The enhanced three-level Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award (OPAA) that was introduced last year has achieved remarkable success. The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) is delighted to announce that the new round of the departmental OPAA 2025 is now open for nominations until 31 July 2025 (Thursday), and we encourage all eligible individuals to participate.
The departmental OPAA aims to publicly recognize outstanding graduates of EEE for their remarkable professional achievements and significant contributions to the community as well as their alma mater. The departmental awardees will be officially honored by the department and will be nominated for the Faculty Awards or above.
Award Categories and Selection Criteria.
The selection for the Department Award considers two major criteria: (1) Support and Contribution to PolyU and (2) Achievement in respective area.
Three achievement areas serve as a framework for assessing nominee’s achievements in the concerned areas, including Professional Achievement, Entrepreneurial Achievement and Scholarly Achievement.
An Outstanding Young Alumni Award is available for alumni who are at or under the age of 40.
The Award will be conducted at three levels: Department level, Faculty/School level, and University level. The recipients of the Department Award will be nominated for the Faculty Award, and all Faculty/School awardees will be considered for the University Award.
Eligibility
The nominated candidate must be a graduate who has successfully completed a full-time or part-time program offered by PolyU (or its forerunners: Hong Kong Government Trade School, Hong Kong Technical College, and Hong Kong Polytechnic) that led to an academic award accredited by the respective institution.
The proposer can be a PolyU graduate, Honorary Graduate, University Fellow, PolyU staff member, current PolyU Council and Court member, or current Advisory Committee member. There is no limit to the number of nominations that each proposer can submit. However, the proposer cannot be the candidate himself/herself.
Nomination and Selection Schedule
The nomination form can be downloaded here. Please return the completed form to eeenotice@polyu.edu.hk along with all required supplementary documents on or before 31 July 2025 (Thursday).
Panel of Judges and Result Announcement
The selection for the Department Award will be completed by the end of August 2025. A panel of judges, consisting of both internal and external members, will be formed to review the nominations and assess the candidates' qualifications and performance for the awards. The result will be announced on our website and social media platforms in afterward.
Enquiries
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Email: eeenotice@polyu.edu.hk
General Office
2766 6150
