HKU Department of Real Estate and Construction

HKU Department of Real Estate and Construction The HKU Department of Real Estate and Construction is a global leader in built environment education. Shape your future with us!

Rooted in the surveying profession, our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes are fully accredited by HKIS and RICS.

What does it take to launch and scale a B2B tech company in Hong Kong as a foreign founder? ๐Ÿš€Earlier this month, we had ...
30/09/2026

What does it take to launch and scale a B2B tech company in Hong Kong as a foreign founder? ๐Ÿš€

Earlier this month, we had the privilege of hosting Mr. Franรงois Chabaudie, CEO and Co-founder of Neoma, for an inspiring MSc(DMBA) CEO Talk titled "The Hong Kong Playbook."
Drawing from his 13 years of experience in Asia and his journey building Neomaโ€”a company redefining customer experiences in premium and luxury spaces through AIโ€”Franรงois shared invaluable insights with our students.

During the engaging session, Franรงois broke down his entrepreneurial journey and shared actionable advice on:
๐Ÿ’ก Breaking into Hong Kongโ€™s unique business ecosystem
๐Ÿ’ก Demystifying product-market fit
๐Ÿ’ก Turning constraints into competitive advantages
๐Ÿ’ก Executing the "Hong Kong growth playbook"
๐Ÿ’ก Cultivating a resilient entrepreneurial mindset

A huge thank you to our speaker for bringing his wealth of knowledgeโ€”from his background in strategy consulting to his role as a PropTech and hospitality tech evangelistโ€”into our classroom.

Stay tuned for more upcoming MSc DMBA CEO Talks: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=108708

Our BSc(Surveying) students had a great opportunity to attend the HKIS Annual Conference 2026 on 5 September!The confere...
28/09/2026

Our BSc(Surveying) students had a great opportunity to attend the HKIS Annual Conference 2026 on 5 September!

The conference brought together industry leaders, practitioners, and academics to discuss the latest developments in the surveying profession, with insightful sessions on digital transformation, sustainability, and the evolving role of surveyors in shaping Hong Kongโ€™s built environment.

Our students gained valuable exposure to current industry trends and had the chance to network with professionals from various surveying disciplines. Events like these are excellent platforms for students to connect classroom knowledge with real-world practice.

AIๅปบๆœชไพ†๏ฝœHow can AI help shape a smarter built environment?We are pleased to share RTHKโ€™s Hong Kong Stories: Starting with ...
23/09/2026

AIๅปบๆœชไพ†๏ฝœHow can AI help shape a smarter built environment?

We are pleased to share RTHKโ€™s Hong Kong Stories: Starting with AI episode, AIๅปบๆœชไพ†, featuring Prof. Wilson Lu and Prof. Junjie Chen from HKUโ€™s Department of Real Estate and Construction.

Watch their segment to discover how AI, blockchain and the Internet of Things are helping to address Hong Kongโ€™s distinctive construction challenges โ€” from the safe, precise transport of large modular components through dense urban areas to smarter quality control across the construction process.

Click the link below to watch the full interview:
https://lnkd.in/g2TD2pFc

ใ€๐Ÿ›๏ธ ๆ–‡็‰ฉไฟ่‚ฒ่ซ–ๅฃ‡ 2026 ๅœ“ๆปฟ็ตๆŸ๏ผใ€‘โœจ็”ฑ้ฆ™ๆธฏๅคงๅญธๆˆฟๅœฐ็”ขๅŠๅปบ่จญ็ณป๏ผˆHKU REC๏ผ‰่ˆ‡ ้ฆ™ๆธฏๆธฌ้‡ๅธซๅญธๆœƒๅปบ็ฏ‰ๆธฌ้‡็ต„๏ผˆBSD-Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors๏ผ‰่ฏๅˆไธป่พฆ็š„ใ€Œๆ–‡็‰ฉไฟ่‚ฒ่ซ–ๅฃ‡ 2026ใ€๏ผŒๅทฒๆ–ผ 9 ...
23/09/2026

