Academic Staff

Prof. Albert CHAN is a Distinguished Research Professor of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU).  Prior to this position, he was PolyU's Dean of Students (2021-2025), Head of Department of Building and Real Estate (2015-2021), Associate and Interim Dean of Faculty of Construction and Environment (2011-2014), Associate Director of the Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (2016-2025), Able Professor in Construction Health and Safety (2019-2025), and Chair Professor of Construction Engineering and Management (2015-2025). He earned his MSc in Construction Management and Economics from the University of Aston in Birmingham and a PhD in Project Management from the University of South Australia. Before joining PolyU's Department of Building and Real Estate in 1996, Prof. Chan taught at the University of South Australia as a Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of the School of Building and Planning. He has been an Adjunct Professor in many Mainland and overseas universities.

Prof. Chan is devoted to a myriad of research subjects as varied as project management and project success, construction procurement and relational contracting, public-private partnerships, and construction health and safety, as manifested by his prolific research output of over 1,000 refereed journal papers, international refereed conference papers, consultancy reports, and other articles. Besides being an expert member of the Engineering Panel of the Research Grants Council, HKSAR, Prof. Chan also served as an expert member in the Built Environment Panel of FORMAS, Swedish Research Grants Council, and the Faculty of Architectural and the Built Environment, Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Prof. Chan was ranked among the Top 2% of Scientists in the World for five years in a row starting in 2020, according to a study by a group of scholars in Stanford University. Prof. Chan received the Medal of Honour (M.H.) from the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative on 1 July 2024 in recognition of his contributions to construction policy research and in nurturing young talents to join the construction industry.

Higher Diploma in Building Technology and Management, Hong Kong Polytechnic

Associateship in Building Technology and Management, Hong Kong Polytechnic

Master of Science, The University of Aston in Birmingham

Doctor of Philosophy, University of South Australia

Registered Professional Engineer (Building)

Fellow Member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers

Honorary Fellow Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Project Management