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科大與阿卜杜拉國王 科技大學結盟
10 Questions for Prof Yu Tongxi on FYTGS
余同希教授答霍英東研究院十問
Hon Laura Cha Meets Students and Staff
教資會主席查史美倫與科大師生交流
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Joint R & D Laboratory
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生物醫學聯合實驗室成立
From Young Once
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生物科技 留住青春
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Front and Center
清水灣之春
Expansion for Excellence: HKUST’s 2020 Campus 十年藍圖 百年使命
Face to Face
與余同希一席話
10 Questions for Prof Yu Tongxi on FYTGS 余同希答霍英東研究院十問
Local
香港─我們的家
Hon Laura Cha Meets Students and Staff 教資會主席查史美倫與科大師生交流 Heading for an Innovative Trip 首爾之旅飽覽三星創新成果
National
祖國─我們的根
Prof Y S Wong Elected to the NPC 黃玉山副校長當選港區全國人大代表
Partnership with Top Mainland Research Institute 科大與中科院結盟
Global
世界─我們的夢
IAS Launches Joint R & D Laboratory with World Class Research Institute
生物醫學聯合實驗室成立
“The Man Who Would Not Disturb Your Thinking” IAS Director Peter Goddard at HKUST
學問追尋無藉口─記普林斯頓高等研究院院長Peter Goddard 教授演講
North Korea Picks HKUST for Training 北韓研究員破天荒到香港科大受訓
Astronaut Shares Space Experience 太空生活新啟示 World Bank Chief Economist Shares Insights 世銀首席經濟學家剖析文化與經濟的辯證關係 HKUST Joins Hands with KAUST on Research Collaboration 科大與阿卜杜拉國王科技大學結盟 HKUST Hosts First UK-HK Frontiers of Science Symposium 首屆「英國-香港」前線科學研討會在港舉行 Another Triumph for Business School
科大MBA排名全球第 17 位 Nano Collaboration
科大與白俄羅斯大學進行納米科技教研合作 Our 100th Exchange Partner
商學院締結第 100 個學生交換計劃夥伴
In the UST Family
大家庭內談「大家」
Inspiring Teaching, Inspiring Life 良師梁伯和教授 Prof Kalok Chan Named Synergis-Geoffrey YEH Professor of Finance 陳家樂教授獲委新昌 - 葉謀遵財務學講座教授 A Man with a Mission - The New AmCham Chairman’s
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Our Search & Research
雄雞鳴 天下白─科研成果
From the Young Once to the Young Ones Skin Beauty at Affordable Price
胭脂背後─ 生物科技 留住青春
A New Defense Against Avian Flu with an Old Recipe 科大科學家以夏桑菊對抗禽流感
Raising the Bar
又上一層樓
HKUST Professors Awarded Top Scientific Honor 科大傑出教授獲頒「國家自然科學獎」
More Powerful Scientific Computing for Better Research in Science & Engineering
王筱平教授榮獲「2007 年度馮康獎」
Young Scientific Minds Meet in Nanotech Camp 科大研究生揚威日本
Blue Sky In China - Thanks to HKUST Professor 陳澤強教授獲國家教育部殊榮
Improving Coal Mine Safety by Wireless Sensor Network 煤礦安全監控系統奪香港科技大獎
HKUST Faculty Members Win Professional Honors 多名科大教授獲殊榮
On Our Green, Green Campus
校園一二事
A Mathematician Shares the Art and Joy of Teaching Mathematics
從數學看世界─ 鄭紹遠教授孜孜不倦作育英才 眺望─ 中國內地學生及學術事務主任朱力徑博士 A Sustainable HKUST by Prof Gerald Patchell 建設綠色校園
A New Man at the Helm of HKUST Council 張建東博士出任科大校董會主席
Students Win Internship with Business Proposals 射頻識別 實用創新
Scientists as Poets 科學家的「詩情生活」
A Journey to Cultural Diversity 文化節帶您遨遊世界 New Book Releases 新書推介
四個月的體會 一生的回憶
The Hands that Help
全賴有您─ 捐獻科大
The Beauty of the Super-Small 細小的美麗─ 陳子亭教授談納米 The Three Knocks of Generosity 田家炳基金會三度捐獻助科大發展
The Bank of East Asia Donates HK$5 Million to HKUST 科大獲東亞銀行捐款五百萬元
HK$1 Million Gift to Support Excellence in Teaching 百萬捐款支持優質教學 1 4 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 34 37 38 39 43 40 44 45
n a short history of 16 years, HKUST has achieved a status beyond expectation. The 17th year marked its further step into greatness with the introduction of its master plan for campus development - “Expansion for Excellence: HKUST’s 2020 Campus”. The title of the plan implies that the University will continue its pursuit of excellence in the face of two major challenges - the surge in student numbers with the implementation of the
four-year degree program by 2012 and the educa-tional and research goals outlined in the University’s Strategic Plan.
大建校雖只有 16 年，但取得的成就有目共睹。為了追求 進一步的學術卓越，科大積極擴建校園及增加基礎設 施，以配合 2012 年實行本科四年制的教學需要，並落實發展 策略所訂下的教研目標。
Expansion for Excellence:
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The Lee Shau Kee Campus is named after Dr Lee Shau Kee who generously donated $400 million to support HKUST. 為答謝李兆基博士慷慨捐資四億元，科大將新校園命名為李兆基校園
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Models and graphics of HKUST’s new campus will be prominently displayed in the HKUST Library until 10 June. Officiating at the opening ceremony of the exhibition were former HKUST Council Chairman Dr John Chan, HKUST Acting President Prof Roland Chin and HKUST Vice-President for Administration and Business Prof Yuk-Shan Wong. The master plan would help HKUST to strive for educational and research excellence and to realize its unique mission of driving Hong Kong’s economic and social development.
To engage HKUST members and Hong Kong society in the reshaping of a better campus, consultation sessions were held outside and inside the campus. Prof Wong briefed the Sai Kung District Council members on the major projects in a spring dinner and received very posi-tive feedback and support. In a forum held on 29 Febru-ary, Prof Wong and HKUST Director of Facilities Manage-ment Mr Mike Hudson also met with HKUST faculty members, staff and students to explain the plan in detail.
The HKUST members actively participated in the discus-sion and raised constructive comments that helped to finetune the master plan.
The master plan includes on-campus and off-campus development. Major items including the Lee Shau Kee Campus, the Institute for Advanced Study, extension to the existing Academic Building and student residences are all planned for the further development of our stun-ning bay-shore campus. Off-campus development includ-ing HKUST Fok Yinclud-ing Tung Graduate School at Nansha and HKUST Shenzhen Industry, Education and Research Building will enable HKUST to expand into the Mainland. The plan has addressed important issues such as sustainability, building services, structural and traffic engineering.
For project updates, please visit: www.ab.ust.hk/fmo/; please direct your comments and suggestions to [email protected].
