刘建德教授获委任为香港高等教育科技学院(THEi高科院)新任校长，由 2022 年12 月12 日起生效。他将带领学院的策略发展和营运管理，提高学术课程和科研成果质量，以支援香港工业的发展。

With his strong academic, research and industry background, and his wellestablished partnerships with the industry and professional bodies in Hong Kong as well as many universities in the Mainland and overseas, Prof LAU will bring in innovative and authentic learning platforms to enable younger generations to unleash their full potential, offer them opportunities to practise and engage with future stakeholders in an early stage, making them work-ready and productive graduates in the industry.

刘教授是一位经验丰富的职业专才教育（VPET）工作者。他的职业生涯由在香港成为一位飞机维修学徒开始，在香港和澳洲多家工程公司工作多年后，先后任职於香港理工大学和澳洲斯文本科技大学。在担任 THEi 校长之前，刘教授是澳洲斯文本科技大学的副校长（科研合作和数码创新），负责科研绩效、国际科研和排名策略。

Prof LAU holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) and Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees of Engineering in Aerospace Engineering (RMIT University). His professional qualification/memberships include Chartered Engineer, Engineering Council (CEng), Chartered Professional Engineers, Australia (CPEng), Fellow of The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (FHKIE), Fellow of The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE), Fellow of The Institute of Engineering Designers (FIED), Fellow of The Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS), Fellow of The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (FIMMM), and Fellow of European Academy of Sciences and Arts.