ใ€๐Ÿ›๏ธ ๆ–‡็‰ฉไฟ่‚ฒ่ซ–ๅฃ‡ 2026 ๅœ“ๆปฟ็ตๆŸ๏ผใ€‘โœจ

็”ฑ้ฆ™ๆธฏๅคงๅญธๆˆฟๅœฐ็”ขๅŠๅปบ่จญ็ณป๏ผˆHKU REC๏ผ‰่ˆ‡ ้ฆ™ๆธฏๆธฌ้‡ๅธซๅญธๆœƒๅปบ็ฏ‰ๆธฌ้‡็ต„๏ผˆBSD-Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors๏ผ‰่ฏๅˆไธป่พฆ็š„ใ€Œๆ–‡็‰ฉไฟ่‚ฒ่ซ–ๅฃ‡ 2026ใ€๏ผŒๅทฒๆ–ผ 9 ๆœˆ 12 ๆ—ฅๅœจๆธฏๅคง้ปƒ้บ—ๆพ่ฌ›ๅ ‚้ †ๅˆฉ่ˆ‰่กŒ๏ผ๐Ÿ‘

ๆœฌๆฌก่ซ–ๅฃ‡ไปฅใ€Œ้€ฃๆŽฅ้ŽๅŽป่ˆ‡ๆœชไพ†๏ผšๆญทๅฒๅปบ็ฏ‰ไฟ่‚ฒ็š„ๆ–ฐ่ˆˆ่ถจๅ‹ข่ˆ‡็ง‘ๆŠ€ๆ‡‰็”จใ€็‚บไธป้กŒ๏ผŒๅŒฏ่šไบ†ๅญธ่ก“็•Œใ€ๅฐˆๆฅญ็•Œใ€ๆ”ฟๅบœ้ƒจ้–€ๅŠๆ–‡ๅšๆฉŸๆง‹็š„ๅฐˆๅฎถ๏ผŒๅ…ฑๅŒๆŽข่จŽๅฆ‚ไฝ•ๅฐ‡ 3D GISใ€HBIMใ€ไบบๅทฅๆ™บ่ƒฝ๏ผˆAI๏ผ‰ใ€็‰ฉ่ฏ็ถฒ๏ผˆIoT๏ผ‰ๅŠๆ•ธ็ขผๆธฌ็นช็ญ‰ๅ‰ๆฒฟ็ง‘ๆŠ€๏ผŒๅ‰ตๆ–ฐๅœฐๆ‡‰็”จๆ–ผๆ–‡็‰ฉไฟ่‚ฒไน‹ไธญใ€‚๐Ÿ’ก

ๆดปๅ‹•ๅๅˆ†ๆฆฎๅนธ้‚€่ซ‹ๅˆฐๅค็‰ฉ่ซฎ่ฉขๅง”ๅ“กๆœƒไธปๅธญ ่จฑ็„ฏๆฌŠๆ•™ๆŽˆ ๆ“”ไปปไธป็ฆฎๅ˜‰่ณ“ไธฆ็™ผ่กจไธป้กŒๆผ”่ฌ›๏ผŒไปฅๅŠ้ฆ™ๆธฏๆธฌ้‡ๅธซๅญธๆœƒๆœƒ้•ท ๆบซๅ‰ๆ˜Žๆธฌ้‡ๅธซ ่ˆ‡ๆธฏๅคงๅ‰ฏๆ ก้•ท๏ผˆ็ ”็ฉถ๏ผ‰ๆฒˆๆตฉ็’‹ๆ•™ๆŽˆ ่‡ดๆญก่ฟŽ่พญใ€‚ๆญคๅค–๏ผŒ่‘‰ๅ˜‰ๅฎ‰ๆ•™ๆŽˆใ€ไฝ•้ Œๆ•ๆธฌ้‡ๅธซใ€่จฑ้”้›„ๅšๅฃซๅŠ้ปƒๆตทๅฆๅšๅฃซ็ญ‰ๅคšไฝ้‡้‡็ดš่ฌ›่€…๏ผŒไบฆๅˆ†ไบซไบ†ไป–ๅ€‘ๅœจ็ ”็ฉถ่ˆ‡ๅฏฆ่ธไธŠ็š„ๅฏถ่ฒด็ถ“้ฉ—ใ€‚

