President's Award for Outstanding Performance of Academic/Teaching Staff 2025-2026
We are pleased to share that the President's Award for Outstanding Performance of Academic / Teaching Staff 2025/26 has been awarded to Prof. Luis Damián Moreno García (Early Career Teaching) and Prof. François Mouillot (Teaching - Individual).
Their outstanding performance and commitment to educational excellence continue to inspire our academic community. We extend our warmest congratulations to both recipients on this significant milestone.
HKBU TIIS Ranked No. 1 in Translation and Interpretation Capacity in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan for the 3rd consecutive year
We are pleased to announce that HKBU TIIS ranks No. 1 institution on the list of Chinese Universities for Translation and Interpreting Capacity in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan for the third consecutive year!
This recognition was revealed at the 5th Symposium on National Translation Capacity, jointly organised by the Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, co-organised by BSFU’s Research Centre for Country-specific Translation and Interpretation Capacity (RECTIC) and the Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation (GSTI), and the editorial board of the Interpreting and Society: An Interdisciplinary Journal.
The 2024 Global National Translation Capacity Index and the 2024 Ranking List of Chinese Universities for Translation and Interpretation Capacity were released during the event, underscoring HKBU TIIS’s leadership and excellence in translation and interpreting.
This milestone reflects the commitment, expertise, and scholarly contributions of our distinguished faculty and dedicated students. We extend our heartfelt appreciation to all our students and staff whose hard work and passion have made this accomplishment possible.
We remain steadfast in our pursuit of academic excellence and our mission to deliver high quality education in translation and interpreting. Stay tuned for more updates!
Funded Projects and Grant Capture
We are delighted to announce that 3 of our academic staff members have been awarded funding in the 2025 Research Grants Council (RGC) schemes, including the prestigious General Research Fund (GRF). This outstanding achievement reflects the dedication and excellence of our research community.
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Dr Treccani, Carloalberto
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Prof Shea, James Camillus
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Prof Zong, Emily Yu
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HKBU TIIS Ranked No. 1 in Translation and Interpretation Capacity in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan for the 2nd consecutive year
We are delighted to announce that HKBU TIIS has been ranked as the No. 1 institution on the list of Chinese Universities for Translation and Interpretation Capacity in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan for the second consecutive year (2023)!
This outstanding recognition comes as a result of the 4th Symposium on National Translation Capacity: Theory and Practice, organized by The Research Centre for Country-specific Translation and Interpretation Capacity (RECTIC) at Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU). During this symposium, the 2023 Global Index of National Translation and Interpretation Capacity & the 2023 Ranking List of Chinese Universities for Translation and Interpretation Capacity were released.
We are immensely proud to have achieved the top position among the leading institutions in translation and interpretation across Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan for two years in a row.
This exceptional accomplishment reflects the unwavering dedication, hard work, and expertise of our distinguished faculty and talented students. It underscores our commitment to providing outstanding translation and interpretation programs.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has contributed to this extraordinary success. Your passion and dedication have made this possible.
We will continue to pursue excellence and deliver the highest quality education in the field of translation and interpretation.
ASLE’s Scholar of the Month for August 2023
Our Assistant Professor, Dr Emily Zong, has been selected as Scholar of the Month for August 2023 by ASLE (The Association for Literature and Environment). It recognizes Dr Zong’s research excellence in front of the international community.
Dr Zong’s interview on ASLE’s website:
https://www.asle.org/stay-informed/scholar-of-month/080123-zong-sm/?fbclid=IwAR2hep48G2DB4-CTKjALke55YjXN9ukkfMiDOxLSznasrZnBv-ei1vD8D6Q
World’s Top 2% Scientists 全球前 2% 頂尖科學家排名
Prof. Chow Yiu Fai was listed among the world’s top 2% of the most-cited scientists!
The ranking is based on the “Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators”, compiled and announced annually by a group of researchers at Stanford University, USA. Scientists are classified into 22 scientific fields and 176 sub-fields. The rankings are calculated based on standardized information of citations, h-index, co-authorship-adjusted hm-index, citations to papers in different authorship positions, and a composite indicator.
More Details: https://research.hkbu.edu.hk/news/hkbu-researchers-listed-among-world-s-top-2-scientists
