Education News

From July 15th to 28th, Tongji-Poly-U Summer Course, themed Construction for Better Living, was held successfully in Tongji. The Summer course was hosted by CCE and co-organized by College of Economics and Management (CEM), College of Machinery Engineering (CME) and College of Surveying and Geographic Information (CSGI).

 

On the morning of July 16th, President Pei Gang and Poly-U Deputy President and Provost Prof. Philip Chan attended the opening ceremony of the summer course and gave the welcome speech individually. Prof. Gu Xianglin, Dean of CCE hosted the ceremony. Prof. Huang Hongwei, Vice Dean of CCE, Prof. Huo Jiazhen, Dean of CEM, Prof. Yin Yaobao, Dean of CME, Prof. Tong Xiaohua, Dean of CSGI and 80 undergraduates from Tongji and HKPoly-U attended the ceremony.


In the evening of July 16th, Prof. Chen Yiyi, Vice President of Tongji University attended the welcome dinner and wished that comprehensive exchange and cooperation will be carried out between Poly-U and Tongji. Prof. Philip Chan, Prof. Albert Chan of the College of Construction and Environment at Poly-U and Prof. Gu Xianglin, Dean of the College of Civil Engineering at Tongji University delivered warm speeches respectively.
 

During the two weeks, the students attended lectures held by professors from both universities, visited the construction site of Shanghai Tower, the Shanghai World EXPO and Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center. 15 PHD students joined the Summer Course as class tutors.