The Department of Computing (COMP) is pleased to announce that the Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award (OPAA) of PolyU Department of Computing 2025 is now calling for nominations until 25 July 2025 (Friday).
The departmental OPAA aims to publicly recognise outstanding graduates of COMP for their professional achievements and significant contributions to the community and their alma mater. The departmental awardees will be officially honoured by the department and will be nominated for the Faculty Awards.
Award Categories and Selection Criteria
There are three achievement categories, namely “Professional Achievement”, “Entrepreneurial Achievement” and “Scholarly Achievement”. Selection is based on the nominee’s accomplishments in his/her personal achievements in the field, contributions to the community, and support and contributions to PolyU.
A candidate who is aged at/under 40 in the award selection year would be eligible for the Outstanding Young Alumni Award.
Eligibility
The nominated candidate must be a bona fide graduate who has successfully completed the full-time or part-time programme offered by PolyU (or its forerunners: Hong Kong Government Trade School, Hong Kong Technical College, Hong Kong Polytechnic) which led to academic award accredited by the respective Institution.
The proposer can be a PolyU graduate, Honorary Graduate, University Fellow, PolyU staff, current PolyU Council and Court member and current Advisory Committee member. There is no limit to the number of nominations to be submitted by each proposer. However, the proposer cannot be the candidate himself/ herself.
Panel of Judges and Result Announcement
Selection for the Department Award will be conducted by August 2025. A panel of judges, comprising both internal and external members, will be formed to examine the nominations and assess candidates’ qualifications and performance for the awards. The result will be announced on our website and social media platforms.
Nomination
Please return the completed nomination form to comp.marketing@polyu.edu.hk with all required supplementary documents on or before 25 July 2025.
| Download Nomination Form |
Enquiries
Department of Computing
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Email: comp.marketing@polyu.edu.hk
