Studying Management at PolyU has given me an exceptionally rewarding university experience. I am deeply grateful for the opportunities that broadened my horizons; from engaging lectures, interactive discussions, to my minor studies and internship. Each experience contributed to my growth, strengthened my confidence, and prepared me for the new challenges ahead.  

Since Year 1, I have been fortunate to make close friends who have supported and studied alongside me throughout these four years. I have also received guidance from professors and my academic advisor, who not only imparted professional knowledge but also inspired my personal growth. Several courses provided hands-on opportunities for us to create businesses, from designing products to presenting our concepts, which helped me understand the practical functions of business operations rather than learning only theoretical concepts.  

PolyU’s diverse learning activities have significantly shaped my personal development. Beyond strengthening my professional knowledge in business, I also developed critical thinking and collaboration skills that will be invaluable as I move forward in my future path.

I have enjoyed an enriching and transformative learning journey at PolyU, which has equipped me with both academic excellence and real-world readiness. Beyond theoretical learning, PolyU fosters students’ holistic development, preparing us to thrive in a fast‑changing VUCA environment. As a School Ambassador, I developed teamwork and leadership skills by promoting and representing PolyU in several outreach activities, which empowered me to grow professionally and personally. 

PolyU also offers a wide range of learning resources to support our continuous development. Through the Extra-curricular Training Programme (EXCEL), I strengthened my technical skills in Photoshop under expert guidance, significantly enhancing both my employability and workplace performance. The INSPIRE Mentoring Programme connected me with industry leaders, providing invaluable career insights and expanding my professional network. 

My Work-Integrated Education (WIE) placement as a human resources intern at the Hospital Authority provided hands-on experience and deepened my understanding of real-world HR operations. Thanks to PolyU’s nurturing environment, I have grown into an adaptable and skilled graduate, fully prepared to excel in my career.

My time at PolyU has been fulfilling, offering pathways to develop and explore my passions. The Department of Management and Marketing offered me a platform for diverse experiences. 

Through internships, a UK semester exchange, and Fudan University’s International Summer Session in Shanghai, I gained practical skills and global insights, fostering my holistic growth. These experiences taught me to adapt and thrive in a dynamic business environment, inspiring me to seize new challenges proactively.

I am grateful for the opportunities that shaped my university years. The guidance from professors, mentors, and peers was invaluable. Undoubtedly, these experiences taught me resilience to tackle business challenges, leaving me with lasting connections and a clarity of purpose that will guide me going forward. 

To engage in retrospection on my wonderful life at PolyU in every semester of the 4 years studying the BBA (Hons) in Management: it gave me not only golden opportunities to learn diverse knowledge via lectures, international exchange events and WIE (Work-Integrated Education), but also cherished memories of supportive friends, tutors and professors in various subjects. All of these contributed to my delightful university life at PolyU and helped me become the best version of myself academically.

Apart from this, PolyU, as well as the Department of Management and Marketing, offers a whole host of chances to connect with off-campus organisations to undertake service learning, and with brilliant alumni who enable students to learn from their success. Through actively participating in the work of a charitable organisation during the service-learning project, I honed my communication skills and explored other people’s different perspectives on the world. These encouraged me to consider things from various standpoints, which can sometimes yield unexpected results. Sharing and exchanging with highly accomplished alumni also provided many great opportunities to familiarise myself with workplaces outside the school and develop my future career paths and prospects.

I am really grateful to have had such experiences at PolyU and to have become part of the Department of Management and Marketing, which has spurred my growth and transformation into an all-rounded person through the process of collaborating with so many talented students and learning from the passionate teaching staff.

It has long been a live question: how can we take what we have learnt in our ivory tower and apply it in a world calculated on a timescale of seconds and permeated by artificial intelligence? In theory, a good university student will first make sure they have the right approach to answer a question; a better student, however, will make sure it is the right question being asked. To put it in real-world terms, in a hot stock market, there is always a value in keeping a cool head; in a thrumming labour market, the best alternative might be entrepreneurship. Whilst others are seeking money and titles, you are here to seek exploration and transformation via your learning journey at PolyU.

PolyU indeed teaches us that opportunities are not equally distributed by some higher power. Therefore, I am the one who acts like a walking question mark in class, who rapidly challenges my classmates with journals, thesis papers and business reviews. This flipped-classroom approach to learning takes our thinking skills to new levels, refining our mindset to cope with complexity, and I am sure you can find others like me in your peer group.

I would like to extend my wholehearted gratitude to PolyU for shaping every student into a problem-miner and solver, not to sit speechless on a comfortable chesterfield, but to be an employee who can inspire their employers, one who has the confidence to speak first in a room full of MBA candidates, and a person chasing one milestone after another in their life journey. Pursuing legal studies after graduation, I have found "FOCUSED Dice" an ever-reliable aid to logical reasoning.