The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has invited Professor John NASH, Jr. Noble Prize Laureate in Economics, to meet and inspire our senior secondary school students through an open dialogue. The meeting was held at the Auditorium, Diocesan Girls' School on November 4, 2011 (Friday) from 3:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The response was overwhelming. Not even over 1400 seats were all filled, there was also an online web-cast broadcasting of the entire event through Internets to schools free of charges for those who cannot gain admission to the event.

Six S5 & S6 students who are strong in Mathematics and/or Economics together with Ms Agnes Tang (our Principal), Mr Tam Yiu Wang (Vice Principal), Mr Eric Lau (Mathematics Teacher) joined this really stimulating and inspiring dialogue with Internationally renowned game theorist and winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize in Economics Professor John F. Nash Jr.

In the open dialogue, Professor Nash (an Internationally Renowned Game Theorist) introduced his study, experiences, interest in Music and academic achievements as well as research results especially in the SRS Consortium for Advanced Study in Dynamic Cooperative Games and "Cooperative Optimization" as well as his future plan. He also answered questions raised by the audience. The answers were both insightful and forward-looking. The audience really treasured this most precious opportunity to meet this Nobel Laureate face-to-face.

與諾貝爾經濟學獎得主約翰•拿殊教授公開對話

國際著名博弈論學者、 1994年諾貝爾經濟學獎得主約翰•拿殊教授（John F. Nash, Jr.）應香港理工大學邀請，於2011年11月4日在拔萃女書院演奏廳舉行一場公開對話。

拿殊教授在對話中，與近1400位同學分享了他與一生及與經濟和數學結緣的經過，以及他在普林斯頓大學的學習歲月、學術成就、研究成果、對音樂的看法、經濟論與現今世界及將來計劃。之後，拿殊教授回答了出席老師及學生的提問。

Biographical Sketch of Professor John F. Nash, Jr.
1994 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences

A legend in the field of game theory, Professor John F. Nash Jr. has provided insight into the forces that govern chance and events inside complex systems in daily life. His influential thesis "Non-cooperative Games" published in Annals of Mathematics when he was only 22 earned him a doctorate at Princeton University. It established the mathematical principles of game theory, a branch of mathematics that examines rivalries among competitors with mixed interests. Known as the Nash solution, or the Nash equilibrium, his theory attempted to explain the dynamics of threat and action among competitors. It has been widely applied by business strategists and helpful to evolutionary biologists and social scientists.

He was awarded the 1994 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences as a result of his work in game theory, alongside Hungarian-American economist Professor John Harsanyi and German mathematician Professor Dr Reinhard Selten. He is also the recipient of the John von Neumann Theory Prize and the Leroy P. Steele Prize. He is now Senior Research Mathematician in the Department of Mathematics at Princeton University.
Professor Nash received his bachelor's and master's degrees in mathematics in 1948 from the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now the Carnegie Mellon University) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and two years later completed his doctorate at Princeton University. He joined the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1951.

Professor Nash has received many awards, including an honorary Doctor of Science and Technology from Carnegie Mellon University in 1999; an honorary degree in economics from the University of Naples Federico II in 2003; and an honorary doctorate in economics from the University of Antwerp in 2007. He is a prolific guest speaker at international events, appearing at the Warwick Economics Summit in 2005, which was held at the University of Warwick, UK.