年報 2016-17

3 In 2009 in the midst of the global financial crisis, a group of dedicated and enthusiastic people who had a firm belief in the impact of education made a bold decision. They were determined to establish the Hong Kong Baptist University Foundation, which has a clear mandate of consolidating support from all sectors of society to raise funds for HKBU, Hong Kong’s first tertiary institution that upholds the ethos of Whole Person Education. Since its inception, thanks to our generous supporters, the HKBU Foundation has grown steadily in terms of both membership and donation totals. Its membership has increased from 131 in 2009 to 643 as of December 2017, recording an impressive growth of 391%. Moreover, the Foundation has raised more than HK$1.3 billion over these years, providing a solid financial bedrock for HKBU’s advancement. For example, with the Foundation’s support, HKBU has thrived on the research front. Impressive progress that has been amply demonstrated at the prestigious International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva. At the exhibition’s shows in 2016 and 2017, our researchers won a total of 15 top prizes including the Grand Prix Award . For two years running, HKBU has been the only institution in Hong Kong to win gold medals for all the projects it submitted. These awards bear eloquent testimony to the remarkable research capabilities of HKBU and the high regard that our innovative R&D achievements have justly earned from international experts. In further recognition of our proven expertise, in 2017 HKBU’s School of Chinese Medicine’s research on microgravity and bone loss was the only project by a team outside Mainland China to be chosen for installation on the maiden voyage of China’s first cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-1 . The team’s lofty goals are firmly grounded in a simple desire to improve healthcare and people’s lives. The School’s project was a further important contribution by the University to the Mainland’s major scientific research initiatives, following HKBU’s participation in the first deep-sea expedition of the manned submersible Jiaolong in 2013. These successes have indeed proved to be an enormous source of encouragement not just for the University but for the entire academic world of Hong Kong. Donations from a wide variety of sectors provide vital strength for HKBU’s teaching and research capabilities, benefiting not only our academic staff and students but also the public at large. In the past year, HKBU received a number of substantial donations including the following: • The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust made a donation pledge in support of Jockey Club BIGMAP (Brain Invigoration and Gross Motor Activation Programme), a project by the Dr. Stephen Hui Research Centre for Physical Recreation and Wellness that aims at enhancing the cognitive function and the physical fitness of older adults in Hong Kong and preventing dementia; 香港浸會大學基金於 2009 年成立，回想籌備 之初，一群對教育有所承擔的熱心人士無懼 金融海嘯的危機，定下了一個艱鉅的任務， 就是集合力量，連繫各界，成立香港浸會大 學基金這平台，為本港第一所提出以全人教 育為理念的高等學府─香港浸會大學籌募 資金，推動大學實現其教育理想。 香港浸會大學基金自成立以來穩步發展， 承蒙社會人士的厚愛，不論會員人數及捐 款金額均連年上升，會員人數由 2009 年的 131 人，增至 2017 年 12 月底的 643 人，增幅 391% ，而歷年累積籌得的捐款金額已逾港 幣 13 億元，為大學持續向前奠下堅實的財政 基礎。大學在基金的支持下蓬勃發展，如近 年在科研上取得重大成就。在 2016 及 2017 年 於日內瓦舉行的國際發明展上，浸大研究團 隊合共取得十五項大獎，成為香港唯一一所 院校連續兩年在這個世界最大型的發明比賽 中，所有參賽項目均得到金獎，當中還包括 全場最高榮譽大獎，足證浸大的研究實力優 秀，得到國際認同。 2017 年，浸大是唯一獲選參與中國第一艘 貨運飛船「天舟一號」實驗的境外院校，中 醫藥研究團隊獲邀參與此太空生命科學的任 務，進行微重力及骨質疏鬆的研究，改善人 類健康。這是繼 2013 年浸大參與載人深潛器 蛟龍號的深海研究後，再次獲邀參與內地創 新科研項目，對本港學術界而言，確實值得 鼓舞。 事實上，透過各界的捐獻，大學的教學及研 究質量得以不斷提升，惠及師生以至社會大 眾。過去一年，多項的大額捐獻惠澤莘莘學 子，當中包括： • 香港賽馬會慈善信託基金雅諾捐資予許 士芬博士體康研究中心，推行專為長者 而設的賽馬會活腦健體計劃，以提升香 港長者的認知功能及體能，並預防認知 障礙； Chairman’s Report 主席報告