Dr CAI received the largest grant ($2,033,250) among all funded FDS proposals in Research Grants Council (RGC) funding allocation

HKMU tops the research grant table with HK$29.1 million secured from the Research Grants Council [HKMU-News Centre]  (Link)

In the latest round (2023/24) of the Competitive Research Funding Schemes for the Local Self-financing Degree Sector of the Research Grants Council (RGC), Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) secured a total of HK$29.1 million for 27 projects, accounting for over 35% of the total RGC allocation, making it the largest player among all local self-financing institutions. HKMU achieved outstanding results under the major funding category “Faculty Development Scheme” (FDS)

One of the FDS proposal on enhancing the performance of construction materials, led by Dr CAI Yancheng, the Programme leader of our BEng (Hons) in Civil Engineering, received the largest grant ($2,033,250) among all funded FDS proposals. This is definitely a recognition of both the University's and our Department’s research capabilities.

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