Unveiling ceremony for Remote Sensing and Environment Professional Alliance of Jiangsu-Hong Kong-Macau Universities.
Initiated by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT) and Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST), the Remote Sensing and Environment Professional Alliance of Jiangsu-Hong Kong-Macau Universities (referred to as the Professional Alliance) has been established on 22, March 2023 in Xuzhou, China. More than 100 leaders, scholars and students from 18 universities in Jiangsu, Hong Kong and Macau participated in this activity. Prof. Charles Wong, Associate Dean of our faculty, attended the event and congratulated the establishment of the Professional Alliance.
The Professional Alliance was approved by the second executive council of the Jiangsu-Hong Kong-Macau University Cooperation Alliance on 5 December 2022. The goal of this alliance is to focus on China’s national strategic needs of Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutral, to continuously enhance the cooperation level among experts and scholars in the field of remote sensing and environment, and to achieve collaborative innovation between Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland. In addition to the primary initiators, this alliance was jointly initiated by Nanjing University, Hohai University, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing University of Technology, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist University, University of Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong, Jiangsu Normal University, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Nantong University, Jiangsu Ocean University and other universities.
During the unveiling ceremony, Prof. Charles Wong, Associate Dean and Professor from Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics (LSGI), PolyU was appointed as Director of the Professional Alliance. Prof. Lu Haitian, Director of the Mainland Development Office of PolyU, said that the Jiangsu-Hong Kong-Macau University Remote Sensing and Environment Professional Alliance is the first professional alliance in which PolyU has contributed to its establishment. He hoped that through the construction of professional alliances, the academic exchanges and scientific research cooperation among university scholars in Jiangsu, Hong Kong and Macao will be further promoted, so as to help the sustainable development of the environment. Prof. Shuncheng Lee from Department of Civil and Environment Engineering (CEE), PolyU presented a keynote speech on “Urban Air Pollution Control and Data Analysis”.
After the unveiling ceremony, Prof. Charles Wong, Dr. Guoqiang Shi from LSGI, Prof. Donghai Wang from MUST and outstanding student representatives from CUMT joined a communication salon, which discussed and shared exchanges on future studies and scientific research. Through the in-depth discussions between scholars among different universities in the alliance, more collaborations and exchange opportunities are expected in the near future.
