Dear Alumni
I am pleased to share with you that our new Strategic Plan covering the period from July 2025 to June 2031 (i.e., the Strategic Plan for 2025/26 to 2030/31) was approved by the Council at its meeting held on 18 June 2024, ending a year-long process of deliberations for the formulation of this new Strategic Plan. The entire planning process started in May 2023 when four rounds of consultation sessions were held, engaging staff, students, alumni, and Senate Members respectively. The new Strategic Plan will be published in early 2025. On behalf of the University, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all those who have contributed to the development of this important document, especially members of the Strategic Planning Task Force and the 11 Working Groups under the Task Force. The entire membership of the Task Force is as follows:
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| Chairman: | President Prof. TENG Jin-Guang |
| Co-Chairman: | Deputy President and Provost Prof. WONG Wing-tak |
| Executive Vice President Dr Miranda LOU |
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| Members: | Council Chairman Dr LAM Tai-fai |
| Deputy Council Chairman Dr Lawrence LI Kwok-chang |
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| One other lay Council Member, nominated by Council Chairman Mr Alex WONG Chun-bong |
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| Court Chairman or nominee Dr Katherine NGAN NG Yu-ying |
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| All Vice Presidents Prof. WONG Kwok-yin, Vice President (Education) Prof. Christopher CHAO, Vice President (Research and Innovation) Prof. Ben YOUNG, Vice President (Student and Global Affairs) Mr LING Kar-kan, Interim Vice President (Campus Development and Facilities) |
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| Chairman of PolyU Staff Association Dr Rodney CHU Wai-chi |
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| President of Federation of PolyU Alumni Associations Ir YAU Kwok-fai |
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| Elected Student Council Members Mr Ken CHANG (undergraduate) Ms Fansly FANG (postgraduate) |
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| Secretary: | Appointed by the Chairman Dr Laura LO, Associate Vice President (Institutional Advancement) Mr Edward SHEN, Registrar Ms Winnie CHOI, Aide to the President |
In addition, the Task Force took the opportunity to revisit our Vision and Mission statements to reflect the University’s latest advances and directions. I would like to share with you the revised Vision and Mission statements:
Vision
Be an innovative world-class university that pursues excellence in education, research and knowledge transfer for the benefit of Hong Kong, the Nation, and the world.
矢志成為一所創新型世界級大學，在人才培育、科學研究和知識轉移方面追求卓越，為香港、國家及世界作出貢獻。
1. To nurture socially responsible professionals and leaders with a strong sense of national pride and a global perspective.
培育擁有家國情懷、具備全球視野和勇於承擔社會責任的專業人才及社會領袖。
2. To pursue world-leading research and innovation for societal benefits.
致力於世界領先的研究及創新，以貢獻社會。
3. To foster a University community in which all members are united with a strong sense of belonging and pride, empowering the University to scale new heights.
提升大學社群的凝聚力，讓所有成員以大學爲榮，齊心協力，再創輝煌。
I am confident that the new Vision, Mission, and Strategic Plan, which will all take effect officially on 1 July 2025, will guide us to scale new heights in the coming decade. We position PolyU as an innovative world-class university; our aspiration is to be world-class in everything we do, and to be world-leading in a significant number of academic disciplines.
May I wish you all a relaxing summer!
Jin-Guang Teng
President
