Title: How CityU Supports Applied Research
1How CityU Supports Applied Research?
2Role statement of CityU
emphasises application-oriented teaching,
professional education and applied
research aims at being internationally
competitive in its areas of research strength
3Mission of CityU
- The University anticipates and responds to the
needs of industry, commerce and the community by
engaging in applied research, and uses the
results of such work to directly benefit Hong
Kong and beyond. The University concentrates
resources to achieve excellence in selected areas
of research.
42003-2008 Strategic Plan
- Goals for Research
- Building on established excellence by focusing
available resources on priority areas of applied
research - Maintaining the research profile necessary to
support community development and to underpin our
teaching - Nurturing young research talent to provide the
foundation for future economic and social
development - Enhancing our ability to commercialize research
results and to mobilize expertise for the
community - Supporting linkages within the region and beyond
through the networks created by active scholarship
5What is Applied Research?
6Definition
- It is defined as Original work undertaken
primarily to acquire new knowledge or techniques
with a specific application in view. It is
undertaken either to determine possible uses for
findings of basic research or to determine new
ways of achieving some specific and predetermined
objectives - (Australian Standard Research Classification)
7Characteristics
- Present an intellectual challenge
- Have relevance to and address the needs of
society - Possess good potential for implementation
8Our Strategies
- To fulfill our role, we have strategies on
applied research focusing on four areas - Policy Reassurance e.g. a new mission statement
- Process Reinforcement e.g. revision of HR
policies on staff recruitment and personnel
decisions - Resources e.g. a new Applied Research Grant
- Rewards e.g. Applied Research Excellence Award
Scheme
9Our advantages
- Application-oriented subject-disciplines
- Good track records of success for applied
research - Close links and collaboration with industry
10Selected Areas of Strength (ADP 2005-2008)
Six Areas Demonstrating International
Competitiveness
- Applications of linguistics and language
technology - Applied mathematics
- Electronic engineering
- Environmental science
- Knowledge and innovative management
- Materials science and engineering
11- Five Potential Areas of Research Strength
- Administrative and Policy Sciences
- Chinese and Comparative Law
- Corporate Governance and Accounting
- Digital Media and Multimedia Technology
- Structural Engineering
- Three Emerging Areas
- Advanced Manufacturing Technology Management
- Communications
- International Economics
12World Ranking
132005 Times Higher Education Supplement Survey
of World Universities
- Ranked 178 among top 200 universities in the
world (ranked 198 in 2004) - One of four universities in Hong Kong in the top
200 - Ranked 90 on the top 100 technology universities
- Criteria
- Peer review
- No. of times research papers are cited by
academics - Faculty Student ratio
- No. of staff and students from overseas
- Views from international employers
142005 Shanghai Jiao Tong University Survey
- Ranked 10 among top 15 universities in Greater
China - (HKU 3rd HKUST 4th CUHK 5th HKPU 12th)
- Nobel Laureates
- Highly-cited researchers
- Articles published in Nature and Science
- Articles in SCI/SSCI/AHCI listed journals
- Academic performance per faculty member
15Promoting Research Excellence
16University Research Centres
- Centre for Coastal Pollution and Conservation
- Liu Bie Ju Centre for Mathematical Sciences
- Language Information Sciences Research Centre
- Centre of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films
- Wireless Communications Research Centre
17Faculty Research Centres
- Centre for Chinese and Comparative Law
- Governance in Asia Research Centre
- Centre for Chaos and Complex Networks
- Southeast Asia Research Centre
- The Halliday Centre for Intelligent Applications
of Language Studies - Centre for Applied Computing and Interactive
Media - Centre for Communication Research
18Knowledge Transfer and Innovation
19Applied Strategic Development Centres
- Centre for Innovative Applications of Internet
and Multimedia Technologies - Centre for Electronic Packaging and Assemblies,
Failure Analysis and Reliability Engineering - Quality Evaluation Centre
20Patent
- The University provides support and encourages
academic staff to disclose invention and seek
patent application - The Intellectual Property Committee together with
Technology Transfer Office will examine and
assess the patent applications - For patents with commercial exploitation, the net
income received will be shared between the
University and the inventors on a 7030 basis
21Examples of Applied Research
- Wireless Communications (Antenna Technology)
- Consumer Electronics (TeleEye Remote Monitoring
System) - Life Environmental Sciences (The Centre for
Marine Environmental Research and Innovative
Technology) - Business Social Sciences (Centa-City Index)
22Research Support
23Sources of Research Funding
- Internal Grants
- Start-up Grant for New Staff(To support new
staff members to start their research at CityU) - Strategic Research Grant(To encourage work
leading to the advancement of knowledge which in
general has important utilizable consequences
and to support projects leading to CERG
applications) - Applied Research Grant(To promote applied
research initiatives and support projects leading
to ITF applications) - Others Research Centre funding
- Research Scholarship Enhancement Scheme
24- Major External Grants
- RGC Competitive Earmarked Research Grant (CERG)
- Public Policy Research Grant (PPR)
- RGC Central Allocation scheme Major Equipment
Grants Group Research Grants - NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme
- HKSAR ITF
- The University will provide a top-up fund to
the successful applicants of CERG and ITF in
recognition of their contribution to the
University's research base.
25Websites
- Research Grants Office
- - Internet-based Research Information System
(IRIS) - (http//www.cityu.edu.hk/ro/)
- Technology Transfer Office
- - Directory of Professional Expertise, Applied
Research Gallery, Patent Database - (http//www.cityu.edu.hk/tto/)
- School of Graduate Studies
- (http//www.cityu.edu.hk/sgs/)
26Thank you