Donor
PolyU Technology and Consultancy Company Limited
Founded in 1996, PolyU Technology and Consultancy Company Limited (PTeC) is the strategic professional service arm of PolyU. PTeC provides one-stop consultancy and knowledge transfer services to the private sector, government institutions and non-profit making organisations. By partnering with PTeC or soliciting its consultancy services, industries can leverage on PolyU's rich knowledge base for business success and sustainability.
PTeC taps into the vast expertise of 1,200+ dedicated and talented academic staff members from the 30 academic units across 6 faculties and 3 schools at PolyU, to offer first-class professional consultancy services that facilitate higher productivity and global competitiveness among enterprises. PolyU’s state-of-the-art equipment and resources are also instrumental for companies to harness success.
To demonstrate PTeC’s professionalism and its commitment to service quality, PTeC has developed and implemented a quality management system that earned PTeC the accreditation of ISO9001 in January 2005. It marks PTeC as the first university consultancy arm in Hong Kong to receive such accreditation and further reinforces its position as a top-notch consultancy service provider.
Limin Endowed Professorship and Endowed Young Scholar positions were established with donations from PTeC. The Chinese characters “Limin” (利民), literally “to benefit the people”, are taken from PolyU’s motto “To learn and to apply, for the benefit of mankind 開物成務 勵學利民”. The naming thus reflects the objective to benefit society through knowledge transfer.
Appointee
Professor Erin Cho
Professor Erin Cho, Dean of the School of Fashion and Textiles of PolyU, is a distinguished scholar and practitioner specialising in human-computer interactions, innovation strategies, e-commerce, digital economy, design management, branding, and entrepreneurship.
With a unique blend of expertise in management, technology, and design, Professor Cho has made significant contributions through research publications in renowned international journals and extensive corporate consulting and venture incubation. As a highly sought-after speaker, Professor Cho has delivered keynote addresses for prestigious academic and industry associations. Her work has also been widely adopted by companies to organise innovation teams and projects, showcasing her impact on the business world. Passionate about nurturing the next generation of change-makers and global leaders, Professor Cho dedicates herself to advising innovation hubs, incubators and venture capital boards.
Before joining PolyU, Professor Cho held positions as a professor of design strategies at Parsons School of Design, Dean of undergraduate studies, and Executive Director of Executive Education and Industry Engagement at the New School. She also served as a member of the innovation advisory committee of the National Retail Federation (NRF), a board member of Unicorn Nest, and a faculty advisor of XRC lab and Emotional Engineering Lab.