่กทๅฟƒๆ„Ÿ่ฌๆ‰€ๆœ‰ๅ˜‰่ณ“ใ€่ฌ›่€…ใ€ๅˆไฝœๅคฅไผดใ€็ฑŒๅ‚™ๅœ˜้šŠๅŠๅƒๅŠ ่€…็š„้ผŽๅŠ›ๆ”ฏๆŒ๏ผ

Throwback to an incredible night last week! ๐Ÿ“ธโœจ On Sept 3, we officially kicked off the new academic year with our BSc(Su...
08/09/2026

Throwback to an incredible night last week! ๐Ÿ“ธโœจ On Sept 3, we officially kicked off the new academic year with our BSc(Surveying) Orientation & UG Research Exhibition Welcoming Reception!

We had the best time welcoming our fresh faces to the REC family and celebrating the brilliant dissertation projects of our graduates. ๐ŸŽ“๐Ÿ’ก A massive thank you to our incredible Guests of Honour, Sr Tony Wan (HKIS President) and Sr Justin Yu, FRICS (Member, RICS Hong Kong Regional Advisory Board), for joining us and sharing such inspiring words with our students! ๐Ÿ‘

From insightful speeches and industry networking to hearing all about the amazing Tianjin and Sydney Study Tours (and giving out some well-deserved awards! ๐Ÿ†), the energy in the room was unmatched. It was so great to see our students, alumni, faculty, and industry friends mingling and sharing experiences.

Letโ€™s make this academic year the best one yet!

Reflecting on a Successful Event! On September 3, 2026, the Department of Real Estate at HKU had the pleasure of hosting...
04/09/2026

Reflecting on a Successful Event!

On September 3, 2026, the Department of Real Estate at HKU had the pleasure of hosting the esteemed Turner & Townsend team, bringing together industry leaders, faculty, and researchers for an inspiring morning of insight and collaboration.

A highlight of the event was the distinguished Turner & Townsend leadership team, led by Mr. Brian Shuptrine, Regional Managing Director, APAC. The team included:

- Mr. Nick Heald, Managing Director, North Asia
- Mr. Colin McBride, Head of Hong Kong and Macau
- Ir Yan Zhou, Director, Energy & Infrastructure, Greater China
- Ms. Amy Ho, Graduate Consultant

The event was officially opened by our Head of Department, Prof. Wilson Lu, with a warm welcome to all attendees. Prof. Fan Xue, Associate Head (Research), gave an introductory presentation about the Department to our guests. We were also happy to have the participation of our faculty members, including: Prof. Lennon Choy, Associate Head (External Liaison), Dr. Tas Yong Koh , Associate Head (Teaching), Prof. Tan TAN, Dr. Jing Wang, and Prof. Junjie Chen.

Notably, Ms. Amy Ho is a proud former undergraduate student from our department. We are immensely gratified to see our graduates contributing back to the industry and making a meaningful impact.
Their presentation, followed by discussions on research interests, graduate recruitment, and collaboration opportunities, fostered valuable connections. The visit to the iLab further showcased innovative projects and ideas shaping the future of real estate, construction and infrastructure.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated and contributed to making this event a memorable success. We look forward to more fruitful collaborations ahead!

๐…๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐…๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ ๐๐ก๐ƒ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ (๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•/๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–) ๐š๐ญ ๐‡๐Š๐”!The Department of Real Estate and Construction (REC) at the University o...
03/09/2026

๐…๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐…๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ ๐๐ก๐ƒ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ (๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•/๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–) ๐š๐ญ ๐‡๐Š๐”!

