Gold Award of the GBA STEM Excellence Award 2023 (HKSAR)

School of Science and Technology Gold Award of the GBA STEM Excellence Award 2023 (HKSAR)
CompetitionThe Greater Bay Area STEM Excellence Award 2023 (HKSAR)
AwardGold Award
Student NameKelly Kit Lam Chan
ProgrammeBSc (Hons) in Computer Engineering
Project NameVR Metaverse in Kowloon City
Project SupervisorBruce Tong
CategoryMetaverse 
OrganizerHong Kong Emerging Technology Education Association 
Official Resulthttps://hknetea.org/%f0%9f%93%a3results-2023sea/

Kelly Kit Lam Chan, Year 4 student of the Computer Engineering programme (Full-Time), won the Gold Award of The Greater Bay Area STEM Excellence Award 2023 (HKSAR). Her project, VR Metaverse in Kowloon City, aims to preserve the old Kowloon city, promote historical building preservation, and through education to let students understand history through Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and make learning more interesting. Her project demonstrated how VR, AR and social network can facilitate heritage preservation and education, and the promotion of sustainable development goals for sustainable cities and communities.