KE Spotlight - Community Engagement - HKU Knowledge Exchange

Engineering Everywhere

As one of the oldest and the most well-established engineering schools in the region, the HKU Faculty of Engineering has played an important role in building Hong Kong since its establishment as one of the two earliest Faculties of The University of Hong Kong in 1912. The Faculty celebrates its centenary this year and proudly shares with us the impact it has made on the community over the last 100 years.

Knowledge Exchange (KE) Awards 2012

The Faculty Knowledge Exchange (KE) Awards were introduced in 2011 in order to recognize each Faculty's outstanding KE accomplishment that has made demonstrable economic, social or cultural impacts to benefit the community, business/industry, or partner organizations. Following the successful launch of the Faculty KE Awards, the KE Award (Non-Faculty Unit) has been introduced this year with the same objective for the independent centres, institutes and units of the University.

HKU develops interactive e-learning platform

HKU's E-Learning Technology Development Laboratory has begun a project to develop a software platform which can be used to facilitate interactive e-learning and development of teaching materials for primary and secondary schools.

HKU develops environmentally friendly ballast

HKU Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering Chair Professor Ron Hui Shu-yuen and his research team have invented the environmentally friendly "Ultra-low-loss magnetic ballast" to be used in fluorescent lamps. Professor Hui said the newly developed ballasts had longer lifespan and were recyclable. The ballast is also energy efficient, and can reduce expenses on repairs as well as electronic waste management.