85th Anniversary Special Issue & Autumn/Winter 2021 - Issue 6

Cover Story

We Are PolyU ‧ Together We Excel - PolyU commences its 85th Anniversary celebrations

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University will proudly celebrate its 85th Anniversary in 2022. To commemorate this significant milestone, the University was delighted to hold an 85th Anniversary Launch Ceremony at the Jockey Club Auditorium on campus on...

Feature Story

Fostering the success of a "unicorn" – Hai Robotics

Hai Robotics, one of PolyU’s strategic partners, was nurtured under the University’s entrepreneurship ecosystem and has recently become a unicorn after completing its 7th round of financing with institutional investors. The startup has grown...

Dialogue

A conversation with Vice President (Student and Global Affairs) Professor Ben Young – Wide-ranging efforts for fruitful university life

With his contribution to the internationalisation and student development aspects of the higher education sector, together with plenty of accolades such as the Best Teacher Award and Outstanding Researcher Award, Professor Ben Young was appointed...

PolyU Community

Driving interdisciplinary research for societal impact

New Director of PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research shares his vision Professor Chen Qingyan BEng, Tsinghua University (1983) MEng and PhD, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands (1985 and 1988) Assistant and Associate Professor,...

Feature Story

GBA PolyVentures 2025 – Empowering the next generation of entrepreneurs and innovators

As one of the top 100 universities in the world, PolyU strives to play a part in supporting Hong Kong’s development into an international innovation and technology hub. The University has rolled out its “GBA PolyVentures 2025” initiative in...

PolyU Community

Daring to change for success

Dr Allen Shi Lop-tak Higher Certificate in Fashion and Clothing Manufacture, Hong Kong Polytechnic (1980) Executive Master of Business Administration, City University of Hong Kong (2007) Honorary Doctorate of Management, Lincoln University, US (2009)...

Research & Innovation

Monitoring medical conditions from inside the body with optical fibre microsensors

PolyU researchers have developed groundbreaking optical fibre microsensors which can be implanted into people’s bodies for medical applications. Once used mainly for the transmission of data, fibre optics technology is increasingly being...

Research & Innovation

World’s first ammonia-powered electric vehicle created at PolyU

PolyU researchers have manufactured the world’s first ammonia-powered fuel cell electric vehicle. The vehicle not only has zero-carbon emission, but it also offers higher efficiency and safer energy storage than conventional electric vehicles. The...

PolyU Community

New Dean of Students passes on his knowledge and caring spirit

Professor Albert Chan Higher Diploma and Associateship in Building Technology and Management, Hong Kong Polytechnic MSc in Construction Management and Economics, Aston University, UK PhD in Project Management, University of South Australia, Australia...

Education

PolyU PhD graduates shine in academia

A hallmark of PolyU’s education is to nurture talents to tackle global challenges and have a positive social and economic impact. Over the years, PolyU’s PhD graduates have benefitted from the University’s distinguished faculty, international...

PolyU Community

Congratulations to Outstanding PolyU Alumni

PolyU held the 13th Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award (OPAA) presentation ceremony in October 2021 to honour 10 accomplished alumni who have achieved illustrious accomplishments in their respective professions and made significant contributions to the...