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The Rise of the Innovation Commons : A Conversation with City University of Hong Kong's Candy Lau Cho, Allan
Abstract
Founded in 1984 as the City Polytechnic of Hong Kong, it became a fully accredited university and was renamed the City University of Hong Kong in 1994. It became a public research university located in Kowloon, Hong Kong and is uniquely situated in the vicinity of the Festival Walk Mall. City University of Hong Kong, which is globally recognized as a top institution of higher learning and research, is currently ranked #57 in the world in the QS World University Rankings and ranked #2 in Asia by the U.S. News & World Report. Although not a large space, how the Innovation Commons was creatively repurposed using existing library space into a collaborative learning environment is a model worthy of a closer examination. Established collaboratively between the university library, the School of Law, the Knowledge Transfer Office, and the Education Development and Gateway Education, the Innovation Commons serves as a one-stop resource center physically located inside the university’s Run Run Shaw Library. In short, the Innovation Commons is a unique draw for students and the campus community as the hub for community engagement, entrepreneurship, and innovation.
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The Rise of the Innovation Commons : A Conversation with City University of Hong Kong's Candy Lau
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2016-10
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Founded in 1984 as the City Polytechnic of Hong Kong, it became a fully accredited university and was renamed the City University of Hong Kong in 1994. It became a public research university located in Kowloon, Hong Kong and is uniquely situated in the vicinity of the Festival Walk Mall.
City University of Hong Kong, which is globally recognized as a top institution of higher learning and research, is currently ranked #57 in the world in the QS World University Rankings and ranked #2 in Asia by the U.S. News & World Report. Although not a large space, how the Innovation Commons was creatively repurposed using existing library space into a collaborative learning environment is a model worthy of a closer examination.
Established collaboratively between the university library, the School of Law, the Knowledge Transfer Office, and the Education Development and Gateway Education, the Innovation Commons serves as a one-stop resource center physically located inside the university’s Run Run Shaw Library. In short, the Innovation Commons is a unique draw for students and the campus community as the hub for community engagement, entrepreneurship, and innovation.
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eng
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2025-06-25
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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10.14288/1.0449196
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Cho, Allan (2016) "The Rise of the Innovation Commons: A Conversation with City University of Hong Kong's Candy Lau," Journal of East Asian Libraries: Vol. 2016: No. 163, Article 7.
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Reviewed
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Faculty
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International