A 2016 Joint PolyU-Tongji PhD graduate, Dr. Xuhua CHANG, has been appointed Assistant Professor at The Intellectual Property (IP) Institute of Tongji Law School, Tongji University in Shanghai since 1 January 2016.
During his studies at PolyU, he was supervised by Dr. Patrick S.W. Fong, Associate Head and Associate Professor in the Department of Building and Real Estate and his supervisor at Tongji University was Prof. Qiang CHEN of the School of Economics and Management.
Dr. Chang has published many refereed journal and conference papers in collaboration with his supervisors and his 2015 Academy of Management (AOM) Conference paper entitled “University Invention Disclosure: Balancing the Right Stage and Type”, landed him with the Best Papers Award under the Technology and Innovation Management (TIM) division.
Dr.Chang’s research interests focus on technology transfer, intellectual property law and S&T policy evaluation. He remembered vividly from his job interviews that one of the main reasons for him to obtain this prestige position at Tongji University is because of his 2-year solid joint PhD experience at PolyU which the University treated it as studying overseas. His department is supporting him to achieve a solicitor qualification and eventually send him to The Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition in Munich, Germany for academic attachment. Max Planck Institutes are research institutions operated by the Max Planck Society, with a world-leading reputation as a science and technology research organization, with dozens of Nobel Prizes awarded to their scientists.
Speaking of his fond memories of studying at PolyU, Dr.Chang was very impressed by PolyU’s atmosphere, academic diversity, and spirit of science. He is willing to become the bridge between PolyU and Tongji.
