December 2021 Issue 13

Video Story

National Team Olympians inspire audience at PolyU

“My idol is [Hong Kong’s Paralympic gold medallist] So Wa-wai… I admire his unrelenting spirit,” said Su Bingtian, the first Chinese sprinter who has qualified for a men’s 100-metre final in the Olympic Games. Su and his fellow Olympians from the National Team shared their inspiring stories with students, staff and guests at PolyU during their tour to Hong Kong in early December. Watch the video for highlights of what they shared with the audience.

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PolyU co-founds new university alliance of China’s innovation powerhouses

The Jiangsu-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance (JHMUA) jointly established by Nanjing University, PolyU and the University of Macau was officially inaugurated at a ceremony held simultaneously in Nanjing and Hong Kong on 16 December 2021. The JHMUA...

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PolyU academic and graduate receives the esteemed Croucher Award

Our heartfelt congratulations to Dr Franco Leung King-chi, Assistant Professor of PolyU’s Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, who received the Croucher Innovation Award 2021 organised by the Croucher Foundation in recognition of...

Research & Knowledge Transfer

PolyU scholars awarded prestigious RGC fellowship for cutting-edge research

Three distinguished PolyU scholars were awarded the prestigious Research Grants Council (RGC) fellowship for their outstanding research achievements. Both Professor Hao Jianhua, Chair Professor of Materials Physics and Devices at the Department of...

Research & Knowledge Transfer

PolyU and Huawei join forces to advance photonics communication tech

PolyU and Huawei signed a strategic memorandum of understanding this month to pursue in-depth research collaboration to advance the technology development of photonics and its applications. Photonics is the underpinning telecommunication...

Achievements

PolyU’s Business Faculty is city's first to win Wharton-SSRN innovation prize

PolyU’s Faculty of Business won the 2021 Wharton Research Data Services – Social Science Research Network (WRDS-SSRN) Innovation Award in the Asia Pacific region for its innovative research and commitment to advancing its business education...

Achievements

PolyU’s education innovations receive global awards

PolyU’s efforts in pursuing learning and teaching excellence were again recognised by the prestigious Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Reimagine Education Awards. Two winning teams respectively led by Professor Daniel Shek, Associate Vice President...

Achievements

PolyU startups and researchers bag 8 ICT Awards

Eight projects by PolyU supported startups or research students were bestowed the Hong Kong ICT Awards (HKICTA) in various categories at the presentation ceremony held on 29 November. Steered by the Office of the Government Chief Information...

Events

PolyU insights shared at GBA engineers forum

The 2021 Greater Bay Area Engineers Forum was successfully held simultaneously in Hong Kong and the Guangdong-Macau In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin on 5 December 2021. The theme of the Forum was “bringing engineering elites together to...

Events

PolyU hosts Pan-Pacific Conference on Rehabilitation

PolyU’s Department of Rehabilitation Sciences (RS) hosted the 12th Pan-Pacific Conference on Rehabilitation (PPCR) from 27-28 November 2021, under the theme of “Innovations and Technological Developments in Rehabilitation”. The virtual...

Events

Green Deck VR competition announces results

PolyU launched the “Inter-secondary Schools VR Competition for Green Deck Landscape Design” earlier this year, providing a chance for secondary schools in Hong Kong to nominate a team to come up with a creative virtual reality experience for the...

Events

Over 100,000 participate in the Social Innovation Regional Forum 2021

The Social Innovation Regional Forum (SIRF) 2021 was successfully held from October to December 2021 by the Jockey Club Design Institute for Social Innovation (JCDISI) as part of the PolyU Jockey Club Operation SoInno Project. Under the theme “The...

PolyU in the News

PolyU places great effort in promoting interdisciplinary research and nurturing future researchers

Over the years, PolyU has been committed to promoting interdisciplinary research to address the pressing needs of society. Under this backdrop, the PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research (PAIR) was established to facilitate interdisciplinary...