Student Discipline

One of the missions of PolyU is to nurture individuals who are dedicated to their academic and personal growth. Therefore, the University adopts this Code of Conduct in order to:

(a) Ensure the presence of an ethical and reputable university community
(b) Protect members of the community and its resources from harm
(c) Provide a guide on appropriate behaviour as part of the University and the society

This Code acts in concordance with the rules, regulations and corresponding disciplinary measures as set out by the University. For more information, please refer to the Student Handbook.

Academic integrity is the commitment to and demonstration of honest and moral behavior in academic work. Students at PolyU are expected to uphold academic integrity and do their academic work in an honest and ethical manner, following the conventions and code of practice of their chosen discipline or profession.

A special section is available on the website of Academic Registry to gather all essential information related to academic integrity, ranging from policy and procedures to support and resources (e.g. citation guides) offered by academic support units across the University. For more information, please visit Academic Integrity.

PolyU is committed to providing a safe environment for its staff members, students, contractors as well as visitors to protect everyone’s health. We will strive to excel in maintaining our health, safety and environmental standards by adhering to our Health, Safety & Environment Policy.

For more information about the policy, please visit Health and Safety Office.

Emergency contact and other useful telephone numbers:

More Information:

Health and Safety Orientation for New PolyU Students

PolyU Health, Safety and Environment Induction Video 

Intellectual property and materials made and created by students during their study at PolyU shall be owned by PolyU and shall be vested in the University upon the making and creation of intellectual property and materials.

By reference to the Student Handbook:

•  “Intellectual property” means any discovery, creation, invention, design, get-up, trade mark, know-how or research effort and all rights pertaining thereto whether registrable or not including patents, copyright, trademarks, designs, utility models, or other such rights in any country.

•  “Materials” means the materials created by students including but not limited to documents, designs, drawings, photographs, sketches, plans, notes, memoranda, records and writings, conference presentations, sculptures, journal articles and copies thereof.

PolyU is committed to the protection of intellectual property created by students. If any intellectual property is of potential commercial and industrial value, we will also support to facilitate its commercialisation. Please refer to the University’s Policy on Ownership of Intellectual Property and Regulation on the Management of Intellectual Property for more information.

PolyU considers the protection of intellectual property a serious matter and copying of copyright materials, without the license of copyright owner, may be regarded as a statutory offence. Students should comply with the Copyright Ordinance by the HKSAR government at all times.

Learning and teaching platforms of the University are for the use of PolyU students to facilitate their learning. Students shall use the platforms and the materials available for their personal study only. All necessary measures should be taken to prevent access by other parties if students need to download or save the materials.

The materials are copyright protected. No copying, distribution, transmission or publication of the materials in whole or in part in any form is permitted.