Academic Gowns

 Please click herefor details of the set of academic gowns for individual awards. 

How to Put on Your Gown

For PhD and Doctoral Degrees

a. A light colour shirt will match nicely with your gown.

b. Put the hood over the gown, rest it on your shoulders, and secure it by putting the string loop at the tip of the hood around a button of your shirt.

c. Ensure the hood is in a V-shape and slightly opens at the back.

d. You should wear the bonnet with the tassel on the left.

For Bachelor's Degrees / Master's Degrees / Postgraduate Awards (PgD/PgC)

a. A light colour shirt will match nicely with your gown.

b. Put the hood over the gown, rest it on your shoulders, and secure it by putting the string loop at the tip of the hood around a button of your shirt.

c. For graduates of Bachelor's and Master's Degrees, the peak of the mortarboard should be pointing at the centre of your forehead with the tassel on the left.

Please refer to the following video clips to understand more on how you should wear the academic gown.

For PhD and Doctoral Degrees

• PhD and Doctoral Degrees (English version)
• 博士學位（繁體字版）
• 博士学位（简体字版）

For Bachelor's Degrees / Postgraduate Awards / Master's Degrees

• Bachelor's Degrees / Postgraduate Awards / Master's Degrees (English version)

• 學士學位／深造文憑及證書／碩士學位（繁體字版）

• 学士学位／深造文凭及证书／硕士学位（简体字版）

Graduates attending the Congregation are required to wear the academic gowns specific to their particular awards.  To ensure that graduates use the correct sets of gowns, academic gowns are available for hiring from the vendor of the University.

Graduates are required to arrange for their gown collection before the Congregation, if gown hiring requests have been made.  Gowns will not be provided onsite at the PolyU campus during the Congregation sessions.

If you require gown rental services, please complete the online gown reservation procedures at the website of the vendor, i.e. Victoria Uniform at https://www.victoriauniform.com.  Instructions provided by the vendor should be followed.

Details of the Vendor

Gown Hiring Procedures

1. Complete the online gown reservation procedures at the website of Victoria Uniform (https://www.victoriauniform.com).  Click the button “Gown Rental Service for PolyU / 理工大學租袍服務”.
   
   

2. Once completed the onlinegown reservation procedures, a reservation email with a QR code will be sent to you automatically by the system.  No online payment is required at this stage.

3. Retrieve the ‘Gown Information Sheet’ (with information on the colour of gown, colour of hood, if applicable, and types of cap, if applicable, and the photo image of the gown specific to your award) from the online registration system for Congregation attendance at eStudent (www.polyu.edu.hk/student), and bring it along with you when collecting the gown at outlet. 

4. Collect the gown at the chosen outlet of Victoria Uniform on the chosen collection date and follow the procedures below:

   • Present the confirmation email from Victoria Uniform with the QR code;
   • Present the “Gown Information Sheet” to Victoria Uniform to ensure that you collect the correct set of gown.
   • Perform fitting and checking of the gown.
   • Re-confirm the items collected and read the terms and conditions of gown rental, and sign for confirmation.
   • Pay the deposit and rental fee.
   • Confirmation email will be sent automatically by the system upon completion of the gown rental procedure.
   • To have the gown delivered to your local business, residential or industrial area; or
   • To pick up the gown at designated redemption centres or lockers. 

5. Courier Collection Option:

   You can also choose to have the gown delivered to you by courier service via the following options:

   • To have the gown delivered to your local residential, business, or industrial address; or
   • To pick up the gown at designated redemption centers or lockers.

For overseas graduates who would like to use oversea courier delivery service, please submit your request to the Gown Hiring vendor via email at info@victoriauniform.com.

Payment is required to be made prior to the delivery, including the courier service fee, gown hiring fee and the deposit.

Schedule of Online Booking & Hiring Period of Gowns

Please note the following schedule for academic gown booking and hiring:

Gown Return Procedures

1. Return the gown to the same outlet from where the gown was collected.
2. For courier delivery rental, return the gown to the outlet selected in the online gown reservation system. 
3. Present the “Confirmation Email” with the QR code to the outlet staff for processing.
4. Deposit will be refunded in cash if all items returned are in good conditions and on or before the due date.
5. If any item is found damaged, a fine will be deducted from the deposit.  In case of late return, an extension fee will also be deducted from the deposit.

Payment Arrangement

1. Pay the deposit in CASH.  The amount of deposit is the same as the price for purchasing the gown set, which is different for different level of awards.
2. Pay the rental fee in cash or digital payment including WeChat Pay, Alipay or PayMe.  For digital payment, an administration fee of HK$1 for every HK$100 will be applied (the amount over the multiple of HK$100 but less than HK$100 will be counted as HK$100, e.g. for rental fee of HK$195, administration fee of HK$2 will be applied.)
3. The deposit will be refunded in cash at once on spot upon return of the gown and related items at the Victoria Uniform outlet. All terms and conditions for gown rental are subject to the policy of Victoria Uniform.

Fee (HK$)

Outlets Providing Gown Hiring Services for PolyU Graduates

1. A list of the outlets of the vendor opened for gown hiring services for PolyU graduates is given at Appendix 1.
2. You are strictly required to collect the gowns at the outlet you have selected.  The vendor will NOT rent the gowns to you if you go to outlets which are not previously indicated by you.
3. PhD graduates are strongly advised to go to 3 designated outlets of Victoria Uniform (namely Sheung Wan, Kowloon City and Shatin), since staff of Victoria Uniform at these 3 outlets are better trained to assist the gown hiring procedures for PhD graduates.
4. Longer queuing time for gown hiring will normally be required if you go on weekday evenings.  You are strongly advised to go to the outlets of Victoria Uniform on Sundays.