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    14 Jul 2015

    HKSAR Chief Executive impressed with student creativity and professional skills during VTC Engineering Discipline visit

    HKSAR Chief Executive impressed with student creativity and professional skills during VTC Engineering Discipline visit

    HKSAR Chief Executive Mr LEUNG Chun-ying (centre) commended the achievements of students of the VTC Engineering Discipline as as outstanding as those achieved at many universities. VTC Chairman Dr Clement CHEN (fifth from left), VTC Executive Director Mrs Carrie YAU (fifth from right) and VTC Deputy Executive Director Dr Lawrence CHAN (fourth from right) introduced VTC developments
    HKSAR Chief Executive Mr LEUNG Chun-ying (centre) commended the achievements of students of the VTC Engineering Discipline as as outstanding as those achieved at many universities. VTC Chairman Dr Clement CHEN (fifth from left), VTC Executive Director Mrs Carrie YAU (fifth from right) and VTC Deputy Executive Director Dr Lawrence CHAN (fourth from right) introduced VTC developments
    Students designing and crafting the badminton robo-game robots explained the controlling technologies
    Students designing and crafting the badminton robo-game robots explained the controlling technologies
    Business Administration students presented simulated teaching facilities of the AirTY Centre
    Business Administration students presented simulated teaching facilities of the AirTY Centre
    The Chief Executive took a test ride on SOPHIE V, the solar-powered car developed by the Engineering Discipline, to experience the latest engineering technologies. He wished the team every success in the World Solar Challenge 2015 to be held in Australia in October
    The Chief Executive took a test ride on SOPHIE V, the solar-powered car developed by the Engineering Discipline, to experience the latest engineering technologies. He wished the team every success in the World Solar Challenge 2015 to be held in Australia in October
    Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Mr LEUNG Chun-ying was impressed to see the range of exciting research products being carried out by Vocational Training Council (VTC) ’s Engineering Discipline and the development of VTC, during the recent visit (14 July) to its member institution Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE) (Tsing Yi).
     
    VTC Chairman Dr Clement CHEN, Executive Director Mrs Carrie YAU and Deputy Executive Director Dr Lawrence CHAN, together with students involved in the research development, introduced Mr Leung to NAO, a robot equipped with the smart home system and designed to take care of elderly people; a robot programmed to play badminton, which was first runner-up in the recent Robocon 2015 Hong Kong Contest beating competitors from local universities; the fourth and fifth-generation ‘SOPHIE’ solar-powered cars; and the AirTY Centre, the first ever aircraft simulation cabin among tertiary institutes purposed for the practical training of students studying aviation and passenger transport services.   All these are testimony to the achievements of vocational education and training.

    Established in 1982, the Vocational Training Council (VTC) is the largest vocational education, training and professional development group in Hong Kong with some 250,000 students and trainees each year. The mission of VTC is to provide a valued choice to school leavers and working people to acquire the values, knowledge and skills for lifelong learning and enhanced employability, and also to provide valued supports to industries for their manpower development. VTC has 13 member institutions including the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi) , the Institute of Professional Education And Knowledge (PEAK) , the School for Higher and Professional Education (SHAPE) , the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE) , the Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) , International Culinary Institute (ICI) , Hospitality Industry Training and Development Centre (HITDC) , Chinese Cuisine Training Institute (CCTI) , Maritime Services Training Institute (MSTI) , Youth College , Pro-Act by VTC , Integrated Vocational Development Centre (IVDC) and Shine Skills Centre.

    VTC web site: www.vtc.edu.hk

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