The Department of Real Estate and Construction (REC) at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) is looking for exceptional global talents to join our PhD programme! ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐๐Ž๐– ๐Ž๐๐„๐.

๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐-๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐…๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  (๐‡๐Š๐๐…๐’ + ๐‡๐Š๐” ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ):
๐Ÿ”ท Annual stipend of ~HK$344,400 (HK$28,700/month)
๐Ÿ”ท Full tuition fee waiver & guaranteed Year 1 housing
๐Ÿ”ท HK$40,000 Year 1 cash award + generous travel/conference allowances (Highly competitive ordinary scholarships are also available!)

๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐‡๐Š๐” ๐‘๐„๐‚?
๐Ÿ”ท Top Tier: Ranked 1st in our Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) panel.
๐Ÿ”ท Elite Faculty: Home to 5 Clarivate Highly Cited & Top 1% scholars.
๐Ÿ”ท Vibrant Community: Join 100+ PhDs tackling urbanization, climate change, and tech disruption in one of the world's most dynamic cities.

๐…๐ข๐ง๐ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ & ๐๐ข๐œ๐ก๐ž:
๐Ÿ”ท๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก & ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ (BIM, AI, Digital Twins, VR, Robotics, Circular Economy):
Prof. Wilson Lu (https://lnkd.in/eyRYGdfQ)
Prof. Fan Xue (https://lnkd.in/eAwt9yCm)
Prof. Isabelle Chan (https://lnkd.in/eQ5ntqPS)
Prof. Jianpeng Cao (https://lnkd.in/e7kTgYiZ)
Prof. Junjie Chen (https://lnkd.in/emihPMFW)
Prof. Tao Wang (https://lnkd.in/evC7rrdU)
Prof. Tan TAN (https://lnkd.in/eesmRBKX)

๐Ÿ”ท๐‘๐ž๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž, ๐”๐ซ๐›๐š๐ง ๐„๐œ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ & ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž (Housing policy, Web3, climate threats, migration, mortgage finance):
Prof. Kelvin S.K. Wong (https://lnkd.in/eD7SKpKB)
Prof. Lennon Choy (https://lnkd.in/ewdcSidA)
Prof. Alex S Shi (https://lnkd.in/e2kMhEwu)
Prof. Arnab Dutta (https://lnkd.in/eK2xAQgY)
Prof. Changwei Zhan (https://lnkd.in/eJeesDhv)
Prof. Jiafu An (https://lnkd.in/eywZkJpJ)
Prof. Shengwei Guo (https://lnkd.in/eBJTQX4H)

๐Ÿ”ท๐’๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ & ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐š๐ซ๐›๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (ESG, AI for climate):
Prof. Xiaoling Zhang (https://lnkd.in/ejZb6AK8)

๐ƒ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ: We are committed to building a diverse community. We strongly encourage applications from scholars worldwide, especially from underrepresented regions across Africa, the Americas, Europe, and West/SE Asia.

๐Ÿ“… ๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž: December 1, 2026 (12:00 noon HKT)
๐Ÿ’ก ๐๐ซ๐จ ๐“๐ข๐ฉ: We strongly recommend contacting potential supervisors with your research proposal BEFORE applying!
๐Ÿ“ ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ: https://lnkd.in/gQ4cFy8j

๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐Š๐” ๐‘๐„๐‚ ๐…๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ! ๐ŸขโœจAs September arrives and the new semester officially begins, we are absolutely thrilled...
01/09/2026

๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐Š๐” ๐‘๐„๐‚ ๐…๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ! ๐Ÿขโœจ

As September arrives and the new semester officially begins, we are absolutely thrilled to welcome our new cohort of MSc in Real Estate (MSc(RE)) freshmen to the campus! ๐ŸŽ“

To kickstart their academic journey, we recently wrapped up Pre-course Programme filled with industry insights, networking, and inspiration. Here are a few major highlights from the 3-day event:

๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ: We were deeply honored to have Sr Tony Wan, President of HKIS, deliver the Induction Welcome note. His words set a high standard of professionalism and motivation for our incoming students.

๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: Our Mentorship Welcoming Reception was a success! A special shoutout to REC Postgraduate Alumni Association, for introducing the Mentorship Scheme, which will connect our freshmen with experienced industry veterans to guide their career paths.

๐„๐ฑ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ: Students enjoyed an exclusive Executive Luncheon featuring a captivating talk by our Adjunct Professor, Prof. Ricky Wong (Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of Wheelock Properties Ltd.). He shared invaluable leadership and real estate perspectives on the theme, "Building a Sustainable Community with Strategy.

A huge thank you to all our esteemed guest speakers, alumni, and faculty members for making this pre-course such a memorable experience for our new students! ๐Ÿ™Œ

We wish you all a fantastic, fruitful, and transformative academic year ahead. Embrace the challenges, build lifelong friendships, and make the very most of your time at HKU. Letโ€™s make this year extraordinary! ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ“š

๐Ÿš€ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ?HKU Master of Science in Digital Management of Built Assets [MSc(D...
25/08/2026

๐Ÿš€ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ?

HKU Master of Science in Digital Management of Built Assets [MSc(DMBA)] is thrilled to announce our CEO Talks 2026 Autumn Series!

Donโ€™t miss this exclusive opportunity to meet distinguished leaders, gain invaluable industry insights, and network with professionals at the forefront of digital management and the built environment. Our first session launches on September 7!

Check out our incredible lineup of speakers for this autumn:
๐ŸŽ™๏ธ ๐’๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ
๐Ÿ‘ค Mr. Franรงois Chabaudie, CEO of Neoma
๐Ÿ“… Sept 7, 2026 (Mon) | โฐ 18:30-19:30
๐Ÿ“ KB526, 5/F, Knowles Building, HKU

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ ๐’๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ
๐Ÿ‘ค Mr. Rex Wong JP, CEO and Chairman of K*m Shing Group
๐Ÿ“… Oct 16, 2026 (Fri) | โฐ 18:30-19:30
๐Ÿ“ KB533-534, 5/F, Knowles Building, HKU

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ ๐’๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ‘
๐Ÿ‘ค Mr. Tim Ying, CEO of Octopus
๐Ÿ“… Oct 26, 2026 (Mon) | โฐ 18:30-19:30
๐Ÿ“ KB526, 5/F, Knowles Building, HKU

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ ๐’๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ’
๐Ÿ‘ค Dr. Johnny Cheuk, Senior Vice President, Hong Kong Executive Leader of AECOM
๐Ÿ“… Nov 24, 2026 (Tue) | โฐ 18:30-19:30
๐Ÿ“ KB533-534, 5/F, Knowles Building, HKU

๐Ÿ‘‰ Reserve your seat here: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=108708

21/08/2026

Kick off the new semester with us at the Welcoming Reception cm Undergraduate (UG) Research Exhibition 2026!

This UG Research Exhibition is an annual event that celebrates the success of graduating BSc(Surveying) students. The 5th floor of Knowles Building shall transform into a gallery showcasing the outstanding and creative works by our students.

Come back to campus to celebrate our students' academic achievements, hear presentations on their Outstanding Dissertations and recent study tours (Tianjin & Sydney!), and mingle with fellow alumni, faculty, and industry partners. ๐Ÿฅ‚

๐Ÿ“… Date: Sept 3, 2026 (Thur)
โฐ Time: 6:30 PM Reception | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Event
๐Ÿ“ Venue: KB528, 5/F, Knowles Building, HKU

Support the next generation of surveying professionals and catch up with old friends. Light refreshments will be provided!

๐Ÿ”— Register by Aug 31: https://hku.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_55QmciQZO6gw15I

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