Teng Jin-guang | |||||||||||
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滕锦光 | |||||||||||
.jpg) Teng Jinguang at FCE Translational Research Forum in April 2019. | |||||||||||
| President ofHong Kong Polytechnic University | |||||||||||
| Assumed office 1 July 2019 | |||||||||||
| Preceded by | Philip Chan (acting) | ||||||||||
| Vice-President ofSouthern University of Science and Technology | |||||||||||
| In office April 2018 – August 2019 | |||||||||||
| Preceded by | Tang Tao | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Vacant | ||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||
| Born | March 1964 (age 60–61) Yongjia County,Zhejiang, China | ||||||||||
| Alma mater | Zhejiang University (BEng) University of Sydney (PhD) | ||||||||||
| Profession | Structural engineering | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 滕錦光 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 滕锦光 | ||||||||||
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Teng Jin-guang (Chinese:滕锦光; born March 1964) is a Chinese engineer and educator, currently serving as the president of theHong Kong Polytechnic University since 1 July 2019.[1] Previously he served as the vice-president ofSouthern University of Science and Technology.
Teng was born inYongjia County,Zhejiang in March 1964. He secondary studied at Laowu High School (now Luofu High School).[2] In 1979 he enteredZhejiang University, where he graduated in 1983. In 1985 he was sent to theUniversity of Sydney to study at the expense of the government. He did post-doctoral research at theUniversity of Edinburgh under the supervision of John Michael Rotter.
In April 1991 he became an instructor atJames Cook University. He joined the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering faculty ofHong Kong Polytechnic University in October 1994, becoming associate professor in 1997 and dean and full professor in 1999. In September 2006 he was promoted to become vice-president, a position he held until June 2010. He was dean of the School of Construction and Environment in September 2007, and held that office until June 2013. In April 2018 he became vice-president ofSouthern University of Science and Technology and dean of its Graduate School.
On 26 March 2019, he was hired as President ofHong Kong Polytechnic University. He officially served as president of PolyU since 1 July 2019. In October 2019, he was criticised for refusing to shake hands with graduates wearing masks in a graduation ceremony.[3]
| Educational offices | ||
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| Preceded by Andrew Noel Baldwin | Dean of the School of Construction and Environment,Hong Kong Polytechnic University 2007–2013 | Succeeded by Chen Bingquan |
| Preceded by | Vice-President ofSouthern University of Science and Technology 2018–2019 | Succeeded by Vacant |
| Preceded by Philip Chan (acting) | President ofHong Kong Polytechnic University 2019 | Incumbent |
