Outstanding Alumni Award

The Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award aims to give recognition to distinguished graduates of PolyU for great distinction in their respective areas, dedicated support to their alma mater, as well as impactful contributions to the wider community.

The Award is organised at three levels to promote championship of recognition and engagement of alumni at Department, Faculty/School and University levels. Faculties and schools will be invited to nominate recipients of the Faculty/School Award for selection of the University Award. Direct nomination to the University Award with endorsement of concerned Faculty/ School is also considered.

General Award Categories

Professional Achievement
Entrepreneurial Achievement
Scholarly Achievement

Young Alumni Award Categories

Outstanding Young Alumni for alumni at/under the age of 40

Levels of Award Conduction

Department Level

Faculty / School Level

University Level

Nominations and Guidelines

Nominations for Outstanding Alumni Award of PolyU 2026 - LSGI are invited for submission.

Open nomination is available until 15 May 2026.

Awardee for Department Award will be noticed by Aug 2026.

The nominated candidate must be a graduate who has successfully completed full-time or part-time programme offered by LSGI, PolyU (or its forerunners: Hong Kong Government Trade School, Hong Kong Technical College, and 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, PolyU Council and Court member and 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.

The selection for the LSGI Award considers two major criteria: (1) Support and Contributions to PolyU and (2) Achievement in respective area.

Three specific achievement areas of would be accessed, they include Professional Achievement, Entrepreneurial Achievement and Scholarly Achievement.

Alumni who are aged at/under 40 in the award selection year would be eligible for the Outstanding Young Alumni Award.

*Award Category*	*Description*
Professional Achievement	This category recognises alumni who have attained distinguished achievements, demonstrated exemplary leadership, and made a strong impact on their profession/industry/society.
Entrepreneurial Achievement	This category recognises alumni who have demonstrated outstanding innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as founded or advanced business or technology ventures with impact.
Scholarly Achievement	This category recognises alumni scholars who have made notable scholarly or research contributions in their disciplines, with proven track record and excellent reputation in the field.

Notes: The bestowal of the award shall subject to individual merits of the candidates. No award shall be given out in a certain category if no suitable candidate is identified.

The Award Selection Committee of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics (LSGI) will examine the nominations and assess candidates’ qualifications and performance for the awards.

Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award 2026 - Nomination Form (PDF)

Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award 2026 - Nomination Form (Word)

Ms April SO

Email: april.so@polyu.edu.hk

Tel: +852 2766 4350

Year	Awardees
2025			Professor Xiufeng HE Awardee (Scholarly Achievement)
2024		Professor LIU Guoxiang Awardee (Scholarly Achievement)		Miss LEE Tsz Ki, Pinky Young Awardee (Entrepreneurial Achievement)
2023	Professor Ahmed SHAKER Awardee (Scholarly Achievement)	Mr CHAN Kit Lung, Paul Young Awardee (Professional Achievement)

Year

Awardees

2025

Xiufeng HE-2