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To further enhance the Faculty’s leading position in the integration of AI into education, research, and knowledge transfer in the areas of humanities, the University will be establishing the Division of Artificial Intelligence and the Humanities under the Faculty. Officially launching in January 2026, this new Division will serve as a catalyst for the Faculty’s transition towards AI integration, bridging AI expertise with all humanities disciplines.

The PolyU Information Day 2025 was successfully held on 27 September. This event provided one of the best opportunities for visitors to learn more about FH’s undergraduate programmes and explore their study options. FH Departments introduced their programmes and facilities on the occasion. Information seminars, thematic talks, guided visits and many more activities were arranged for visitors. Online information seminars can be viewed at https://www.polyu.edu.hk/study/events/.

The Department of English and Communication (ENGL) organised the Hong Kong Short Essay Writing Competition for Secondary School Students earlier this year, inviting Form Four and Five students to submit entries on the theme “AI and Me.” The competition received an overwhelming response, with over 1,100 submissions from 75 schools across the city.

Prof. Phoebe Lin, Assistant Professor at ENGL, shared her reflections on the competition in an article published in SCMP, where she shared her professional perspectives on the true purposes of writing amid the era of AI.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Seven current scholars from the Faculty have been named among the Top 2% Scientists 2025 by Stanford University and Elsevier, based on their career-long citation impact (in alphabetical order):

Prof. HU Guangwei (Associate Dean(FH), Professor(ENGL))
Prof. HUANG Chu-Ren (Chair Professor of Applied Chinese Language Studies(LST))
Prof. Michal KRZYZANOWSKI (Professor(ENGL))
Prof. LI Ping (Faculty Dean(FH), Sin Wai Kin Foundation Professor in Humanities and Technology and Chair Professor of Neurolinguistics and Bilingual Studies)
Prof. LI Shaofeng (Professor(ENGL))
Prof. LIANG Hualou (Chair Professor of Neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence(LST))
Prof. ZOU Di (Associate Professor(ENGL))

Click HERE for details.

Two research projects from the Faculty, led by Prof. Cindy Ngai and Dr Winsy Wong of the Department of Language Science and Technology, have been awarded funding in the 2023 Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) Exercise. The funded projects are titled “Connecting the Dots: Examining the Impact of Risk and Protective Factors on Loneliness Types and Mental Health in Hong Kong Elderly” and “Utilisation of Immersive Virtual Reality in Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (IVR-CST) for Elderly with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomised Controlled Pilot Study” respectively. Click HERE for details.

Congratulations to the following award recipients on receiving the Faculty’s Outstanding Alumni Award (in alphabetical order of the last name):

Outstanding Alumni Award of PolyU Faculty of Humanities 2025
Dr LEE Yiu-fai (Yee Kok), MH
Abbot of Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple
Master of Arts in Chinese Culture (2012)
Department of Chinese History and Culture

Outstanding Alumni Award of PolyU Faculty of Humanities 2025
Dr Christina LEUNG Wai Ying
Vice-Principal, Salvation Army Tin Ka Ping School
Doctor of Applied Language Sciences (2025)
Faculty of Humanities
Master of Arts in English for the Professions (2008)
Department of English and Communication

Outstanding Young Alumni Award of PolyU Faculty of Humanities 2025
Prof. Jack PUN
Associate Professor, Department of English, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Master of Arts in English Language Studies (2011)
Department of English and Communication

Outstanding Young Alumni Award of PolyU Faculty of Humanities 2025
Ms WONG Kit-ying, Zelia
Trilingual Emcee and Trainer, ALOFT Culture
BA (Hons) in Language Studies for the Professions
Department of Language Science and Technology

Click HERE to read more about the awardees.

Dr Sopuruchi Aboh, PhD graduate from the Department of English and Communication (ENGL), has won the PolyU PhD Thesis Award 2025 – Outstanding Award (Non-STEM Category) for his thesis titled “Accent and social evaluation: A sociolinguistic analysis of language attitudes and stereotypes in university settings in Nigeria.” The thesis was completed under the supervision of Prof. Hans Ladegaard. Dr Aboh is currently serving as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department. Click HERE for details.

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