Information about the PhD scholarship scheme offered by the HK Government for potential HK PolyU students

2. Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme 2017/18
Established by the Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong in 2009, the Hong Kong PhD
Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) aims at attracting the best and brightest students in the world to pursue
their PhD studies and research in Hong Kong's institutions.
Eligibility
Candidates who are seeking admission as new full time PhD students at PolyU, irrespective of their
country of origin, prior work experience, and ethnic background, are eligible to apply. If you are
successful, you may pursue your research under supervision by one of more academic staff in the
Knowledge Management and Innovation Research Centre (KMIRC).
The Award
The Fellowship will provide a 3-year tuition scholarship (i.e. tuition fees are waived), a monthly
stipend of HK$20,000 (approx. US$2,600) and a conference and research-related travel allowance of
HK$10,000 (approx. US$1,300) per year for a maximum of three years.
Knowledge Management and Innovation Research Centre (KMIRC)
(Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering)
Research Strength
KMIRC has an active team researching into both technology aspects as well as human and
organizational aspects of Knowledge Management (KM). Currently, there are five focuses of research
in the Centre:
▪ Knowledge Systems Technologies;
▪ Cloud Services and Open Innovation;
▪ Intellectual Capital Management and Organizational Learning;
▪ Knowledge Management Models, Theories and Practices; and
▪ Knowledge Elicitation and Knowledge Audit
In August 2015, KMIRC further offered PolyU’s first MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) ISE101x
Knowledge Management and Big Data in Business on the MIT edX platform. It was hugely successful
with more than 60,000 registrations today it remains one of key MOOCs on KM.

3. Ir Professor W.B. LEE
Chair Professor and
Director of the Knowledge Management and Innovation Research Centre
In 2002, Prof. Lee established the Knowledge Solution Laboratory in the PolyU - Microsoft Enterprise
Systems Centre, the first of its kind in Hong Kong and has pioneered research and practice of KM in
Hong Kong for various industrial sectors which include manufacturing, trading, public utilities, various
government departments and health care. He is currently the chief editor of the International Journal of
Knowledge and Systems Science, co-Editor of the Journal of Information and Knowledge Management
Systems, and associate editor of the International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital and
Learning. His research interest includes manufacturing technology and strategy, knowledge management,
organizational learning, intellectual capital-based management and open service innovation.
Email: WB.Lee@polyu.edu.hk
Professor Eric Tsui
Professor and
Associate Director, Knowledge Management and Innovation Research Centre
Prof. Tsui joined Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) in 1989 after years of academic research in automated
knowledge acquisition, natural language processing, case-based reasoning and knowledge engineering tools.
He has designed and delivered numerous public and custom-designed knowledge management and
technologies workshops. His research strengths include cloud-based business innovation and knowledge
services. He has also consulted for many government departments and private organizations in Australia, Hong
Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Brunei. Professor Tsui is an honorary advisor of KM to the Police
College, Hong Kong Police Force and the Correctional Services Department, HKSARG. He is a recipient of
the KM Leadership Award and KM and Intellectual Capital Excellence Award in 2014 and 2015 respectively.
In 2016, he was the Platinum Winner in the LearnX Impact Award for Best E-Learning design.
Email: Eric.Tsui@polyu.edu.hk
Professor Benny Cheung
Professor and
Associate Director, Knowledge Management and Innovation Research Centre
Prof. Cheung has been conducting research into knowledge and technology management (KTM) since
2004. His research in KTM encompasses a broad range of methods and tools built on a basis of
Information Processing and Artificial Intelligence technologies for supporting the management of
knowledge and technology catered for various industries such as manufacturing, transportation, social
service, public utilities, etc. He has also conducted research on knowledge auditing, intellectual capital
management (ICM), technology roadmapping and assessment for enhancing innovation and learning
capability in firms and organizations. Currently, he is the programme leader of the Master of Science in
Technology Management in the Department.
Email: Benny.Cheung@polyu.edu.hk
Academic Staff Profile
KMIRC has a core group of well regarded practitioners and researchers with established track record in
Organizational Learning (OL), Culture and Change, Intellectual Capital Management, Knowledge
Audit, Knowledge Systems, and E-Learning. Capabilities and competencies of the KMIRC are further
strengthened by the international alliances it has formed with leading practitioners worldwide.
Dr Woo-Yong Pak
Assistant Professor
Dr Park received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), specializing in technology and
innovation management. He is investigating “why some firms are dominating and why some other firms are
sluggish in the face of radical technological changes ?” To address the question, his research is currently
exploring the relationships between innovation adoption timing and make-buy sourcing strategy choice. His
articles are appearing in Journal of Operations Management, Journal of Management, and Research Policy.
He also has diverse consulting and special lecture experience for companies such as AeKyung Cor.,
DongHwa Group, DooSan Group, Halla Group, Mando Cor, etc.
Email: woo-yong.park@polyu.edu.hk

4. Our Students / Graduates
Visit KMIRC:
Application
We encourage you to apply for the Scheme and join our Centre; simply submit
application on-line to Research Grants Council and our University.
Application for the Scheme at Research Grants Council:
http://www.rgc.edu.hk/hkphd
Application for the Scheme at PolyU:
http://www.polyu.edu.hk/admission
The system is now open for application and will close on 1 Dec 2017 (12:00 noon
HK Time). Please stay tuned on the above websites.
More Information:
General Enquiry: Prof. Eric Tsui eric.tsui@polyu.edu.hk
KMIRC website: http://kmirc.ise.polyu.edu.hk/
Welcome to join us!
PhD Student
Muhammad Aamir Khan
from Pakistan
Research title: Exploring
Value Co-creation Behavior
and Service Innovation with
Service Dominant Logic to
Measure Business
Performance
PhD Graduate
Jessica Yip
from Hong Kong
Research title:
Design Research on Anecdote-
based Knowledge Elicitation
for Organization Development
PhD Graduate
Farzad Sabetzadeh
from Iran
Research title: An
Exploratory Study on
Knowledge Quality through
the Peer Review Process for
Research Publications
PhD Student
Muhammad Saleem
Sumbal
from Pakistan
An awardee of the PhD Fellowship
scheme in 2014
Research title: Dynamics of
Knowledge Retention and Aging
Workforce in the Oil and Gas
Industry
PhD Student
Nikolina
Dragicevic
from Croatia
Research title: Using service
design thinking to facilitate
service innovation: a design
science research
PhD Student
Liu Gang
from China
Research title: Towards a theory
of knowledge management and
firm performance