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- The Institute made a remarkable showing, with 47 successful projects awarded a total of HK$25.5 million.
Following the release of the QS University Rankings by Subject 2015 , in which The Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd) ranked 3rd in Asia and 15th in the world in Education, the Institute’s leadership role in Education has been reaffirmed by the results of the 2015/16 research funding applications administered by the Research Grants Council (RGC).
The Institute made a remarkable showing, with 47 successful projects awarded a total of HK$25.5 million. Under the subject discipline of Education, of the 42 projects awarded to local universities, with 35 supported by the General Research Fund (GRF) and seven by the Early Career Scheme (ECS), HKIEd secured HK$10.3 million for its 19 projects (16 GRF and three ECS projects), for 47% of the total funding amount. This placed HKIEd 1st in Education, as it was in the last round, in terms of the number of funded projects and awarded amount.
The Institute similarly shone in multidisciplinary areas. Under the subject discipline of “Psychology and Linguistics”, it was awarded HK$7.9 million (HK$4.2 million for six GRF projects, and HK$3.7 million for five ECS projects, for 51% of the total awarded ECS funding). These results gave HKIEd a rank of 2nd in GRF and 1st in ECS in terms of funded projects and awarded amount.
Ground-breaking achievements were also made in science-related subject disciplines. Under “Civil Engineering, Surveying, Building & Construction” and “Mechanical, Production & Industrial Engineering”, three successful ECS projects were awarded a total of HK$1.57 million.
With its much enhanced research capacity, HKIEd has now become very competitive in the RGC’s funding exercise.
Under the subject discipline of Education, of the 42 projects awarded to local universities, with 35 supported by the General Research Fund (GRF) and seven by the Early Career Scheme (ECS), HKIEd secured HK$10.3 million for its 19 projects (16 GRF and three ECS projects), for 47% of the total funding amount. This placed HKIEd 1st in Education, as it was in the last round, in terms of the number of funded projects and awarded amount.