a decades-long track record of working closely with the government and fostering professional skills in the private sector, technology know-how and scientific research, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has always been at the heart of the economic development in Hong Kong, as its alumni assume global leadership positions in various industries.
“PolyU have trained over 400,000 graduates over the course of 80 years,” says Professor Philip Chan, deputy president and provost of the university. Its close partnership with the industry and the government goes back to 1937, when it started out as a government-funded vocational school.
“Professional training, scientific research with an emphasis on application, and partnership with the public and business sectors have always been the cornerstones for PolyU,” says Chan. “We have been providing much-needed talents to various industries, including manufacturing, construction and engineering, transport and aviation, and more. We are better positioned than any other local university to understand what it takes to take Hong Kong’s economy to the next level.”
In celebration of its 80th anniversary, PolyU is co-hosting the “Times Higher Education Innovation & Impact Summit” with the leading education publication. PolyU was ranked 17th in the latest Times Higher Education’s Asia University Rankings.
The three-day summit, starting from the end of May, will feature global movers and shakers from higher-education, government, and business sectors, who will brainstorm ways to empower universities’ economic and social impact through innovative research and teaching.
World-renowned leaders who will share insights include Charles Chen Yidan, founder of Yidan Prize and core founder of Tencent Holdings Limited; Hermann Hauser, co-founder of Amadeus Capital Partners; Candace Johnson, Founder/Co-Founder SES, Loral-Teleport Europe, Europe Online, VATM, GTWN, OWNSAT, Success Europe; and Greg Simon, Former executive director, White House Cancer Moonshot Task Force.
The Showcase in the summit will focus on four areas: space, aviation and railway, sustainable urban development, human-centred innovation, and hospitality.