New Laboratory Building 新實驗室大樓
科大於 2 月 29 日至 6 月 10 日，舉辦了一個名為「十年藍圖． 百年使命」的校園發展計劃巡禮，展出多項重大的校園擴建項 目。出席巡禮及主持剪綵儀式的校方代表，包括剛於４月卸 任的科大校董會主席陳祖澤博士、署理校長錢大康教授、副校 長（行政）黃玉山教授、署理副校長（研究及發展）易東萊教 授、以及校產設施管理處處長克遜先生 ( Mike Hudson) 。 署理校長錢大康教授在致辭時表示，今次擴建校園，為科大往 後百年發展奠下新基石，進一步協助科大落實推動香港經濟與 社會發展的使命。 為了聽取科大教職員、學生及社會人士對於藍圖的意見，科大 特別舉辦校園發展座談會。黃玉山教授更在較早之前的春茗 上，向西貢區議會簡介校園未來主要建設，並獲得區議會的熱 烈支持。舉行校園發展計劃巡禮當天，黃教授聯同克遜先生， 向科大教職員及學生詳細講解計劃內容，會上，科大師生熱烈 參與討論，大家集思廣益，為校園的發展提出寶貴意見． 校園發展的重要項目，包括興建李兆基校園、科大高等研究 院、學術大樓擴展、學生新宿舍等。清水灣校園以外，科大亦 積極向內地擴展，包括科大霍英東研究院及深圳產學研基地大 樓。在規劃校園發展藍圖時，校方審慎考慮了校園結構、可持 續發展及交通流量等重要課題。欲知計劃詳情，請瀏覽： www.ab.ust.hk/fmo/；提出意見，請透過以下電郵發表： [email protected]。
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Lee Shau Kee Campus is located atop the main campus. 李兆基校園座落山頂
Institute for Advanced Study 高等研究院大樓
Lee Shau Kee Business Building 李兆基商學大樓 HKUST Shenzhen IER Building
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1. How did the Fok Ying Tung Graduate School (FYTGS) come into being?
The FYTGS was established in December 2006, when HKUST Council approved it as the 5th School of the Uni-versity, to spearhead the University’s aspiration for a firm foothold in the Mainland for research and education. This is in line with HKUST’s Strategy for the next 15 years. The establishment of this School was made possible by the late Dr Fok Ying Tung, whose generous donation will set-up and fund the School’s research and education programs in Nansha.
2. Why Nansha?
The late Dr Fok had been building up Nansha since the early 1980s. His vision was to develop Nansha into an attractive and vibrant coastal city, a center for high-tech, logistics, commerce and services, serving the PRD cit-ies. During his 20-plus years of toil building up Nansha, Dr Fok was always conscious to retain the beauty and tranquility of Nansha. HKUST’s choice of Nansha was first supported by Dr Fok and the Fok Ying Tung Founda-tion, but we soon also received the support of the Guangzhou authorities, who stepped forward to support the formation of The Guangzhou HKUST Fok Ying Tung Research Institute (FYTRI) on the chosen site.
3. What is the relationship between FYTGS and FYTRI?
FYTRI is an arm, an extension of FYTGS in China, with legal standing to provide a platform for the School’s operation in the Mainland. In practice, our Nansha cam-pus is an extension of our Clear Water Bay camcam-pus.
4. How does FYTGS position itself?
FYTGS will extend HKUST’s values and experiences in research and in postgraduate education, through cutting-edge research and through technology and applications know-how, an English teaching-learning environment, and an enriched global view.
We will be a foothold for HKUST in the Mainland, from which faculty can actively participate in national and regional research activities, nurture a talent pool, and col-laborate with local industries.
5. What are FYTGS’ research activities in Nansha?
FYTGS currently has 11 research centers and two central research facilities, organized into four clusters. These areas of research are in line with HKUST’s Strategic Plan 2005 -2020, in which HKUST has a leading edge and will be able to make a high impact. The four clusters are: Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Advanced Engineering Materials, Biotechnology and Environmental Science and Technology .
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6. Has FYTGS been successful in securing research projects in the Mainland?
At the close of our first year, the FYTGS had already obtained more than CNY10 million in grants and projects money. This includes several collaborations in the Main-land’s prestigious 863, 973 and 115 research schemes, as well as from participation in the Guangdong-HK and the Mainland’s Science and Technology Bureau grants. Several directors of our research centers also success-fully secured research and technology projects from industry/companies, an important testament to HKUST’s reputation as a science and technology university.
7. Is FYTGS offering education programs in Nansha?
FYTGS is ready to offer postgraduate courses in the areas of computer science and technology and in electronics engineering, two areas HKUST feel would be beneficial to Mainland students. Together with our Main-land collaborator, we are awaiting the Ministry of Educa-tion’s approval for us to launch these courses on the Mainland.
Prior to receiving this approval, our Nansha campus has already started to serve as an education base for HKUST’s MPhil students, and to students, local and inter-national alike, interested in studying the heritage and cultural diversity of Chinese and the Chinese diaspora. The Nansha campus has also started to offer professional training programs for corporations and government agen-cies, mostly from the PRD.
8. What are the main operational difficulties?
Setting up a School is a challenge, even at the Clear Water Bay Campus, let alone having to set it up in a new environment. One of our first considerations is to under-stand the differences in the systems between Hong Kong and the Mainland, then make necessary adjust-ments to adapt ourselves and our existing operating systems, ensuring that we always work within the Main-land’s legal framework.
9. How would you describe the characteristics of FYTGS?
“Young, energetic and dynamic”. Each shares a common goal of contributing knowledge, creativi-ty and passion; working tireless-ly together to grow our School, to turn our vision into reality. The staff recently made a set of posters to commemorate our first Anniversary. This is how they see themselves.
F : Forging the Future Y : Young and Promising T : Technology Oriented G : Global Talents
S : Stimulating Environment
We are young, but we have lots of energy and passion; we are learning and growing up fast; we are confident.
10. How is the construction of HKUST’s campus in Nansha progressing?
The HKUST Nansha campus will be built within the idyllic environment of the Nansha IT Park (NITP). It will be sort of a campus-within-campus concept. Our own campus will be a small one, only about 25,000 sq m; but we will “borrow” NITP’s larger campus as a setting for our campus, including its rolling hills and much envied sea-front, its lush beautiful gardens, lake, Suzhou-styled buildings, and spaciousness. Aside from the architecture, the NITP campus bears much similarity with our Clear Water Bay campus, particularly in terms of its geographi-cal features.
Construction of the proposed campus will begin in summer this year and we are targeting for the facility to be ready by the end of 2009. In the meantime, we are temporarily installed in one of NITP’s lab facilities. We are all looking forward to our new “Home”.
