Highlights
PolyU innovations took ten top prizes at the recent International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, with the Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments Spectacle Lens for Myopia Control winning the Grand Prize of the Expo.
PolyU students teamed up with aged and disabled designers to create fashion outfits. Their works, including a jacket specially designed for Chief Executive Mrs Carrie Lam, were showcased at the "Youreable" Fashion Design Award Presentation Ceremony.
Achievements
PolyU Sports Team snatched the Overall Championship in both Men's and Women's categories at this year's Inter-Collegiate Competitions.
Viewpoint
Groundbreaking spectacle lens slows myopia progression in children
Recently winning the Grand Prize of the Geneva's Invention Expo, the Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments Spectacle Lens offers a non-drug and non-invasive method to retard myopic progression in children. Principal Investigators Prof. Carly Lam and Prof. To Chi-ho explained this invention.
Recently winning the Grand Prize of the Geneva's Invention Expo, the Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments Spectacle Lens offers a non-drug and non-invasive method to retard myopic progression in children. Principal Investigators Prof. Carly Lam and Prof. To Chi-ho explained this invention.
Research
Dr Tracy Mok at the Institute of Textiles and Clothing developed the intelligent 3D human modelling technology to digitally reconstruct the shape and size of a person accurately within 10 seconds.
Connections
PolyU partnered with AMTD Group Company and AMTD Foundation to set up the AMTD FinTech Centre in promoting collaboration among academia, industry and government for FinTech development.
Snapshots
To support the development along the Belt and Road, PolyU recently co-organised the Belt and Road International Youth Summit for youth entrepreneurs to seek business opportunities in the region.