The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Postdoctoral Fellowships Scheme was approved by the Research Committee, at its 40th meeting, for establishment in 1996 in response to the critical issue of raising the research productivity of the University stated in the University Strategic Plan 1995 – 2001. Over the years since its inception, the Scheme has been successful in fulfilling its objectives in that most of the Postdoctoral Fellows supported under the Scheme have been productive in their research work as well as contributing towards the University’s continuously improving performance in the UGC Research Assessment Exercises.
In the University Strategic Plan 2001 – 2008, strengthening the research profile of the institution has been promulgated as a strategic objective of the University regarding research and development. The Postdoctoral Fellowships Scheme will continue to play a key role to facilitate the University in pursuit of this strategic objective.