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1. 科大霍英東研究院是怎樣成立的？ 霍英東研究院於 2006 年 12 月經科大校董會批准後成立，為科 大第五家學院。霍英東研究院體現了科大的夢想，及科大在未 來 15 年的一項發展策略，就是在中國內地紮根，以推動教育 和研究。研究院的建立，全賴已故霍英東博士對香港科大的慷 慨捐贈。 2. 為甚麼選址南沙？ 已故霍英東博士早於 80 年代已在默默地建設地處廣州南面的 珠江口的南沙，希望把它發展為一個朝氣勃勃，集高科技、商 業、物流及服務業於一身的沿海新城，服務珠三角地區而不失 其寧謐迷人的風釆。 科大決定在南沙「落戶」，得到霍先生、其基金會及廣州市政 府的大力支持，後者並玉成「廣州市香港科大霍英東研究院」 在南沙的成立。 3. 可否談談在香港的「霍英東研究院」與「廣州市香港科大霍 英研究院」的關係？ 廣州市香港科大霍英東研究院可說是香港科大在中國內地的伸 延，令香港科大有充分的法律理據在內地運作。實際上研究院 在南沙的校園是科大清水灣大學本部的分支。 4. 霍英東研究院的定位是甚麼？ 研究院將會把科大的價值觀、辦學理念、科學研究及研究生教 育方面的經驗—科大走在世界前沿的研究成果、技術創新及 其應用、英語教學的學習環境、世界視野等等—一併「移 植」到南沙。 研究院將會是科大在國內的根據地，讓我們可以逐漸建立一個 人才庫；與當地企業建立更緊密的聯繫；並讓科大研究人員可 以參與全國性或地區性前沿課題的研究活動。 5. 可否談談研究院在南沙的研究活動？ 研究院轄下已有 11 所研究中心及兩所中央研究設施在運行。 根據研究中心的研究內容，它們形成了四大組團：信息與通訊 技術、先進工程材料、生物技術及環境科技，全部配合科大 2005 - 2020 年策略發展計劃。 6. 霍英東研究院在內地取得甚麼研究項目？ 研究院在邁進第二年之際已從各種資助渠道取得超逾人民幣 1,000 萬的研究項目撥款，其中不少資助來自內地極具影響力 的研究資助計劃，包括 863 、 973 及 115 研究計劃，及廣東 -香港創新技術基金和各級科技部門資助的研究項目。研究院轄 下的部份研究中心，亦已取得產業界的研發合同。這些都足以 證明科大作為一所以科技為本的大學，在內地所受得到的信任 和重視。7. 研究院在南沙有沒有提供任何課程？ 研究院準備與國內高校合作推出在資訊科技及電子工程領域的 三個研究生課程，都是在內地需求甚殷的科目。現在萬事俱 備，只等國家教育部的審批。 現在，研究院已經逐漸成為科大在內地的教育基地。科大本身 的碩士生和國內一些大學的研究生作為實習生到南沙的實驗室 從事研究，亦為本地及來自世界各地的本科生安排一系列有關 中國文化與傳統的通識課程。我們亦為珠三角地區的工業和政 府部門提供專業訓練課程。 8. 在南沙營運研究院有甚麼困難？ 辦學絕非易事。即使在香港清水灣建校舍已不容易，何況在 「人生地不熟」的南沙？在南沙建校，我們的首要考慮是要明 白中國內地和香港在制度上的差異，然後調校我們的制度及工 作方式，適應國內的制度，以確保我們辦事的合情合理合法。 9. 研究院有甚麼特色？ 「年輕、活力十足及靈活多變」可說是我們的寫照。在研究院 工作的每一個同事都希望以一己的知識、創意及熱誠，建設研 究院，把我們的夢想化為現實。 最近研究院的同事為了紀念研究院成立一週年，特別創作了下 列標語 ( 註：FYTGS 是霍英東研究院的英文縮寫 ) ，我們可以 藉此一睹同事對研究院的期待：
F ： 建設將來（Forging the Future） Y ： 年輕有為（Young & Promising） T ： 科技為重（Technology Oriented） G ： 薈聚精英（Global Talents） S ： 優良文化（Stimulating Environment） 可以肯定的是，我們年輕，成長迅速，並且信心十足。 10. 可否談一下南沙科大校園的工程進展？ 科大南沙校園將會建於景色怡人的南沙資訊科技園內，是科 技園的園中之園。我們的校舍佔地雖然不算大，建築面積只 有 25,000 平方米，但我們可「享用」的地方遠超於此，包括 南沙資訊科技園內的起伏丘壑、臨海美景、鬱鬱蒼蒼的園林 和小橋流水及蘇州式建築等，佔地寬闊，令人心曠神怡。其 實，論地理環境，南沙資訊科技園與科大非常相似。 興建的新校舍計劃於 2008 年夏天動工，預計可於 2009 年底啟 用。與此同時，我們已經在南沙資訊科技園的軟件樓內，積極 開展各項研究工作，並為以後的教育項目作準備。我們正以興 奮的心情，迎接「新居」落成。
Hon Laura Cha Meets Students and Staff
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bout 130 staff and student members of HKUST attended a talk given by the University Grants Committee’s Chair the Hon Mrs Laura Cha on 14 February, 2008.
This was Mrs Cha’s first public address at HKUST since she took the helm of the Committee last April. The Uni-versity Grants Committee plays a key role in advising the government on the strategic development of the higher education sector and the financial
needs of the eight publicly funded institutions.
Mrs Cha was present to introduce the mission, operation and work of the Committee. The occasion was also an opportunity for University members to express their views and concerns on issues related to Univer-sity development and the Commit-tee’s grant commitments.
Cherry Ma, BBA year 1 student and a student ambassador of the Universi-ty, attended the talk to understand how the Committee works. She was concerned in particular as to whether
the Committee’s grant mechanism was fair.
The talk delivered what she wanted. “Mrs Cha impressed me as a fair and impartial leader. I walked away from the talk with the clear impression that Mrs Cha would balance the interests of the tertiary education sector and of the government. On the shortage of student residen-ces, I was pleased that apparently Mrs Cha shares our concerns. I believe that she will do the best that she can to help us improve the situation.”
Ms Jennifer Law, Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Education, said that she attended the talk because she wanted to understand the Committee’s policies. As a staff
member specializing in running summer and outreach programs for the University, she wanted to understand how far the Committee endorses internationalization and encourages outreach programs. “Mrs Cha gave very positive answers in this regard and she explained the picture in detail,” she said.
學教育資助委員會 ( 教資會 ) 主席查史美倫女士於 2 月14 日，親臨科大，向百多名科大師生介紹教資會的工作。 這是史美倫女士自去年 4 月上任教資會 主席後，首次到科大校園介紹教資會 的工作。教資會負責就香港特別行政 區高等教育院校的發展及所需經費， 向政府提供意見。本地現時有八家高 等教育院校受政府資助。 查女士除了介紹教資會的理念，運作 模式及工作大綱外，亦就此機會與科 大師生交流，了解他們對大學發展及 教資會撥款的意見。 工商管理學系一年級學生馬卓藍出席 講座，她希望藉著這個講座，瞭解教 資會的撥款機制。 馬 卓 藍 表 示 ， 「作為教資會主席，查 史美倫女士給我的印象是一位中立持平的領袖，我有信心她會 平衡政府與本地高等教育界的利益。」 「我最感開心的是，她也非常關注學生宿位短缺的問題，我相 信她會盡力協助我們解決這個問題。」 科大本科生教務長辦公室的羅文晶亦參加了講座，她希望藉此 加深對教資會政策的認識。羅文晶的工作，主要處理與科大外 展及暑期課程有關的事務。她表示，希望透過今次的講座，了 解教資會對高等院校國際化及舉辦外展活動的意見。 羅小姐說，「我認為查史美倫女士的答案很正面，亦解答了我 們心中的疑問。」 Jennifer Law 羅文晶 Cherry Ma 馬卓藍
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y developing an innovative gadget - a three-dimensional digital display - three Computer Engi-neering Program students won a four-day trip to Korea, where they got a taste of Samsung’s innovative culture during a visit to the headquarters of the global brand in electronic and digital products.
