Outstanding Research Postgraduate Alumni Award Presentation Ceremony 2024: Celebrating Academic and Research Excellence

The Outstanding Research Postgraduate Alumni Award 2024, the third celebration of the award, recognised distinguished PolyU alumni on 18 December. Being the role models for research talents, the four awardees were congratulated for their propelling accomplishments in multidisciplinary research landscapes of robotics and aerospace, computing and artificial intelligence, advanced textiles and wearable technologies, and tourism and hospitality management. They are Professor Li Bing, Professor Li Jun, Dr Shou Dahua, and Professor Yang Yang. With senior management, distinguished alumni, Dean of Graduate School, faculty and school deans and heads, Directors of Research Postgraduate Studies, award selection panel members, research students and alumni, and guests in attendance, the ceremony offered a vibrant networking platform.

Professor Jiannong Cao, Dean of Graduate School, appreciated the awardees in his welcome remarks for their dedication to promoting academic and research excellence, and manifesting the opportunities in research and innovation.

Professor Jin-Guang Teng, President, in his opening speech, reinforced the strong connection between research alumni and the Graduate School, highlighting their role in knowledge generation and translation for impactful advancements in respective fields. President Teng also pinpointed active alumni contribution to PolyU, a research-intensive university backed by expansive funding and partnership networks, and a community of 6,500 research postgraduate alumni.

Receiving trophies from the senior management, the awarded alumni expressed their commitment to inspiring the next generation through research and innovation across disciplines. They sent sincere gratitude to their alma mater for the abundant resources and invaluable supervisory guidance that nurtured them, allowing them to develop competent and diverse research skillsets with passion.

Concluding the ceremony in his speech, Professor Christopher Chao, Vice President (Research and Innovation) featured the instrumental attributes in PolyU’s research postgraduate studies that cultivate interdisciplinary research and innovative global leadership. For instance, the collaborative PhD programmes with academic and industry institutions, the global attachment programme and fellowship, and internship opportunities, spearhead the channeling of quality PhD graduates.

The Graduate School looks forward to strengthening ties with its expanding alumni community and recognising future leaders in research and innovation.

Further reading: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/gs/news-and-events/outstanding-rpg-alumni-award-2024/