One major external source of funding is the QESS under the Self-financing Post-secondary Education Fund. The scheme aims to promote quality enhancement of the self-financing post-secondary sector. Our University, SFU, and our sister College, CBCC, had great history in acquiring the fund and enhance our quality in teaching and learning. CfE played a key role in the coordination among different Units in grant application, project implementation and sustainability.
The following projects were granted by the Quality Enhancement Support Scheme (QESS).
| Year | Project Title | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Well-being Enhancement Life Education Advancement Project (WELEAP) | $4,036,950 |
| 2023 | A virtual reality serious game for enhancing interprofessional communication in nursing and physiotherapy undergraduate Students | $7,972,828* |
| 2023 | Campus Life Instilled with Value Education (CamLIVE) | $1,392,800 |
| 2022 | Web-based and mobile Work Placement Management and Learning System | $4,080,000 |
| 2020 | A mobile Comprehensive Learning Protocol (CLP) to enhance learning motivation and study skills of students | $1,320,000 |
| 2020 | Sustainable Teaching and Effective Engagement in Learning (STEEL) Remarks: The training materials can be obtained by request. Please submit the request to cfe_inquiry@sfu.edu.hk. |
$2,086,470 |
| 2020 | Establishment of Planning Office | $1,920,421 |
| 2020 | Development of Online Teaching, Learning and Assessment Solutions | $22,651,590* |
| 2019 | Learning Resource Centre for Health Sciences (LRCHS) | $2,255,056 |
| 2017 | Whole College Approach Industrial Attachment Programme | $1,297,900 |
| 2016 | Joint-Institution Network for Student Success (JINESS) | $20,418,243* |
| 2016 | Development of Industry-aligned Programme to Support Internship | $1,791,500 |
| 2015 | Development of effective pedagogical practices and a cross-institutional online sharing platform for Hong Kong’s Vocational Education and Training (VET) | $20,956,580* |
| 2015 | An integrated approach for whole-person development | $1,395,000 |
| 2014 | Strengthening the system for assurance and enhancement of educational quality | $1,928,300 |
| 2013 | Collection Sharing and Information Discovery System with Enriched Digital Content | $50,772,660* |
| 2013 | Comprehensive Career Development Programme | $1,849,080 |
| 2013 | Laboratory for Self Understanding and Growth through Awareness and Reflection Project (SUGAR) | $1,209,000 |
* Those projects are theme-based projects which involve other institutions. The amounts listed are the total grants received for all institutions.
Before QESS, EDB had a pilot scheme, QEGS, to support the quality enhancement of institutions in our sector in 2009 to 2011. SFU (formerly known as Caritas Institute of Higher Education (CIHE) /as Caritas Francis Hsu College) also acquired the funds and enhance our teaching and learning quality. Here is the list of funded projects.
| Year | Project Title | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Placement Program to Support Holistic Education | $1,947,000 |
| 2011 | Online Advising Support and Interactive Study System 2.0 (OASISS 2.0) | $1,595,000 |
| 2010 | Social Communication Networking and Multimedia Lab for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Enhancement | $1,888,000 |
| 2010 | Learning in an Outcome-based System via Technology and Enhancement of Regulation Strategies (LOBSTERS) | $1,009,000 |
| 2010 | Business Technology Center: An Initiative to Enhance Education in Business and Information Technology | $1,544,000 |
| 2009 | e-Assessment System for English and Putonghua Learning | $1,079,000 |
| 2009 | Online Advising Support and Interactive Study System (OASISS) | $1,890,000 |