Welcome to PolyU!
Invitation to Gathering
You are cordially invited to join the following gathering to meet the Special Educational Needs (SEN) Caring Team, fellow students and to join an online campus tour to facilities for students with SEN:
- Date: 1 September 2023 (Friday)
- Time: 12.30 – 13.15
- Venue: S509, 5/F, Communal Building
Remarks:
- Complimentary snack pack for participants
- No eating or drinking at S509. Therefore, the snack is for you to consume after the gathering at other appropriate venue
Please click here for registration
What Kinds of Support Do We Provide for Students with SEN?
Personalized Support
- SEN Caring Team to coordinate support
- Peer support (mainly for undergraduate students)*
- Peer English language partner, “Limitless” Buddy Programme and Peer Mentor Programme (Please click here for more information and registration)
- Expertise support and professional services* in various areas
Resources for Personal Development
- Counselling service (please book via the POSS Website if necessary)
- Career advising
- Workshops
You are cordially invited to join the following face-to-face training workshops conducted by Mr Kenneth Chow, an Educational Psychologist. These training workshops provide you with opportunities to enhance your executive functioning skills and know more about exam & study skills. Details are as follows:
Workshop 1: Executive functioning skills
Date: 5 September 2023 (Tuesday)
Time: 2.30 pm - 4.30 pm
Content:
1. To enhance your understanding of the scopes of executive functioning skills and the relationship between executive functioning skills and brain development
2. To boost your motivation to improve attention
3. To enhance your understanding of the major types of attention and features
4. To enhance your understanding of the impacts of multi-tasking on attention and memory
5. To enhance your understanding of the effective strategies to improve attention
6. To enhance your acquisition of executive functioning skills, especially attention skills
Workshop 2: Exam & study skills
Date: 7 September 2023 (Thursday)
Time: 2.30 pm - 4.30 pm
Content:
1. To enhance your understanding of the scopes of examination and study skills
2. To enhance your understanding of the major types of memory and features
3. To enhance your understanding of the effective strategies to improve memory, including the skills in organising thoughts
4. To enhance your understanding of the impact of examination stress on memory and effective strategies to reduce examination stress
5. To enhance your acquisition of examination and study skills
Remarks: These training workshops would be conducted in English (may be changed to Cantonese subject to the agreement of participants).
If you are interested in joining these training workshops, please complete this e-form on or before 31 August 2023 (Thursday). A confirmation email will be sent to successful participants in due course. Participants will receive a souvenir upon completion of each training workshop. Should you require any special support for the training workshop, please indicate in the e-form by the aforementioned deadline.
Academic Support
Due academic accommodation*, such as:
- Special examination arrangement
- Alternative assessment arrangement
- Barrier-free reading materials
Sharing by senior schoolmates on enhancing study effectiveness
Please click here for more information
Employment Support
Please click here for more information
What Facilities and Resources Are Available for SEN Students?
Accessible Facilities
- Library (24-hour Study Centre on 1/F North Wing): Computer workstation for students with all types of SEN.
- Library (Room L401a): A special equipment room equipped with computers and assistive aids for students with all types of SEN. (You would receive our email when the access is ready for you.)
- Communal Building (Room S212)*: Computer workstation for students with all types of SEN during examination period. (Please contact us if you need to use the room.)
- Room R405: A room mainly for students with physical impairment, with facilities e.g. adjustable beds, height adjustable tables, electric patient lifter, and computer workstations. (Please contact us if you need to use the room.)
- Office pod (At 2/F, Communal Building, on the opposite side of the Diversity Resource Centre): A venue for your study, group discussion etc. (Please contact us if you need to use so.)
- Can’t wait to know more about these facilities? Read our Virtual Guide now.
Assistive Devices and Technologies
There are many assistive devices and technologies available for students with SEN. Click here for details.
Scholarships and Funding
Eligible students can apply for different scholarships and funding e.g. additional academic expenses grant for students with SEN. For more details, please click here and watch out for our email.
How Do SAO Enhance Inclusion Awareness on Campus and Encourage Integration?
Diversity Resource Centre
It is an inclusion hub for students, with various resources dedicated to enhancing understanding and acceptance. All students are welcome! For details, please click here.
“Limitless” - Inclusion Awareness Campaign
The campaign consists of a series of activities to foster better understanding about the challenges faced by persons with disabilities as well as students with SEN, to raise disability and diversity awareness on campus. For more information, please click here.
Contact Us
Tel: 2766 6800
Email: sen.support@polyu.edu.hk
SAO counter location: QT308, Chow Yei Ching Building (Entrance at Core T)
Office Hour: Monday to Friday (except Saturday & public holidays)
9.00 am – 12.45 pm; 2.00 pm – 6.00 pm
SAO Website
Leaflet
Glossary
SAO - Student Affairs Office
SEN - Special Educational Needs
SRSS - Student Resources and Support Section
POSS - PolyU Online Student Services
*Subject to individual situation and availability
