Sept 2025 Entry
What's New
Since its foundation in 1937, the Department has become internationally recognised as a leader in providing professional education for the building and real estate industry in the region and beyond. With our dedication to excellence, we have a multi-disciplinary team of faculty members who possess expertise in their respective fields of surveying, engineering, construction health and safety, town planning, building technology, real estate, finance, law and economics. Committed to a variety of quality research projects and consultancies, we are well-known for our research strengths in construction and building technologies. To facilitate knowledge transfer and networking, we actively maintain strong bonds with the industry and our alumni, many of whom are senior staff in government departments leading consultancy practices and private enterprises.
Dedicated to fundamental and high impact research related to sustainable urban development in densely populated cities, the Department has identified three major focuses, namely: Construction Health and Safety, Digital Construction and Sustainable Urban Systems, which embrace the expertise of most of the staff members. Projects with significant societal impacts are encouraged and supported.
Construction and Real Estate Economics
Dedicated to the teaching of and research into construction and real estate economics, finance, planning and sustainability.
| Supervisor | Tel | |
| Prof. YAM Chi Ho Michael | 2766 4380 | michael.yam@polyu.edu.hk |
| Dr Wong Siu Wai Ivy | 3400 8116 | ivy.sw.wong@polyu.edu.hk |
| Dr FAN Ying | 2766 5831 | yingfan@polyu.edu.hk |
| Dr SHEN Jianfu Jeff | 2766 5828 | jeff.jf.shen@polyu.edu.hk |
Construction and Real Estate Management
Dedicated to the teaching and research of construction and real estate management, with the aim of becoming the hub in the region and developing close links with the industry in pursuing collaborative research and high-level consultancy projects. Teaching and research areas include but are not limited to the following:
Assessment of buildability and constructability
Benchmarking performance for construction and real estate projects
Construction health and safety
Delivering construction and real estate projects successfully
Ethics and corporate responsibilities
Innovative project delivery approaches
Knowledge management
Maintenance and repair management
Partnering, Public-Private Partnerships and other forms of relational contracting
Quality management and assessment
Value management
| Supervisor | Tel | |
| Prof. SHEN Qiping Geoffrey | 2766 5817 | geoffrey.shen@polyu.edu.hk |
| Prof. CHAN Ping Chuen Albert | 2766 5814 | bsachan@polyu.edu.hk |
| Prof. LU Ming | 2766 5801 | m-ing.lu@polyu.edu.hk |
| Prof. ZAYED Tarek | 2766 5812 | tarek.zayed@polyu.edu.hk |
| Dr CHAN Wai Ming Daniel | 2766 4387 | daniel.w.m.chan@polyu.edu.hk |
| Dr CHI Hung Lin | 2766 5871 | hung-lin.chi@polyu.edu.hk |
| Dr LEE Minhyun | 3400 4260 | minhyun.lee@polyu.edu.hk |
| Dr YI Wen | 2766 4261 | wen.yi@polyu.edu.hk |
| Dr SING Chun Pong Michael | 2766 5797 | michael.sing@polyu.edu.hk |
| Dr TENG Yue | 2766 5877 | yue.teng@polyu.edu.hk |
| Dr ZHANG Fan | 3400 3385 | fan-2.zhang@polyu.edu.hk |
Information and Construction Technology
Dedicated to the teaching and research of basic technological principles and skills, including both information technologies and appropriate construction technologies, which are necessary for the supervision of the construction of buildings and other structures.
