HONG KONG, Jan. 20 (Xinhuanet) -- The Joint Research Institute jointly set up by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the Academy of Mathematics and System Sciences (AMSS) under the aegis of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) was inaugurated here Friday.

    The establishment of the institute aimed to further promote research collaboration and technical exchange on engineering and management mathematics.

    The institute is jointly headed by Vice-President of AMSS Professor Yuan Ya-xiang and Professor of Department of Applied Mathematics of PolyU Professor Qi Liqun and backed by the support of close to 40 researchers and advisors.

    It will seek to advance the development of integrated solutionson engineering and management mathematics by embarking joint research projects and lecture series. It will initially undertake several research projects which will be reviewed after two years before new research direction is planned subsequently.

    The AMSS under the aegis of CAS is the most important research institution of mathematics and system sciences in China.

    Its vast pool of expertise includes 15 member of CAS, two members of Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) and a number of leading mathematicians in the Chinese mainland. Enditem