PolyU launches space-themed programme to nurture talents for the Greater Bay Area
16 Dec 2024
Dr Laura LO, PolyU Associate Vice President (Institutional Advancement) (2nd from left); Prof. Wu Bo, Fiona Cheung Professor in Spatial Science, Associate Head (Research) of the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics, and Associate Director of Research Centre for Deep Space Exploration of PolyU (2nd from right); Mr Ryan YUNG, Senior Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility Office at the Bank of China (Hong Kong) (1st from right); and Mr Frank CHOW, Associate Director of the PolyU Global Engagement Office (1st from left), posed for a group photo.
PolyU recently held a public lecture for the space-themed programme “Pioneering the Moon: From Exploration to Base Construction”, which attracted students from 94 secondary schools and international schools in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area.
Prof. Wu Bo, Fiona Cheung Professor in Spatial Science, Associate Head (Research) of the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics, and Associate Director of Research Centre for Deep Space Explorations of PolyU, provided an in-depth overview of lunar exploration achievements and potential strategies for lunar base development.
Participating students actively engaged in the lecture Q&A session, demonstrating their keen interest in space exploration.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is actively involved in national space missions, and is committed to fostering young people’s interests in space science and contributing to the Nation’s space achievements. In the 2024/25 academic year, PolyU has launched a space-themed programme “Pioneering the Moon: From Exploration to Base Construction”. A public lecture, given by Prof. WU Bo, Fiona Cheung Professor in Spatial Science, Associate Head (Research) of the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics, and Associate Director of the Research Centre for Deep Space Explorations of PolyU, was held on campus on 7 December, attracting students from 94 secondary schools and international schools in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area.
The programme is organised by PolyU and sponsored by the Bank of China (Hong Kong), with the support of the Chinese Society of Astronautics and the Hong Kong Society of Astronautics. Prof. Wu provided an in-depth overview of lunar exploration achievements and potential strategies for lunar base development. The lecture aroused the students’ enthusiasm in the interactive Q&A session, demonstrating their keen interest in space exploration.
The space-themed programme also includes two online lectures and a Lunar Base Design Competition. The online lectures will be held in mid-January 2025, featuring Dr Qi ZHAO, Assistant Professor of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of PolyU, and Mr Eno LAM, Engineer of the Research Centre for Deep Space Explorations, and Space Systems Engineer of the Industrial Centre of PolyU. They will speak on “Lunar Base Construction” and “Our Nation’s Space Aspirations, Impacts, and Local Involvements” respectively, introducing students with deeper knowledge of aerospace.
The Lunar Base Design Competition is now open for registration. Participating students can form teams to design a workspace that meets the needs of astronauts based on a chosen theme and propose innovative ideas for its future development. The competition is open to Secondary 3-5/Grade 9-11/Year 10-12/Gao-1 and Gao-2 students from secondary schools and international schools in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area, with a deadline for submitting the proposals of 28 February 2025.
For details of the space-themed programme “Pioneering the Moon: From Exploration to Base Construction”, please visit: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/geo/space/
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