PolyU President Prof. TENG Jin-Guang, at the World University Presidents Forum held 30–31 July in Yanqi Lake, Huairou district, Beijing, delivered a keynote speech on universities’ responsibilities in an era of change, sharing PolyU’s exploration and practices in fostering student innovation and advancing interdisciplinary research.
Prof. Teng said that PolyU is positioned as an innovative world-class research university, and the University aspires to do well in the fields of engineering and technology and be world leading in distinctive disciplines. PolyU has been at the forefront in distinctive disciplines including design, fashion and textiles, hotel and tourism management, rehabilitation sciences, physiotherapy, optometry, geomatics, building environment and energy engineering, etc.
“Innovation is always on the way. Universities should develop students into innovative leaders, so that research can bring innovation that contributes to the society. Teaching, research, social services, as well as management systems and mechanisms are innovating constantly. For everything we do, we should ask whether it can be done better, using better and newer methods.”
He also highlighted the importance university research, introducing the University’s establishment of PAIR in recent years, with an aim of providing solutions to significant societal challenges through interdisciplinary research.
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