China News Service, Hong Kong, February 27 (Reporter Dai Xiaolu) The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) announced on the evening of the 26th that it will launch Asia's first Master of Science in Electric Vehicles course in September this year. It has received about 400 applications so far.
PolyU stated that it hopes to cultivate more professional talents and promote the development of the electric vehicle industry in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
Media conference for the launching ceremony of the Electric Vehicle Research Center of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Photo courtesy of Hong Kong Polytechnic University
On the same day, PolyU held a media conference for the launching ceremony of the Electric Vehicle Research Center and announced that it will launch Asia's first Master of Science in Electric Vehicles program in September this year.
Chen Qingquan, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a distinguished chair professor of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at PolyU, known as the "Father of Electric Vehicles in Asia", will serve as the director of the research center.
He said that now is a good time to seize the opportunities in electric vehicle research and education. The research center aims to cultivate innovative electric vehicle talents for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the world. It actively cooperates with mainland and Hong Kong enterprises and is committed to building an industry-university-research collaboration platform. , focusing on cutting-edge research on electric vehicles, as well as the integration and application of electric vehicles with power grids and 5G networks, and promoting the industrialization of scientific research results to achieve more efficient, safe, reliable and high-performance electric vehicle technology solutions.
Zou Guotang, deputy director of the research center, said that about 400 students have submitted applications for the new course.
PolyU invites senior executives from mainland and overseas electric vehicle companies to give lectures, hoping to help students better utilize their talents after graduation and promote the development of the electric vehicle industry.
In addition, Zou Guotang said that PolyU hopes to cooperate with different companies to implement research results and optimize electric vehicle products.
He pointed out that the research center is one of the first research institutions in the world to conduct research on wireless charging of electric vehicles, and is also conducting related research on silicon carbide wafers for electric vehicle applications.
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