News and Events

THE Teaching Excellence Summit 2021 – Participation in Panel Discussion

On 18 November 2021, coordinated by PolyU Institutional Planning and Analytics Office (IPAO), Professor Daniel Shek, Associate Vice President, participated as a speaker at THE Teaching Excellence Summit 2021. The theme of the panel discussion was “The transformative impact of teaching on research institutions”, which covered how to inspire the next generation of university knowledge generators.

Eight PolyU academics recognised amongst the world's most highly cited researchers

Eight academics from PolyU have been acknowledged in the Highly Cited Researchers 2021 list by Clarivate. The list identifies the most influential scholars around the world during the past decade, as demonstrated by their publication of multiple highly-cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in the Web of Science index. Approximately 6,600 researchers from more than 70 countries and regions are named as Highly Cited Researchers in 2021. The inclusion of eight PolyU academics in the Highly Cited Researchers 2021 list is a testament to the University’s pursuit of research excellence and our positive impact on society. The eight PolyU researchers featured in the list, and the fields in which they have been recognised, are as follows:

QS APPLE 2021 Conference – Participation in Pre-Conference Roundtable

On 29 October 2021, the pre-conference roundtable of the annual QS APPLE Conference was held. Coordinated by PolyU Institutional Planning and Analytics Office (IPAO), Prof Fu Linda Xiao, Associate Dean of Faculty of Construction and Environment, participated as a speaker at the pre-conference roundtable themed “Climate action research in higher ed”. The roundtable discussed climate action research in PolyU, how PolyU prepare their students with climate action research initiatives, and trends of climate action research in the future. The panel session was chaired by Anton John Crace, Editor and Programme Designer, QS Quacquarelli Symonds, and also joined by Professor Elisabeth Ann Holland, Professor of the Ocean and Climate Change & Director of PaCE-SD, University of the South Pacific, Fiji.

PolyU ranks 126-150 in THE World Reputation Rankings

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has placed among the world’s top 50 tertiary institutions in an annual reputation ranking, while Tsinghua University has become the first mainland Chinese post-secondary school to break into the top 10. The classification of 202 universities by the Times Higher Education magazine released on Wednesday was based on the votes of 10,963 published academics from across the world. The magazine said the mainland’s breakthrough into the top 10 could have an impact on Britain and the United States ability to attract talent and funding. HKU ranked 48th this year after slipping from 44th in 2019 into the 51 to 60 range last year. The magazine only assigns an individual rank for the top 50 universities and groups the rest into bands of varying sizes.

An update on Departmental Outcome-Oriented Key Performance Indicators (DoKPIs)

PolyU rises in THE subject rankings

In the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2022 by Subject published in October 2021, PolyU advanced 15 places to 64th in the subject of Computer Science, and moved up 24 places to 51st in Engineering. In Business & Economics, the University was ranked 25th in the world, four spots higher than last year. As for Social Sciences, PolyU rose by one place to 81st.   The rankings of THE are based upon five key criteria, including teaching, research, citations, industry income and international outlook. The University will refer to the rankings and other assessments to strive for improvement, so as to contribute to the development of Hong Kong, the Nation and the world.   For more information on THE World University Rankings 2022 by Subject, please click here.

PolyU surges in US News Best Global Universities Rankings

In the latest 2022 Best Global Universities Rankings released by US News on 26 October, PolyU jumped from 170th last year to 124th among the top institutions around the world. According to the rankings, the University is also the fourth best university in Hong Kong and 15th in Asia.   We are equally pleased to see that PolyU’s Civil Engineering subject ranked number two in the world, while its Engineering and Mechanical Engineering subjects came 11th and 12th respectively.   The US News Best Global Universities Rankings is considered one of the four most prestigious rankings in the world. The universities were ranked based on 13 indicators that measured their academic research performance and their global and regional reputations.   For more information on the 2022 US News Best Global Universities Rankings, please click here.

PolyU rises to the world’s Top-100 institutions: Times Higher Education

Four Hong Kong universities are among the top 100 institutions worldwide on a list compiled by a prominent publication, marking a record for the city since the rankings were introduced 11 years ago. The results, published by British-based Times Higher Education (THE), came against a backdrop of accusations by critics that academic freedom at universities in the city was being eroded under the Beijing-imposed national security law. Researchers behind the rankings, however, said they had not seen “significant negative changes” to Hong Kong universities’ global reputation, although they warned the data collection cycle might not have “fully taken into account” the overlapping effects of the sweeping legislation and the coronavirus pandemic.

PolyU makes record high in ARWU

ShanghaiRanking released the 2021 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) recently, in which PolyU climbed up from 201-300 place last year to 150-200 place this year, the highest ranking for the University since the league was launched in 2003.   Seven universities in Hong Kong were ranked in this year’s ARWU table, which was once again topped by Harvard University, followed by Stanford University and the University of Cambridge.   ARWU has been presenting the world's top universities annually based on a set of objective indicators and third-party data. It has been recognised as the precursor of global university rankings and is one of the most influential league tables. the most trustworthy league table, adopting several objective indicators including alumni and staff winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals, highly cited researchers, and papers indexed in major citation indices.  

Renewal of University Accountability Agreement (UAA)

The University Accountability Agreement (UAA) for the 2019-22 triennium was signed between the University Grants Committee (UGC) and the eight UGC-funded universities in 2019. It will expire soon with the conclusion of the current triennium.