The team, formed by Chan Tsz-Sau, Lo Fu-Kin and Chan Wing-Yee, placed first in the first electronic design com-petition for HKUST students organized by the Engineer-ing School and sponsored by Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. They defeated 18 teams with their DBox 360, which enables a 360-degree wide projection of text by spinning a set of configured LEDs at high speed.
The team members took their trip to Korea in January when visits to the Digital Gallery and the famous Sam-sung Museum of Art Leeum deepened their understand-ing of innovation.
To Chan Tze-Sau, the key to Samsung’s success was its continuous search for creativity. “The company always invites creative ideas regardless of their marketability. For example, they have produced an experimental ‘cylindrical’ printer but never put it on sale,” he said. Lo Fu-Kin also found the company’s scale fascinating: “Samsung’s headquarters occupy a big piece of land, where many complexes for research are located. A heli-pad for helicopters taking staff to and from other places was also built in the area to enhance efficiency,” he said. The trip was rounded off with sightseeing in Seoul, a city that melds tradition and modernity. The three agreed that their journey to further innovation has just begun.
項創新的立體電子顯象技術，為三名電子及計算機工程 學系的科大學生，贏得韓國首爾四天考察旅遊大獎，並獲邀到 韓國著名電子品牌三星集團 (Samsung) 總部參觀，考察韓國科 研及創新的文化。 這項「Samsung 青年創意科技設計大賽」，由科大工學院主辦、 三星集團贊助，於去年 12 月舉行。結果由陳梓修、羅富健及 陳詠儀三位工學生組成的隊伍，擊敗其餘 18 支參賽隊伍，勇 奪冠軍。他們所設計及製作的立體電子顯示版 ( 名為 DBox 360) ，利用二極發光體作 360 度旋轉，可顯示文字及數字，用 途廣泛，設計美觀。 勝出隊伍在 2008 年 1 月初到訪首爾，期間獲安排參觀三星集 團總部的陳列室及三星藝術博物館。陳列室內展示出三星的最 新科研及設計實力，包括 80 吋長的等離子電視、最新型號超 薄手提電腦，以及先進的家庭影院器材。 在三星藝術博物館，展示出由 1950 年代三星成立至今的產品 發展歷史。其中，最具代表性的產品包括歷代電腦晶片，及手 提電腦的演變歷程，充分顯示出科技與產品發展一日千里。 陳梓修認為，三星鼓勵創新的文化令他印象深刻。他說：「三 星曾製造一個滾筒形狀的印表機，目的是為了創新，後來該產 品並沒有推出市場。」 羅富健也有同感，而他亦驚嘆三星的公司規模之大 :「整個 三星總部佔地面積很廣，有很多科研大樓，儼如一個科學園。 此外，總部內更建有直昇機場，方便接送科研人員到各地工 作。」 三人亦到首爾四處遊歷，十分欣賞這個揉合傳統與現代的城 市。雖然韓國之旅僅僅數天，但他們在旅程上所領略的創新精 神，一生也受用無窮。
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on science and technology, and environ-mental protection during his five-year term. Prof Wong is Deputy Chairman of the Advisory Council on the Environment. Prof Wong said that he was both honored and humbled to have this opportunity to serve on the national legislature.
港科技大學副校長 ( 行政 ) 黃玉山教授， 當選為新一屆港區全國人民代表大會代 表。全國人大為中國最高的國家權力及立法機 關。 身為科大生物學教授的黃玉山副校長當選後表 示，作為教育及科學工作者，他會在今後的五 年任期內，關注教育、香港和內地的科研合 作、以及環境保護問題。黃教授亦為香港環境 諮詢委員會副主席。 黃教授表示，他很高興能夠有這個機會，盡一 己綿力，服務國家，服務香港。
Director of Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology Prof Feng Songlin (left) and HKUST’s Acting Vice-President for Research and Development Prof Tony Eastham at the signing ceremony
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he University’s Electronic andComputer Engineering Depart-ment (ECE) signed an agreeDepart-ment with the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and
Information Technology (SIMIT) on 11 February, 2008 on the setting up of a joint laboratory.
Named “Joint-Laboratory for Nano-E l e c t r o n i c D e v i c e Research”, the joint laboratory will provide a platform for collabo-ration on the research of innovative micro and nano-electronic device structures and semiconductor memo-ry technology. Under the agreement, both parties will work jointly on scientific research, development o f p o s t - g r a d u a t e students and project applications. The joint l a b o r a t o r y w i l l b e
managed by ECE’s Associate Professor Mansun Chan.
SIMIT of the Chinese Academy of Scien-ces (CAS), formerly known as the Shang-hai Institute of Metallurgy, enjoys high regard in China and abroad. Its predeces-sor, founded in 1928, was the National Research Institute of Engineering.
大電子及計算機工程學系於今年 2 月， 與中國科學院上海微系統與信息技術研 究所簽定協議，成立「納米電子器件聯合實驗 室」，攜手研發微納電子新結構器件及半導體 儲存器的嶄新科技。 聯合實驗室由科大副教授陳文新負責管理。根 據協議，雙方將合力發展有關科技、拓展技術 的應用範圍及培訓研究生。 中科院上海微系統與信息技術研究所原名為中 國科學院上海冶金研究所，是中國技術學科的 著名綜合性研究所之一。其前身為成立於 1928 年的國立中央研究院工程研究所。
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n collaboration with The Scripps Research Institute (The Scripps), the Institute for Advanced Study at HKUST launched its first R & D laboratory in Novem-ber 2007.
As a world-class research institute based in California, USA, The Scripps will establish its research team and conduct research projects in biomedical sciences in col-laboration with scientists from the University’s Schools of Science and Engineering.
The teams will be led by Prof Zhang Mingjie, Professor of Biochemistry at the University, and The Scripps’ Prof Paul Schimmel, member of the US National Academy of Sci-ences and a pioneer in biomedical research. He is also famous for translating research outcomes into drug dis-covery to cure human diseases.
The joint laboratory will work on novel functions of a class of enzymes called tRNA synthetases in human health and diseases. The laboratory is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2008.
Apart from setting up a joint laboratory, there will also be bilateral academic exchanges of faculty members and research postgraduate students between The Scripps and the University. To this end, Prof Schimmel and his colleague Prof Yang Xiang-Lei conducted six IAS lectures during their stay in Hong Kong in February 2008.
The Scripps Research Institute
The Scripps Research Institute is the world’s largest non-profit biomedical research facility. Since its founding in 1961 by a small group of immunopathologists led by Frank Dixon, M D, the Institute has become international-ly recognized for its basic research into immunology, molecular biology, cell biology, chemistry, neuroscience, autoimmune diseases, cardiovascular disorders and cancer research.
Widely recognized in the international scientific arena, many of the Institute’s faculty members are the recipi-ents of prestigious honours and awards, including three Nobel Laureates: Gerald M Edelman, K Barry Sharpless and Kurt Wuthrich.
