Teng Jin-guang (; born March 1964) is a Chinese engineer and educator, currently serving as the president of the

Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU or HKPU) is a public research university in Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The university is one of the eight government-funded degree-granting tertiary institutions in Hong Kong. Founded in 1937 a ...

since 1 July 2019. Previously he served as the vice-president of

Southern University of Science and Technology The Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) is a municipal public university in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. It is owned and funded by the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government. In 2022, there were over 10,000 students enrolled. Th ...

Early life and education

Teng was born in

Yongjia County Yongjia County (; Wenzhou dialect: yon2ko1/ yu3 ''ion ko'') is a county in Wenzhou in the southeast of Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China, located north of the city proper of Wenzhou city, which administers the county. The Nanxi River ...

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in March 1964. He secondary studied at Laowu High School (now Luofu High School). In 1979 he entered

Zhejiang University Zhejiang University (ZJU) is a public university, public research university in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education (China), Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and D ...

, where he graduated in 1983. In 1985 he was sent to the

University of Sydney The University of Sydney (USYD) is a public university, public research university in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in both Australia and Oceania. One of Australia's six sandstone universities, it was one of the ...

to study at the expense of the government. He did post-doctoral research at the

University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh (, ; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in Post-nominal letters, post-nominals) is a Public university, public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Founded by the City of Edinburgh Council, town council under th ...

under the supervision of John Michael Rotter.

Career

In April 1991 he became an instructor at

James Cook University James Cook University (JCU) is a public university in North Queensland, Australia. The second oldest university in Queensland, JCU is a teaching and research institution. The university's main campuses are located in the tropical cities of Cair ...

. He joined the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering faculty of

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 of

and dean of its Graduate School. On 26 March 2019, he was hired as President of

. 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.

Honours and awards

* 2015 Fellow of the

Royal Society of Edinburgh The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity that operates on a wholly independent and non-partisan basis and provides public benefit throughout Scotland. It was establis ...

(RSE) * November 2017 Member of the

Chinese Academy of Sciences The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS; ) is the national academy for natural sciences and the highest consultancy for science and technology of the People's Republic of China. It is the world's largest research organization, with 106 research i ...

(CAS)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Teng, Jinguang 1964 births Living people People from Yongjia County Zhejiang University alumni University of Sydney alumni Scientists from Wenzhou Academic staff of Hong Kong Polytechnic University Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Educators from Wenzhou Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2021–2026