Established in 2010, PolyU’s International Advisory Board (IAB) advises on the strategic development directions and major initiatives of PolyU, while serving as a bridge between the University and the global academic community to foster collaboration and exchange. The Board has made significant contributions over the years, empowering the University to turn its vision into reality and contribute to a brighter future for Hong Kong, the Nation, and the world.

This year, a new membership, consisting of the PolyU President as the Convener and internationally renowned leaders in academia and the innovation/technology sector as Board Members, was established in September 2024. Board Members are appointed for a term of three years until August 2027.

PolyU International Advisory Board Member List 2024/2025

Convener

Professor Jin-Guang Teng
President, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, P. R. China

Board Members

Professor Tony F. Chan
Immediate Past President, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia

(also Former President of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

Professor Stuart Croft
Vice-Chancellor and President, University of Warwick, UK

Professor Dawn Freshwater
Vice-Chancellor, The University of Auckland, New Zealand

Professor Qihuang Gong
President, Peking University, Beijing, P. R. China

Ambassador George Hara
Chairman of Board, Alliance Forum Foundation; Group Chairman & CEO, DEFTA Partners, Japan

(also Special Advisor to the Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation)

Professor Peter Høj 
Vice-Chancellor and President, The University of Adelaide, Australia

Professor Robert J. Jones
Chancellor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA

Professor Kwang Hyung Lee
President, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea

Dr Michael Spence 
President and Provost, University College London, UK

Professor Tan Eng Chye
President, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Dr Wang Jian
President, Zhejiang Lab; Founder, Alibaba Cloud, P. R. China

Dr Zhang Ya-Qin
Dean, Institute for AI Industry Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China
(also Former President of Baidu, Inc., P. R. China)