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HoSTS e-Newsletter: Issue 3
Get PDFMaster Class: Renowned Bordeaux Wine Expert at HoSTS Workshop
HoSTS Broadens International Network; Expands Students’ International Exposure
Career Exploration Programme for Youth
HoSTS students designed “Barrier-Free” tour routes
HoSTS Mentees’ Sharing
Alumni Sharin
Focus highlight in VPET: STEM and their relevance for VET in Germany
Get PDFThe presentation gives an overview of the present situation and future development of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in vocational education and training (VET) in Germany. To the German economy and its successful performance, qualifications and competences in the field of STEM are of utmost importance. Its USP is based to a great extent on high-tech applications in the manufacturing industry. For companies belonging to this sector, STEM qualifications are essential to remain successful competitors. Given this understanding, STEM is not merely an additional topic for VET; rather it is immanent to the German VET system and key to its success. Starting with the characteristics of the dual system in VET, the presentation describes the current situation in STEM occupations in Germany. In spite of obvious career opportunities, certain STEM occupations still have to cope with obstacles and even stereotypes. Thus, selected programs to promote STEM training occupations in Germany are illustrated. The presentation concludes in giving tentative considerations to the challenge of skill shortage in STEM occupations as well as to the impact which digitization and the increased use of technology will have on qualification needs in VET
Evaluation of property management agent performance : a novel empirical model
No full textFor many different reasons, property management agents (PMAs) are appointed for managing housing developments in both public and private housing sectors in many different cities. While third-party housing management eases the burdens of property owners and tenants in taking care of their properties, it may lead to agency problems. In fact, cases of mismanagement of multi-owned properties are common in Hong Kong and other Asian cities, leading to accelerated urban decay and augmented confrontations between property owners, users and PMAs. To promote better property management services, the performance of PMAs should be evaluated so market players can benchmark the performance of different PMAs for better-informed decision-making. This study reviews previous and existing measures for evaluating PMA performance and proposes a new evaluation model which is built upon the residual concept proposed by William Sharpe. The ideas underpinning the framework and how a PMA’s performance is evaluated using the framework are detailed. Using this new model, 217 housing developments in Hong Kong are studied and the performance of the respective PMAs is evaluated and benchmarked. The evaluation outcomes are validated with the SERVQUAL scores of these 217 housing developments. Practical implications of the research findings follow
A decision scheme based on adaptive morphological image processing for mobile detection of early stage diabetic retinopathy
No full textDiabetic retinopathy is the main cause of vision loss among working-age adults around the world. Early detection and timely treatment are essential to reduce impairment and prevent blindness. In order to enable people to easily check their own conditions, we develop a decision support system for detecting diabetic retinopathy in early stage. The system extracts two important features, blood vessels and hard exudates, by using a combination of image processing techniques including black top hat, morphological opening and closing, canny edge detection, blob function, convert label matrix, convex-Hull method and color thresholding. In addition, an adaptive algorithm is proposed to cope with the variety of illuminations in different images. These extracted features are essential for estimating the risk of developing diabetic retinopathy. The system has been tested on 1379 images from DIARETDB0, DIARETDB1, and MESSIDOR databases. A qualified optometrist verified that our system achieved 92% and 90.3% accuracy for blood vessel and hard exudates extraction respectively. The system takes only 0.6 seconds to analyze one image, and therefore it is suitable for real-time implementation in mobile devices
Ocean\u27s elevenses 美饌巡航
Get PDFCatering to discerning passengers on cruise ships is a major undertaking, but it offers wonderful and bountiful rewards.
在郵輪上為高品味的旅客提供高質素的餐飲服務，是一項龐大而重要的任務，然而對廚師而言，這是個難得而又豐盛的經驗
Game changers
Get PDFWhat does it take for an innovative design to become an influential one? We take a look at how and why some designs have the power to shape culture and reality and, in so doing, become defining points of our time
Library Tour3
No full textFrom left to right: Mr. Bill TO (VTC) was introducing HKDI Learning Resources Centre in front of Ms. WANG Xiaolei (HKUST), Ms. Lisa Song (HKBU), and Mr. Leo MA (CUHK)https://repository.vtc.edu.hk/ive-adm-others-hkiug-gallery/1034/thumbnail.jp