國史拔思科研院 ( 史拔思 ) 與科大高等研究院合作，成立 聯合科研發展實驗室，攜手開拓科學前沿領域。史拔思 科研院為世界一流的科研中心，設於美國加州聖地牙哥。 根據 2007 年 11 月簽訂的協議，史拔思將於聯合實驗室建立研 究隊伍，與科大的科研人員，合作進行生物醫學研究。科研隊 伍將分別由史拔思的史湘慕教授及科大生物化學系教授張明傑 領導。史湘慕教授亦為美國國家科學院成員，擅長把生物醫學 的研究成果，轉化為藥物，治療疾病。 這個科研隊伍將攜手探索合成酵素的功能，並希望把研究成 果，廣泛應用於醫治各種疾病。實驗室將會於一年內全面啟 用。 除了合作成立科研發展實驗室外，科大及史拔思還互相交換科 研人員及研究生。在 2008 年 2 月 19 至 22 日，史湘慕教授就聯 同其同事楊湘磊教授，蒞臨科大，分別主持五場科學講座。
美國史拔思科研院
美國史拔思科研院是當今世上頂尖的非牟利生物醫學研究中 心。科研院於 1961 年由 Frank Dixon 醫生所領導一群免疫病理 學家創立，其後不斷發展，在免疫學、分子生物學、化學、細 胞生物學、神經科學、自身免疫性疾病、心血管疾病及癌病等 不同研究領域內不斷突破、創新而聞名國際。 美國史拔思科研院共有 270 名教授，其中不少為國際知名的科 學家，包括三位諾貝爾獎得獎人 Gerald M Edelman ， K Barry Sharpless 及 Kurt Wuthrich 。I
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he visit by Dr Peter Goddard, Director of the Institute for Advanced Study from New Haven was a much anticipated affair. Before he even set foot on our campus, there was an intense curiosity about the title of his talk. It was teasingly called “There are no excuses in paradise”
Looking every inch an intellectual, with his horn-rimmed glasses and rumpled suit, Dr Goddard, came not so much as the high priest of creative research but more as its apostle. There was nothing ivory tower about the gospel he preached. He came with a clear message, couched in terms of the history of this center with a towering reputation.
In a talk liberally seasoned with wit and humour, Dr Goddard told the story of the IAS in words all fund-starved academics or administrators would understand. He said that the IAS originally wanted to include medi-cine within its ambit. But its founders quickly realized that good medical research required a good medical school and a great teaching hospital. The cheapest disci-pline was “mathematics”, and the next cheapest was “philosophy”. Both needed only desks, pieces of paper and a waste paper basket.
Today, with an endowment of $700 million US, its penny-watching days are over. But he concedes that a great institute needs to be near an excellent library, and the wider intellectual community of a university to compensate for the severe disadvantages of isolation. This explains the loose relationship between the IAS and Princeton University, but he is emphatic in his clarification that the IAS is definitely not a part of Princeton, a fact often lost on other academics or the institutions they belong to. He started playfully with the paradoxical concept of “the usefulness of useless knowledge”. From there it was but a small step to his pet belief that the most important changes do not often come about by pursuing pre-set utilitarian goals. Good things often flow from a purpose not originally intended. Just look at the unintended consequences of new inventions such as the World Wide Web. It now offers limitless possibilities in pursuing
interesting things way beyond the parameters of our original interest. Random pursuits often do lead to explor-atory learning and interesting consequences.
True to its founding philosophy, the IAS is fuelled by “curiosity-driven” research that is unrelated to the needs of predetermined programs. In Dr Goddard’s vivid phrase, often, what we do is carried along by “the maelstrom of the immediate.” In a world dominated by utilitarian concerns, this sounds like a paradise to the scholars who form its intellectual community. Hence the title of the talk. But there is a regime of purpose even, and especial-ly, in paradise.
Most definitely there is no license to loaf around. You may be free to roam, but you must roam with a sense of purpose and an urge to embrace the tangential and the uncommon. There is a delightful lack of formality at the institute, and scholars are turned loose to pursue their ideas that seize or energize them. The inquiry into the unknown is essentially inner-directed, but just as intense nonetheless.
Dr Goddard went so far as to suggest the notion that if you know exactly what you want, and how you want to pursue it, the research is unlikely to be truly original. He chided funding bodies for becoming increasingly prescrip-tive about the purposes of grants, thus stifling the free-ranging intellect and the creative urge in scholars. When asked if he had any advice for HKUST in setting up its own IAS, he replied that its residential character is es-sential to the free exchange of ideas. That is why tea time and lunch are fairly “institutionalized” arrangements for the scholars to commingle. He also came out as not being in favour of cloning the original institute. Each IAS incarnation must set its own priorities for its own needs. But there is one prescription for selecting a director that he quotes with approval, namely to “look for a quiet man (or woman) who will not disturb others who are trying to think.” This is one of the few prescriptive messages to come out of the mouth of this unobtrusive scholar who came calling at our campus.
“The Man Who Would Not Disturb Your Thinking”
IAS Director Peter Goddard at HKUST
林斯頓高等研究院院長 Peter Goddard 教授到訪科大，萬 眾期待。在他踏足科大校園之前，他提出發表演講的題 目 ─「學術天堂：學問追尋無藉口」，已引起大家的興趣， 很想先聽為快。 Goddard 教授架著有框眼鏡，散發著濃厚的學者氣息。作為普 林斯頓高研院的領導人，他絕不固步自封；Goddard 教授所傳 達的，也不是象牙塔內的學問。他透過譽滿全球普林斯頓高研 院的發展史，為我們展示出學問追尋的意義。 在充滿智慧與幽默的一席談中， Goddard 教授將高研院的發展 故事娓娓道來，叫所有尋求研究資金的學者及行政人員產生共 鳴。他指出，高研院原先構想包括設立醫學研究，但這需要有 一間好的醫學院及教學醫院，反觀數學所需資源最少，哲學次 之，兩者所耗的資源有限。然而，時至今日，高研院坐擁七億 美元的基金，「節衣縮食」的日子已成過去。不過，他承認， 一間偉大的研究院，需要靠近一所優良的圖書館，和一所大 學。這所大學寬廣的校園和學術氛圍，令高研院不致有孤懸一 角之虞。這解釋了高研院和普林斯頓大學之間的關係，但 Goddard 教授再三強調，高研院絕非普大的一部分，而這點經 常被其他機構及學者所混淆。 他以一個吊詭 ─「無用之用」作為開場白。由這句話，引伸 出他所堅信不移的道理：重大的改變，並非來自預訂的行動目 標。所謂無心插柳柳成蔭，環顧世上各項新發明，往往是無心 而成，例如互聯網，最初是人們對感興趣的事物尋根究源，結 果，在電子世界上開發了無限空間，這一點相信絕非原創者的 意圖。隨心而為，結果往往出人意表，竟成就了一番偉大發明 和事業。 高研院堅守創辦的理念，研究是為探新求 知 ，而非像流水作業式預訂目標的工作。 Goddard 教授形容，我們亦經常受眼前功利洪 流所影響。在一個功利文化主導的世界中， 由學者自組學術社群，超然世外，確甚有天 堂的意味。因此，教授的演講也是以學術天 堂為主題。然而，天堂也非完全不食人間煙 火。 很明顯，你在天堂沒有虛度光陰的藉口。你 可以自由地閒蕩，無拘無束，但你必須有探 索的熱誠和方向感，並能包容異見，甚至怪 異的見解。研究院內的氣氛輕鬆，沒有任何 世俗的禮節束縛，讓學者能夠自由地追求令 他們著迷的思想和理念；任由內心那強烈的 求知慾天馬行空，窮究未知的世界。 Goddard 教授進一步指出，如果你確切知道自己要甚麼，怎樣 獲得這結果，那麼這項研究就不是原創的了。他批評那些資助 機構，對於資助金的目的，總要有諸多規限，因此窒礙了學者 超越規限的學術境界及追求創意。 被問及對於科大成立高等研究院的意見，他指出，研究院的學 者駐院模式，有助推動學者之間的交流，因此，下午茶及午膳 時間，都經常是學者意見交流時段。他認為，每間研究院，都 應該按照自己的需要，訂立發展優先次序，避免作出機械式的 模仿。而出任研究院院長的先決條件是：「性格安靜，不會打 擾別人的思想。」這句說話，從這位安靜從容的學者口中發 出，實在值得細味。
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North Korea Picks HKUST for Training
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he Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) has for the first time sent a team of research specialists to Hong Kong to receive a one-month training in survey research at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
The training course, funded by the United Nations, was the first of its kind in a series of sessions conducted at the Center for Demography and Sustainable Develop-ment at the HKUST campus in Nansha.
