On 21 February, a total of 35 Outstanding Student Awards were bestowed on full-time undergraduate students who excel in both academic and non-academic pursuits, including eight Outstanding Student Awards of Faculty/School and “The Most Outstanding PolyU Student Award”. The winning students included:
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The most outstanding PolyU student: |
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Kristina Barbara Maria Braun |
School of Hotel and Tourism Management |
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Other outstanding students of faculties/schools: |
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Zhong Ren |
Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles |
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Chu Wen-rong |
Faculty of Business |
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Sun Qian-chen |
Faculty of Construction and Environment |
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Bao Bo-wen |
Faculty of Engineering |
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Melody Chan Mei-yan |
Faculty of Health and Social Sciences |
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Ng Chak-ling |
Faculty of Humanities |
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Seraph Cheung Hei-ting |
School of Design |
Council Chairman Mr Chan Tze-ching commended the awardees for their remarkable achievements. He said, "The honour you received today is much more than an award. It carries a very important meaning – that you have become examples of our University's efforts in nurturing future leaders for our society."
Mr Chan also shared his experience with the awardees. "An educated person is someone who knows something about everything, but at the same time knows everything about something," said Mr Chan. He encouraged them to grasp opportunities to broaden their horizons, experience different cultures and learn more languages.
Kristina Barbara Maria Braun, recipient of this year's "The Most Outstanding PolyU Student" award, is a student in hotel management from Germany. Kristina has joined the Elite Management Programme co-hosted by the School of Hotel and Tourism Management and Hotel ICON, undertaking training and internship in different departments of Hotel ICON for 11 months. During the period, she designed a creative cake box with transparent packaging, which has since then been used at the GREEN restaurant in Hotel ICON.