Highlights
PolyU and Shenzhen University will jointly set up The Greater Bay Area International Institute for Innovation to develop the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area into a world-class innovation hub.
Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to set up a Joint Centre for Immunotherapy marks the beginning of partnership between PolyU and Axis Therapeutics to develop innovative cancer treatments and foster research and development of translational medicine.
Achievements
Chief Executive Mrs Carrie Lam commended the efforts of two PolyU student and graduate teams which brought home top international awards with their innovations to help the needy in society.
Viewpoint
Graduate start-up brings hope to people with reading disorder
School of Design graduate Sammy Yau shared her journey in developing Easiread, a customisable online typographic generator specially designed for those with dyslexia, which has evolved into a start-up company.
School of Design graduate Sammy Yau shared her journey in developing Easiread, a customisable online typographic generator specially designed for those with dyslexia, which has evolved into a start-up company.
Research
The University has partnered with Alibaba Group to establish the "FashionAI Dataset" for systematic analysis and labelling of fashion images. A FashionAI Concept Store was recently set up on PolyU campus to demonstrate the related new technology.
Connections
PolyU's newly formed Global Youth Leadership and Service-Learning Institute initiated the Global Youth Leaders Summit 2018 that provided a network for youth leaders to join hands in helping out the world's pressing issues.
Snapshots
A full-filled robotic challenge on campus stimulated the interests of primary and secondary school students in technology and engineering.