1970s
1977
- Institute of Medical and Health Care (Nursing Section) established
- Commenced First Aid Programme
1978
- Commenced full-time Diploma programme in Medical Laboratory Science
1980s
1980
- Commenced Post-experience Diploma programme in Nursing Education
1984
- Commenced Ship's Captain Medical Programme
1985
- Commenced Post-experience Diploma programme in Nursing Administration
1986
- Commenced Post-experience Diploma programme in Nursing Administration
- Commenced Post-experience Diploma programme in Nursing
1987
- Institute of Medical and Health Care renamed as Department of Health Sciences
- Commenced Diploma programme in Nursing Management
1988
- Commenced full-time Higher Diploma programme in Biomedical Science
1989
- Commenced Post-registration Diploma in Health Care Education (Nursing)
- Commenced Post-registration Diploma in Nursing
- Commenced Post-registration Certificate in First Line Nursing Management
1990s
1990
- Commenced first full-time Bachelor of Science (Honours) programme in Nursing
1991
- Commenced first part-time Bachelor of Science (Honours) programme in Nursing
1992
- Graduated first MPhil student in Medical Laboratory Science
- Commenced part-time Bachelor of Science (Honours) programme in Biomedical Science
- Associate membership in the Institute of Biomedical Science (AIBMS)
- Commenced Post-experience Certificate in First Line Nursing Management
1993
- Graduated first PhD student in Medical Laboratory Science
- Commenced post-graduate Diploma programme in Health Care (Nursing)
1994
- Established the Asian Journal of Nursing Studies
1990s
1995
- Commenced part-time Master of Science/Post-graduate Diploma programme in Health Care (Biomedical Science)
1996
- Commenced Higher Diploma programme in Nursing
- Commenced Post-graduate Diploma programme in Nursing Education
- Post-experience Diploma programme in Nursing Administration renamed as
Post-experience Diploma programme in Nursing Management
1997
- Department of Health Sciences renamed as Department of Nursing and Health Sciences
- Established the East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars (EAFONS)
- Commenced Master of Science programme in Nursing
1998
- Graduated first PhD student in Nursing
- Commenced web-based teaching
- Commenced Bachelor of Science (Honours) programme in Clinical Nursing
- Commenced Master of Science in Nursing
1999
- Established the Manulife Centre for Children with Specific Learning Disabilities
- Implementation of problem-based learning in Nursing programmes
- Established Virtual Reality and Patient Simulator Nursing laboratories
- Established Flow Cytometer, DNA Technology and Tissue Culture in Biomedical Science laboratories
2000s
2000
- Commenced full-time Bachelor of Science (Honours) programme in Biomedical Science
- Added Nursing Therapeutics in Chinese Medicine to Nursing programmes
- Chartered as the first Hong Kong Chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
2001
- Commenced part-time Bachelor of Science in Nursing programme in collaboration with Zhejiang University in Mainland China
- Established the Telehealth Clinic - Tsing Yi Station
2002
- Department of Nursing and Health Sciences renamed as School of Nursing
- Commenced Psychiatric Stream of the part-time Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Nursing programme
2003
- Established Integrative Health Clinic
2004
- Commenced Bachelor of Science (Hons) Degree in Medical Laboratory Science
- Commenced Doctor of Health Science (Faculty-based)
2000s
2005
- Established the Chinese Consortium for Higher Nursing Education
- Biomedical Science Stream transferred from School of Nursing to Department of Health Technology & Informatics (PolyU)
2006
- Commenced part-time Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing programme in collaboration with Macao Polytechnic Institute
- Established Centre for Integrative Digital Health (CIDH)
2007
- Commenced full-time Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Nursing programme in collaboration with St. Paul's & St. Teresa's Hospitals
- Established PolyU-Henry G. Leong Mobile Integrative Health Centre (MIHC)
- Designated by World Health Organization (WHO) as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Community Health Services
2008
- Commenced full-time pre-registration Master of Nursing programme in collaboration with Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital
- Part-time Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing programme renamed as Postgraduate Diploma in Specialty Nursing
- Established Herbal Dispensary
- Patent granted for Non-invasive Blood Glucose Meter
2009
- Commenced full-time Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Mental Health Nursing programme
- Patent granted for Foot Massage Apparatus
2010s
2010
- Re-offered Psychiatric Stream of the part-time Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Nursing programme
2011
