PolyU hosts Spring Media Luncheon
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) today held a Spring Media Luncheon. Dr LAM Tai-fai, PolyU Council Chairman, and Prof. Jin-Guang TENG, President, along with members of the central management team, including Prof. Wing-tak WONG, Deputy President and Provost; Prof. Christopher CHAO, Senior Vice President (Research and Innovation); Prof. CAO Jiannong, Vice President (Education); Prof. Ben YOUNG, Vice President (Student and Global Affairs); Dr Ben LAU, Interim Vice President (Campus and Facilities); deans and directors, gathered with media friends to share the PolyU’s key initiatives for the coming year.
The central management team members held festive red fans, symbolising their wishes for the University to reach new heights and achieve swift success.
Dr Lam Tai-fai said PolyU would continue to leverage its strengths to make contributions to Hong Kong and the Nation. This year, the University will establish an institute dedicated to policy research on education, technology and talent, in support of the Nation’s strategic goals of developing into a leading country in technology, education and talent, with the aim of providing integrated, professional and forward-looking policy advice for Hong Kong and the Nation. PolyU also plans to set up additional Patriotic Education Bases in Nanjing, Huizhou and Jinjiang to nurture socially responsible professionals and leaders with a strong sense of national pride and a global perspective; strengthen the development of the University’s Confucius Institute of Hong Kong, revive the Global Confucius Institutes Hong Kong Forum; and host the third “PolyU Chinese Culture Festival” to promote China’s rich cultural heritage. Meanwhile, preparations for PolyU’s 90th anniversary celebrations are under way, and stakeholders are invited to witness the University’s development milestones at the celebrations.
Prof. Jin-Guang Teng said PolyU is committed to ranking among the global top 50 universities, helping Hong Kong become an international education hub. Plans include upgrading the College of Professional and Continuing Education to a private university, with the long‑term goal of developing it into a world‑class private institution and seeking approval to establish a PolyU campus at the Northern Metropolis University Town to address the University’s severe land and space shortage. It will also launch the PolyU Education 4.0 initiative to implement AI‑driven educational reform, and drive the development of its Mainland Translational Research Institutes to cultivate a new generation of tech-savvy entrepreneurs, contributing to the Nation’s technological self‑reliance.
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