| Supervisor | Tel | |
| Prof. LI Heng | 2766 5879 | bshengli@polyu.edu.hk |
| Prof. NI Meng | 2766 4152 | meng.ni@polyu.edu.hk |
| Prof. YAM Chi Ho Michael | 2766 4380 | michael.yam@polyu.edu.hk |
| Dr FAN Hongqin | 2766 5788 | hongqin.fan@polyu.edu.hk |
| Dr SEO JoonOh | 2766 5823 | joonoh.seo@polyu.edu.hk |
| Dr WEI Hsi-Hsien | 3400 8194 | hsi-hsien.wei@polyu.edu.hk |
| Dr WENG Yiwei | 2766 5802 | yiwei.weng@polyu.edu.hk |
| Dr ANWER Shahnawaz | 3400 8174 | shah-nawaz.anwer@polyu.edu.hk |
| Dr HAN Shuai | 2766 4637 | shuai.han@polyu.edu.hk |
Urban Sustainability Policy
Dedicated to the teaching and research of policy and reform relating to the construction and real estate industry. Teaching and research areas include but are not limited to the following.
Architecture
Conservation of built heritage
Construction law
Economic analysis of law (regulations and policies) relating to construction and real estate
Green buildings and sustainable urban development policies
Innovative contracting and disputes resolution strategies
Institutions and institutional changes
Land-use policy
Real estate market mechanism
Social sustainability
Urban governance
Urban planning
Urban studies
| Supervisor | Tel | |
| Prof. CHAN Hon Wan Edwin | 2766 5800 | bsedchan@polyu.edu.hk |
| Dr WONG Siu Wai Ivy | 3400 8116 | ivy.sw.wong@polyu.edu.hk |
| Dr YUNG Yiu Kwan Esther | 3400 8196 | esther.yung@polyu.edu.hk |
| Dr SUN Yi | 2766 5565 | yi.sun@polyu.edu.hk |
| Dr KEE Yee Chun Tristance | 3400 8124 | tris.kee@polyu.edu.hk |
| Dr SING Chun Pong Michael | 2766 5797 | michael.sing@polyu.edu.hk |
| Dr TAN Zheng Tanya | 3400 3865 | tanya.tan@polyu.edu.hk |
| Dr HOU Yuting | 2766 5799 | yuting.hou@polyu.edu.hk |
Smart Construction Laboratory
The Smart Construction Laboratory has been providing industrial services covering and extending the use of Building Information Modelling (BIM), process simulation solutions and professional training to the construction industry.
Ng Wing Hong Laboratory for Sustainable City
This high-level laboratory provides an information technology infrastructure for examining the sustainable development of Hong Kong at the building and city level.
The laboratory facilitates the archiving, processing and retrieval of databases and information in multi-media formats.
Energy Laboratory
The laboratory provides facilities to support cutting-edge scientific research on advanced energy systems, such as high temperature fuel cells for energy conversion, metal air batteries for energy storage and electrochemical systems for low-grade heat harvesting.
Building Technology Laboratory
The laboratory provides demonstration classes and hands-on building technology experiments on structural mechanics, concrete testing and non-destructive techniques for building diagnostics and inspection. The Laboratory supports research on 3D concrete printing, construction robotics and robotics exoskeleton.
IT Teaching Room
Students can use any of the PC stations in the IT Teaching Room on a first-come, first-served basis during non-teaching sessions.
Smart Infrastructure Management Systems Laboratory (SIMS)
The mission of SIMS is to foster world-class excellence in research, training and technology transfer activities in the important area of sustainable civil infrastructure. The emphasis is on the research and development of effective design, rehabilitation, and management strategies.
Compulsory - Two Academic Referee’s Reports are required for the application for Fellowship and Scholarship Schemes.
• Identify and invite two academics who are familiar with your academic performance and achievements. Proposed supervisor(s) from the PolyU, proposed supervisor(s) from the partner institution (if any), and persons from non-academic backgrounds are not considered appropriate academic referees.
• Provide complete and accurate information on your referees, including their email addresses under a university or an organisation, in your online application.
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Compulsory - A standard form must be used for the submission of research proposal. Please click here to download the form.
Compulsory – Please upload all academic qualifications including Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree (if any) according to the University’s admission requirements, also refer to the ‘Procedures – Guidelines for Submitting Supporting Documents’ to follow the submission requirements.
