Awards and Achievements

World Leading Research and Top Global Rankings

The Department of Applied Mathematics (AMA) is dedicated to advancing research and education in the field of Applied Mathematics. As a leading international center of excellence, our global reputation in Mathematics and Statistics is consistently validated by top positions in major university rankings. Our research strength is further underscored by a high success rate in securing substantial funding through RGC GRF/ECS grants.

According to Research.com 2026 rankings for the Best Mathematics Universities, PolyU is ranked No. 1 nationwide and 72nd globally. Furthermore, the 2026 QS World University Rankings by Subject placed PolyU 40th in “Statistics and Operational Research” and 68th in “Mathematics”—marking the second consecutive year of top-tier placement in both categories.

In 2025, PolyU was ranked No. 1 in Hong Kong for Mathematics by ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects. Globally, Mathematics and Statistics at PolyU are ranked among the world’s top 101–150 and 151–200, respectively. Additionally, U.S. News & World Report 2025/26 ranks PolyU 36th in the "Best Global Universities for Mathematics," securing the top spot in Hong Kong. These accolades are built on a foundation of quality; in the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2020, 89% of AMA’s research was rated as 'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent' (4-star/3-star).

Moreover, AMA has achieved remarkable success in the 2025/26 GRF/ECS Exercise, securing funding support for 14 projects.

On top of the GRF/ECS scheme, the Department has also received other funding sources, including:

CITIC Group
Croucher Foundation
GS Charity Foundation Limited
Industrial collaborating grant from Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (MOST)
Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
Health and Medical Research Fund
NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme
Otto Poon Charity Foundation
Shenzhen Research Institute
The Society of Hong Kong Scholars
Germany/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme
Industrial collaborating grant from Value Exchange International Limited
ITF-University-Industry Collaboration Programme (UICP)
PROCORE-France/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme

Funded Teaching & Learning Project

In addition to our research accomplishments, we take pride in our efforts to make significant advance in teaching.

Building on the success of leading the award-winning project “Developing Active Learning Pedagogies and Mobile Applications in University STEM Education” in 2017, our Teaching & Learning Team has expanded its efforts to bring technology-enabled active learning pedagogies to secondary school mathematics education. The team's project, “Developing Active Learning Pedagogies and Mobile Applications in Secondary School Mathematics Education” , has received funding support from the Quality Education Fund (QEF) of the Education Bureau of Hong Kong in 2020.

In 2024, our Teaching & Learning Team proposed a project titled “Empowering Gifted Minds: Nurturing the Next Generation of Data Scientists” and received funding support from the Gifted Education Fund of the Education Bureau of Hong Kong.

We are honored to patriciate in and contribute to the development of research and teaching in Mathematics education and remain committed to striving for further improvement.