April 2022 Issue 17 | Pulse@PolyU

Video Story

PolyU-operated community vaccination centre featured by RTHK

RTHK recently covered the Caroline Hill Road Community Vaccination Centre which is fully operated by PolyU’s School of Nursing. In the programme, a staff member and a final-year student of the School not only shared how they contribute to this meaningful cause but also encouraged people to help fight the pandemic by getting vaccinated. Watch the video now!

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2022 QS Subject Rankings reaffirm PolyU’s global leading position

In the latest subject rankings by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), which surveyed over 4,000 individual university programmes around the world, PolyU has taken global top positions in hospitality, design and engineering. Overall, PolyU has three...

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Carbon-neutral campus to inspire the city's green future

PolyU has established a new task force to drive the development of a carbon neutral campus through adoption of best practices and green technologies, including PolyU’s own path-breaking research and innovations. The Task Force on Campus Carbon...

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PolyU welcomes 13 elite student-athletes to the University

Over the years, PolyU has been committed to promoting a sporting culture on campus, and providing all-round support to student-athletes to help them excel in their studies and sports profession. This April, the University is thrilled to announce the...

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PolyU interdisciplinary research team launches a lightweight, fast and accurate portable COVID-19 testing device

As we prepare for post-pandemic recovery, it is clear that various forms of virus tests will continue to be necessary well into the future. An accurate and convenient COVID-19 testing device might contribute to a less stressful life in the...

Research & Knowledge Transfer

From designer to creator of a crypto-currency: A story of Poly-preneur Heatherm Huang

Mr Heatherm Huang Mr Heatherm Huang, Co-founder of Measurable AI and the Measurable Data Token (MDT), is a PolyU alumni. Having gr...

Research & Knowledge Transfer

PolyU and ASTRI join hands to foster research collaboration and nurture R&D talent

PolyU and The Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration on research and technology transfer as well as to nurture future R&D talent, leveraging the...

Research & Knowledge Transfer

PolyU Tech Launchpad Fund results announcement

Launched in 2014, with annual funding support amounting to HK$8 million from the Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC) under the Technology Start-up Support Scheme for Universities, the PolyU Tech Launchpad Fund aims to accelerate the growth of...

Achievements

PolyU trio advances to Huawei ICT Competition final after winning Asia Pacific stage

A team of PolyU students from the Department of Computing and the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics (LSGI) has bagged another trophy at the Asia Pacific regional stage of the Huawei Information and Communications Technology Competition...

Achievements

“House of Dreams” wins Grand Prize at Seoul and UNESCO Human City Design Award

Marking its third anniversary, the Human City Design Award, an international awards programme which selects design projects that benefit people, society and the environment, hosted an online award ceremony back in late March. We are thrilled to learn...

Events

COVID-19 supplies distribution shows spirit of mutual care

PolyU and the Youth Anti-Coronavirus Link joined hands to distribute COVID-19 supplies to PolyU students and young staff between 12th and 14th April, as part of the Link’s new round of community service to support Hong Kong youngsters in the fight...

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A one-stop COVID-19 information platform set up by the Department of Applied Social Sciences to provide continuous learning resources

A co-created and co-owned information platform One Stop Shop (OSS) has recently been set up by the Department of Applied Social Sciences in collaboration with various other parties, to provide support for ongoing learning during the COVID-19...

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Fifty RS students serve at residential care homes to help ease manpower shortage

To help ease the shortage of caregivers at homes for the elderly and residential care homes for the disabled, 50 PolyU fourth-year...

Events

PolyU to launch Cantonese Flipped Classroom and MOOC for learners of the Chinese language

PolyU’s Chinese Language Centre (CLC) is launching two new online learning platforms for students who are eager to master Cantonese – whether for better understanding a significant part of Chinese culture, exploring the emerging global innovation...

PolyU in the News

PolyU research team finds stressful events impact family resilience

The Faculty of Health and Social Sciences of PolyU has conducted a research to examine family relationships, family resilience and individual family members’ mental health under the effects of recent stressful events (e.g. the COVID-19 pandemic,...