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IT workshops for staff and students in September

A range of IT workshops for students and instructors will be available in coming September.

Locate LMS hosting platform for enrolled courses on the PolyULife Student Mobile App

Students can track down which Learning Management System (LMS) will host their enrolled courses for Semester One via the PolyULife student mobile app.

Welcome new students

A warm welcome to all new students joining the PolyU community!

Microsoft Exchange Web Services retirement

Microsoft will retire Exchange Web Services (EWS) and replace it with Microsoft Graph.

August CLO Meeting

The Computer Liaison Officers (CLO) Meeting was held on 21 August 2026, where ITS shared updates on the latest technology initiatives and services supporting the University community.

PolyU GenAI App updates on 1st September 2026

OpenAI released the GPT-5.6 family of models on 9 July 2026, including its new flagship, Sol, alongside Terra, a balanced model for everyday work, and Luna, its most cost-efficient model. GPT-5.6 supports up to 1 million tokens of context, with training data covers information up to June 2026.

PolyU Gen AI app updates on 1 August 2026

The PolyU Gen AI app was refreshed with the latest AI models on 1 August 2026. The additional AI models include Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite, GLM-5.2, MiniMax M3, Kimi K2.6, and Tencent Hy3.

Google Gemini Enterprise for Education (including NotebookLM)

The Joint University Computing Centre (JUCC) has issued a joint tender on behalf of institutions for Google Gemini Enterprise for Education.

August workshops for students and instructors: Canvas and interactive teaching

This August, ITS will offer workshops on Canvas and classroom AV/IT technologies. Topics include course management, assessments, communication tools, video learning, wireless presentation, session recording, smart panels, LED walls, and other classroom technologies designed to enhance teaching and learning.

Leveraging AIMA as a pre-grading tool and for draft feedback

Subject teachers and graders can leverage the AI Marking Assistant (AIMA) to assist with student assignment pre-grading and provide draft improvement feedback for each assignment submission.