The objective of this training course is to strengthen survey research capabilities of the DPRK Statistics Office, which is planning the first modern population and housing census to be held this year. The program is part of an overall effort to improve DPRK’s statistical system. Center Director Prof John Ma Zhongdong said that the training was very important. “We view it as a significant contribution to the developing nation and feel that it is a distinct honour for our research center and also for HKUST to have been chosen by the United Nations Popu-lation Fund (UNFPA) to provide such training at this critical time for the DPRK to enhance its development efforts,” said Prof Ma.
“They were extremely diligent, hardworking and motivat-ed to learn, just like the young people in China during the early reforms in the 1980s who were eager to learn and ask a lot of questions about everything,” Prof Ma added. The training was intensive and lasted for four weeks from 26 November through to 22 December both at HKUST’s Clearwater Bay Campus and at HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School in Nansha.
“We are hoping that the Center will continue to play an important role in the future development of research ac-tivities of the DPRK,” Prof Ma explained.
鮮民主主義人民共和國（北韓）首次接受聯合國基金資 助的培訓專案項目，派出統計局代表團，到香港科技大 學（科大）接受短期強化培訓，加強調查研究能力，為日後人 口普查工作打下堅實基礎。 科大是香港首家高等院校獲聯合國遴選為培訓機構，為北韓代 表提供專案項目培訓。 朝鮮民主主義共和國計劃在 2008 年，實施首次現代人口與住 房普查。在提升朝鮮發展水準的關鍵時期，科大及科大人口與 可持續發展中心獲聯合國人口活動基金會，遴選為此次培訓的 組織方，實為一項榮譽。 科大人口與可持續發展中心主任馬忠東教授指出，這個培訓課 程具重要意義。「我們視之為協助發展中國家發展所出的一分 力量。我們對聯合國揀選科大和科大人口與可持續發展中心主 辦這項培訓課程，感到光榮。」 被問及對這些來自北韓的研究員有甚麼印象，馬教授表示，這 批學員很聰穎，勤力和主動學習。「他們就好像上世紀八十年 代初，中國開始進行開放改革時的年青人那樣，好學、好發 問，充滿求知欲。」 是次培訓由聯合國人口活動基金會資助，旨在提高朝鮮民主主 義人民共和國統計機關的調查研究能力，培訓時間從 11 月 26 日至 12 月 22 日，培訓地點包括清水灣的科大校園，與及科大 在廣州南沙資訊科技園的研究中心。
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lobalized efforts have brought about advancement in many fields. Space exploration is no exception. Prof Leroy Chiao, the first American Chinese astronaut to have served as Commander of the International Space Station, shared his views at an IAS lecture at HKUST on how global collabo-rations contributed to advancing space programs and promoting international cooperation in space.
Prof Chiao delivered the captivating talk with his unique experiences to an audience of over 400. Among the four space mis-sions he has flown, he detailed his first mission to the space station in 2004 to ex-emplify his belief in international coopera-tion. The mission, named expedition 10, was a meaningful partnership between the US and Russia after the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003. Prof Chiao said, “The US would have no access to space if there were no Russian partners.”
The collaboration not only helped revive US space exploration but also enabled Prof Chiao to widen his knowledge of space technology. He got to appreciate the different ways Americans and Russians approached problems after three years of intensive training in Russia with re-gard to spacecraft operations. His six-month life on the space sta-tion was depicted vividly through a video clip. It showed how every-day life turned wondrous in a gravity free environment: Prof
Chiao was “chased after” by a vacuum cleaner as he was floating in the air doing a clean-up. Drinks squeezed from packs changed to “bubbles” in the air.
In late 2004, Prof Chiao and his Russian partner experienced a crisis of food short-age lasting for five weeks. “We lost five to ten pounds due to food rationing.” In the end, the coming of the re-supply ship add-ed double happiness to Christmas 2004. Prof Chiao has had a successful career with NASA since 1990, having logged over 229 days in space and over 36 hours of spacewalks. His secret to success has been his persistent following of his child-hood dream. He hoped the audience would pursue their own.
全球一體化的大趨勢下，不少國家透過 借鏡，取得可貴的發展經驗。近年，人 類在太空探索上，透過合作同樣取得驕人成 績。美籍華裔太空人，也是首位華裔國際太 空站站長焦立中教授認為，國際合作對於推動 太空探索及促進各國互相了解，起了重要的 作用。 焦教授於去年 11 月訪問科大，舉行了一場公 開講座，吸引逾 400 名聽眾。他曾經參與四次 太空任務並執行太空漫步，包括於 2004 年在 國際太空站駐守和工作。這次任 務，由美國太空總署與俄羅斯合 作，是自美國太空穿梭機哥倫比 亞號於 2003 年升空爆炸後，首 次恢復探索太空的重要任務。 美俄兩國這次的合作意義 重大，使美國太空探索工 作不致中斷，在這次太空探索合作中，焦教授 親身到俄羅斯，接受三年有關操作俄製太空船 的密集式訓練，使他深刻體會到美俄兩國太空 科技及探索工作的差異。 他說：「舉例說，美國科學家研製出在太空專 用的原子筆，因為在無重狀態下，普通原子筆 內的墨無法被擠壓出來。俄羅斯人解決這問題 的辦法很簡單，就是用鉛筆。」焦教授認為， 透過合作，雙方的差異就發揮出互補的功能， 各取所長，相輔相成。 焦教授在講座上播放了一段珍貴的錄影片段， 展示他在國際太空站六個月的生活點滴。太空 人在無重狀態下的日常生活，新奇有趣：如焦 教授清潔太空艙時，被吸塵機「追著」；飲品包 內的果汁洩出來，形成浮游於半空中的泡泡。 太空人要有應付危機的心理準備。在 2004 年 底，焦教授及其俄羅斯拍擋，曾經歷缺糧情 況，要「捱餓」五個月，更因此減去五至十 磅。幸好在聖誕節期間，補給船及時來到補充 食物，讓他們可以在佳節大快朵頤。 自 1 9 9 0 年 起 ， 焦 教 授 便 在 美 國 太 空 總 署 工 作，成就不凡，曾在太空逗留及工作逾 229 日 ， 包 括 3 6 小 時 太 空 漫 步 。 他 的 成 功 秘 訣 是：追求兒時夢想，堅持不懈，他更鼓勵在座 聽眾努力追尋自己的夢想。
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rof Justin Lin Yifu’s “home com-ing” to HKUST in April has gener-ated much interest among Univer-sity members who flocked to the lecture room to listen to the insights of the newly appointed World Bank Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist.
