News and Events
2020-01-24
Taught Postgraduate Programmes Information Seminars 2020
The Department of Applied Social Sciences (APSS) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), with over 40 years of social science training, is a major centre of education for social work, social policy and administration, psychology, sociology and philosophy. We offer a wide range of taught postgraduate programmes with the...
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2020-01-14
APSS Scholars Awarded K.C. Wong Belt and Road Visiting Fellowship Scheme 2019
Dr. Crystal Kwan, Assistant Professor of APSS and Dr. Timothy Sim, Associate Professor of APSS, received awards from the PolyU K.C. Wong Belt and Road (B&R) Visiting Fellowship Scheme 2019. The Fellowship Scheme aims to strengthen the tie between PolyU and the B&R higher education institutions, and provides up to 10 fellowships each year...
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Completion of Manulife Centre for Children with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD)
中文譯本隨附於後 (The Chinese version follows the English one) Completion of Manulife Centre for Children with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) Department of Applied Social Sciences (APSS) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University announces that the operation of the Manulife Centre for Children with Specific Learning Disabilities (MCCSLD) will be completed on 31 December 2019. With...
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2019-12-30
Congratulations to Prof. Sylvia Chen for Receiving International Fellowship
Prof. Sylvia Xiaohua Chen, Associate Dean of PolyU’s Faculty of Health and Social Sciences and Professor of Department of Applied Social Sciences, has been elected as a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), previously the American Psychological Society. An international body, APS awards fellowships to recognize members who have...
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