- Commenced part-time Master of Science in Specialty Nursing programme in collaboration with Macao Polytechnic Institute
- Redesignated by World Health Organization (WHO) as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Community Health Services
2012
- Established Centre for Gerontological Nursing
2013
- Squina International Centre for Infection Control transferred from PolyU's Faculty of Health and Social Sciences to School of Nursing
- Prof. Alex Molasiotis, Chair Professor of Nursing & Head of School, awarded the Angel S.P. Chan Lau Endowed Professorship in Health and Longevity
- Launched the International Nursing Scholarship for Pre-PhD in Research Excellence (INSPPIRE)
- Established the Hong Kong Innovation Academy
- Centre for Integrative Digital Health (CIDH) renamed as Centre for Smart Health (S.Health)
- Commenced Master of Science in Infection Control programme
- Commenced part-time Master of Science in Disaster Nursing programme in collaboration with Sichuan University, Mainland China
2014
- Herbal Dispensary renamed as Herbal Medicine Learning Centre
- Centre for Gerontological Nursing (CGN) was accepted as a new member of the National Hartford Centers of Gerontological Nursing Excellence (NHCGNE) in the US
- Established The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Campus Blood Donor Centre in the Integrative Health Clinic
2010s
2015
- Commenced Master of Science in Mental Health Nursing programme
- Launched PolyU's first massive open online course (MOOC), 'Human Anatomy (ANA101X)'
- Redesignated by World Health Organization (WHO) as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Community Health Services
- Elected as the Chief Convenor of the Chinese Consortium for Higher Nursing Education
2016
- Appointed as Co-Secretariat of Asia Pacific Emergency and Disaster Nursing Network (APEDNN)
- Established the Global Consortium for Chronic Care Research Centre in collaboration with the School of Nursing of Sun Yatsen University, the School of Nursing of Johns Hopkins University, and the Faculty of Health of the University of Technology Sydney, Australia
- Elected as Convenor of EAFONS
- Started the first interprofessional clinical education pilot programme with the collaboration of the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and the Department of Applied Social Sciences of PolyU
2017
- Ranked 30th in the QS World University Rankings by Subject
- The School celebrates its 40th Anniversary
2018
- Nine specialisms were introduced to the MSc in Nursing programme from the 2018/19 intake cohort
- Commenced Master of Science in Disaster Management (Resilience, Response and Relief) which is an online joint award from both PolyU and the University of Manchester, UK
- The Certificate Course in Infectious Diseases and Infection Control for Health Care Professionals is being accredited as a continuing education course at Hong Kong Qualifications Framework (HKQF) Level 4.
2019
- Redesignated by World Health Organization (WHO) as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Community Health Services and steering the focus towards healthy ageing
- Established the ‘Nursing Alliance of Research and Knowledge Transfer’ of the Greater Bay Area
- Launched the MOOC course, ‘Share Decision Making and Interprofessional Collaboration in Health Care’
2020s
2020
- Launched MOOC course on ‘Frailty in Daily Living’
- Re-appointed as the Secretariat of Asia Pacific Emergency and Disaster Nursing Network
2021
- Developed the virtual hospital training systems that help students acquire competence to bridge their learning gap in practicum in the COVID-19 setting
- Offered the Professional Certificate in Introduction to Stroke Care
- Launched the Youth Quitline which is a peer-led smoking cessation counselling hotline for youth
2022
- Established the ‘Guangdong-Hong Kong- Macau University Nursing Alliance’
- Established the Interdisciplinary Centre for Qualitative Research
- Established the Centre for Advancing Patient Health Outcomes: A JBI Affiliated Group
- Operated the first-ever pop-up community vaccination centre operated by a school of nursing in Hong Kong
2023
- Refined research theme areas and renamed them as ‘Areas of Excellence’ (AoE). The School’s four new AoEs are:
- Healthy Ageing through Innovations
- Primary Health Care
- Cancer and Supportive Care
- Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
- Established the Joint Research Centre for Primary Health Care
- Established a collaborative partnership with the Fire and Ambulance Services Academy to jointly offer to all PolyU undergraduate students a cluster area required subject, Fundamentals of Emergency Care and Critical Response
2024
- Established the Jockey Club (JC) STEM Lab of Digital Oncology Care Enhancement (DOCE).
- Launched of the Resilient Students Training Hub (ReST Hub)
- Rolled out the Global Nursing Leader Distinction programme for undergraduate students
2020s
2025
- Rolled out STEM in Nursing Fellowship for undergraduate students