At the IAS Distinguished lecture entitled “Economic Development and Cultural Renaissance in China”, Prof Lin enlight-ened and enlivenlight-ened the audience on how the Chinese culture interacts with the na-tion’s economic progress and moderniza-tion. Prof Lin highlighted the merit of the time-proven Confucius teaching, taking it as a key to addressing some of the impeding social and economic issues in China following 30 years of rapid economic expansion.
Prof Lin joined the University in 1995 while also steering the work of Peking University’s China Centre for Economic Research (CCER) which he founded in 1994. In June 2005, he left HKUST to work full-time for CCER.
科大教授林毅夫於４月蒞臨科大，為科 大高等研究院主持傑出經濟講座，在校 園裏引起一陣哄動。科大人都翹首以待，欲聆 聽教益，及一睹候任世界銀行高級副行長兼首 席經濟學家的丰彩。這是首次有華人執掌此世 銀要職，大家都感到非常興奮。 在這個名為「經濟發展與中國文化的復興」的 講座，林毅夫教授與五百多名觀眾分享其對於 中國文化跟現代化與經濟基礎相互動的真知灼 見。林教授在講座中大力推崇中國的儒家思 想，認為中國社會有必要重新思考與接納儒家 文化，以協助中國解 當前因經濟迅速增長所 引發的社會問題。 林教授在 1995 年加盟科大經濟學系，並兼任 他於 1994 年創立的北京大學中國經濟研究中 心主任。2005 年 6 月，林教授離開科大，返回北 京，全職擔任北京大學中國經濟研究中心主任。
delegation from Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah University of Sci-ence and Technology (KAUST) met with President Paul Chu and research-ers from the Univresearch-ersity and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will establish a long-term research collaboration between the two institutions. Led by His Excellency Ali I Naimi, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Petroleum and Miner-als and Chairman of KAUST's Board of Trustees, the delegation comprised Prof Choon Fong Shih, the Founding Presi-dent-designate of KAUST and currently the President of the National University of Singapore, as well as Mr Nadhmi Al-Nasr, KAUST's Interim President.
The MOU calls for activities that will open
and nano-technology, two areas of study for which HKUST is internationally ac-claimed. Under the agreement, scientists will conduct marine research off the coast of the Red Sea where the KAUST campus is located.
As an independent, merit-based institu-tion, KAUST is being built in Saudi Arabia on more than 36 million square meters on the Red Sea at Thuwal. It is set to open in September 2009. 拉伯阿卜杜拉國王科技大學代 表團於今年 2 月訪問香港科技 大學 ( 香港科大 ) ，與科大簽訂備忘 協議，開展兩校在科研上的長期友好 合作。 該訪問團由沙特阿拉伯王國石油與礦
校董會主席 His Excellency Ali I Naimi 率領，成員 包括該校候任創校校長暨新加坡國立大學現任 校長施春風教授，以及阿卜杜拉國王科技大學 署理校長 Nadhmi Al-Nasr 先生。 根據合作協議，雙方會在海洋生態基因及納米 技術方面展開合作，這兩個項目均是香港科大 的重點研究領域。此外，兩所大學的科研人員 會在紅海海岸進行海洋研究。而阿卜杜拉國王 科技大學是建於該海岸線上，校園面積超過 3,600 萬平方米，預計於 2009 年 9 月落成。
ith support from HKUST and the Croucher Foundation, the first UK-HK Frontiers of Sci-ence Symposium took place at HKUST from 16-18 January, 2008.
Hosted by the UK’s Royal Society, this was the first time Hong Kong has hosted the prestigious Frontiers of Science series.
This three-day event provided an excellent occasion for 70 of the brightest and most promising young scientists from across the UK and Hong Kong to hear, discuss and debate issues across a wide range of natural sciences topics.
Participants were shortlisted from a pool of young researchers aged below 45 and who have made significant contributions to science. All UK participants stayed on the HKUST campus during the program. They were selected by an organizing com-mittee comprising eight faculty members
from local and UK universities, including HKUST Professor in Biochemistry Randy Poon, and Assistant Professor in Comput-er Science and EngineComput-ering AlbComput-ert Chung. Prof Poon was also the Symposium’s co-chairman.
At the Symposium, HKUST Professors Jimmy Fung addressed the audience on fluid dynamics and Xu Bing on biofunc-tional materials.
The occasion was graced by the presence of HKUST’s Acting President Prof Roland Chin and Prof Lorna Casselton, the Royal Society’s Foreign Secretary, an Oxford University professor. They officiated at the Symposium’s opening ceremony.
The Frontiers of Science Symposium was an initiative of the US National Academy of Sciences. The first US Frontiers of Science symposium was held in Irvine, California in 1989. It was organized by a committee of young scholars with the s u p p o r t o f t h e N a t i o n a l S c i e n c e
Foundation, the Alfred P Sloan Foundation and the National Academy of Sciences. The success of the Frontiers Symposium series has spawned similar programs, such as the Chinese-American Frontiers, German-American Frontiers, Japanese-American Frontiers, UK-US Frontiers and currently the UK-HK Frontiers.
香港科技大學及裘槎基金會聯合贊助的 「英國 - 香港前線科學研討會」，於今年 1 月中旬，首次在香港科技大學舉行。 研討會由英國皇家學會（其地位等如美國國家 科學院）主辦。主辦機構從香港及英國兩地挑 選了 70 名年青科學家參與是次研討會，他們 須在不同的科研領域表現突出，年紀在 45 歲 以下。來自英國的與會者於大會舉行期間，入 住科大校園。 大會籌委會由八名本地及英國學術界傑出學者 組成，包括科大生物化學系潘逸才教授，以及 計算機科學及工程學系鍾志成教授。潘教授同 時擔任籌委會港方主席。 在研討會上，科大數學系馮志雄教授及化學系 徐兵教授，分別就流體力學及生物功能材料發 表演說。 「英國 - 香港前線科學研討會」由科大署理校長 錢 大 康 教 授 及 英 國 皇 家 學 會 外 務 秘 書 L o r n a Casselton 教授主持開幕禮。 前線科學研討會發源於美國，為美國國家科學 院創立。首個美國前線科學研討會於 1989 年 在加州灣區舉行。籌委由一隊傑出的年輕學者 擔任，並得到美國科學基金會、史隆基金會及 美國國家科學院的支持。 由於美國前線科學研討會系列非常成功，故陸 續衍生出其他地區的前線科學聯合研討會，包 括中美、德美、日美、英美等，首個的英國 -香港前線科學研討會在香港科技大學舉行。
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KUST’s full-time MBA program is the only local MBA program to win a top 20 placing in the Financial Times (FT) global MBA rankings for 2008.It ranks number 17, the highest ever for any Hong Kong-run program on the chart and a big leap from its last ranking of 47th in 2006.
Last September, the pro-gram was placed first in Asia and 20th in the world in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s rankings.
