未来职场需要什么人才？在AI人工智能年代，单靠掌握知识已不足够，如何运用科技、跨越学科界限，并把构思转化为可落地的方案，是大学生面对的重要课题。理工大学的“理大教育4.0”以学生为本，将AI、跨学科学习、体验式教育和国际化元素融入本科教育，让学生有机会接触新科技、跨学科知识及真实应用场景，思考如何把科技应用于所属领域，培育具备创新思维、数码素养、专业知识及社会责任感的新一代人才。自2022/23学年起，“人工智能及数据分析”（AIDA）和“创新及创业”（IE）已纳入理大本科核心课程，让学生建立数据分析、创新思维和解难能力。
What kind of talent does the future workplace need? In the AI era, mastering knowledge alone is no longer sufficient. How to use technology, cross disciplinary boundaries, and turn ideas into deployable solutions are important issues university students face. PolyU's "Education 4.0" is student-centered, integrating AI, interdisciplinary learning, experiential education, and international elements into undergraduate education, giving students exposure to new technology, interdisciplinary knowledge, and real application scenarios, thinking about how to apply technology in their fields, cultivating a new generation with innovative thinking, digital literacy, professional knowledge, and social responsibility. Since the 2022/23 academic year, "Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics" (AIDA) and "Innovation and Entrepreneurship" (IE) have been incorporated into PolyU's undergraduate core curriculum, building students' data analysis, innovative thinking, and problem-solving abilities.
来自土耳其的三年级学生Dora Saylikoglu获理大入学奖学金及“一带一路奖学金”，来港入读理大，主修应用物理学并副主修AIDA。对他而言，能够把AI与物理学结合，是当初选择入读理大的重要原因之一。Dora深信AI将在未来科学发展中扮演重要角色，希望探索AI在物理学以至火箭科学的应用。“如果我能将AI融入其中，便有机会走在物理学和火箭科学科技创新的前沿。”除课堂学习外，Dora亦透过理大提供的海外交流机会拓展全球视野。目前，他正在爱尔兰都柏林圣三一学院交流，修读物理学及量子计算相关科目。理大会向所有获颁学术类别入学奖学金的本科生额外提供3万元的海外交流资助，支持他们到世界各地学习和交流。Dora亦计划到大学或研究中心参与研究实习，把在物理学及量子计算课堂所学应用于研究工作。他期望毕业后继续修读物理学硕士课程，进一步探索AI在物理及火箭科学领域的应用。
Third-year student Dora Saylikoglu from Turkey received a PolyU entrance scholarship and the "Belt and Road Scholarship" to study in Hong Kong, majoring in Applied Physics with a minor in AIDA. For him, being able to combine AI with physics was one of the important reasons he chose PolyU. Dora believes AI will play an important role in future scientific development and hopes to explore AI applications in physics and even rocket science. "If I can integrate AI into it, I have a chance to be at the forefront of technological innovation in physics and rocket science." Beyond classroom learning, Dora also expanded his global perspective through overseas exchange opportunities provided by PolyU. He is currently exchanging at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, studying physics and quantum computing-related subjects. PolyU provides an additional HK$30,000 overseas exchange subsidy to all undergraduates receiving academic entrance scholarships, supporting them to study and exchange around the world. Dora also plans to participate in research internships at universities or research centers, applying what he learned in physics and quantum computing classes to research work. He hopes to continue pursuing a master's degree in physics after graduation, further exploring AI applications in physics and rocket science.
电机及电子工程学系毕业生梁铭方的学习历程，则反映学生如何透过真实产业项目建立解难能力。梁铭方自大学一年级起加入由理大电机及电子工程学系光电子讲座教授谭华耀创立的工程创业学会，与来自不同学科的学生参与本地及国际机械人设计及组装比赛，并尝试解决企业提出的实际工程问题。其后他参与理大与中华电力合作的发电机检测机械人项目，走进发电设施了解大型发电机的运作和维修需要，再与教授及同学共同研发可应用于实际场景的“发电机检测机械人”。
The learning journey of Leung Ming-fong, a graduate of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, reflects how students build problem-solving ability through real industry projects. Since his first year, Leung joined the Engineering Entrepreneurship Society founded by Professor Tan Huayao, Chair Professor of Photonics in PolyU's Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, participating in local and international robot design and assembly competitions with students from different disciplines, and trying to solve practical engineering problems raised by enterprises. He later participated in a generator inspection robot project cooperated between PolyU and CLP Power, entering power generation facilities to understand the operation and maintenance needs of large generators, then jointly developing with professors and classmates a "generator inspection robot" applicable to real scenarios.
梁铭方回忆，首次走进发电设施时，才真正明白课堂知识如何应用于大型基建和能源系统，也令他思考工程技术如何回应业界的实际需要。“从前参与比赛时较集中于技术层面，但接触真实应用场景后，我开始从使用者和业界角度思考问题。”他表示，项目带给他最大的收获，不只是技术知识，而是在反复测试、改良和解决问题的过程中，学会从用家和业界角度思考。该项目于第51届日内瓦国际发明展荣获金奖及特别大奖——泰国国家研究委员会颁发的最佳国际发明奖与创新奖。毕业后，他选择留在理大团队担任研究助理，继续在研究及开发领域发展。
Leung recalled that when he first entered the power generation facility, he truly understood how classroom knowledge applies to large infrastructure and energy systems, and it made him think about how engineering technology responds to the industry's actual needs. "When I participated in competitions before, I focused more on the technical level, but after接触 real application scenarios, I began to think from the user's and industry's perspective." He said the biggest gain from the project was not just technical knowledge, but learning to think from the user's and industry's perspective through repeated testing, improvement, and problem-solving. The project won a Gold Medal and a Special Grand Prize at the 51st Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions—the Best International Invention Award and Innovation Award presented by Thailand's National Research Council. After graduation, he chose to stay on the PolyU team as a research assistant, continuing to develop in research and development.
Dora透过跨学科学习探索AI、物理学及火箭科学的结合；梁铭方则透过真实产业项目了解工程技术如何回应业界需要。两人的经历，正反映“理大教育4.0”所强调的跨学科学习、实践教育及国际视野如何帮助学生探索兴趣、建立解难能力，并为未来发展作好准备。“理大本科入学资讯日”将于本周六举行。今年“理大本科入学资讯日”将于10月10日上午10时至下午5时正在理大校园举行。当日设有入学及课程讲座、咨询活动、校友及学生分享、工作坊、展览，以及教学设施和实验室导赏，让学生和家长了解最新本科课程及升学资讯。
Dora explored the combination of AI, physics, and rocket science through interdisciplinary learning; Leung understood how engineering technology responds to industry needs through real industry projects. Their experiences reflect how "PolyU Education 4.0" emphasizes interdisciplinary learning, practical education, and international perspective to help students explore interests, build problem-solving abilities, and prepare for future development. The "PolyU Undergraduate Admission Information Day" will be held this Saturday. This year's event will be held on October 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the PolyU campus. The day features admission and program talks, consultation activities, alumni and student sharing, workshops, exhibitions, and guided tours of teaching facilities and laboratories, letting students and parents learn about the latest undergraduate programs and admission information.