The Financial Times rankings were determined by meas-uring the school and its program in 20 categories. The HKUST MBA program was placed second in the “International Faculty” category and fifth in the “International Experience for Students” category. In the “research rank” category, HKUST placed 20th in the world through a rating of faculty publications in 40 international academic and practitioner journals consid-ered the most prestigious and respected in their fields. In the overall ranking, the Wharton School of the Universi-ty of Pennsylvania came out top, followed by London Busi-ness School and Columbia BusiBusi-ness School in New York. Presided over by HKUST President Prof Paul Chu, Acting Dean of the HKUST Business School Prof Leonard Cheng and Director of the MBA Program Prof Steven DeKrey, a reception was held on 31 January at the Hong Kong Club to celebrate this achievement.
港科技大學工商管理學院的全日制 MBA 課程，高踞 2008 年《金融時報》排名榜第 17 位，為全港唯一打入 排名榜 20 大的 MBA 課程，亦是歷來香港專上院校主辦 MBA 課 程的最高排名， 2006 年排名為第 47 。 2007 年 9 月這個課程獲《經濟學人信息部》評為亞洲第一及全 球第 20 。 《金融時報》的 MBA 排名，在 20 個不同範疇評比學院及其全 日制 MBA 課程的表現。科大 MBA 課程於「教授國際化背景」 分項上，排名全球第二位；在「為學生提供國際經驗」方面位 列全球第五；而在「研究」一項，則排名 20 。研究排名的計 算方法，是以學院在 40 份國際頂尖學術及專業期刊刊載的論 文數量作評分。 位列 2007 年《金融時報》MBA 排名榜榜首的大學，分別為美 國賓夕凡尼亞大學沃爾頓商學院，倫敦大學倫敦商學院及哥倫 比亞大學商學院。 科大商學院於 1 月 31 日舉行了一個祝捷會，由校長朱經武、 商學院署理院長鄭國漢教授及工商管理碩士課程主任戴啟思教 授主持，冀課程更精益求精。
MBA offers a balance between theory and practice, individual and team approaches. MBA課程著重理論及實 踐、個人及團隊精神
The MBA students start their learning with a Residential Program
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Financial Times MBA 2008 《金融時報》 The top full-time Asia-Pacific MBA Programs 亞太區全日制 MBA 課程排名
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4. Australian Graduate School Australia 39 of Management 澳洲
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exchange of students as well as collabora-tions in joint projects in nanomaterials and nanoelectronics in the coming five years. This is the second agreement signed between HKUST and BSUIR following the first agreement signed in 2002.
港科技大學 ( 科大 ) 與白俄羅斯國立無 線電信息大學最近簽訂協議，加強雙方 的學術合作和交流。 白俄羅斯國立無線電信息大學於 1964 年成 立 ， 是白俄羅斯共和國內一所優秀學府，在 計算機科學、無線電電子學及電子通訊領域的 教研工作，在該國首屈一指。 科大顯示技術研究中心主任郭海成教授與白俄 羅斯國立無線電信息大學校長 Prof Mikhail Batura
簽訂協議，雙方展開合作，兩所大學將交換學 生、教師及研究人員，協議為期五年，雙方可 以在納米材料及納米電子學上，尋求和開拓研 究合作項目，進一步擴大兩校的合作和交流範 疇。這是自 2002 年後，科大與白俄羅斯國立 無線電信息大學簽訂的第二次合作協議。
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he University’s School of Business and Management recently signed a student exchange agreement with the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia, the 100th exchange partner for the University’s Business School since it started its first exchange program with the University of Southern California in 1994. The McIntire School was ranked by Business Week magazine
as No 2 “Best Undergraduate Business School” in the US.
The partnership will allow the two univer-sities to send undergraduates to one another’s campus for semester-long ex-changes starting the 2008- 2009 academ-ic year.
HKUST Business School has been steadily growing its network of student exchange partners. At the undergraduate level, there are enough places for almost 60% of its students to join the exchange program. Every year close to 400 undergraduates, that is over half of the School’s BBA/BSc student population, spend a semester at renowned Business Schools overseas.
港科技大學商學院與美國維吉尼亞大學 麥克英塔爾商學院於 2008 年 1 月 23 日 簽訂協議，攜手推出本科課程學生交換計劃。 該大學是自 1994 年科大商學院與南加州大學 簽訂首次本科學生交換計劃協議以來，與海外 學府締結學生交換計劃的第 100 個夥伴。 麥克英塔爾於《商業周刊》的全美「最佳本科 商學院」排名榜上，高踞亞軍位置。 根據協議，雙方的本科學生，可自 2008 至 09 學年起，申請前往對方的學院修讀一個學期課 程。 科大商學院不斷拓展學生交換計劃的規模，現 在學生交換計劃的名額，可供六成的本科生同 學參與。每年近 400 名科大本科生，其中逾一 半來自商學院或理學院，到海外著名大學進行 為期一個學期的學術交流，以擴闊他們視野。
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ow can we appreciate music through our eyes? What do Buddhism and Mathematics have in common? Associate Professor P W Leung of the Physics Department, who received the 2007 Michael G Gale Medal for Distinguished Teaching, has the answers to both questions.
“The sense of music through the ears is due to the change in air pressure. If the signals of music are input into an analyzer, they will be converted into graphs and become viewable. We can then appreciate the patterns of music through our eyes.”
“There are two faces of a Buddha, one carries a benevo-lent smile and the other has a face of cruelty. It all depends on what it wants to show you.”
The two examples have no direct relationship with science subjects. However, the use of different senses in appreciating music and the attitude of viewing a Buddha from different perspectives can also be applied to learn-ing Physics and its related subjects. Prof Leung elabo-rates, “Concepts in modern Physics can be very abstract. I wish to inspire students to apply imagination to under-standing them, to eagerly pursue knowledge in different subjects, and to be able to see the interconnections in them.”
Since he earned his doctoral degree and completed his postdoctoral studies in the US in 1992, Prof Leung took up his post at HKUST in 1992. After 16 years of teaching and research, he realizes the importance of interdiscipli-nary studies for students to achieve whole person devel-opment. He said: “Physics graduates may not work in the field of Physics. They have to know about other
sub-jects and to develop life-long learning attitudes and abilities.”
Prof Leung cannot put his beliefs into practice without good preparation before classes by reading across disciplines, a life-long hobby developed since he was an undergraduate. Books on
sub-jects that are seemingly
unre-such as history, politics and literature, fall within his scope of reading interest.
However, Prof Leung equally values the importance of digging deeply into the major subjects. “Today, problem solving and analytical abilities are emphasized among stu-dents. But these skills cannot be built up overnight. Only by immersing yourself in one subject and going through all problems can you truly encounter difficulties, thus developing your self-confidence and needed skills in tack-ling them.” He enthusiastically urges students to study harder in their majors, by asking inspiring or thought-provoking questions, and setting up workshops for students to intensively study the subjects.
Apart from teaching and research, Prof Leung also shoulders administrative duties and family obligations. He succeeds not only in striking a balance between the different scopes of responsibilities, but also in intercon-necting them in a meaningful way. For example, he views taking up the work of an undergraduate co-coordinator as a chance to get closer to students and understand their needs.
“In a seminar organized by my sons’ kindergarten, I was told that teachers are supposed to invite more than one child to answer questions. This is intended to involve more children to think about the issues and to increase interaction among children.” Prof Leung says that this
